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Vodafone Group Plc
24 July 2023
Vodafone Group Plc Q1 FY24 trading update
24 July 2023
Broad-based growth improvement
Margherita Della Valle, Group Chief Executive, commented:
"As we progress our plans to transform Vodafone, we have
achieved a better service revenue performance across almost all of
our markets. We have delivered particularly strong trading in our
Business segment and returned to service revenue growth in
Europe.
Looking ahead, we have taken the first steps of our action plan
focused on customers, simplicity and growth, but we have much more
still to do."
Q1 performance summary Q1 FY24 Q1 FY23 Reported Organic
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growth growth
EURm EURm % % (1)
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Service revenue 9,110 9,514 (4.2) 3.7*
- of which Germany 2,819 2,857 (1.3) (1.3)*
Other revenue 1,630 1,764
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Total revenue 10,740 11,278 (4.8) 3.7*
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* represents organic growth. See page 2. 1. Non-GAAP measure. See
page 6.
-- Group service revenue growth of 3.7%* (Q4: 1.9%*), or 1.8%* (Q4: 0.5%*) excluding Turkey
-- Broad-based service revenue improvement across almost all European markets
-- Germany service revenue improved to -1.3%* (Q4: -2.8%*),
supported by broadband price increases
-- Vodafone Business: service revenue growth accelerated to
4.5%* (Q4: 2.9%*) driven by a strong performance in digital
services
-- Africa: Vodacom service revenue growth 9.0%* (Q4: 7.0%*),
improved trend in South Africa, strong growth in Egypt
-- FY24 guidance(1) re-iterated: Adjusted EBITDAaL c.EUR13.3
billion and Adjusted free cash flow of c.EUR3.3 billion
Note:
1. The FY24 guidance foreign exchange rates were: EUR1 : GBP
0.88, EUR1 : ZAR 19.30, EUR1 : TRY 21.10, EUR1 : EGP 33.38.
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Performance review Broad-based growth improvement
Organic growth
All amounts marked with an '*' in this document represent
organic growth which presents performance on a comparable basis,
excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, mergers and
acquisitions, the hyperinflation adjustment in Turkey and other
adjustments to improve the comparability of results between
periods. Organic growth figures are non-GAAP measures. See non-GAAP
measures on page 6 for more information.
Change to segmental reporting
From 1 April 2023, the Group revised its segmental reporting by
moving Vodafone Egypt from the Other Markets segment to the Vodacom
segment. This is the effective date on which the Group's reporting
structure changed to reflect the transfer of Vodafone Egypt to the
Vodacom Group. All comparatives for these two segments have been
re-presented on the new basis of segmental reporting. There is no
impact on previously reported Group metrics.
Geographic performance summary
Other Other Vantage Common Elimi-
Germany Italy UK Spain Europe Vodacom(1) Markets(1) Towers(2) Functions nations Group
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Q1 FY24
Service revenue 2,819 1,035 1,401 871 1,161 1,426 333 - 131 (67) 9,110
Other revenue 328 103 283 94 171 331 123 - 224 (27) 1,630
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Total revenue
(EUR m) 3,147 1,138 1,684 965 1,332 1,757 456 - 355 (94) 10,740
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Organic
service
revenue
growth %
(3) (1.3)% (1.6)% 5.7% (3.0)% 4.1% 9.0% 74.1% - 3.7%
Q1 FY23(4)
Service revenue 2,857 1,052 1,360 898 1,254 1,664 364 - 128 (63) 9,514
Other revenue 414 114 308 90 162 377 87 325 207 (320) 1,764
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Total revenue
(EURm) 3,271 1,166 1,668 988 1,416 2,041 451 325 335 (383) 11,278
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FY23(4) FY24
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Organic service revenue
growth %(3) Q1 Q2 H1 Q3 Q4 H2 Total Q1
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Germany (0.5) (1.1) (0.8) (1.8) (2.8) (2.3) (1.6) (1.3)
Italy (2.3) (3.4) (2.8) (3.3) (2.7) (3.0) (2.9) (1.6)
UK 6.5 6.9 6.7 5.3 3.8 4.6 5.6 5.7
Spain (3.0) (6.0) (4.5) (8.7) (3.7) (6.2) (5.4) (3.0)
Other Europe 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.1 3.6 2.8 2.8 4.1
Vodacom(1) 6.9 8.3 7.6 8.0 7.0 7.5 7.5 9.0
Other Markets(1) 32.3 39.7 36.0 48.8 54.9 51.7 43.5 74.1
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Group 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.2 3.7
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Downloadable performance information is available at:
investors.vodafone.com/results
Notes:
1. Total revenue, service revenue, other revenue and organic
service revenue growth metrics for FY23 have been re-presented for
the Other Markets and Vodacom segments to reflect the move of
Vodafone Egypt from the Other Markets segment to the Vodacom
segment. There is no impact on previously reported Group
metrics.
2. In March 2023, the Group sold its controlling interest in
Vantage Towers A.G. to a joint venture entity co-controlled with
KKR and GIP.
3. Organic service revenue growth is a non-GAAP measure. See
page 6 for more information.
4. The comparative period includes the results of Vodafone
Hungary and Vodafone Ghana which were included in the Other Europe
and Other Markets segments, respectively, until their disposal. As
previously reported, Vodafone Hungary was sold in January 2023 and
Vodafone Ghana was sold in February 2023.
Germany Commercial actions supporting a gradual recovery in
top-line trends
Service revenue declined by 1.3%* (Q4: -2.8%*) primarily
reflecting the cumulative impact of customer losses over the past
18 months, partially offset by higher broadband ARPU. The
improvement in quarterly trends includes the initial benefit of
broadband price increases, which started to take effect from May
2023.
Fixed service revenue declined by 0.9%* (Q4: -2.1%*) driven by a
lower broadband and TV customer base, partially offset by higher
broadband ARPU. During Q1, we began the phased implementation of a
broadband price increase across our customer base. This supported
service revenues but impacted our commercial performance, as
expected, with net cable customer disconnections of 70,000 and
51,000 DSL losses. The performance of our gigabit fixed network has
continued to improve, with strong results in three independent
network tests from Connect, CHIP and Computer BILD.
Our TV customer base declined by 120,000, and our consumer
converged customer base remained broadly stable at 2.3 million.
Preparations for the change to German TV laws in July 2024 continue
to progress.
Mobile service revenue declined by 1.9%* (Q4: -3.7%*) driven by
a lower mobile customer base and ARPU, as well as mobile
termination rate cuts. The improvement in quarterly trends
primarily reflected a tough prior year comparison in Q4 FY23. We
added 24,000 contract customers in the quarter, supported by an
improved Vodafone branded performance. We also added a further 2.2
million IoT connections. As part of our ongoing commercial
repositioning, in June we refreshed our 'FamilyCard' plans to be
fully flexible relative to the main tariff.
Italy, UK, Spain and Other Europe Broad-based improvement
Italy
Service revenue declined by 1.6%* (Q4: -2.7%*) as a result of
continued price pressure in the Consumer mobile value segment,
partially offset by strong growth in Business fixed and new digital
services. The improvement in quarterly trends was driven by an
acceleration in Business growth and stabilisation of our mobile
prepaid customer base.
In mobile, our Consumer prepaid active customer base was stable
quarter-on-quarter. Our second brand 'ho.' has continued to grow,
with 63,000 net additions, and now has 3.1 million customers.
Our fixed line customer base decreased by 19,000, however this
was partially offset by 11,000 fixed-wireless additions which are
reported within mobile. Business demand for new digital services is
accelerating, and connectivity was further supported by the
Business voucher programme, an initiative related to the EU
Recovery and Resilience Facility that subsidises high-speed
broadband. Our next generation network ('NGN') broadband services
are now available to 23.8 million households, including 9.1 million
through our own network and our partnership with Open Fiber. In
addition, our 5G fixed-wireless services now cover 3.6 million
households, complementing our 4G fixed-wireless access products
which reach an additional 1.7 million households.
UK
Service revenue increased by 5.7%* (Q4: 3.8%*) with strong
growth in Consumer, supported by annual price increases and a
higher customer base, as well as continued good growth in Business,
partly offset by lower wholesale revenue. Contractual price
increases took effect from April 2023, driving an improvement in
quarterly trends.
In mobile, our contract customer base declined by 66,000 in Q1
due to the disconnection of zero-value SIMs provided to businesses
during the COVID pandemic. Excluding these, our mobile contract
customer base was broadly stable, despite implementing annual
contractual price increases. Consumer contract churn remained
broadly stable year-on-year.
In fixed, we added 42,000 broadband customers in Q1, and we now
have 1.3 million customers. Through our partnerships with CityFibre
and Openreach we can now reach over 12 million households with full
fibre broadband, more than any other provider in the UK.
In June 2023, we announced that we had entered into a binding
agreement to combine our UK business with Three UK to create a
sustainable, and competitive third scaled network operator in the
UK. Following the merger, which we expect to close before the end
of calendar 2024, Vodafone will own 51% of the combined business
and CK Hutchison 49%. This combination will provide customers with
greater choice and more value, drive greater competition, and
enable increased investment with a clear GBP11 billion plan to
create one of Europe's most advanced standalone 5G networks. Full
details of the transaction can be found here:
investors.vodafone.com/merger-of-vodafone-uk-and-three-uk
Spain
Service revenue declined by 3.0%* (Q4: -3.7%*) due to a lower
customer base and continued price competition in the Consumer value
segment, partially offset by price increases. The sequential
improvement in trends reflects a full quarter benefit from price
increases implemented in Q4 FY23.
In Q1, our mobile contract customer base declined by 87,000 and
our broadband base by 65,000. This was in part due to a higher
level of customer churn following our CPI-linked price increase. At
the beginning of Q1, we also closed 15% of our retail stores and
chose not to renew several sales dealership channels in order to
increase our distribution efficiency. Our customer net addition
trends have improved again since the start of June.
Other Europe
Service revenue grew by 4.1%* (Q4: 3.6%*) with good growth in
all markets apart from Greece. This was supported by price actions
in 5 out of 6 markets.
In Portugal, both Consumer and Business segments continued to
perform well with a further acceleration in service revenue trends,
supported by CPI-linked contractual price increases implemented in
March. In Greece, service revenue trends slowed following the
delayed implementation of planned price increases, and strong
public sector growth in Business during Q4 FY23. However, our
mobile contract customer base continued to grow, with 44,000
additions in the quarter. In Ireland, our performance in both
Consumer and Business improved, supported by price increases in
April.
Vodacom Reacceleration in South Africa, strong growth in
Egypt
Note: Organic growth rates now include Egypt in all periods
Vodacom's service revenue grew by 9.0%* (Q4: 7.0%*), supported
by growth in South Africa, Egypt, and Vodacom's International
markets. The acceleration in quarterly trends was largely driven by
South Africa, reflecting an improved performance in Vodacom
Business following a tough prior year comparative in Q4 FY23.
In South Africa, service revenue growth was supported by strong
growth in mobile Consumer contract, which benefitted from price
increases, and a resilient prepaid ARPU despite ongoing
macro-economic pressures. We added 46,000 contract customers in the
quarter, and now have a total base of 6.7 million. In prepaid ARPU
increased by 6.9% supported by strong data demand, and we added
74,000 prepaid customers to reach a total base of 41.7 million.
Financial services revenue grew by 15.5%* supported by strong
insurance growth. Our super-app, VodaPay, continues to gain good
traction with more than 3.7 million registered users.
In Egypt, service revenue continued to grow strongly reflecting
good customer base growth, increased data usage and good momentum
on Vodafone Cash. We now have 46.2 million customers, an increase
of 5.5% year-on-year, and ARPU growth was 19%.
Service revenue growth in Vodacom's International markets was
supported by a higher customer base, strong M-Pesa and data revenue
growth. M-Pesa revenue grew by 14.7% driven by customer growth, new
service adoption and the reduction of mobile money levies in
Tanzania. Our mobile customer base now stands at 51.7 million
having added 1.5 million customers in the quarter.
Turkey
Service revenue growth in Turkey was driven by ongoing repricing
actions to reflect high inflation, continued customer base growth,
and higher mobile data revenue. We maintained our good commercial
momentum, adding 384,000 mobile contract customers during the
quarter, including migrations from prepaid customers.
Hyperinflationary accounting in Turkey
Turkey was designated as a hyperinflationary economy on 1 April
2022 in line with IAS 29 'Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary
Economies'. During the quarter, service revenue in Turkey increased
by 74.1%* (Q4: 58.3%*) due to ongoing repricing actions to reflect
inflation. Organic growth metrics exclude the impact of the
hyperinflation adjustment in Turkey in the quarter. Group service
revenue growth excluding Turkey was 1.8%* (Q4: 0.5%*).
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Non-GAAP measures
In the discussion of the Group's reported operating results,
non-GAAP measures are presented to provide readers with additional
financial information that is regularly reviewed by management.
This additional information presented is not uniformly defined by
all companies including those in the Group's industry. Accordingly,
it may not be comparable with similarly titled measures and
disclosures by other companies. Additionally, certain information
presented is derived from amounts calculated in accordance with
IFRS but is not itself a measure defined under GAAP. Such measures
should not be viewed in isolation or as an alternative to the
equivalent GAAP measure. The non-GAAP measures discussed in this
document are listed below.
Non-GAAP measure Defined Closest equivalent Reconciled
on page GAAP measure on page
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Performance metrics
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Organic revenue growth Page 6 Revenue Page 7
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Organic service revenue growth Page 6 Service revenue Page 7
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Organic mobile service revenue Page 6 Service revenue Page 7
growth
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Organic fixed service revenue Page 6 Service revenue Page 7
growth
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Organic Group service revenue Page 6 Service revenue Page 7
growth excluding Turkey
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Organic Vodafone Business Page 6 Service revenue Page 7
service revenue growth
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Organic financial services Page 6 Service revenue Page 7
revenue growth in South Africa
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Definition and use of organic growth measures
All amounts marked with an '*' in this document represent
organic growth which presents performance on a comparable basis,
excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, mergers and
acquisitions, the hyperinflation adjustments in Turkey and other
adjustments to improve the comparability of results between
periods.
Organic growth is calculated for revenue metrics, as
follows:
- Revenue
- Service revenue;
- Group service revenue excluding Turkey;
- Mobile service revenue;
- Fixed service revenue;
- Vodafone Business service revenue; and
- Financial services revenue in South Africa.
Whilst organic growth is not intended to be a substitute for
reported growth, nor is it superior to reported growth, we believe
that the measure provides useful and necessary information to
investors and other interested parties for the following
reasons:
- It provides additional information on underlying growth of the
business without the effect of certain factors unrelated to its
operating performance;
- It is used for internal performance analysis; and
- It facilitates comparability of underlying growth with other
companies (although the term "organic" is not a defined term under
GAAP and may not, therefore, be comparable with similarly titled
measures reported by other companies).
We have not provided a comparative in respect of organic growth
rates as the current rates describe the change between the
beginning and end of the current period, with such changes being
explained by the commentary in this document. If comparatives were
provided, significant sections of the commentary for prior periods
would also need to be included, reducing the usefulness and
transparency of this document.
Quarter ended 30 June 2023 Reported M&A and Foreign Organic
Q1 FY24 Q1 FY23 growth Other exchange growth*
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EURm EURm % pps pps %
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Service revenue
Germany 2,819 2,857 (1.3) - - (1.3)
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Mobile service revenue 1,240 1,264 (1.9) - - (1.9)
Fixed service revenue 1,579 1,593 (0.9) - - (0.9)
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Italy 1,035 1,052 (1.6) - - (1.6)
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Mobile service revenue 702 745 (5.8) - - (5.8)
Fixed service revenue 333 307 8.5 0.2 - 8.7
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UK 1,401 1,360 3.0 - 2.7 5.7
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Mobile service revenue 1,039 1,003 3.6 - 2.8 6.4
Fixed service revenue 362 357 1.4 - 2.3 3.7
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Spain 871 898 (3.0) - - (3.0)
Other Europe(1) 1,161 1,254 (7.4) 12.8 (1.3) 4.1
Vodacom(2) 1,426 1,664 (14.3) - 23.3 9.0
Other Markets(1,2) 333 364 (8.5) 48.7 33.9 74.1
Common Functions 131 128
Eliminations (67) (63)
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Total service revenue 9,110 9,514 (4.2) 3.0 4.9 3.7
Other revenue 1,630 1,764
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Revenue 10,740 11,278 (4.8) 3.4 5.1 3.7
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Other growth metrics
Group service revenue excluding
Turkey 8,786 9,205 (4.6) 2.1 4.3 1.8
Vodafone Turkey - Service revenue 333 316 5.4 31.4 37.3 74.1
Vodafone Business - Service
revenue 2,535 2,558 (0.9) 1.9 3.5 4.5
South Africa - Financial services
revenue 38 40 (5.0) - 20.5 15.5
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Quarter ended 31 March 2023 Reported M&A and Foreign Organic
Q4 FY23 Q4 FY22 growth Other exchange growth*
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EURm EURm % pps pps%
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Service revenue
Germany 2,821 2,903 (2.8) - - (2.8)
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Mobile service revenue 1,235 1,282 (3.7) - - (3.7)
Fixed service revenue 1,586 1,621 (2.2) 0.1 - (2.1)
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Italy 1,055 1,085 (2.8) 0.1 - (2.7)
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Mobile service revenue 715 758 (5.7) 0.3 - (5.4)
Fixed service revenue 340 327 4.0 (0.4) - 3.6
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UK 1,319 1,341 (1.6) - 5.4 3.8
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Mobile service revenue 948 972 (2.5) - 5.3 2.8
Fixed service revenue 371 369 0.5 - 5.8 6.3
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Spain 874 908 (3.7) - - (3.7)
Other Europe(1) 1,178 1,242 (5.2) 8.6 0.2 3.6
Vodacom(2) 1,466 1,650 (11.2) - 18.2 7.0
Other Markets(1,2) 454 343 32.4 (23.4) 45.9 54.9
Common Functions 128 134
Eliminations (53) (60)
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Total service revenue 9,242 9,546 (3.2) 0.4 4.7 1.9
Other revenue 1,896 1,861
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Revenue 11,138 11,407 (2.4) 0.3 4.7 2.6
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Other growth metrics
Group service revenue excluding
Turkey 8,821 9,262 (4.8) 1.2 4.1 0.5
Vodafone Turkey - Service revenue 430 290 48.3 (33.5) 43.5 58.3
Vodafone Business - Service
revenue 2,582 2,626 (1.7) 1.0 3.6 2.9
South Africa - Financial services
revenue 40 40 - - 14.2 14.2
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Notes:
1. Comparatives include the results of Vodafone Hungary and
Vodafone Ghana which were included in the Other Europe and Other
Markets segments, respectively, until their disposal. As previously
reported, Vodafone Hungary was sold in January 2023 and Vodafone
Ghana was sold in February 2023.
2. From 1 April 2023, the Group revised its segmental reporting
by moving Vodafone Egypt from the Other Markets segment to the
Vodacom segment. This is the effective date on which the Group's
reporting structure changed to reflect the transfer of Vodafone
Egypt to the Vodacom Group. All comparatives for these two segments
have been re-presented on the new basis of segmental reporting.
There is no impact on previously reported Group metrics.
Definitions
Key terms are defined below.
Term Definition
Adjusted EBITDAaL Adjusted EBITDAaL, which is a non-GAAP measure, is operating
profit after depreciation on lease-related right of use
assets and interest on leases but excluding depreciation,
amortisation and gains/losses on disposal of owned assets
and excluding share of results of equity accounted associates
and joint ventures, impairment losses, restructuring
costs arising from discrete restructuring plans, other
income and expense and significant items that are not
considered by management to be reflective of the underlying
performance of the Group.
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Adjusted free Adjusted free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP measure,
cash flow is Free cash flow before licences and spectrum, restructuring
('Adjusted costs arising from discrete restructuring plans, integration
FCF') capital additions and working capital related items,
M&A and Vantage Towers growth capital expenditure.
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Africa Comprises the Vodacom Group and business in Egypt.
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ARPU Average revenue per user, defined as customer revenue
and incoming revenue divided by average customers.
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Churn Total gross customer disconnections in the period divided
by the average total customers in the period.
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Common Functions Comprises central teams and business functions.
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Converged A customer who receives fixed and mobile services (also
customer known as unified communications) on a single bill or
who receives a discount across both bills.
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Eliminations Refers to the removal of intercompany transactions to
derive the consolidated financial statements.
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Europe Comprises the Group's European businesses and the UK.
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Financial Financial services revenue includes fees generated from
services revenue the provision of advanced airtime, overdraft, financing
and lending facilities, as well as merchant payments
and the sale of insurance products (e.g. device insurance,
life insurance and funeral cover).
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Fixed service Service revenue (see below) relating to the provision
revenue of fixed line and carrier services.
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GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards.
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Internet of The network of physical objects embedded with electronics,
Things ('IoT') software, sensors, and network connectivity, including
built-in mobile SIM cards, that enables these objects
to collect data and exchange communications with one
another or a database.
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Mobile service Service revenue (see below) relating to the provision
revenue of mobile services.
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Other Europe Other Europe comprises Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Romania,
Czech Republic and Albania. The prior period comparative
results include Vodafone Hungary which was disposed of
in January 2023.
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Other Markets Other Markets comprises Turkey. From 1 April 2023, the
Group revised its segmental reporting by moving Vodafone
Egypt from the Other Markets segment to the Vodacom segment.
This is the effective date on which the Group's reporting
structure changed to reflect the transfer of Vodafone
Egypt to the Vodacom Group. The prior period comparative
results include Vodafone Ghana which was disposed of
in February 2023.
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Other revenue Other revenue principally includes equipment revenue,
interest income, income from partner market arrangements
and lease revenue, including in respect of the lease
out of passive tower infrastructure.
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Reported growth Reported growth is based on amounts reported in euros
and determined under IFRS.
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Revenue The total of Service revenue (defined below) and Other
revenue (defined above).
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Roaming Roaming: allows customers to make calls, send and receive
texts and data on our and other operators' mobile networks,
usually while travelling abroad.
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Service revenue Service revenue is all revenue related to the provision
of ongoing services to the Group's Consumer and Business
customers, together with roaming revenue, revenue from
incoming and outgoing network usage by non-Vodafone customers
and interconnect charges for incoming calls.
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Vodafone Business Vodafone Business supports organisations in a digital
world. With Vodafone's expertise in connectivity, our
leading IoT platform and our global scale, we deliver
the results that organisations need to progress and thrive.
We support businesses of all sizes and sectors .
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Notes
1. References to Vodafone are to Vodafone Group Plc and
references to Vodafone Group are to Vodafone Group Plc and its
subsidiaries unless otherwise stated. Vodafone, the Vodafone Speech
Mark Devices, Vodacom and Together we can are trade marks owned by
Vodafone. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be
the trade marks of their respective owners.
2. All growth rates reflect a comparison to the quarter ended 30
June 2022 unless otherwise stated.
3. References to "Q1", "Q2", "Q3" and "Q4" are to the three
months ended 30 June, 30 September, 31 December and 31 March,
respectively. References to "H1" and "H2" are to the six month
periods ended 30 September and 31 March, respectively. References
to the "last year", "last financial year" or "FY23" are to the
financial year ended 31 March 2023. References to "FY24" are to the
financial year ending 31 March 2024.
4. Vodacom refers to the Group's interest in Vodacom Group
Limited ('Vodacom') as well as its operations, including
subsidiaries in South Africa, Egypt, DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique and
Lesotho. From 1 April 2023, the Group revised its segmental
reporting by moving Vodafone Egypt from the Other Markets segment
to the Vodacom segment. This is the effective date on which the
Group's reporting structure changed to reflect the transfer of
Vodafone Egypt to the Vodacom Group. All comparatives for these two
segments have been re-presented on the new basis of segmental
reporting.
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Forward-looking statements and other matters
This document contains 'forward-looking statements' within the
meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
with respect to the Group's financial condition and the guidance
for Adjusted EBITDAaL and Adjusted free cash flow for the financial
year ended 31 March 2024, results of operations and businesses, the
information regarding the announced agreement to combine Vodafone
UK and Three UK and certain of the Group's plans and objectives,
including the Vodafone Group's strategy and its emissions targets
and other ESG goals, commitments, targets and ambitions,
climate-related scenarios or pathways and methodologies it uses to
assess its progress in relation to those.
Forward-looking statements are sometimes but not always
identified by their use of a date in the future or such words as
'will', 'may', 'should', 'expects', 'believes', 'intends', 'plans',
'estimates', 'continues', 'progress', 'ongoing', 'accelerate' or
'targets'. By their nature, forward-looking statements are
inherently predictive, speculative and involve risk and uncertainty
because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will
occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause
actual results and developments to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These
factors include, but are not limited to the following: general
economic and political conditions in the jurisdictions in which the
Group operates and changes to the associated legal, regulatory and
tax environments; increased competition; levels of investment in
network capacity and the Group's ability to deploy view
technologies, products and services; evolving cyber threats to the
Group's services and confidential data; the Group's ability to
embed responses to climate-related risks into business strategy and
operations; rapid changes to existing products and services and the
inability of new products and services to perform in accordance
with expectations; the ability of the Group to integrate new
technologies, products and services with existing networks,
technologies, products and services; the Group's ability to
generate and grow revenue; slower than expected impact of new or
existing products, services or technologies on the Group's future
revenue, cost structure and capital expenditure outlays; slower
than expected customer growth, reduced customer retention,
reductions or changes in customer spending and increased pricing
pressure; the Group's ability to extend and expand its spectrum
resources, to support ongoing growth in customer demand for mobile
data services; the Group's ability to secure the timely delivery of
high-quality products from suppliers; loss of suppliers, disruption
of supply chains and greater than anticipated prices of new mobile
handsets; changes in the costs to the Group of, or the rates the
Group may charge for, terminations and roaming minutes; the impact
of a failure or significant interruption to the Group's
telecommunications, networks, IT systems or data protection
systems; the Group's ability to realise expected benefits from
acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, associates, franchises,
brand licences, platform sharing or other arrangements with third
parties, including the signed agreement to combine Vodafone's UK
business with Three UK; acquisitions and divestments of Group
businesses and assets and the pursuit of new, unexpected strategic
opportunities; the Group's ability to integrate acquired business
or assets; the extent of any future write-downs or impairment
charges on the Group's assets, or restructuring charges incurred as
a result of an acquisition or disposition; developments in the
Group's financial condition, earnings and distributable funds and
other factors that the Board takes into account in determining the
level of dividends; the Group's ability to satisfy working capital
requirements; changes in foreign exchange rates; changes in the
regulatory framework in which the Group operates; the impact of
legal or other proceedings against the Group or other companies in
the communications industry; changes in statutory tax rates and
profit mix; climate change projection risk including, for example,
the evolution of climate change and its impacts, changes in the
scientific assessment of climate change impacts, transition
pathways and future risk exposure and limitations of climate
scenario forecasts; amendments to or new ESG reporting standards,
models or methodologies; changes in ESG data availability and
quality which could result in revisions to reported data going
forward; and climate scenarios and the models that analyse them
have limitations that are sensitive to key assumptions and
parameters, which are themselves subject to some uncertainty.
A review of the reasons why actual results and developments may
differ materially from the expectations disclosed or implied within
forward-looking statements can be found in the summary of our
principal risks in the Group's Annual Report for the year ended 31
March 2023. The Annual Report can be found on the Vodafone Group's
website (vodafone.com/ar2023). All subsequent written or oral
forward-looking statements attributable to Vodafone or any member
of the Vodafone Group or any persons acting on their behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors referred to
above. No assurances can be given that the forward-looking
statements in this document will be realised. Subject to compliance
with applicable law and regulations, Vodafone does not intend to
update these forward-looking statements and does not undertake any
obligation to do so.
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