Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri: Third Quarter 2022 Results
Turkcell reported a robust financial performance for Q3 and the first nine months of 2022, with revenues soaring 56.7% year-on-year to TRY 14.7 billion. EBITDA increased by 48.7% to TRY 6.0 billion, while net income rose 67.6% to TRY 2.4 billion. The company attributed growth to a larger subscriber base, improved ARPU, and contributions from international operations and digital services. An upgraded guidance for 2022 anticipates revenue growth of 47%-48% and EBITDA of approximately TRY 21 billion. The subscriber base expanded by 1 million quarterly in Turkey.
- Revenue increased by 56.7% year-on-year to TRY 14.7 billion.
- Net income rose 67.6% year-on-year to TRY 2.4 billion.
- EBITDA grew by 48.7% year-on-year to TRY 6.0 billion.
- Subscriber base expanded by 1 million in Q3.
- Guidance upgraded, targeting revenue growth of 47%-48%.
- EBITDA margin decreased to 40.9%, down 2.2 percentage points.
“ACCELERATED PERFORMANCE ON SEQUENTIAL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS; GUIDANCE UPGRADED”
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Please note that all financial data is consolidated and comprises that of
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S . (the “Company”, or “Turkcell”) and its subsidiaries and associates (together referred to as the “Group”), unless otherwise stated. -
We have four reporting segments:
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"Turkcell Turkey" which comprises our telecom, digital services and digital business services related businesses in
Turkey (as used in our previous releases in periods prior to Q115, this term covered only the mobile businesses). All non-financial data presented in this press release is unconsolidated and comprises Turkcell Turkey only figures, unless otherwise stated. The terms "we", "us", and "our" in this press release refer only to Turkcell Turkey, except in discussions of financial data, where such terms refer to the Group, and except where context otherwise requires. -
“Turkcell International” which comprises all of our telecom and digital services related businesses outside of
Turkey . - “Techfin” which comprises all of our financial services businesses.
- “Other” which mainly comprises our non-group call center and energy businesses, retail channel operations, smart devices management and consumer electronics sales through digital channels and intersegment eliminations.
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"Turkcell Turkey" which comprises our telecom, digital services and digital business services related businesses in
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In this press release, a year-on-year comparison of our key indicators is provided and figures in parentheses following the operational and financial results for
September 30, 2022 refer to the same item as atSeptember 30, 2021 . For further details, please refer to our consolidated financial statements and notes as at and forSeptember 30, 2022 , which can be accessed via our website in the investor relations section (www.turkcell.com.tr). - Selected financial information presented in this press release for the third quarter and nine months of 2021 and 2022 is based on Turkish Accounting Standards (TAS) / Turkish Financial Reporting Standards (TFRS) figures in TRY terms unless otherwise stated.
- In the tables used in this press release totals may not foot due to rounding differences. The same applies to the calculations in the text.
- Year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter percentage comparisons appearing in this press release reflect mathematical calculation.
NOTICE
We are publishing financial statements as of
Financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS should apply IAS 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies” as of
Although we have not prepared a detailed comparison of differences between IFRS (unadjusted according to IAS 29) and TFRS, we have noted in our past financial statements that the most significant differences have appeared in the lines Other Operating Income/Expense, Finance Income/Expense, and Investment Activity Income/ Expense. In the past, revenue, net income and EBITDA have generally not differed. While no assurance can be given that this will be the case for Q3 2022, we are not at present aware of changes that would cause other significant differences, other than those resulting from the application of IAS 29.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
TRY million |
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
Revenue |
9,354 |
14,662 |
|
25,729 |
37,835 |
|
EBITDA1 |
4,030 |
5,990 |
|
10,802 |
15,322 |
|
EBITDA Margin (%) |
|
|
(2.2pp) |
|
|
(1.5pp) |
EBIT2 |
2,212 |
3,593 |
|
5,586 |
8,360 |
|
EBIT Margin (%) |
|
|
0.9pp |
|
|
0.4pp |
Net Income |
1,429 |
2,396 |
|
3,647 |
5,057 |
|
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
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Financial performance accelerated on solid results:
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Group revenues up
56.7% year-on-year on the back of the strong ARPU performance and larger subscriber base of Turkcell Turkey as well as contribution of international operations, digital business services, and techfin business -
EBITDA up
48.7% year-on-year leading to an EBITDA margin of40.9% ; EBIT up62.4% year-on-year resulting in an EBIT margin of24.5% -
Net income up
67.6% year-on-year -
Free cash flow3 generation of TRY2.0 billion; net leverage4 level at 1.0x; short FX position of
US $19 million
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Group revenues up
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Strong operational performance continued:
- Turkcell Turkey subscriber base up by 1 million quarterly net additions; 2.2 million total net additions in the first nine months of 2022
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422 thousand quarterly mobile postpaid net additions; postpaid subscriber base share at
66.5% - 506 thousand quarterly prepaid subscriber net additions backed by increased tourism activity
- 68 thousand fiber net additions
- 240 thousand new fiber homepasses in line with our annual expansion plan in Q322
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Mobile ARPU5 ramped up
48.5% year-on-year mainly on the back of sequential price adjustments throughout the year and successful upsell performance; residential fiber ARPU growth of26.5% year-on-year -
Data usage of 4.5G users at 17.1 GB in Q322; smartphone penetration at
87% -
Digital channels’ share6 in sales at
22.8%
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We upgraded our guidance7 for 2022. Accordingly, we now target revenue growth of
47% -48% up from above40% , an EBITDA of ~TRY21 billion compared to ~TRY20 billion, and operational capex over sales ratio8 of ~20% which was20% -21% previously.
(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 16 for the explanation of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.
(2) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to EBITDA minus depreciation and amortization expenses.
(3) Free cash flow calculation includes EBITDA and the following items as per Turkish Financial Reporting Standartds (TFRS) cash flow statement; acquisition of property, plant and equipment, acquisition of intangible assets, change in operating assets/liabilities, payment of lease liabilities and income tax paid.
(4) Starting from Q421, we have revised the definition of our net debt calculation to include "financial assets” reported under current and non-current assets. We believe that these assets are highly liquid and can be easily converted to cash without significant change in value.
(5) Excluding M2M
(6) Share of all sales from digital channels (including voice, data, services & smart devices) in Turkcell Turkey consumer sales (excluding fixed business) and equipment related revenues in other segment.
(7) Please note that this paragraph contains forward-looking statements based on our current estimates and expectations regarding market conditions for each of our different businesses. No assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with such estimates and expectations. For a discussion of factors that may affect our results, see our Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2021 filed with
(7) 2022 guidance figures are based on TFRS, and do not include the effects of a likely adoption of inflationary accounting in accordance with IAS 29.
(8) Excluding license fee
For further details, please refer to our consolidated financial statements and notes as at
COMMENTS BY CEO,
Growth accelerated with price adjustments
In the third quarter of the year, inflation pressures based on increased energy and commodity prices due to geopolitical tension and challenging macroeconomic conditions stood out. Nevertheless, it was also observed that in this period consumer spending strengthened, demand accelerated, and recovery of the market increased. Additionally, rising mobility in the summer period, the tourism sector, which even exceeded its pre-pandemic level, and the back-to-school period accelerated our operations. In addition to an expanding subscriber base, consistent price increases and upsell efforts, we achieved an accelerated quarterly performance with the contribution of digital business services, techfin, and our international operations. Group revenues accelerated and rose
With the strong seasonality effect thanks to the higher number of tourists, the differentiated value proposition offered to our customers, and our focus on the corporate front, we achieved 928 thousand net additions, recording 422 thousand postpaid and 506 thousand prepaid subscriber net additions. In the mobile segment, we continued price increases in September in line with our focus on inflationary pricing, and since the price increases are followed by competitors, we continued to rationalize the market. Mobile blended ARPU2 accelerated in the third quarter and increased by
We continued our fiber investments at full speed in order to provide our customers with fast and seamless internet, and delivered our fiber service to 711 thousand new homepasses in the first 9 months of the year. With new rollouts and increasing demand during the back-to-school period, we gained 68 thousand fiber customers. The high-speed fiber internet packages that we offer to meet the increasing speed needs of our customers were welcomed. The number of our subscribers using speeds of 100 Mbps and above doubled year-on-year. Additionally, residential fiber ARPU growth increased by
With our focus on the expansion of our digital services, the number of standalone paid users increased 1.2 million year-on-year to 4.8 million. OTT TV reached 932 thousand paid subscribers with its big screen strategy, while IPTV’s paid subscribers exceeded 1.2 million with increasing fiber rollouts. According to the ICTA, TV+ was the only platform that increased its market share in the second quarter. With the contribution of our end-to-end tailored projects to meet the digitalization needs of companies, the revenues of our digital business services increased by
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We are revising our guidance upwards
As we enter the last months of the year, we are faced with a difficult period in which inflationary pressures will increase. These pressures oblige us to maintain our focused pricing strategy. Considering our strong first nine-month performance and our expectations4 for the remainder of the year, we revise our year-end consolidated revenue growth guidance to
I extend my thanks to our entire team for its contribution to our successes, and to our Board of Directors for their support in realizing our strategy, which is the key to our achievements. We also express our gratitude to our customers and business partners for remaining with us on our journey.
(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 16 for the explanation of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.
(2) Excluding M2M
(3) 3-month active
(4) Please note that this paragraph contains forward-looking statements based on our current estimates and expectations regarding market conditions for each of our different businesses. No assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with such estimates and expectations. For a discussion of factors that may affect our results, see our Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2021 filed with
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW
Financial Review of
Profit & Loss Statement (million TRY) |
|
Quarter |
|
Nine Months |
||
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
Revenue |
9,354.2 |
14,662.5 |
|
25,729.0 |
37,834.6 |
|
Cost of revenue1 |
(4,611.1) |
(7,454.4) |
|
(12,918.2) |
(19,375.3) |
|
Cost of revenue1/Revenue |
( |
( |
(1.5pp) |
( |
( |
(1.0pp) |
Gross Margin1 |
|
|
(1.5pp) |
|
|
(1.0pp) |
Administrative expenses |
(219.3) |
(393.8) |
|
(642.2) |
(1,045.6) |
|
Administrative expenses/Revenue |
( |
( |
(0.4pp) |
( |
( |
(0.3pp) |
Selling and marketing expenses |
(429.9) |
(683.7) |
|
(1,201.9) |
(1,800.3) |
|
Selling and marketing expenses/Revenue |
( |
( |
(0.1pp) |
( |
( |
(0.1pp) |
Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets |
(64.1) |
(140.4) |
|
(164.5) |
(291.0) |
|
EBITDA2 |
4,029.8 |
5,990.3 |
|
10,802.2 |
15,322.4 |
|
EBITDA Margin |
|
|
(2.2pp) |
|
|
(1.5pp) |
Depreciation and amortization |
(1,817.6) |
(2,397.7) |
|
(5,216.4) |
(6,962.3) |
|
EBIT3 |
2,212.2 |
3,592.6 |
|
5,585.8 |
8,360.1 |
|
EBIT Margin |
|
|
0.9pp |
|
|
0.4pp |
Net finance income / (expense) |
(641.6) |
(3,649.7) |
|
(3,499.4) |
(10,064.9) |
|
Finance income |
(170.3) |
4.2 |
n.m |
481.5 |
853.2 |
|
Finance expense |
(471.3) |
(3,654.0) |
|
(3,980.9) |
(10,918.0) |
|
Other operating income / (expense) |
240.1 |
2,414.8 |
|
2,053.8 |
5,772.0 |
|
Investment activity Income / (expense) |
22.1 |
526.1 |
2, |
(10.6) |
1,622.3 |
n.m |
Non-controlling interests |
(0.0) |
(0.1) |
n.m |
(0.0) |
(0.1) |
n.m |
Share of profit of equity accounted investees |
(2.1) |
13.1 |
n.m |
26.5 |
(61.5) |
( |
Income tax expense |
(401.6) |
(501.1) |
|
(509.5) |
(571.2) |
|
Net Income |
1,429.1 |
2,395.8 |
|
3,646.5 |
5,056.9 |
|
(1) Excluding depreciation and amortization expenses.
(2) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 16 for the explanation of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.
(3) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to EBITDA minus depreciation and amortization expenses.
Revenue of the Group grew by
Turkcell Turkey revenues, comprising
- Consumer segment revenues grew
- Corporate segment revenues rose
- Standalone digital services revenues registered as part of consumer and corporate segments grew
- Wholesale revenues grew
Techfin segment revenues, comprising
Other subsidiaries' revenues, at
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) rose to
Administrative Expenses increased to
Selling and Marketing Expenses increased to
Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets increased to
EBITDA1 rose by
- Turkcell Turkey’s EBITDA rose
- Turkcell International EBITDA grew
- Techfin segment EBITDA rose
- The EBITDA of other subsidiaries was at TRY155 million (TRY88 million).
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased
Net finance expense increased to TRY3,650 million (TRY642 million) in Q322. This was driven mainly by higher FX losses registered in relation to bank loans and bonds and borrowing costs despite the positive impact of the fair value gains on derivative instruments.
See Appendix A for details of net foreign exchange gain and loss.
Net other operating income increased to TRY2,415 million (TRY240 million) in Q322 mainly due to higher FX gains registered on foreign currency cash, as well as interest income from time deposits.
See Appendix A for details of net foreign exchange gain and loss.
Net investment activity income was TRY526 million in Q322 compared to TRY22 million in Q321. This was driven mainly by the fair value gains registered on currency-protected time deposits and FX gain on financial investments.
Income tax expense increased to TRY501 million (TRY402 million) in Q322. A lower deferred tax expense of TRY16 million (TRY214 million) was more than offset by a higher current tax expense.
Please note that in Q322, we made use of the right introduced by Law No. 7338, which allows the revaluation of properties and depreciable economic assets under certain conditions. This resulted in a slight positive impact on the deferred tax asset reported in Q322. Please refer to our consolidated financial statements and notes as at
(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See page 16 for the explanation of how we calculate adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to net income.
Net income of the Group rose
Please note that in Q322, an impairment charge of TRY231 million has been recognized on the assets of
Total cash & debt: Consolidated cash as of
Consolidated debt as of
Net debt1 as of
Capital expenditures: Capital expenditures, including non-operational items, amounted to TRY3,898 million in Q322. In Q322 and 9M22, operational capital expenditures (excluding license fees) at the Group level were at
Capital expenditures (million TRY) |
Quarter |
Nine Months |
||
Q321 |
Q322 |
9M21 |
9M22 |
|
Operational Capex |
1,379.2 |
2,513.0 |
4,944.6 |
6,406.4 |
License and Related Costs |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Non-operational Capex (Including IFRS15 & IFRS16) |
837.4 |
1,384.8 |
2,242.3 |
3,521.1 |
Total Capex |
2,216.6 |
3,897.8 |
7,186.9 |
9,927.5 |
(1) Starting from Q421, we have revised the definition of our net debt calculation to include "financial assets” reported under current and non-current assets. We believe that these assets are highly liquid and can be easily converted to cash without significant change in value.
Summary of Operational Data |
Q321 |
Q222 |
Q322 |
y/y % |
q/q % |
Number of subscribers (million) |
39.3 |
40.6 |
41.6 |
|
|
Mobile Postpaid (million) |
23.3 |
24.5 |
25.0 |
|
|
Mobile M2M (million) |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
|
|
Mobile Prepaid (million) |
12.3 |
12.1 |
12.6 |
|
|
Fiber (thousand) |
1,813.6 |
1,996.1 |
2,063.8 |
|
|
ADSL (thousand) |
739.7 |
740.6 |
739.4 |
( |
( |
Superbox (thousand)1 |
613.6 |
640.3 |
676.4 |
|
|
Cable (thousand) |
59.8 |
48.6 |
45.3 |
( |
( |
IPTV (thousand) |
1,011.9 |
1,185.9 |
1,230.8 |
|
|
Churn (%)2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile Churn (%) |
|
|
|
- |
0.1pp |
Fixed Churn (%) |
|
|
|
0.1pp |
0.1pp |
ARPU (Average Monthly Revenue per User) (TRY) |
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile ARPU, blended |
52.9 |
63.2 |
77.5 |
|
|
Mobile ARPU, blended (excluding M2M) |
57.5 |
69.5 |
85.4 |
|
|
Postpaid |
65.0 |
76.5 |
92.7 |
|
|
Postpaid (excluding M2M) |
74.2 |
88.6 |
107.9 |
|
|
Prepaid |
29.9 |
36.4 |
47.3 |
|
|
Fixed Residential ARPU, blended |
78.6 |
93.8 |
100.8 |
|
|
Residential Fiber ARPU |
79.5 |
94.5 |
100.6 |
|
|
Average mobile data usage per user (GB/user) |
13.7 |
14.1 |
15.8 |
|
|
Mobile MoU (Avg. Monthly Minutes of usage per subs) blended |
559.2 |
560.3 |
560.5 |
|
|
(1) Superbox subscribers are included in mobile subscribers.
(2) Churn figures represent average monthly churn figures for the respective quarters.
Turkcell Turkey’s subscriber base continued to expand, reaching 41.6 million on 1.0 million net quarterly additions, by rising tourism activity over the summer season, as well as our customer-centric approach, and our offerings with rich value propositions to our customers. This solid performance led us to achieve a total of 2.2 million net additions in the first nine months of the year.
On the mobile front, our subscriber base expanded to 37.5 million on 928 thousand quarterly net additions in Q322. We had strong performance on both the prepaid and postpaid side in this quarter. Our prepaid subscribers grew by 506 thousand quarterly net additions supported by improved tourism activities. Meanwhile, we registered 422 thousand quarterly net additions to the postpaid subscriber base, supported by higher acquisitions both in the consumer and corporate segments. Accordingly, our postpaid subscribers reached
On the fixed front, our subscriber base reached 2.8 million as of Q322 with 63 thousand quarterly net additions. Reaping the fruits of our focused fiber investments, our fiber subscriber base expanded by 68 thousand quarterly and 250 thousand annual net additions. Superbox, our fixed-wireless access offering, registered 36 thousand net additions in Q322, the highest performance since Q420. Meanwhile, our IPTV subscriber base exceeded 1.2 million with 45 thousand net additions in Q322.
The average monthly mobile churn rate was at
Our mobile ARPU (excluding M2M) rose
Our residential fiber ARPU growth was
Average monthly mobile data usage per user rose
Total smartphone penetration on our network reached
TURKCELL INTERNATIONAL
lifecell1 Financial Data |
|
Quarter |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
Revenue (million UAH) |
2,159.2 |
2,370.9 |
|
6,076.3 |
6,804.9 |
|
EBITDA (million UAH) |
1,224.0 |
1,417.6 |
|
3,432.2 |
3,940.9 |
|
EBITDA margin (%) |
|
|
3.1pp |
|
|
1.4pp |
Net income / (loss) (million UAH) |
173.8 |
381.6 |
|
373.0 |
563.5 |
|
Capex (million UAH) |
713.7 |
639.6 |
( |
2,274.3 |
2,010.2 |
( |
Revenue (million TRY) |
684.6 |
1,199.9 |
|
1,809.1 |
3,447.5 |
|
EBITDA (million TRY) |
388.0 |
717.4 |
|
1,021.9 |
1,997.6 |
|
EBITDA margin (%) |
|
|
3.1pp |
|
|
1.4pp |
Net income / (loss) (million TRY) |
54.9 |
195.0 |
|
112.7 |
277.7 |
|
(1) Since
lifecell (
lifecell revenues in TRY terms grew
lifecell Operational Data |
Q321 |
Q222 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
q/q% |
Number of subscribers (million)2 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
|
( |
Active (3 months)3 |
8.9 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
( |
( |
MOU (minutes) (12 months) |
180.6 |
160.7 |
148.8 |
( |
( |
ARPU (Average Monthly Revenue per User), blended (UAH) |
74.2 |
69.2 |
77.7 |
|
|
Active (3 months) (UAH) |
83.0 |
82.8 |
95.4 |
|
|
(2) We may occasionally offer campaigns and tariff schemes that have an active subscriber life differing from the one that we normally use to deactivate subscribers and calculate churn.
(3) Active subscribers are those who in the past three months made a revenue generating activity.
lifecell’s three-month active subscribers continued to decline to 8.2 million in Q322 due to the ongoing war in the country. 3-month active ARPU grew
lifecell continued to focus on ensuring the safety of its employees and provide services to our customers in
We continue to monitor the developments in
BeST1 |
|
Quarter |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
Number of subscribers (million) |
1.5 |
1.5 |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
- |
Active (3 months) |
1.1 |
1.1 |
- |
1.1 |
1.1 |
- |
Revenue (million BYN) |
35.1 |
38.2 |
|
110.2 |
107.4 |
( |
EBITDA (million BYN) |
9.3 |
11.9 |
|
27.9 |
31.8 |
|
EBITDA margin (%) |
|
|
4.7pp |
|
|
4.2pp |
Net loss (million BYN) |
(8.2) |
(5.1) |
( |
(24.2) |
(21.7) |
( |
Capex (million BYN) |
18.8 |
22.9 |
|
46.8 |
56.1 |
|
Revenue (million TRY) |
119.3 |
267.3 |
|
350.6 |
647.9 |
|
EBITDA (million TRY) |
31.5 |
83.1 |
|
89.2 |
192.4 |
|
EBITDA margin (%) |
|
|
4.7pp |
|
|
4.3pp |
Net loss (million TRY) |
(28.0) |
(35.9) |
|
(77.0) |
(126.0) |
|
(1) BeST, in which we hold an
BeST revenues increased
BeST provides LTE services in 6 regions through over 3.9 thousand sites to its customers at the end of Q322. BeST maintained to its leadership in the market in terms of 4G geographical coverage which has reached
Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell2 (million TRY) |
Quarter |
Nine Months |
||||
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
Number of subscribers (million) |
0.5 |
0.6 |
|
0.5 |
0.6 |
|
Revenue |
81.7 |
125.4 |
|
216.5 |
325.3 |
|
EBITDA |
34.7 |
48.3 |
|
85.9 |
129.9 |
|
EBITDA margin (%) |
|
|
(3.9pp) |
|
|
0.2pp |
Net income |
20.7 |
26.0 |
|
42.8 |
68.8 |
|
Capex |
19.1 |
32.7 |
|
47.6 |
97.8 |
|
(2) Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell, in which we hold a
Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell revenues grew
TECHFIN
Paycell Financial Data (million TRY) |
Quarter |
Nine Months |
||||
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
Revenue |
118.8 |
244.0 |
|
328.9 |
606.7 |
|
EBITDA |
55.1 |
109.0 |
|
158.0 |
271.1 |
|
EBITDA Margin (%) |
|
|
(1.7pp) |
|
|
(3.4pp) |
Net Income |
36.3 |
75.6 |
|
106.4 |
190.8 |
|
Paycell saw another quarter of strong performance registering
The transaction volumes across Paycell’s product portfolio continued to rise in Q322. The quarterly transaction volume (non-group) of Pay Later service doubled year-on-year to TRY979 million, which was utilized by 3-month active Pay Later users of 4.6 million in Q322. Meanwhile, Paycell card transactions increased to TRY2.4 billion, which was fourfold that of Q321. The transaction volume of total POS solutions accelerated to TRY4.0 billion with a quarterly increase of
Financell Financial Data (million TRY) |
|
Quarter |
|
Nine Months |
||
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
Revenue |
162.9 |
255.3 |
|
424.5 |
666.9 |
|
EBITDA |
119.6 |
123.1 |
|
291.5 |
362.0 |
|
EBITDA margin (%) |
|
|
(25.2pp) |
|
|
(14.4pp) |
Net income |
61.8 |
72.4 |
|
225.1 |
216.9 |
( |
Financell registered strong year-on-year revenue growth of
The loan portfolio of Financell increased to TRY2.9 billion as of the end of Q322. Although the installment limitation on consumer loans for telecom devices still limits the growth of the loan portfolio, higher lending to corporate customers and greater mobility supported the loan portfolio. Accordingly, Financell has provided loans to over 19 thousand corporate customers to date. Financell’s cost of risk has slightly increased from
Turkcell Group Subscribers
Turkcell Group Subscribers |
Q321 |
Q222 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
q/q% |
Turkcell Turkey subscribers (million)1 |
39.3 |
40.6 |
41.6 |
|
|
lifecell ( |
9.9 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
|
( |
BeST ( |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkcell |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
|
- |
Turkcell Group Subscribers (million) |
51.2 |
52.8 |
53.8 |
|
|
(1) Subscribers to more than one service are counted separately for each service.
OVERVIEW OF THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
The foreign exchange rates used in our financial reporting, along with certain macroeconomic indicators, are set out below.
Quarter |
Nine Months |
|||||||
Q321 |
Q222 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
q/q% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
GDP Growth ( |
|
|
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
n.a |
n.a |
Consumer Price Index ( |
|
|
|
63.9pp |
4.9pp |
|
|
63.9pp |
US$ / TRY rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Closing Rate |
8.8433 |
16.6690 |
18.5038 |
|
|
8.8433 |
18.5038 |
|
Average Rate |
8.5212 |
15.5996 |
17.8817 |
|
|
8.1477 |
15.7864 |
|
EUR / TRY rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Closing Rate |
10.3135 |
17.5221 |
17.9232 |
|
|
10.3135 |
17.9232 |
|
Average Rate |
10.0656 |
16.7104 |
18.0379 |
|
|
9.7550 |
16.7562 |
|
US$ / UAH rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Closing Rate |
26.58 |
29.2549 |
36.5686 |
|
|
26.58 |
36.5686 |
|
Average Rate |
26.87 |
29.2549 |
35.3497 |
|
|
27.51 |
31.1243 |
|
US$ / BYN rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Closing Rate |
2.5083 |
2.5235 |
2.4803 |
( |
( |
2.5083 |
2.4803 |
( |
Average Rate |
2.5088 |
2.6634 |
2.5585 |
|
( |
2.5591 |
2.6446 |
|
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASUREMENTS: We believe Adjusted EBITDA, among other measures, facilitates performance comparisons from period to period and management decision making. It also facilitates performance comparisons from company to company. Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure eliminates potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact of changes in effective tax rates on periods or companies) and the age and book depreciation of tangible assets (affecting relative depreciation expense). We also present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in evaluating the performance of other mobile operators in the telecommunications industry in
Our Adjusted EBITDA definition includes Revenue, Cost of Revenue excluding depreciation and amortization, Selling and Marketing expenses, Administrative expenses and Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets, but excludes finance income and expense, other operating income and expense, investment activity income and expense, share of profit of equity accounted investees and minority interest.
Nevertheless, Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation from, or as a substitute for analysis of our results of operations, as reported under TFRS. The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated using financial data prepared in accordance with TFRS to net profit, which we believe is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with TFRS.
|
Quarter |
Nine Months |
||||
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
4,029.8 |
5,990.3 |
|
10,802.2 |
15,322.4 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
(1,817.6) |
(2,397.7) |
|
(5,216.4) |
(6,962.3) |
|
EBIT |
2,212.2 |
3,592.6 |
|
5,585.8 |
8,360.1 |
|
Finance income |
(170.3) |
4.2 |
n.m |
481.5 |
853.2 |
|
Finance expense |
(471.3) |
(3,654.0) |
|
(3,980.9) |
(10,918.0) |
|
Other operating income / (expense) |
240.1 |
2,414.8 |
|
2,053.8 |
5,772.0 |
|
Investment activity Income / (expense) |
22.1 |
526.1 |
2, |
(10.6) |
1,622.3 |
n.m |
Share of profit of equity accounted investees |
(2.1) |
13.1 |
n.m |
26.5 |
(61.5) |
( |
Consolidated profit before income tax & minority interest |
1,830.7 |
2,869.9 |
|
4,156.1 |
5,628.2 |
|
Income tax expense |
(401.6) |
(501.1) |
|
(509.5) |
(571.2) |
|
Consolidated profit before minority interest |
1,429.1 |
2,395.8 |
|
3,646.6 |
5,056.9 |
|
NOTICE: This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Safe Harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This includes, in particular, our targets for revenue, EBITDA and capex for 2022. More generally, all statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release, including, without limitation, certain statements regarding the launch of new businesses, our operations, financial position and business strategy may constitute forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, among others, "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "believe", "continue" and “guidance”.
Although Turkcell believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable at this time, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these cautionary statements. For a discussion of certain factors that may affect the outcome of such forward looking statements, see our Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2021 filed with the
The Company makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this press release, which remains subject to verification, completion and change. No responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, board members, officers, employees or agents as to or in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this press release or any other written or oral information made available to any interested party or its advisers.
ABOUT TURKCELL: Turkcell is a digital operator headquartered in
Appendix A – Tables
Table: Net foreign exchange gain and loss details
Million TRY |
Quarter |
Nine Months |
||||
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
Net FX loss before hedging |
(25.6) |
(722.6) |
2, |
(1,401.3) |
(3,450.9) |
|
Swap interest income/(expense) |
(109.2) |
(35.8) |
( |
(333.2) |
(156.0) |
( |
Fair value gain on derivative financial instruments |
(105.3) |
(10.1) |
( |
699.5 |
814.5 |
|
Net FX gain / (loss) after hedging |
(240.1) |
(768.5) |
|
(1,035.0) |
(2,792.4) |
|
Table: Income tax expense details
Million TRY |
Quarter |
Nine Months |
||||
Q321 |
Q322 |
y/y% |
9M21 |
9M22 |
y/y% |
|
Current tax expense |
(187.6) |
(484.6) |
|
(574.9) |
(723.4) |
|
Deferred tax income / (expense) |
(214.0) |
(16.5) |
( |
65.4 |
152.1 |
|
Income Tax expense |
(401.6) |
(501.1) |
|
(509.5) |
(571.2) |
|
TURKISH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS SELECTED FINANCIALS (TRY Million) |
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Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | Nine Months | Nine Months | ||
|
|
|
|
|
||
2021 |
2022 |
2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data |
|
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Turkcell Turkey | 7,050.3 |
9,376.9 |
11,075.7 |
19,534.2 |
28,402.3 |
|
915.3 |
1,479.7 |
1,634.7 |
2,463.7 |
4,541.0 |
||
Techfin | 281.5 |
414.0 |
499.1 |
745.9 |
1,265.9 |
|
Other | 1,107.1 |
1,206.4 |
1,453.0 |
2,985.3 |
3,625.3 |
|
Total revenues | 9,354.2 |
12,477.1 |
14,662.5 |
25,729.0 |
37,834.6 |
|
Direct cost of revenues | (6,428.7) |
(8,907.5) |
(9,852.1) |
(18,134.6) |
(26,337.6) |
|
Gross profit | 2,925.6 |
3,569.5 |
4,810.4 |
7,594.4 |
11,496.9 |
|
Administrative expenses | (219.3) |
(348.1) |
(393.8) |
(642.2) |
(1,045.6) |
|
Selling & marketing expenses | (429.9) |
(575.9) |
(683.7) |
(1,201.9) |
(1,800.3) |
|
Other Operating Income / (Expense) | 240.1 |
1,863.1 |
2,414.8 |
2,053.8 |
5,772.0 |
|
Operating profit | 2,516.5 |
4,508.6 |
6,147.8 |
7,804.1 |
14,423.1 |
|
Impairment losses determined in accordance with TFRS 9 | (64.1) |
(95.5) |
(140.4) |
(164.5) |
(291.0) |
|
Income from investing activities | 23.9 |
797.0 |
526.1 |
61.5 |
1,622.3 |
|
Expense from investing activities | (1.9) |
- |
0.0 |
(72.1) |
0.0 |
|
Share on profit of investments valued by equity method | (2.1) |
(51.1) |
13.1 |
26.5 |
(61.5) |
|
Income before financing costs | 2,472.3 |
5,159.0 |
6,546.6 |
7,655.5 |
15,693.0 |
|
Finance income | (170.3) |
776.7 |
4.2 |
481.5 |
853.2 |
|
Finance expense | (471.3) |
(4,153.4) |
(3,654.0) |
(3,980.9) |
(10,918.0) |
|
Income from continuing operations before tax and non-controlling interest | 1,830.7 |
1,782.3 |
2,896.9 |
4,156.1 |
5,628.1 |
|
Income tax expense from continuing operations | (401.6) |
75.9 |
(501.1) |
(509.5) |
(571.2) |
|
Income from continuing operations before non-controlling interest | 1,429.1 |
1,858.2 |
2,395.8 |
3,646.6 |
5,056.9 |
|
Profit for the period | 1,429.1 |
1,858.2 |
2,395.8 |
3,646.6 |
5,056.9 |
|
Non-controlling interest | 0.0 |
(0.0) |
(0.1) |
0.0 |
(0.1) |
|
Owners of the Parent | 1,429.1 |
1,858.2 |
2,395.8 |
3,646.5 |
5,056.9 |
|
Net income per share from continuing operations | 0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other Financial Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Gross margin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDA (*) | 4,029.8 |
5,030.1 |
5,990.3 |
10,802.2 |
15,322.4 |
|
Total Capex | 2,216.6 |
3,110.8 |
3,897.8 |
7,186.9 |
9,927.5 |
|
Operational capex | 1,379.2 |
2,047.7 |
2,513.0 |
4,944.6 |
6,406.4 |
|
Licence and related costs | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-operational Capex | 837.4 |
1,063.1 |
1,384.8 |
2,242.3 |
3,521.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data (at period end) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents | 12,321.8 |
21,972.3 |
24,344.2 |
12,321.8 |
24,344.2 |
|
Total assets | 57,307.2 |
84,545.2 |
90,655.4 |
57,307.2 |
90,655.4 |
|
Long term debt | 19,168.1 |
35,010.4 |
37,700.3 |
19,168.1 |
37,700.3 |
|
Total debt | 24,804.6 |
48,234.6 |
51,921.7 |
24,804.6 |
51,921.7 |
|
Total liabilities | 35,390.3 |
60,711.1 |
65,123.7 |
35,390.3 |
65,123.7 |
|
Total shareholders’ equity / Net Assets | 21,917.0 |
23,834.0 |
25,531.8 |
21,917.0 |
25,531.8 |
(*) Please refer to the notes on reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial measures on page 16.
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