Kcell announces operating results for January–June 2020

30.07.20 11:04
/KASE, July 30, 2020/ – Kcell (Almaty), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has informed KASE about results of its operations in January–June 2020: quote Joint Stock Company "Kcell" (hereinafter – "Kcell" or "Company") (LSE, KASE: KCEL; AIX: KCEL, KCEL.Y), a leading operator in the telecommunications market of Kazakhstan, announces interim results for January-June 2020. Second quarter - Net sales increased by 2.0 percent and amounted to KZT38,626 mln (37,869). - EBITDA, excluding non-recurring expenses, remained at the same level of KZT16,202 mln (16,088). The EBITDA margin made up 41.9 percent (42.5). - Operating income, excluding non-recurring expenses, increased by 7.9 percent and amounted to KZT8,762 mln (8,121). - Net financing costs decreased by 14.2 percent and amounted to KZT2,384 mln tenge (2,779). - Net income decreased by 59.7 percent and amounted to KZT3,202 mln (7,939). - Ratio of CAPEX to sales made up 2.8 percent (5.6). - Free cash flow amounted to KZT11,432 million (-3,027). - In the reporting quarter, the subscriber base decreased by 129 thousand users and amounted to 7,863 thousand (7,992). First half-year - Net sales increased by 7.7 percent and amounted to KZT78,688 mln (73,049). - EBITDA, excluding non-recurring expenses, increased by 6.7 percent to KZT32,048 mln (30,040). The EBITDA margin made up 40.7 percent (41.1). - Operating income, excluding non-recurring expenses, increased by 17.8 percent and amounted to KZT16,860 mln (14,313). unquote More details are available on KASE website – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KCEL/kcel_reliz_300720_1.pdf [2020-07-30]