{"id":3801,"date":"2020-07-29T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investors.kcell.kz\/?p=3801"},"modified":"2023-11-22T10:12:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:12:53","slug":"interim-results-for-january-june-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investors.kcell.kz\/?p=3801&lang=kk","title":{"rendered":"Interim Results for January \u2013 June 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Almaty, 30 July 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Kcell Joint Stock Company (\u201cKcell\u201d or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (LSE, KASE: KCEL; AIX: KCEL, KCEL.Y), the leading provider of mobile telecommunications services in Kazakhstan, announces its interim results for January \u2013 June 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second quarter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Net sales increased by 2.0 percent to KZT 38,626 million (37,869).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items, remained stable at KZT 16,202 million (16,088), with EBITDA margin of 41.9 percent (42.5).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating income, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 7.9 percent to KZT 8,762 million (8,121).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Net finance cost decreased by 14.2 percent to KZT 2,384 million (2,779).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Net income down 59.7 percent to KZT 3,202 million (7,939).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CAPEX-to-sales ratio of 2.8 percent (5.6).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free cash flow of &nbsp;KZT 11,432 million (-3,027).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The total number of subscriptions decreased by 129 thousand quarter on quarter to 7,863 thousand (7,992).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First half<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Net sales up 7.7 percent to KZT 78,688 million (73,049).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 6.7 percent to KZT 32,048 million (30,040). EBITDA margin was 40.7 percent (41.1).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating income, excluding non-recurring items, up 17.8 percent to KZT 16,860 million (14,313).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Net finance cost decreased by 3.0 percent to KZT 4,693 million (4,838).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Net income of KZT 8,556 million comparing to net loss of KZT 812 million, due to the termination of the Network Sharing Agreement by KaR-Tel LLP, resulting in a KZT 14,552 million penalty which was partially offset by reversal of tax accrual in the amount of KZT 5,069 million.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CAPEX-to-sales ratio of 4.7 percent (5.8).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free cash flow of &nbsp;KZT 14,544 million (4,241).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of subscribers decreased to 7,863 &nbsp;thousand (8,676), mainly as a result of moving from quantity driven distribution to value driven acquisition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almaty, 30 July 2020&nbsp;\u2013 Kcell Joint Stock Company (\u201cKcell\u201d or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (LSE, KASE: KCEL; AIX: KCEL, KCEL.Y), the leading provider of mobile telecommunications services in Kazakhstan, announces its interim results for January \u2013 June 2020. 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Second quarter Net sales increased by 2.0 percent to KZT 38,626 million (37,869). EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items, remained stable at KZT 16,202 million (16,088), with EBITDA margin of 41.9 percent (42.5). Operating income, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 7.9 percent to KZT 8,762 million (8,121). Net finance cost decreased by 14.2 percent to KZT 2,384 million (2,779). 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