NETWORK MODERNIZATION, UPGRADED CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT, AND RECORD-HIGH DIVIDEND - THIS IS WHAT MAGYAR TELEKOM'S YEAR WAS LIKE IN 2024

NETWORK MODERNIZATION, UPGRADED CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT, AND RECORD-HIGH DIVIDEND - THIS IS WHAT MAGYAR TELEKOM'S YEAR WAS LIKE IN 2024

Budapest, February 25, 2025 17:35

Magyar Telekom results for the fourth quarter of 2024

Magyar Telekom today reported its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 , in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as endorsed by the EU. The financial report contains unaudited figures for each reporting period.

Highlights:

Total revenue increased by 11.9% year-on-year to HUF 256.5 billion in Q4 2024 , primarily driven by combined impact of continued strong demand for mobile data and fixed broadband services and the positive impact of the implemented inflation-based fee adjustment in Hungary.

Mobile revenue rose by 13.1% year-on-year to HUF 148.9 billion in Q4 2024 , driven by the continued growth in mobile data usage as well as the favorable impacts of the inflation-based fee adjustment.

Fixed line revenue increased by 11.8% year-on-year, to HUF 80.8 billion in Q4 2024, reflecting the increases in fixed broadband and TV revenue driven by the customer base expansions as well as the favorable impact of the inflation-based fee adjustment applied to the Hungarian subscription fees.

System Integration and IT ( SI/IT') revenue rose by 6.2% year-on-year, amounting to HUF 26.8 billion in Q4 2024, thanks to higher revenue from major projects at the Hungarian operation.

Direct costs were broadly stable year-on-year, amounting to HUF 107.5 billion in Q4 2024, as higher equipment costs were mitigated by the absence of the one-off forward-looking bad debt related impairment recognized in the base period.

Interconnect costs declined by 13.8% year-on-year to HUF 5.0 billion in Q4 2024, reflecting primarily the cut in the Hungarian mobile termination rates, effective from January 1, 2024.

SI/IT service-related costs were up by 11.2% year-on-year, amounting to HUF 20.6 billion in Q4 2024, in line with the year-on-year higher project volumes.

Impairment losses and gains on financial assets and contract assets (bad debt expenses) declined by HUF 3.3 billion, amounting to HUF 3.6 billion in Q4 2024 as increases driven by the higher revenue base was offset by the absence of the one-off HUF 3.5 billion forward-looking impairment recognized in Q4 2023.

Telecom tax declined by 3.0% year-on-year, amounting to HUF 6.2 billion in Q4 2024, driven by the overall decline in fixed voice usage coupled with reduction in mobile voice traffic generated by business customers.

Other direct costs were up by 4.4% year-on-year at HUF 72.2 billion in Q4 2024, as a combined result of higher equipment costs, in line with higher related sales and increase in TV content fees.

Gross profit improved by 21.6% year-on-year to HUF 149.0 billion in Q4 2024, thanks to improvement in service revenue that was coupled with broadly unchanged direct costs.

Indirect costs were up by 27.7% year-on-year, at HUF 63.5 billion in Q4 2024, driven by increase along most major cost lines.

Employee-related expenses increased by 30.7% year-on-year, amounting to HUF 29.7 billion in Q4 2024, as a result of the wage increase in effect from May 1, 2024 at the Hungarian operation and from January 1, 2024 at the North Macedonian operation, as well as the one-off bonus expenses at the Hungarian operation.

Supplementary telecommunication tax was up by HUF 1.5 billion, amounting to HUF 9.2 billion in Q4 2024, in line with the corresponding revenue increase.

Other operating expenses (excluding supplementary telecommunication tax) increased by 28.2% year-on-year to HUF 28.0 billion in Q4 2024, as a result of higher marketing expenses and increase in maintenance and repair costs that was coupled with the unfavorable impacts from the weakening of the forint.

Other operating income increased by HUF 0.8 billion year-on-year, amounting to HUF 3.4 billion in Q4 2024, driven by higher income received for relocation and reconstruction of own network and a legal case related one-off income.

EBITDA increased by 17.5% year-on-year to HUF 85.5 billion in Q4 2024, driven by the improvement in gross profit. EBITDA AL was up by 18.7% year-on-year to HUF 77.6 billion in Q4 2024.

Depreciation and amortization ( D&A') expenses were lower by 3.2% year-on-year, amounting to HUF 34.8 billion in Q4 2024, driven by increases in the useful life of different asset classes.

Profit for the period rose by 55.5% year-on-year to HUF 37.8 billion in Q4 2024, driven primarily by the growth in EBITDA.

Net financial result improved from a loss of HUF 8.1 billion in Q4 2023 to a loss of HUF 5.1 billion in Q4 2024. Year-on-year lower net interest expense was primarily attributable to a reduction in the overall debt levels as well as to lower average interest rates. The favorable change in other finance expense year-on-year reflects the more favorable results on the measurement of derivatives at fair value that offset the majority of the FX-losses related to the forint weakening during the fourth quarter of 2024.

Income tax expenses were up by 74.4% year-on-year at HUF 7.8 billion in Q4 2024, primarily driven by year-on-year higher profit levels.

Profit attributable to non-controlling interests increased by 43.6% year-on-year to HUF 1.5 billion in Q4 2024 , reflecting the improvement in the operational results at the North Macedonian subsidiary.

Adjusted net income (profit attributable to owners of the parent) was HUF 34.6 billion in Q4 2024 vs HUF 25.8 billion in Q4 2023, reflecting the improvements in underlying profitability. Negative adjustments to the reported net income of HUF 1.7 billion in Q4 2024 are reflecting unrealized gains related to measurement of derivatives at fair value.

Free cash flow, excluding spectrum license fees, increased

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