Kcell announces financial results for January–March 2021

30.04.21 14:17
/KASE, April 30, 2021/ – Kcell (Almaty), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has informed KASE about operating results for January–March 2021: quote Kcell Joint Stock Company ("Kcell" or the "Company") (LSE, KASE: KCEL; AIX: KCEL, KCEL.Y), the leading provider of mobile telecommunications services in Kazakhstan, announces its interim results for January – March 2021. First quarter - Net sales increased by 9.9 percent to KZT 44,016 million (40,062). Service revenue up 3.4 percent to KZT 35,802 million (34,620); service revenue excluding off-net bulk sms up 7.6 percent. - EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 21.3 percent to KZT 19,421 million (16,007). The EBITDA margin grew to 44.1 percent (40.0). - Operating income, excluding non-recurring items, grew by 44.4 percent to KZT 11,770 million (8,149). - Net finance cost decreased by 6.4 percent to KZT 2,223 million (2,374). - Net income grew by 33.8 percent to KZT 7,150 million (5,343). - CAPEX-to-sales ratio of 6.3 percent (6.5). - Free cash flow decreased to KZT – 1,486 million (3,211). - The subscriber base increased to 8,053 thousand (7,992). unquote More details are available on KASE website: - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KCEL/kcel_reliz_300421_1.pdf – in Russian; - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KCEL/kcel_reliz_300421_eng_1.pdf – in English. [2021-04-30]