/KASE, July 30, 2021/ – Kcell (Almaty), whose shares are officially listed on
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has informed KASE about operating results
for January–June 2021:
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Kcell Joint Stock Company ("Kcell" or the "Company") (KASE, AIX: KCEL), the
leading provider of mobile telecommunications services in Kazakhstan, announces
its interim results for January-June 2021.
Second quarter
- Net sales increased by 19.5 percent to KZT46 147 million (38 626).
- EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 18.5 percent to KZT 19
383 million (16 362), with EBITDA margin of 42.0 percent (42.4).
- Operating income, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 31.6 percent to
KZT 11 600 million (8 812).
- Net finance cost decreased by 19.8 percent to KZT 1 960 million (2 443).
- Net income increased by 165.3 percent to KZT8 477 million (3 195).
- CAPEX-to-sales ratio increased to 4.2 percent (2.8).
- Free cash flow doubled to KZT 23 100 million (11 531).
- The total number of subscriptions increased by 165 thousand to 8 028
thousand (7 863).
First half
- Net sales up 14.6 percent to KZT 90 163 million (78 688).
- EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 19.9 percent to KZT 38
804 million (32 369). EBITDA margin increased to 43.0 percent (41.1).
- Operating income, excluding non-recurring items, up 46.4 percent to KZT 23
370 million (15 964).
- Net finance cost decreased by 13.2 percent to KZT 4 183 million (4 817).
- Net income increased by 83.0 percent to KZT15 627 million (8 538).
- CAPEX-to-sales ratio of 5.2 percent (4.7).
- Free cash flow increased by 48.6 percent to KZT 21 614 million (14 544).
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Full information is available on KASE website:
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https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KCEL/kcel_reliz_300721_1.pdf – in Russian;
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https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KCEL/kcel_reliz_300721_eng_1.pdf – in English.
[2021-07-30]