Almaty, 20 April 2016 – Kcell Joint Stock Company (\u201cKcell\u201d or the “Company”) (LSE, KASE: KCEL), the leading provider of mobile telecommunications services in Kazakhstan by market share in terms of revenue and subscribers, announces its interim results for January \u2013 March 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Net sales decreased by 17.7 percent to KZT 35,470 million (43,085). Service revenue down 15.7 percent to KZT 33,514 million (39,756).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items, decreased by 36.6 percent to KZT 14,928 million (23,554). The EBITDA margin was at 42.1 percent (54.7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Operating income, excluding non-recurring items, down 46.0 percent to KZT 9,415 million (17,438).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Net finance cost increased to KZT 750 million (323).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Net income decreased by 49.9 percent to KZT 6,625 million (13,234).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Free cash flow changed to KZT -13,494 million (3,189).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 CAPEX-to-sales ratio was 82.2 percent (4.9). CAPEX-to-sales ratio, excluding KZT 26 billion for new frequencies, was 8.9 percent (4.9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 During the quarter, the subscriber base decreased by 502 thousand to 9,855 thousand (10,357).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Details by link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Almaty, 20 April 2016 – Kcell Joint Stock Company (\u201cKcell\u201d or the “Company”) (LSE, KASE: KCEL), the leading provider of mobile telecommunications services in Kazakhstan by market share in terms of revenue and subscribers, announces its interim results for January \u2013 March 2016. 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