For the month of February, 2023.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files
or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim
condensed consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim
condensed consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim
condensed consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim
condensed consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim
condensed consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim
condensed consolidated financial statements
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Millicom International Cellular S.A. (the “Company”
or “MIC SA”), a Luxembourg Société Anonyme, and its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates (the “Group”
or “Millicom”) is a provider of cable and mobile services dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America. Millicom provides
high speed broadband and innovation around The Digital Lifestyle® services through its principal brand, TIGO.
On November 12, 2021, Millicom acquired the remaining 45% equity interest
in its business in Guatemala (collectively, "Tigo Guatemala") and since that date owns 100% equity interest and fully consolidates
Tigo Guatemala (see note 3). As a consequence this affects the comparability of the statements of income and cash flows in these unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the statement of financial position has been restated as a result of the finalization
of the purchase accounting (refer to note 3).
On March 10, 2022, our operations in Tanzania, our last remaining operations
in Africa, were classified as discontinued operations in the statement of income and as assets held for sale in the statement of financial
position after the Group obtained all necessary approvals to conclude the announced divestiture. The sale was completed on April 5, 2022.
As a result, the numbers in the statement of income have been re-presented for all periods shown (see note 4).
On February 9, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized these unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements for issuance.
2. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Group
are unaudited. They are presented in US dollars ($) and have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”)
34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and as adopted
by the European Union ("EU"). In the opinion of management, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements
reflect all adjustments that are necessary for a proper presentation of the results for interim periods. Millicom’s operations are
not affected by significant seasonal or cyclical patterns.
These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, which have been
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the IASB and in conformity with
IFRS as adopted by the EU. These financial statements are prepared in accordance with consolidation and accounting policies consistent
with the December 31, 2021 consolidated financial statements, except for the changes described below.
We have made rounding adjustments to reach some of the figures included
in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables
may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them and percentage calculations using these adjusted figures may not
result in the same percentage values as are shown in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
| II. | Current macroeconomic environment and its effect on the Group's business activities, financial situation and economic performance
|
Inflation in many countries globally has
been rising during 2022 due to a variety of factors, including significant disruptions to the global production and distribution of
energy and food commodities caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as well as the global response to that invasion. As a
result, global economic prospects have been severely affected, including in our Latin America markets, a situation that is expected
to continue at least throughout the beginning of 2023. During the year, the Group took meaningful steps to mitigate the impact of
raising costs, including the implementation of numerous price increases, and cost efficiency initiatives which position us to drive
healthy service revenue growth and margins going forward.
Although the macro-economic backdrop has become
more challenging, business and financial performance for 2022 was broadly in line with our plans.
The Group continues to monitor the developments
of the aforementioned events and their potential impact on performance and accounting considerations.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
2. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
| III. | New and amended IFRS standards |
The following changes to standards have been adopted by the Group and
did not have any significant impact on the Group’s accounting policies or disclosures and did not require retrospective adjustments:
| ◦ | IFRS 3 'Business Combinations' - Reference to Conceptual Framework. |
| ◦ | IAS 16 'Property, Plant and Equipment' - Proceeds before intended use. |
| ◦ | IAS 37 'Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets' - Cost of fulfilling a contract. |
| ◦ | Annual improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020, affecting IFRS 1, IFRS 9, IFRS 16 and IAS 41. |
Amendments effective for annual periods starting on or after January
1, 2023 that are not expected to have a significant impact on the Group consolidated financial statements:
| ◦ | Amendments to IAS 1, 'Disclosure of Accounting Policies' that are intended to help preparers in deciding which accounting policies
to disclose in their financial statements. |
| ◦ | IAS 8, 'Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors' - Definition of accounting estimates. |
| ◦ | Amendments to IAS 12, 'Income Taxes: Deferred tax related to Assets and liabilities arising from a Single Transaction' - These amendments
clarify that the initial recognition exception does not apply to the initial recognition of leases and decommissioning obligations. These
amendments apply prospectively to transactions that occur on or after the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. In addition,
an entity should apply the amendments for the first time by recognizing deferred tax for all temporary differences related to leases and
decommissioning obligations at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The Group has been applying the so-called "Linked
transaction approach" in the calculation of deferred taxes related to leases (and ARO) since the adoption of IFRS 16 (in compliance
with these amendments). Therefore, the adoption of these amendments will not have an impact for the Group. |
The following changes to standards are effective for annual periods
starting on January 1, 2024 and their potential impact on the Group consolidated financial statements is currently being assessed by Management:
| ◦ | Amendments to IFRS 16 'Leases: Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback' (not yet endorsed by the EU)- The amendment specifies the
requirements that a seller-lessee uses in measuring the lease liability arising in a sale and leaseback transaction, to ensure the seller-lessee
does not recognize any amount of the gain or loss that relates to the right of use it retains. |
| ◦ | Amendments to IAS 1, 'Presentation of Financial Statements' (not yet endorsed by the EU): These amendments aim to improve the information
an entity provides when its right to defer settlement of a liability is subject to compliance with covenants within twelve months after
the reporting period. |
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
3. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT
VENTURES, ASSOCIATES AND OTHER NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
Acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2022
As of June 14, 2022, the Group received the formal notification from
the minority shareholders of Cable Onda S.A. confirming the exercise of their put option right to sell their remaining 20% shareholding
to Millicom for an amount of approximately $290 million. The transaction closed on June 29, 2022 and the payment was applied against the
already recorded put option liability of $290 million.
As a result, the non-controlling interests' carrying value of $78 million
have been transferred to the Group's equity.
Acquisitions 2021
On November 12, 2021, Millicom announced that it had closed the agreement
to acquire the remaining 45% equity interest in its joint venture business in Guatemala (collectively, "Tigo Guatemala") from
its local partner for $2.2 billion in cash. The acquisition was initially financed through a bridge facility (see note 11).
As of June 30, 2022, Millicom had finalized the purchase accounting
and determined the fair values of Tigo Guatemala's identifiable assets and liabilities and comparative figures as of December 31, 2021
have been restated accordingly. The finalization of the purchase accounting had an effect on the following financial position line items
previously reported as of December 31, 2021:
$ millions |
December 31, 2021 |
Impact of the finalization of the purchase accounting of Guatemala |
December 31, 2021 |
Reason for the change |
As reported |
As restated |
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION |
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
7,721 |
(163) |
7,558 |
(i) |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
3,198 |
184 |
3,382 |
(ii) |
Right-of-use asset (non-current), net |
1,008 |
17 |
1,024 |
(iii) |
Prepayments and accrued income |
168 |
(2) |
166 |
|
Other current assets |
302 |
(33) |
269 |
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
Provisions and other current liabilities |
546 |
2 |
548 |
|
| (i) | Impact on intangibles resulting from the adjustments explained
below. |
| (ii) | See updated fair values section below. Mainly relates to
property, plant and equipment step up. |
| (iii) | See updated fair values section below. It relates to remeasurement
of the right of use assets. |
The impact of the finalization of Tigo Guatemala's purchase accounting
on the 2021 Group statement of income is immaterial. Therefore, no adjustments were made in that respect on comparative figures.
Further details of Tigo Guatemala acquisition are provided on the following
page.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
3. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT
VENTURES, ASSOCIATES AND OTHER NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS (continued)
The table below shows the changes in fair values compared to the values
reported as of December 31, 2021.
At acquisition date - November 12, 2021
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Provisional fair values (100%) |
Final fair values (100%) |
Changes |
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill) (i) |
1,294 |
1,917 |
623 |
Property, plant and equipment (ii) |
547 |
731 |
184 |
Right of use assets (iii) |
189 |
205 |
17 |
Other non-current assets |
5 |
5 |
— |
Current assets (excluding cash) |
210 |
210 |
— |
Trade receivables (iv) |
42 |
42 |
— |
Cash and cash equivalents |
199 |
199 |
— |
Total assets acquired |
2,486 |
3,309 |
823 |
Lease liabilities (iii) |
205 |
205 |
— |
Other debt and financing |
417 |
417 |
— |
Other liabilities |
281 |
281 |
— |
Total liabilities assumed |
903 |
903 |
— |
Fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net - A |
1,583 |
2,406 |
823 |
Purchase consideration (45%) - B |
2,195 |
2,195 |
— |
Implied fair value (100% of business) - C |
4,877 |
4,877 |
— |
Carrying value of our investment in joint venture at acquisition date - D |
2,013 |
2,013 |
— |
Goodwill arising on change of control - B+D-A=E |
2,625 |
1,802 |
(823) |
Revaluation of previously held interests - C-B-D=F (v) |
670 |
670 |
— |
Total goodwill - E+F=G |
3,295 |
2,472 |
(823) |
| (i) | Fair value step-up have been recognized mainly on the following intangible assets: |
a) the customer lists for an amount
of $514 million, with estimated weighted average useful lives of 9.3 years.
b) the spectrum and licenses held by
Tigo Guatemala for $51 million, with a remaining useful life of 11 years.
c) the trademarks and brand held and operated by Tigo Guatemala
for $62 million, bringing its carrying value to $910 million. Management determined that the latter have indefinite useful lives.
| (ii) | A fair value step-up of $184 million has been recognized on property, plant and equipment, mainly on the core network, network
equipment and owned towers. The weighted average remaining useful live is estimated at 6 years. |
| (iii) | The Group measured the lease liability at the present value of the remaining lease payments (as defined in IFRS 16) as if the acquired
lease were a new lease at the acquisition date. The right-of-use assets have been adjusted by $17 million to be measured at the same amount
as the lease liabilities. |
| (iv) | The fair value of trade receivables acquired approximate their carrying value of $42 million. |
| (v) | The acquisition has been determined as a business combination achieved in stages, requiring Millicom to remeasure its 55% previously
held equity investment in Tigo Guatemala at its acquisition date fair value; the resulting gain has been recognized in the statement of
income under the line "Revaluation of previously held interests" and is included in the goodwill calculation (see above). |
The goodwill is attributable to the workforce and the high profitability
of Tigo Guatemala. It is currently not expected to be tax deductible. From November 12, 2021 to December 31, 2021, Tigo Guatemala contributed
$223 million of revenue and $28 million of net profit to the Group. If Tigo Guatemala had been acquired on January 1, 2021, incremental
revenue for the year 2021 would have been $1.38 billion and incremental net profit for the same period of $147 million. Acquisition related
costs included in the statement of income under operating expenses were immaterial.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
3. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT
VENTURES, ASSOCIATES AND OTHER NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS (continued)
Disposals 2021 - Ghana
On October 13, 2021, Millicom, along with its joint venture partner
Bharti Airtel Limited, closed the disposal of AirtelTigo Ghana to the Government of Ghana. As part of the closing conditions, each partner
committed up to $37.5 million for the reimbursement of certain local bank facilities.
Disposals 2022 - Tanzania
On March 10, 2022, Millicom obtained the
final necessary regulatory approvals to sell its operations in Tanzania. The transaction was completed on April 5, 2022 (see note
4).
4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Discontinued operations-Tanzania
As from March 10, 2022, and in
accordance with IFRS 5, all assets and liabilities of our operations in Tanzania were classified as held for sale and their results
have been removed from the results of continuing operations and are shown as a single line item on the face of the statement of comprehensive
income under 'Profit (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax'. Comparative figures of the statement of income have been re-presented
accordingly.
On April 5, 2022, Millicom completed
the sale for an initial cash consideration of approximately $101 million (subject to final price adjustment). As per the sale agreement,
the initial sale price is adjusted to consider some outstanding tax and legal contingencies which management believes is sufficient to
cover any future claims on pre-closing matters. Should the price adjustments not be sufficient, Millicom might be liable and need to make
additional provisions that are not covered by the latter. In addition, the agreement also provides an IPO1 adjustment
clause valid until April 5, 2024, whereby Millicom would reimburse the buyer for any negative difference
between the share price per share on the IPO date and the one implied by this sale. As of December 31, 2022,
no additional provisions have been made by management in respect of the aforementioned items.
(a) The net assets de-consolidated
on the date of the disposal, as well as the gain on disposal, were as follows:
Details of the sale of the subsidiary ($ millions) |
April 5, 2022 |
Carrying amount of net assets sold (A) |
(79) |
Initial sale consideration (B) |
101 |
Gross gain on sale (B) - (A) |
180 |
Other operating expenses linked to the disposal |
(11) |
Other operating income/expenses, net |
(5) |
Gain on sale before reclassification of foreign currency translation reserve |
165 |
Reclassification of foreign currency translation reserve |
(56) |
Net gain on sale |
109 |
(b) The operating results
and cash flows of the discontinued operation for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are set out below. The figures
shown below are after inter-company eliminations.
1 The Tanzanian government implemented
in 2016 legislation requiring telecommunications companies to list their shares on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange and offer 25% of their
shares in a Tanzanian public offering. The ´Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority´ (TCRA) ordered the Tanzanian operations
to complete such public offering by December 31, 2025, at the latest.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
(Continued)
Results from Discontinued Operations
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Twelve months ended December 31, 2022 |
Twelve months ended December 31, 2021 |
Three months ended December 31, 2022 |
Three months ended December 31, 2021 |
Revenue |
88 |
357 |
— |
92 |
Cost of sales |
(26) |
(104) |
— |
(27) |
Operating expenses |
(27) |
(131) |
— |
(37) |
Depreciation and amortization |
(21) |
(83) |
— |
(20) |
Other operating income (expenses), net |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
Gain/(loss) on disposal of discontinued operations |
120 |
— |
— |
— |
Other expenses linked to the disposal of discontinued operations |
(11) |
— |
— |
— |
Operating profit (loss) |
127 |
39 |
— |
9 |
Interest income (expense), net |
(12) |
(36) |
— |
(12) |
Other non-operating (expenses) income, net |
— |
(1) |
— |
— |
Profit (loss) before taxes |
116 |
3 |
— |
(3) |
Credit (charge) for taxes, net |
(3) |
(31) |
— |
(13) |
Net profit/(loss) from discontinued operations |
113 |
(28) |
— |
(16) |
Cash flows from discontinued operations
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Twelve months ended December 31, 2022 |
Twelve months ended December 31, 2021 |
Cash from operating activities, net |
18 |
87 |
Cash from (used in) investing activities, net |
10 |
(46) |
Cash from (used in) financing activities, net |
(9) |
(35) |
Net cash inflows |
19 |
5 |
5. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Management determines operating and reportable segments based on the
reports that are used by the chief operating decision maker to make strategic and operational decisions from both a business and geographic
perspective. The Millicom Group’s risks and rates of return for its operations were predominantly affected by operating in different
geographical regions. Until the divestiture of our Tanzania business, as discussed above, the Millicom Group had businesses in two main
regions, Latin America and Africa, which constituted our two reportable segments. As a result of the sale of the Tanzania business and
its classification as a discontinued operation, we no longer report an Africa segment in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements and will no longer report it in our consolidated financial statements for future periods. The Group now only operates in a
single region, Latin America.
As a result, the Group now reports a single segment, called the ‘Group
Segment’, which includes the results of our Latin American operations, and regional and central corporate costs. Group segment figures
will continue to include our Honduras joint venture as if it was fully consolidated, as this reflects the way management reviews and uses
internally reported information to make decisions about operating matters and to provide increased transparency to investors on those
operations. Group segment figures also include our operations in Guatemala as if they were fully consolidated for all comparative periods,
for the same reasons. On November 12, 2021, we acquired the remaining 45% equity interest in our Guatemala joint venture business, and
we now fully consolidate our operations in Guatemala. Prior to this date, we held a 55% stake in our operations in Guatemala and accounted
for it using the equity method of accounting, along with our operations in Honduras.
Revenue, operating profit (loss), EBITDA and other segment information
for the three- month periods and years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, are shown on the following pages.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
5. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)
Twelve months ended December 31, 2022
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Group Segment (viii) |
Honduras (vii) |
Eliminations and transfers |
Group |
Mobile revenue |
3,392 |
(436) |
1 |
2,957 |
Cable and other fixed services revenue |
2,247 |
(108) |
7 |
2,145 |
Other revenue |
73 |
(5) |
— |
69 |
Service revenue (i) |
5,712 |
(549) |
8 |
5,171 |
Telephone and equipment revenue |
491 |
(37) |
— |
454 |
Revenue |
6,203 |
(586) |
8 |
5,624 |
Operating profit (loss) |
1,004 |
(121) |
32 |
915 |
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
1,454 |
(112) |
1 |
1,344 |
Share of profit in joint ventures (viii) |
— |
— |
(32) |
(32) |
Other operating expenses (income), net |
(1) |
3 |
(1) |
2 |
EBITDA (ii) |
2,457 |
(230) |
1 |
2,228 |
EBITDA from discontinued operations |
24 |
— |
— |
24 |
EBITDA incl discontinued operations |
2,482 |
(230) |
1 |
2,252 |
Capital expenditure (iii) |
(1,042) |
85 |
— |
(957) |
Spectrum paid |
(93) |
— |
— |
(93) |
Changes in working capital and others (iv) |
(95) |
(26) |
— |
(121) |
Taxes paid |
(365) |
49 |
— |
(316) |
Operating free cash flow (v) |
887 |
(122) |
1 |
765 |
Total Assets (vi) |
14,543 |
(1,004) |
660 |
14,198 |
Total Liabilities |
11,097 |
(603) |
70 |
10,565 |
| (i) | Service revenue is revenue related to the provision of ongoing
services such as monthly subscription fees for mobile and broadband, airtime and data usage fees, interconnection fees, roaming fees,
mobile finance service commissions and fees from other telecommunications services such as data services, short message services, installation
fees and other value-added services excluding telephone and equipment sales. |
| (ii) | EBITDA is operating profit excluding impairment losses, depreciation
and amortization and gains/losses on the disposal of fixed assets. |
| (iii) | Excluding spectrum and licenses. |
| (iv) | ‘Changes in working capital and others’ include
changes in working capital as stated in the cash flow statement as well as share based payments expense. |
| (v) | Operating Free Cash Flow is EBITDA less capex, less spectrum
paid, less change in working capital, other non-cash items (share-based payment expense) and taxes paid. From 2022, the Group changed
the definition of Operating Free Cash Flow to include spectrum paid in response to feedback from users of our financial statements who
prefer a more comprehensive view of our cash flow generation. |
| (vi) | Segment assets include goodwill and other intangible assets. |
| (vii) | Including eliminations for Guatemala (prior to acquisition)
and Honduras as reported in the Group Segment. |
| (viii) | As further explained above, Group Segment numbers include
Guatemala (until acquisition in November 2021) and Honduras as if they were fully consolidated, and excludes Africa. |
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
5. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)
Twelve months ended December 31, 2021
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Group Segment (viii) |
Guatemala and Honduras (vii) |
Eliminations and transfers |
Group |
Mobile revenue |
3,372 |
(1,372) |
— |
2,000 |
Cable and other fixed services revenue |
2,273 |
(334) |
— |
1,938 |
Other revenue |
68 |
(8) |
— |
60 |
Service revenue (i) |
5,712 |
(1,715) |
— |
3,997 |
Telephone and equipment revenue |
503 |
(240) |
— |
263 |
Revenue |
6,216 |
(1,955) |
— |
4,261 |
Operating profit (loss) |
983 |
(574) |
210 |
619 |
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
1,516 |
(403) |
— |
1,113 |
Share of profit in joint ventures |
— |
— |
(210) |
(210) |
Other operating expenses (income), net |
(5) |
— |
— |
(5) |
EBITDA (ii) |
2,494 |
(977) |
— |
1,517 |
EBITDA from discontinued operations |
121 |
— |
— |
121 |
EBITDA incl discontinued operations |
2,615 |
(977) |
— |
1,638 |
Capital expenditure (iii) |
(1,065) |
238 |
— |
(827) |
Spectrum paid |
(59) |
22 |
— |
(37) |
Changes in working capital and others (iv) |
(51) |
(13) |
— |
(65) |
Taxes paid |
(271) |
143 |
— |
(127) |
Operating free cash flow (v) |
1,169 |
(587) |
— |
582 |
Total Assets (vi) |
15,484 |
(6,432) |
6,088 |
15,141 |
Total Liabilities |
12,934 |
(1,763) |
1,229 |
12,401 |
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
5. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)
Three months ended December 31, 2022 (in millions of U.S. dollars) |
Group Segment (viii) |
Honduras(vii) |
Eliminations and transfers |
Group |
Mobile revenue |
846 |
(112) |
— |
735 |
Cable and other fixed services revenue |
551 |
(28) |
2 |
525 |
Other revenue |
18 |
(2) |
— |
17 |
Service revenue (i) |
1,416 |
(142) |
3 |
1,276 |
Telephone and equipment revenue |
115 |
(10) |
— |
105 |
Revenue |
1,530 |
(152) |
3 |
1,381 |
Operating profit (loss) |
261 |
(32) |
8 |
238 |
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
351 |
(29) |
1 |
322 |
Share of profit in joint ventures(viii) |
— |
— |
(7) |
(7) |
Other operating expenses (income), net |
(4) |
1 |
(1) |
(5) |
EBITDA (ii) |
608 |
(60) |
— |
548 |
EBITDA from discontinued operations |
— |
— |
— |
— |
EBITDA incl discontinued operations |
608 |
(60) |
— |
548 |
Capital expenditure (iii) |
(199) |
19 |
— |
(180) |
Spectrum paid |
(18) |
|
|
(18) |
Changes in working capital and others (iv) |
105 |
(23) |
— |
81 |
Taxes paid |
(107) |
13 |
— |
(94) |
Operating free cash flow (v) |
389 |
(52) |
— |
338 |
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
5. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)
Three months ended December 31, 2021
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Group Segment(viii) |
Guatemala and Honduras (vii) |
Eliminations and transfers |
Group |
Mobile revenue |
863 |
(236) |
— |
627 |
Cable and other fixed services revenue |
577 |
(64) |
— |
513 |
Other revenue |
17 |
(2) |
— |
16 |
Service revenue (i) |
1,457 |
(302) |
— |
1,155 |
Telephone and equipment revenue |
139 |
(39) |
— |
100 |
Revenue |
1,595 |
(341) |
— |
1,254 |
Operating profit (loss) |
270 |
(92) |
25 |
203 |
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
362 |
(64) |
— |
297 |
Share of profit in joint ventures |
— |
— |
(25) |
(25) |
Other operating expenses (income), net |
(14) |
— |
— |
(14) |
EBITDA (ii) |
618 |
(157) |
— |
461 |
EBITDA from discontinued operations |
28 |
— |
— |
28 |
EBITDA incl discontinued operations |
647 |
(157) |
— |
490 |
Capital expenditure (iii) |
(290) |
42 |
— |
(248) |
Spectrum paid |
(12) |
— |
— |
(12) |
Changes in working capital and others (iv) |
104 |
8 |
— |
112 |
Taxes paid |
(72) |
24 |
— |
(48) |
Operating free cash flow (v) |
377 |
(82) |
— |
295 |
6. OTHER NON-OPERATING (EXPENSES) INCOME, NET
The Group’s other non-operating (expenses) income, net comprised
the following:
in millions of U.S. dollars |
Twelve months ended December 31, 2022 |
Twelve months ended December 31, 2021 (i) |
Three months ended December 31, 2022 |
Three months ended December 31, 2021 (i) |
Change in fair value of derivatives (Note 13) |
12 |
3 |
— |
1 |
Change in fair value in investment in Milvik |
(6) |
— |
(6) |
— |
Change in fair value in investment in Helios Towers (ii) |
— |
18 |
— |
— |
Change in value of call option and put option liability (Note 3) |
(1) |
(31) |
— |
(5) |
Exchange gains (losses), net |
(84) |
(42) |
(31) |
(9) |
Other non-operating income (expenses), net |
1 |
2 |
1 |
— |
Total |
(78) |
(49) |
(36) |
(13) |
| (i) | Re-presented for discontinued operations (see note 4). |
| (ii) | In June 2021, Millicom disposed of its remaining shareholding
in HT. |
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
7. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Earnings per common share (EPS) attributable to owners of the Company
are comprised as follows:
in millions of U.S. dollars |
Twelve months ended December 31, 2022 |
Twelve months ended December 31, 2021 (ii) (iii) |
Three months ended December 31, 2022 |
Three months ended December 31, 2021 (ii) (iii) |
Basic and Diluted |
|
|
|
|
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders from continuing operations |
64 |
618 |
57 |
659 |
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders from discontinued operations |
113 |
(28) |
— |
(16) |
Net profit (loss) attributable to all equity holders to determine the basic profit (loss) per share |
177 |
590 |
57 |
643 |
|
|
|
|
|
in thousands |
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic and diluted earnings per share |
139,049 |
128,571 |
170,883 |
127,519 |
Potential shares as a result of long term incentive plans |
640 |
549 |
587 |
619 |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) adjusted for the effect of dilution (i) |
139,690 |
129,120 |
171,471 |
128,138 |
|
|
|
|
|
in U.S. dollars |
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per common share for profit (loss) from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Company |
0.46 |
4.81 |
0.33 |
5.17 |
Earnings (loss) per common share for profit (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the Company |
0.81 |
(0.22) |
— |
(0.13) |
Earnings (loss) per common share for profit (loss) for the period attributable to owners of the Company |
1.27 |
4.59 |
0.33 |
5.04 |
Diluted |
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per common share for profit (loss) from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Company |
0.46 |
4.79 |
0.33 |
5.15 |
Earnings (loss) per common share for profit (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the Company |
0.81 |
(0.22) |
— |
(0.13) |
Earnings (loss) per common share for profit (loss) for the period attributable to owners of the Company |
1.27 |
4.57 |
0.33 |
5.02 |
| (i) | For the purpose of calculating the diluted earnings (loss)
per common share, the weighted average outstanding shares used for the basic earnings (loss) per common share were increased only by
the portion of the shares which have a dilutive effect on the earnings (loss) per common share. |
| (ii) | Re-presented for discontinued operations (see note 4). |
| (iii) | As required by IAS 33 ‘Earnings per share’ the
impact of the bonus element included within the rights offering (see note 14) has been included in the calculations of the basic and
diluted earnings per share for the current year/period and comparative figures have been re-presented accordingly. |
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
8. INVESTMENTS IN JOINT VENTURES
Joint ventures are businesses over which Millicom exercises joint control
as decisions over the relevant activities of each, such as the ability to upstream cash from the joint ventures, require unanimous consent
of shareholders. Millicom determines the existence of joint control by reference to joint venture agreements, articles of association,
structures and voting protocols of the board of directors of those ventures.
At December 31, 2022, the equity accounted net assets of our joint
venture in Honduras totaled $401 million (December 31, 2021: $406 million). These net assets do not necessarily represent statutory reserves
available for distribution as these include consolidation adjustments (such as goodwill and identified assets and assumed liabilities
recognized as part of the purchase accounting). Out of these net assets, $3 million (December 31, 2021: $3 million) represent statutory
reserves that are unavailable to be distributed to the Group. During the year ended December 31, 2022, Millicom's joint venture in Honduras
repatriated cash of $88 million in the form of management fees, dividend advances and repayment of a shareholder loan. For the same period
last year, Millicom's joint ventures in Guatemala and Honduras repatriated cash of $62 million, out of which $13 million represented dividends
and dividends advances paid to the Company.
At December 31, 2022, Millicom had $48 million payables to Honduras
joint venture which were mainly made up of loan advances (December 31, 2021: $69 million). In addition, as of December 31, 2021, Millicom
had a total receivable from Honduras of $62 million, mainly composed of shareholder loan (representing a sale consideration following
a shareholding restructuring in 2020, which was payable in several installments with an expected final settlement in November 2023). During
2022, our operations in Honduras early repaid the related outstanding amount of this loan in its entirety. At December 31, 2022, a total
of $13 million corresponding to other operating receivables remain outstanding.
The table below summarizes the movements for the year in respect of
the Group's joint ventures carrying values:
in millions of U.S. dollars |
2022 |
Honduras (i) |
Opening Balance at January 1, 2022 |
596 |
Results for the period |
32 |
Dividends declared during the period |
(35) |
Currency exchange differences |
(7) |
Closing Balance at December 31, 2022 |
590 |
| (i) | Share of profit is recognized under ‘Share of profit
in the joint ventures’ in the statement of income for the period ended December 31, 2022. |
9. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
During the year ended December 31, 2022, Millicom added property, plant
and equipment for $823 million (December 31, 2021: $787 million) and received $21 million from disposal of property, plant and equipment
(December 31, 2021: $11 million).
10. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
During the year ended December 31, 2022, Millicom added intangible
assets for $345 million of which $195 million related to spectrum and licenses, and $150 million to additions of other intangible assets
(December 31, 2021: $164 million of which $29 million related to an adjustment on spectrum and licenses and $135 million to additions
of intangible assets) and did not receive any proceeds from disposal of intangible assets (December 31, 2021: nil).
During the year ended December 31, 2022, Millicom early terminated
an IT software contract and also decommissioned the existing software. As a result, Millicom recorded a settlement provision of $7 million
under operating expenses and recorded a decommissioning cost of this software for a total amount of $12 million, as accelerated amortization
and impairment charges.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
11. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
A. Debt and financing
The most significant movements in debt and financing for the year ended
December 31, 2022 were as follows. When applicable, local currency amounts are translated in USD using the exchange rate at the time of
obtaining them.
Luxembourg
On January 10, 2022, Millicom placed a SEK 2.2 billion (approximately
$239 million) senior unsecured sustainability bond (the "Bond") within its Sustainability bond framework. The Bond is due on
2027 and carries a floating coupon priced at 3m Stibor+300bps, the Bond is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm sustainable bond list. On January
13, 2022, Millicom executed a swap on the principal amount to hedge it to USD (see note 13).
On April 13, 2022, Millicom repaid $100 million of the bridge loan
with the proceeds received from the disposal of our operations in Tanzania. The remaining balance of $350 million was repaid in June 2022
with the proceeds of the rights offering (see note 14).
Colombia
On January 21, 2022, Colombia Movil S.A. repaid $100 million of the
outstanding amount of the Syndicated Loan Agreement dated June 8, 2017. On January 19, 2022, the respective cross currency swaps with
Bancolombia and JP Morgan for $25 million, each, were terminated.
On October 5, 2022 UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A. entered into a credit
loan with Bancolombia for COP 85,000 million (approximately $18 million) loan with a variable rate at IBR+margin and a maturity of 1 year.
As of December 31, 2022, there is still $50 million outstanding under the syndicated loan, which is covered by cross currency and interest
rate swaps.
Guatemala
On January 27, 2022, our principal subsidiary in Guatemala, Comunicaciones
Celulares, S.A. ("Comcel"), completed the issuance of a new 10-year $900 million Bond with a coupon of 5.125% per annum. The
proceeds from this bond were used to repay a significant portion of the bridge financing that was used in 2021 to fund the acquisition
of the remaining 45% equity interest in the Tigo Guatemala operations (see note 3).
On March 31, 2022, Comcel executed a new 5-year $150 million loan agreement
with Banco de Desarrollo Rural, S.A.. Proceeds were disbursed on April 27, 2022 and were used to refinance some of the credit agreements
Comcel had with Banco Industrial.
On November 4, 2022, Comcel announced a tender
offer to purchase for cash up to $90 million in aggregate principal amount of the USD $900 million 5.125% Senior Notes (early tender
consideration for $822.5 for each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes). On November 20, 2022, Comcel announced that approximately $19 million
in principal amount of the Notes, have been accepted and settled on November 21, 2022. Late tender expired on December 6, 2022 with no
further tendered Notes. Total consideration amounted to approximately $16 million with a net financial income impact of $3 million
given the Notes were repurchased below their par value.
Bolivia
On July 29, 2022, Tigo Bolivia signed two new loan agreements for a
total amount of approximately $8 million and a repayment period of 5 years.
Nicaragua and El Salvador
On September 12, 2022, Telefonia Celular de Nicaragua, S.A. ("Nicaragua")
and Telemovil El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. ("Telemovil") entered into a new Credit and Guaranty Agreement with Bank of Nova Scotia
as Administrative Agent and Citigroup and Bladex as Joint Lead Arrangers, and with Millicom International Cellular, S.A. as Guarantor
for $225 million Unsecured Term Loan with a 5-year maturity. The allocated portion for Telemovil is $75 million and the allocated portion
for Nicaragua is $150 million. The proceeds have been used to partially repay loans with other companies within the Group. The interest
rate for this loan is SOFR based plus a margin.
Paraguay
On November 4, 2022, Telefónica
Celular del Paraguay S.A.E. (Telecel) announced a tender offer to purchase for cash up to $55 million in aggregate principal
amount of the $550 million 5.875% Senior Notes (early tender consideration for $927.5 for each $1,000 principal amount of the
Notes). On November 20, 2022, Telecel announced that approximately $47 million in principal amount of the Notes, have been
accepted and settled on November 21, 2022. Late tender expired on December 6, 2022 with no further tendered Notes. Total
consideration amounted to approximately $44 million with a net financial income impact of $3 million given the Notes were
repurchased below their par value.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
11. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued)
Analysis of debt and financing by maturity
The total amount of debt and financing is repayable as follows:
in millions of U.S. dollars |
As at December 31, 2022 |
As at December 31, 2021 |
Due within: |
|
|
One year |
180 |
1,840 |
One-two years |
394 |
206 |
Two-three years |
564 |
486 |
Three-four years |
777 |
843 |
Four-five years |
1,122 |
758 |
After five years |
3,766 |
3,610 |
Total debt and financing |
6,804 |
7,744 |
The table below describes the outstanding and maximum exposure under
guarantees and the remaining terms of the guarantees as at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
|
Bank and financing guarantees (i) |
Supplier guarantees |
in millions of U.S. dollars |
As at December 31, 2022 |
As at December 31, 2021 |
As at December 31, 2022 |
As at December 31, 2021 |
Terms |
Outstanding and Maximum exposure |
Outstanding and Maximum exposure(ii) |
0-1 year |
13 |
71 |
2 |
82 |
1-3 years |
70 |
6 |
— |
— |
3-5 years |
418 |
223 |
— |
— |
Total |
501 |
300 |
2 |
82 |
| (i) | If non-payment by the obligor, the guarantee ensures payment
of outstanding amounts by the Group's guarantor. |
| (ii) | Guarantee from Tanzania ceased to exist after the completion
of the sale of our operations in Tanzania, see note 4. |
The Group’s interest and other financial expenses comprised the
following:
in millions of U.S. dollars |
Twelve months ended December 31, 2022 |
Twelve months ended December 31, 2021 (i) |
Three months ended December 31, 2022 |
Three months ended December 31, 2021 (i) |
Interest expense on bonds and bank financing |
(434) |
(329) |
(113) |
(94) |
Interest expense on leases |
(124) |
(113) |
(29) |
(29) |
Early redemption charges |
— |
(5) |
— |
— |
Others |
(59) |
(47) |
(5) |
(7) |
Total interest and other financial expenses |
(617) |
(495) |
(148) |
(130) |
| (i) | Re-presented for discontinued operations (see note 4) |
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation & claims
The Company and its operations are contingently liable with respect
to lawsuits, legal, regulatory, commercial and other legal risks that arise in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2022,
the total amount of claims brought against Millicom and its subsidiaries is $246 million (December 31, 2021: $246 million). The Group's
share of the comparable exposure for its joint venture in Honduras is $13 million (December 31, 2021: $13 million).
As at December 31, 2022, $25 million has been provisioned by its subsidiaries
for these risks in the consolidated statement of financial position (December 31, 2021: $36 million). The Group's share of provisions
made by the joint venture was $1 million (December 31, 2021: $1 million). While it is not possible to ascertain the ultimate legal and
financial liability with respect to these claims and risks, the ultimate outcome is not anticipated to have a material effect on the Group’s
financial position and operations.
Taxation
At December 31, 2022, the tax risks exposure of the Group's subsidiaries
is estimated at $221 million, for which provisions of $38 million have been recorded in tax liabilities; representing the probable amount
of eventual claims and required payments related to those risks (December 31, 2021: $342 million of which provisions of $69 million were
recorded). The decrease compared to December 31, 2021 mainly relates to the sale of our operations in Tanzania (see note 4) as well as
the adherence to a tax amnesty in one of our operations. The Group's share of comparable tax exposure and provisions in its joint venture
amounts to $97 million (December 31, 2021: $68 million) and $7 million (December 31, 2021: $3 million), respectively.
Capital commitments
At December 31, 2022, the Company and its subsidiaries had fixed commitments
to purchase network equipment, other fixed assets and intangible assets of $420 million of which $265 million are due within one year
(December 31, 2021: $761 million of which $428 million are due within one year). The Group’s share of commitments in the joint ventures
is $29 million of which $29 million are due within one year. (December 31, 2021: $41 million and $41 million respectively).
13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Other than the items disclosed below, the fair values of financial
assets and financial liabilities approximate their carrying values as at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
in millions of U.S. dollars |
Carrying value |
Fair value (i) |
|
As at December 31, 2022 |
As at December 31, 2021 |
As at December 31, 2022 |
As at December 31, 2021 |
Financial liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Debt and financing |
6,804 |
7,744 |
6,327 |
7,817 |
| (i) | Fair values are measured with reference to Level 1 (for listed
bonds) or 2. |
Derivative financial instruments
Currency and interest rate swap contracts
MIC S.A. entered into swap contracts in order to hedge the foreign
currency and interest rate risks in relation to the 2024 SEK 2 billion bond and the foreign currency risk in relation to the 2027 SEK
2.2 billion bond (approximately $211 million and $236 million, respectively, using the exchange rate at the time of the issuance of each
bond) senior unsecured sustainability bonds issued in May 2019 and January 2022, respectively). These swaps are accounted for as cash
flow hedges as the timing and amounts of the cash flows under the swap agreements match the cash flows under the SEK bond. Their maturity
dates are May 2024 and January 2027, respectively. The hedging relationships are highly effective and related fluctuations are recorded
through other comprehensive income. At December 31, 2022, the fair values of the swaps amount to a liability of $53 million (December
31, 2021: an asset of $6 million).
Colombia and El Salvador operations have also entered into several
swap agreements in order to hedge foreign currency and interest rate risks on certain long-term debts. These swaps are accounted for as
cash flow hedges and related fair value changes are recorded through other comprehensive income. At December 31, 2022, the fair value
of El Salvador swap amounted to nil, (December 31, 2021: a liability of $1 million) and the fair value of Colombia swaps amounted to an
asset of $19 million (December 31, 2021: an asset of $15 million). On January 19, 2022, a portion of the cross-currency swaps with Bancolombia
and JP Morgan were settled in cash for an amount of $8 million.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2022 | |
13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)
Interest rate and currency swaps are measured with reference to Level
2 of the fair value hierarchy.
There are no other derivative financial instruments with a significant
fair value at December 31, 2022.
14. RIGHTS OFFERING
On May 18, 2022, the Board of Directors of Millicom resolved on a rights
offering (the "Rights Offering") granting preferential subscription rights to existing holders of shares and Swedish Depositary
Receipts ("SDRs") to subscribe for up to 70,357,088 shares in aggregate.
Those who were registered as holders of shares/SDR register on May
23, 2022, received one subscription right for each share ("Share Right") or SDR ("SDR right") held in Millicom. 10
share rights entitled a holder thereof to subscribe for 7 new shares in Millicom and 10 SDR Rights entitled a holder thereof to subscribe
7 new SDRs in Millicom. The subscription price was set at SEK 106 per new SDR and $10.61 per new share. The subscription price in SEK
was determined based on the subscription price in U.S. dollars as resolved by Millicom, $10.61 per new share, using the SEK-U.S. dollar
exchange rate published by the Swedish Central Bank on May 17, 2022.
The record date for participation in the Rights Offering was May 23,
2022. The subscription period ran from May 27, 2022 up to June 13, 2022.
The result of the Rights Offering showed that 68,822,675 shares, including
those represented by SDRs, have been subscribed for by the exercise of basic subscription rights. The remaining 1,534,413 shares, including
those represented by SDRs, were allotted to those investors who subscribed for them pursuant to over subscription privileges. The Rights
Offering was thus fully subscribed, and Millicom received proceeds amounting to approximately $717 million after deducting underwriting
commissions and other offering expenses of $30 million.
The Rights Offering resulted in the issuance of 70,357,088 new shares,
which increased the number of outstanding shares in Millicom from 101,739,217 to 172,096,305. As a result, the share capital increased
by $106 million to $258 million from $153 million. The remaining $611 million have been allocated to the Group's share premium account.
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Potential acquisition
On January 25, 2023, Millicom confirmed that a
potential acquisition of all outstanding shares in Millicom is being discussed with Apollo Global Management and Claure Group. There is
no certainty that a transaction will materialize nor as to the terms, timing or form of any potential transaction.
Colombia financing
On January 5, 2023, UNE issued a COP230 billion (approximately
$50 million) bond consisting of two tranches with three and four and a half-year maturities. Interest rates are variable, based on
CPI + a margin, and are payable in Colombian peso.
Item 2
Earnings Release
Q4 2022 |
|
Luxembourg, February 10, 2023
Millicom closes 2022 with robust
free cash flow
Highlights Q4 2022*
| • | Revenue up 10.1% and Operating profit up 17.2%, reflecting the Guatemala acquisition. |
| • | Service revenue up 2.3% organically fueled by broad-based growth across business lines and countries. |
| • | EBITDA up 1.8% organically, with revenue growth partially offset by higher content and energy
costs. |
| • | Net profit of $57 million compared to $643 million
in Q4 2021, which included a $670 million one-time gain on the Guatemala transaction. |
| • | Strong full year financial performance: |
| ◦ | Operating Cash Flow up 8.4% organically to $1,255 million |
| ◦ | Equity Free Cash Flow excluding Africa of $171 million |
| ◦ | Leverage down to 3.04x net financial obligations to EBITDA |
Financial highlights ($ millions) |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
% change |
Organic % Change |
FY 2022 |
FY 2021 |
% change |
Organic % Change |
Revenue |
1,381 |
1,254 |
10.1% |
0.9% |
5,624 |
4,261 |
32.0% |
3.3% |
Operating Profit |
238 |
203 |
17.2% |
|
915 |
619 |
47.9% |
|
Net Profit |
57 |
643 |
(91.2)% |
|
177 |
590 |
(70.0)% |
|
Non-IFRS measures (*) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service Revenue |
1,276 |
1,155 |
10.5% |
2.3% |
5,171 |
3,997 |
29.4% |
3.5% |
EBITDA |
548 |
461 |
18.8% |
1.8% |
2,228 |
1,517 |
46.8% |
1.2% |
Capex |
266 |
384 |
(30.8)% |
|
973 |
922 |
5.5% |
|
Operating Cash Flow |
282 |
77 |
266.7% |
70.8% |
1,255 |
595 |
111.0% |
8.4% |
*See page 11 for a description of non-IFRS measures
and for reconciliations to the nearest equivalent IFRS measures.
Millicom Chief Executive Officer Mauricio Ramos commented:
"2022
was a strong year for Millicom. Operationally, we gained or sustained mobile and fixed market share in the vast majority of our markets,
and we continued to successfully execute on our strategy to accelerate growth in B2B. In Mobile, we continued to invest to modernize and
upgrade our networks, and we were the first to introduce 5G service in Guatemala. In Home, we continued to expand our network to
reach 822,000 new homes, and we pivoted our new build activity toward fiber-to-the-home. We now
reach 12.6 million homes, of which 730,000 are already fiber.
Despite a
more challenging macroeconomic and competitive environment, we achieved Equity Free Cash Flow1 of $171 million, in line with
our budget and consistent with our three-year target, thanks to robust organic OCF growth of 8.4%.
1 Excluding Africa
Earnings
Release
Q4 2022
|
|
These results demonstrate
Millicom's ability to adapt to changing market conditions and reflect the strength of our team, our brand, and the quality of the services
we provide, backed by state-of-the-art networks and infrastructure.
In
2022, we also validated our science-based targets and were recognized as one of the top five employers globally in the Great Place to
Work survey. I want to thank our 20,000 employees for their continued hard work and dedication. I am confident that, together, we will
deliver another outstanding performance in 2023."
Financial Targets
As communicated on 14 February 2022, Millicom’s
financial targets are:
| • | Organic operating cash flow growth of around 10% per year on
average in 2022-2024 |
| • | Cumulative Equity free cash flow of $800 million to $1.0 billion
in 2022-2024 |
| • | Reduce leverage to 2.5x by 2025 and to 2.0x over the long term |
Subsequent Event
On January 25, 2023, Millicom confirmed that a
potential acquisition of all outstanding shares in Millicom is being discussed with Apollo Global Management and Claure Group. There is
no certainty that a transaction will materialize nor as to the terms, timing or form of any potential transaction.
Earnings
Release
Q4 2022
|
|
Group Quarterly Financial Review - Q4 2022
Income statement data (i) (IFRS) |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
% change |
FY 2022 |
FY 2021 |
% change |
$ millions (except EPS in $) |
Revenue |
1,381 |
1,254 |
10.1% |
5,624 |
4,261 |
32.0% |
Cost of sales |
(372) |
(347) |
(7.2)% |
(1,506) |
(1,197) |
(25.8)% |
Gross profit |
1,010 |
908 |
11.2% |
4,118 |
3,063 |
34.5% |
Operating expenses |
(462) |
(447) |
(3.4)% |
(1,890) |
(1,546) |
(22.3)% |
Depreciation |
(242) |
(220) |
(9.7)% |
(999) |
(804) |
(24.3)% |
Amortization |
(81) |
(77) |
(4.7)% |
(345) |
(310) |
(11.4)% |
Share of profit in joint ventures |
7 |
25 |
(70.8)% |
32 |
210 |
(84.6)% |
Other operating income (expenses), net |
5 |
14 |
(66.6)% |
(2) |
5 |
NM |
Operating profit |
238 |
203 |
17.2% |
915 |
619 |
47.9% |
Net financial expenses |
(137) |
(128) |
(6.9)% |
(599) |
(472) |
(27.0)% |
Revaluation of previously held interests in Guatemala |
— |
670 |
NM |
— |
670 |
NM |
Other non-operating income, (expense) net |
(36) |
(13) |
NM |
(78) |
(49) |
(57.2)% |
Losses from other JVs and associates, net |
— |
(1) |
55.5% |
— |
(40) |
98.8% |
Profit before tax |
64 |
731 |
(91.3)% |
238 |
728 |
(67.3)% |
Net tax expense |
(22) |
(92) |
76.0% |
(222) |
(158) |
(41.1)% |
Profit for the period from continuing ops. |
42 |
639 |
(93.5)% |
16 |
570 |
(97.2)% |
Non-controlling interests |
15 |
20 |
(25.0)% |
48 |
48 |
0.3% |
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations |
— |
(16) |
99.3% |
113 |
(28) |
NM |
Net profit for the period |
57 |
643 |
(91.2)% |
177 |
590 |
(70.0)% |
Weighted average shares outstanding (millions) |
170.88 |
127.52 |
34.0% |
139.05 |
128.57 |
8.1% |
EPS |
0.33 |
5.04 |
(93.4)% |
1.27 |
4.59 |
(72.3)% |
(i) Since acquiring the remaining 45% equity
interest on November 12, 2021, the Guatemala business is fully consolidated in our financial statements.
The
consolidation of Guatemala is the most important factor affecting the comparison between Q4 2022 and Q4 2021. For brevity purposes, we
omit repeated mentions of the Guatemala transaction when discussing the reasons for changes in financial performance year-on-year. To
facilitate comparisons, proforma income statement data are included in the Financial & Operating Data Excel file published at
www.millicom.com/investors alongside this earnings release.
In Q4 2022, revenue grew 10.1% year-on-year, as
the Guatemala transaction more than offset the impact of a weaker Colombian peso, which depreciated 8.5% during the quarter and 17.7%
year-on-year. Excluding these effects, revenue increased 0.9% on an organic basis, as service
revenue growth of 2.3% was partially offset by a 14.2% decline in equipment sales, mostly due to consumers lengthening handset replacement
decisions in light of the weaker macro backdrop.
Cost of sales increased 7.2% year-on-year,
reflecting the Guatemala transaction and higher content costs related to the World Cup and newly launched soccer content, as well as
higher bad debt expenses reflecting growth in our post-paid subscription businesses. Operating expenses increased 3.4% year-on-year
due to the full consolidation of Guatemala. Excluding the Guatemala transaction, operating expenses were down slightly, as lower
selling and marketing costs offset higher energy costs.
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Depreciation
increased 9.7% year-on-year to $242 million, while amortization rose 4.7% to $81 million,
both reflecting the Guatemala transaction. Other operating income of $5 million in Q4 2022 compares to an income of $14 million
in Q4 2021. As a result of the above factors, operating profit increased 17.2% year-on-year.
Net financial expenses rose $9 million year-on-year,
due to higher average debt levels to fund the Guatemala acquisition, partially offset by the positive effect of the weaker Colombian peso
on our peso-denominated debt. Other non-operating expense of $36 million compares to $13 million in Q4 2021 related mostly to increased
foreign exchange losses in Q4 2022 due to the depreciation of the Paraguayan guarani and the Colombian peso.
Tax expense decreased to $22 million in Q4
2022 from $92 million in Q4 2021, mainly due to changes in deferred taxes in Colombia and the effect of the Guatemala consolidation. Non-controlling
interests of $15 million in Q4 2022 compared to $20 million in Q4 2021 reflecting our partners' share of net losses in Colombia.
Net profit attributable to owners of
the company was $57 million, or $0.33 per share, compared to a net profit of $643 million ($5.04 per share) in Q4 2021, which
included a one-time non-cash gain of $670 million on the Guatemala transaction. The weighted average number of shares outstanding during
the quarter was 170.88 million. As of December 31, 2022, there were 172.10 million shares issued and outstanding, including 1.21 million
held in treasury.
Cash Flow
Given
meaningful seasonal variations, commentary in this section emphasizes year-to-date rather than quarterly performance.
Operating
Free Cash Flow (OFCF) increased 31.5% or $183 million to $765 million in 2022, with most line items impacted primarily by the consolidation
of Guatemala. Working capital investment of $136 million in 2022 reflects the impact of weaker foreign exchange rates on balances, VAT
applied on Capex in Colombia, and for the decommissioning of towers and CPEs.
Taxes paid
increased to $316 million in 2022 from $127 million in 2021, primarily due to the consolidation of Guatemala, as well as $40 million
related to a tax amnesty. Finance charges increased $52 million year-on-year to $403 million due
to higher average debt levels in 2022 compared to 2021 to fund the Guatemala transaction.
Lease
interest and lease principal payments totaled $285 million in 2022, up $8 million from $277 million in 2021, due to the
Guatemala consolidation, expansion of our network, as well as higher payments on renewals,
partially offset by the effect of a weaker Colombian peso on leases denominated in local currency in that country. Finally,
repatriation from joint ventures and associates was $88 million in 2022, an increase of $25
million compared to 2021, due to increased repatriation from Honduras, which continues to contribute meaningfully to Group cash
flow.
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Cash Flow (EFCF) in 2022 was $161 million, including an outflow of $10 million related to the Africa operation. Excluding Africa, EFCF
was $171 million in 2022, in line with our guidance range of $150-200 million for the year and consistent with our 2022-2024 cumulative
EFCF target of $800 million to $1 billion.
Cash flow data* ($ millions) |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
% change |
FY 2022 |
FY 2021 |
% change |
EBITDA from continuing operations |
548 |
461 |
18.8% |
2,228 |
1,517 |
46.8% |
EBITDA from discontinued operations |
— |
28 |
NM |
24 |
121 |
(79.9)% |
EBITDA including discontinued operations |
548 |
490 |
11.9% |
2,252 |
1,638 |
37.5% |
Cash capex (excluding spectrum and licenses) |
(180) |
(248) |
27.5% |
(957) |
(827) |
(15.6)% |
Spectrum paid |
(18) |
(12) |
(50.3)% |
(93) |
(37) |
NM |
Changes in working capital |
77 |
108 |
(28.5)% |
(136) |
(77) |
(77.7)% |
Other non-cash items |
4 |
4 |
(8.1)% |
15 |
12 |
24.6% |
Taxes paid |
(94) |
(48) |
(96.9)% |
(316) |
(127) |
NM |
Operating free cash flow |
338 |
295 |
14.6% |
765 |
582 |
31.5% |
Finance charges paid, net |
(90) |
(84) |
(7.4)% |
(403) |
(351) |
(14.8)% |
Lease interest payments, net |
(28) |
(31) |
9.8% |
(128) |
(140) |
8.8% |
Lease principal repayments |
(37) |
(47) |
20.5% |
(157) |
(137) |
(14.7)% |
Free cash flow |
182 |
133 |
37.2% |
77 |
(46) |
NM |
Repatriation from joint ventures and associates |
24 |
13 |
95.0% |
88 |
62 |
40.2% |
Dividends and advances to non-controlling interests |
(1) |
— |
NM |
(4) |
(6) |
35.8% |
Equity free cash flow |
206 |
145 |
41.8% |
161 |
10 |
NM |
Less: Equity free cash flow - Africa |
— |
10 |
NM |
(10) |
(2) |
NM |
Equity free cash flow - excluding Africa |
206 |
136 |
52.0% |
171 |
12 |
NM |
* See page 11 for a description of non-IFRS measures discussed in
the above table. On November 12, 2021, we acquired the remaining 45% interest in our Guatemala operation, and we began to consolidate
Guatemala as of that date. As a result, Cash Flow metrics for 2022 are not directly comparable to those of 2021, which did not include
Guatemala. Additionally, cash flow data includes our operation in Tanzania until its disposal on April 5, 2022.
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Debt
($ millions) |
December 31, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 |
June 30,
2022
|
March 31,
2022
|
December 31, 2021 |
USD Debt |
4,100 |
4,140 |
4,024 |
4,507 |
4,827 |
Local Currency Debt |
2,704 |
2,725 |
2,840 |
2,916 |
2,917 |
Gross Debt |
6,804 |
6,865 |
6,864 |
7,423 |
7,744 |
Cash |
1,039 |
884 |
779 |
699 |
930 |
Net Debt* |
5,765 |
5,981 |
6,085 |
6,724 |
6,814 |
Leases |
1,016 |
1,025 |
1,034 |
1,071 |
1,167 |
Net Financial Obligations* |
6,780 |
7,006 |
7,118 |
7,795 |
7,981 |
EBITDA* (LTM) |
2,228 |
2,141 |
1,954 |
1,719 |
1,639 |
Proforma Adjustments |
— |
103 |
317 |
534 |
747 |
Proforma EBITDA* |
2,228 |
2,244 |
2,271 |
2,253 |
2,385 |
Leverage* |
3.04x |
3.12x |
3.14x |
3.46x |
3.34x |
* Net Debt, Net financial obligations, EBITDA and
Leverage are non-IFRS measures and are IFRS consolidated figures. See page 11 for a description of non-IFRS measures and for reconciliations
to the nearest equivalent IFRS measures. Proforma adjustments relate to the acquisition of the Guatemala operation on November 12, 2021.
Gross debt decreased
$61 million during the quarter to $6,804 million as of December 31, 2022, compared to $6,865
million at the end Q3 2022, and the percent of gross debt in local currency2 remained
unchanged at 40%. Meanwhile, 82% of our debt was at fixed rates3 with an average maturity
of 5.7 years, and approximately 62% of gross debt at December 31, 2022 was held at our operating entities, while the remaining 38% was
at the corporate level. All these debt metrics were in line with our targets.
The average interest rate on our debt increased
to 6.3% from 6.0% at the end of Q3 2022, reflecting the impact of higher interest rates on
our floating rate debt. On our dollar-denominated debt4, the average rate was 5.5% with
an average maturity of 6.4 years as of December 31, 2022, increasing slightly from average
rate levels as of September 30, 2022.
Our cash position was $1,039
million as of December 31, 2022, an increase of $155 million compared
to $884 million as of September 30, 2022, and 79% was held in U.S. dollars. As a result,
our net debt was $5,765 million as of December 31, 2022, a decrease of $216 million during
the quarter, reflecting the EFCF generation and the effect of a weaker Colombian peso foreign exchange rates on our local currency
debt.
Including lease
liabilities of $1,016 million, net financial obligations were $6,780 million as
of December 31, 2022, a decrease of $226 million during the quarter. Leverage, which includes lease obligations, was 3.04x as of
December 31, 2022, decreasing from 3.12x as of
September 30, 2022. Excluding the impact of leases, the ratio of net debt to EBITDAaL was 2.94x, compared to 3.03x as
of September 30, 2022.
2 Or swapped for local currency
3 Or swapped for fixed rates
4 Including SEK denominated bonds that have been swapped
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Operating performance
The information contained herein can also be accessed electronically
in the Financial & Operating Data Excel file published at www.millicom.com/investors alongside this earnings release.
Business units
We discuss our performance under two principal
business units:
1. Mobile, including mobile data, mobile voice,
and mobile financial services (MFS) to consumer, business and government customers;
2. Cable and other fixed services, including broadband,
Pay TV, content, and fixed voice services for residential (Home) customers, as well as voice, data and value-added services and solutions
to business and government customers.
On occasion, we also discuss our performance by
customer type, with B2B referring to our business and government customers, while B2C includes residential and personal consumer groups.
Market environment
Economic activity in our markets remained subdued,
while inflation remained elevated during Q4 2022, in line with global trends. Foreign exchange rate volatility increased in some of our
markets, with the Colombian peso and Paraguayan guarani down 17.7% and 4.8%, respectively,
year-on-year. Currencies in our other markets were broadly stable. Foreign exchange rates and movements are presented on page 15.
Key Performance Indicators
Mobile
services
We ended Q4 2022 with
40.6 million customers, an increase of 561,000 during the quarter with customer gains in every country, including more than 200,000 net
additions in Paraguay, mostly in prepaid. Postpaid continued its strong momentum, adding 227,000 customers during the quarter, mostly
in Colombia.
Year-on-year Mobile ARPU was flat in local currency
terms but declined 4.5% on a reported basis mostly due to the effect of the weaker Colombian peso.
That said, Q4 Mobile ARPU in Colombia grew for a fourth consecutive quarter on a local currency basis, increasing 8% year-on-year.
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Q4 2022 |
Q3 2022 |
Q2 2022 |
Q1 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
Q4 2022 vs Q4 2021 |
Mobile customers |
40,576 |
40,014 |
39,855 |
39,956 |
39,802 |
1.9% |
Of which 4G customers |
20,886 |
19,806 |
19,134 |
19,282 |
19,046 |
9.7% |
Of which postpaid subscribers |
6,382 |
6,155 |
6,161 |
5,935 |
5,615 |
13.7% |
Mobile ARPU ($) |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
(4.5)% |
Homes passed |
12,905 |
12,700 |
12,448 |
12,237 |
12,083 |
6.8% |
Of which HFC/FTTH |
12,632 |
12,433 |
12,179 |
11,965 |
11,810 |
7.0% |
Customer relationships |
4,811 |
4,780 |
4,767 |
4,762 |
4,704 |
2.3% |
Of which HFC/FTTH |
4,139 |
4,109 |
4,083 |
4,062 |
3,988 |
3.8% |
HFC/FTTH revenue generating units |
8,708 |
8,636 |
8,572 |
8,524 |
8,360 |
4.2% |
Of which Broadband Internet |
3,778 |
3,764 |
3,740 |
3,719 |
3,637 |
3.9% |
Home ARPU ($) |
25.4 |
26.2 |
27.3 |
27.5 |
27.9 |
(8.9)% |
* KPIs re-presented to include Guatemala in all periods and exclude
both Africa, which has been classified as discontinued operations, and our joint venture in Honduras, which is not consolidated in the
Group figures.
Broadband
and other fixed services
At the end of Q4 2022, our networks passed 12.9
million homes, an increase of 205,000 during the quarter and 822,000 during the year. In the quarter, we added 30,000 net HFC/FTTH customer
relationships, as we continued to prioritize price discipline amidst a more challenging macroeconomic environment and intense competition
in some markets. Penetration on our HFC/FTTH network was 32.8%, down from 33.8% in Q4 2021, as we continued to expand our network during
the second half of 2022.
Home ARPU declined 8.9%
year-on-year, due largely to the weaker Colombian peso. Organically, Home ARPU declined 3.2%, reflecting increased competition and a shift
in mix toward Broadband-only customers, which generate lower ARPU, as well as lower cost and capex.
In local currency, ARPU increased in three countries, and we increased prices across our footprint, which may produce improved ARPU trends
going forward.
Financial indicators
In Q4 2022, revenue increased
10.1% year-on-year to $1,381 million, while service revenue increased 10.5% to $1,276 million. Adjusting for the acquisition of Guatemala
and for currency movements, organic service revenue growth was 2.3% year-on-year,
reflecting growth in all business units and in most countries.
| • | Guatemala service revenue returned to growth, increasing 1.9%
in local currency as subscription businesses accelerated sequentially from Q3 thanks in part to World Cup revenue, while prepaid performance
continued to reflect elevated competition as well as declining incoming international traffic. |
| • | Colombia service revenue grew 4.4% in local currency, with low-teen growth in mobile driven by postpaid
and low single digit growth in B2B offsetting a small decline in Home. |
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| • | In Paraguay, 4.1% local currency service revenue growth reflected
mid-single-digit growth in mobile and strong growth in B2B, which offset a decline in Home. |
| • | Panama grew 0.2%, as continued growth in mobile was offset by declines in the Home and B2B businesses. |
| • | Bolivia declined 4.5%, mainly as a result of a general strike in the Santa Cruz region which reduced mobility
during the quarter, as well as a change in regulation that took place in August and impacted mobile data overage rates. |
| • | El Salvador had the strongest growth in the quarter, accelerating to 7.5%, with all three business units
contributing, while service revenue grew 4.6% in Nicaragua and declined 0.4% in Costa Rica. |
| • | Service revenue in our Honduras joint venture (not consolidated) grew 4.9% in local currency, as recent
investments in our mobile network have spurred improved revenue growth trends. |
Financial Highlights* |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
% change |
Organic % change |
FY 2022 |
FY 2021 |
% change |
Organic % change |
($m, unless otherwise stated) |
Revenue |
1,381 |
1,254 |
10.1% |
0.9% |
5,624 |
4,261 |
32.0% |
3.3% |
Service revenue |
1,276 |
1,155 |
10.5% |
2.3% |
5,171 |
3,997 |
29.4% |
3.5% |
Mobile |
735 |
627 |
17.2% |
|
2,957 |
2,000 |
47.9% |
|
Cable and other fixed services |
525 |
513 |
2.4% |
|
2,145 |
1,938 |
10.7% |
|
Other |
17 |
15 |
8.4% |
|
69 |
60 |
15.3% |
|
EBITDA |
548 |
461 |
18.8% |
1.8% |
2,228 |
1,517 |
46.8% |
1.2% |
EBITDA margin |
39.7% |
36.8% |
2.9 pt |
|
39.6% |
35.6% |
4.0 pt |
|
Capex |
266 |
384 |
(30.8)% |
|
973 |
922 |
5.5% |
|
OCF |
282 |
77 |
266.7% |
70.8% |
1,255 |
595 |
111.0% |
8.4% |
* Service revenue, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Capex, OCF and organic
growth are non-IFRS measures. Capex is defined as capital expenditures excluding spectrum, license costs and lease capitalizations. See
page 11 for a description of non-IFRS measures and for reconciliations to the nearest equivalent IFRS measures.
By business
unit, Home service revenue grew 0.8% organically, impacted by lower ARPU from competition
pressures in markets such as Colombia and Paraguay as well as the impact of a general strike on economic activity in Bolivia. In
our Mobile business, organic service revenue grew a healthy 2.6% year-on-year, driven by postpaid, which grew 9.6%, due to customer growth
and price increases implemented in the last year. Finally, B2B had its fourth consecutive quarter of mid-single-digit growth, with service
revenue growing 5.0% organically, with El Salvador and Paraguay posting the fastest growth and almost all countries growing in 2022.
EBITDA was
$548 million, an increase of 18.8% year-on-year. Excluding the acquisition of Guatemala and changes in FX rate, EBITDA increased
1.8% organically year-on-year. By country, EBITDA local currency growth was strongest in
El Salvador (11.1%) Nicaragua (7.6%), and Paraguay (6.7%). Guatemala grew 2.6%, its
best performance of the year thanks in part to the World Cup, while Colombia was up 4.0%, marking a third consecutive quarter of
growth. Panama declined 1.8%, as 2021 benefited from some large B2B contracts, while Bolivia declined 11.8%, impacted by the
regulatory change implemented in August as well as the strike during the quarter. Finally,
our joint venture (not consolidated) in Honduras experienced strong growth of 13.5%, reflecting both the improved revenue trends in
Q4 2022 and an easy comparison against a muted performance in Q4 2021.
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Capex was
$266 million in the quarter. In Mobile, we added more than 670 points of presence to our 4G network, and we ended with more than
17,900 points of presence, an increase of 14% year-on-year. At the end of Q4 2022, our 4G networks covered approximately 80% of the population5,
up from approximately 78% as of Q4 2021.
Operating
Cash Flow (OCF) more than tripled year-on-year to $282 million in Q4 2022. Excluding
the impact of the acquisition of Guatemala and currencies, OCF increased 70.8% organically. For the full year, OCF increased 8.4% organically.
Excluding the impact of one-offs in both years (detailed on page 13), OCF would have increased 8.6% in 2022.
We are starting to implement our broad-based efficiency program, Project Everest, which aims to achieve run rate benefits of more than
$100 million by year-end 2024.
ESG highlights – Q4 2022
Environment
With our Science-Based Targets validated and officially
announced in July 2022, we have continued our work to ensure progress towards SBT commitments. One of our ongoing initiatives is to increase
the use of solar power for rural base stations.
Society
Digital Education
In 2022, our Conectadas program reached and trained
over 171,000 women, and our Maestr@s Conectad@s program trained over 102,000 teachers. Live training events for teachers took place in
Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador and Paraguay, with over 6,000 teachers attending.
At the end of 2022 our Conectate Segur@ program
reached a total of over 103,000 children and adolescents on the safe and creative use of internet. All our programs continue being implemented
also through our partnership with the Real Madrid Foundation, at the end of Q4 2022 over 6,000 children and adolescents received our training.
Supply Chain Management
We have continued to strengthen our supply chain,
first with ESG training for 79% of eligible suppliers and evaluating 57% of the global strategic suppliers on our sustainable procurement
platform throughout 2022.
Governance
Compliance
In Q4 2022, we gathered the results of our annual
mandatory Compliance training, having reached 99% completion across all operations and HQ. In November and December, we celebrated our
Compliance Week and Anti-Corruption Day, respectively, hosting various activities that included top management and issuing communications
that reinforced awareness amongst all personnel.
Continuing our ongoing review of company policies,
we published an updated Third Party Due Diligence Policy, which establishes vetting processes for new and existing vendors.
5 The population is approximately
120 million in our markets.
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Financial calendar
2023
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Event |
April 27 |
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May 4 |
2023 AGM |
July 27 |
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October 26 |
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About Millicom
Millicom (NASDAQ U.S.: TIGO, Nasdaq Stockholm:
TIGO_SDB) is a leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Latin America. Through our TIGO® and
Tigo Business® brands, we provide a wide range of digital services and products, including TIGO Money for mobile financial
services, TIGO Sports for local entertainment, TIGO ONEtv for pay TV, high-speed data, voice, and business-to-business solutions such
as cloud and security. As of December 31, 2022, Millicom, including its Honduras Joint Venture, employed approximately 20,000 people
and provided mobile and fiber-cable services through its digital highways to more than 45
million customers, with a fiber-cable footprint over 13 million homes passed. Founded in 1990, Millicom International Cellular
S.A. is headquartered in Luxembourg.
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Statements included herein that are not historical facts, including
without limitation statements concerning future strategy, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, projected financial results,
liquidity, growth and prospects, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties
and are subject to change at any time. In the event such risks or uncertainties materialize, Millicom’s results could be materially
adversely affected. In particular, there is uncertainty about global economic activity and inflation, the demand for Millicom's products
and services, and global supply chains. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:
| • | global economic conditions, foreign exchange rate fluctuations and high inflation, as well as local
economic conditions in the markets we serve, which can be impacted by geopolitical developments outside of our principal geographic markets,
such as the armed conflict between Russia and the Ukraine and related sanctions; |
| • | potential disruption due to diseases, pandemics, political events, armed conflict, acts by terrorists,
including the impact of the COVID-19 virus and the ongoing efforts throughout the world to contain it; |
| • | telecommunications usage levels, including traffic, customer growth and the accelerated transition from traditional to digital services; |
| • | competitive forces,including pricing pressures, piracy, the ability to connect to other operators’ networks and our ability
to retain market share in the face of competition from existing and new market entrants as well as industry consolidation; |
| • | the achievement of our operational goals, environmental, social and governance targets, financial targets and strategic plans, including
the acceleration of cash flow growth, the reduction in net leverage, the expansion of our fixed broadband network, the reintroduction
of a share repurchase program and the reduction of net leverage; |
| • | legal or regulatory developments and changes, or changes in governmental policy, including with respect to the availability and terms
and conditions of spectrum and licenses, the level of tariffs, laws and regulations which require the provision of services to customers
without charging, tax matters, the terms of interconnection, customer access and international settlement arrangements; |
| • | our ability to grow our mobile financial services business in our Latin American markets; |
| • | adverse legal or regulatory disputes or proceedings; |
| • | the success of our business, operating and financing initiatives and strategies, including partnerships and capital expenditure plans; |
| • | our expectations regarding the growth in fixed broadband penetration rates and the return that our investment in broadband networks
will yield; |
| • | the level and timing of the growth and profitability of new initiatives, start-up costs associated with entering new markets, the
successful deployment of new systems and applications to support new initiatives; |
| • | our ability to create new organizational structures for the Tigo Money and Towers businesses and manage them independently to enhance
their value; |
| • | relationships with key suppliers and costs of handsets and other equipment; |
| • | disruptions in our supply chain due to economic and political instability, the outbreak of war or other hostilities, public health
emergencies, natural disasters and general business conditions; |
| • | our ability to successfully pursue acquisitions, investments or merger opportunities, integrate any acquired businesses in a timely
and cost-effective manner, divest or restructure assets and businesses, and achieve the expected benefits of such transactions; |
| • | the availability, terms and use of capital, the impact of regulatory and competitive developments on capital outlays, the ability
to achieve cost savings and realize productivity improvements; |
| • | technological development and evolving industry standards, including challenges in meeting customer demand for new technology and
the cost of upgrading existing infrastructure; |
| • | the capacity to upstream cash generated in operations through dividends, royalties, management fees and repayment of shareholder loans;
and |
| • | other factors or trends affecting our financial condition or results of operations. |
A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other
matters can be found under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1 of Millicom’s Report on Form 6-K, filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 10, 2022, and in Millicom’s subsequent SEC filings, all
of which are available at www.sec.gov. To the extent COVID-19 adversely affects Millicom's business and financial results, it may
also have the effect of heightening many of the risks described in its filings. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or
any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. Except to the extent otherwise
required by applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Non-IFRS Measures
This press release contains financial measures
not prepared in accordance with IFRS. These measures are referred to as “non-IFRS” measures and include: non-IFRS service
revenue, non-IFRS EBITDA, and non-IFRS Capex, among others defined below. Annual growth rates for these non-IFRS measures are often expressed
in organic constant currency terms to exclude the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates, the adoption of new accounting standards,
and are proforma for material changes in perimeter due to acquisitions and divestitures. The non-IFRS financial measures are presented
in this press release as Millicom’s management believes they provide investors with an additional information for the analysis of
Millicom’s results of operations, particularly in evaluating performance from one period to another. Millicom’s management
uses non-IFRS financial measures to make operating decisions, as they facilitate additional internal comparisons of Millicom’s performance
to historical results and to competitors' results, and provides them to investors as a supplement to Millicom’s reported results
to provide additional insight into Millicom’s operating performance. Millicom’s Remuneration Committee uses certain non-IFRS
measures when assessing the performance and compensation of employees, including Millicom’s executive directors.
The non-IFRS financial measures used by Millicom
may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies - refer
to the section “Non-IFRS Financial Measure Descriptions” for additional information. In addition, these non-IFRS measures
should not be considered in isolation as a substitute for, or as superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with IFRS, and
Millicom’s financial results calculated in accordance with IFRS and reconciliations to those financial statements should be carefully
evaluated.
Following the changes in perimeter following the
Guatemala acquisition and the Africa disposal, Millicom's management modified the company's external reporting with the primary objective
of simplifying it. As a result, the Group has discontinued the use of the following non-IFRS measures: Proportionate financial obligations,
Proportionate leverage, Proportionate leverage after leases, and all Underlying measures (as these mainly reflected the full consolidation
of Guatemala). The definitions of EBITDA and Return on Invested Capital have been adjusted to reflect this change. In addition, the Group
changed the definition of Equity Free Cash Flow to include spectrum paid and lease principal repayments in response to feedback from users
of our financial statements who prefer a more comprehensive view of our cash flow generation. As a result we no longer refer to Equity
Free Cash Flow 'after Leases'.
Non-IFRS Financial Measure Descriptions
Service revenue
is revenue related to the provision of ongoing services such as monthly subscription fees for mobile and broadband, airtime and data usage
fees, interconnection fees, roaming fees, mobile finance service commissions and fees from other telecommunications services such as data
services, short message services, installation fees and other value-added services excluding telephone and equipment sales.
EBITDA
is operating profit excluding impairment losses, depreciation and amortization, and gains/losses on fixed asset disposals.
EBITDA after Leases
(EBITDAaL) represents EBITDA after lease interest and principal repayments.
EBITDA Margin
represents EBITDA in relation to Revenue.
Organic growth
represents year-on-year growth excluding the impact of changes in FX rates, perimeter, and accounting. Changes in perimeter are the result
of acquisitions and divestitures. Results from divested assets are immediately removed from both periods, whereas the results from acquired
assets are included in both periods at the beginning (January 1) of the first full calendar year of ownership.
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Net debt
is Debt and financial liabilities less cash and pledged and time deposits.
Net financial obligations
is Net debt plus lease liabilities.
Leverage
is the ratio of net financial obligations over LTM (Last twelve month) EBITDA, proforma for acquisitions made during the last twelve months.
Leverage after
leases is the ratio of net debt over LTM (Last twelve month) EBITDA after leases, proforma for acquisitions and disposals made
during the last twelve months.
Capex
is balance sheet capital expenditure excluding spectrum and license costs and lease capitalizations.
Cash Capex
represents the cash spent in relation to capital expenditure, excluding spectrum and licenses costs.
Operating Cash
Flow (OCF) is EBITDA less Capex.
Operating Free
Cash Flow (OFCF) is EBITDA, less cash capex, less spectrum paid, working capital and other non-cash items, and taxes paid.
Equity Free Cash
Flow (EFCF) is OFCF less finance charges paid (net), lease interest payments, lease principal repayments, and advances for
dividends to non-controlling interests, plus cash repatriation from joint ventures and associates.
Operating Profit
After Tax displays the profit generated from the operations of the company after statutory taxes.
Return on Invested
Capital (ROIC) is used to assess the Group’s efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to and is defined
as Operating Profit After Tax divided by the average invested Capital during the period.
Average Invested
Capital is the capital invested in the company operation throughout the year and is calculated with the average of opening
and closing balances of the total assets minus current liabilities (excluding debt, joint ventures, accrued interests, deferred and current
tax, cash as well as investments and non-controlling interests), less assets and liabilities held for sale.
Average Revenue
per User per Month (ARPU) for our Mobile customers is (x) the total mobile and mobile financial services revenue (excluding
revenue earned from tower rentals, call center, data and mobile virtual network operator, visitor roaming, national third parties roaming
and mobile telephone equipment sales revenue) for the period, divided by (y) the average number of mobile subscribers for the period,
divided by (z) the number of months in the period. We define ARPU for our Home customers as (x) the total Home revenue (excluding equipment
sales, TV advertising and equipment rental) for the period, divided by (y) the average number
of customer relationships for the period, divided by (z) the number of months in the period. ARPU is not subject to a standard industry
definition and our definition of ARPU may be different from other industry participants.
Please refer to our 2021 Annual Report for a list
and description of non-IFRS measures.
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Non-IFRS Reconciliations
Reconciliation from Reported Growth to Organic Growth
for the Group
($ millions) |
Revenue |
Service Revenue |
EBITDA |
OCF |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2022 |
A- Current period |
1,381 |
1,276 |
548 |
282 |
B- Prior year period |
1,254 |
1,155 |
461 |
77 |
C- Reported growth (A/B) |
10.1% |
10.5% |
18.8% |
266.7% |
D- Perimeter |
15.6% |
14.4% |
22.6% |
134.8% |
E- FX and other |
(6.3)% |
(6.3)% |
(5.6)% |
61.2% |
F- Organic Growth (C-D-E) |
0.9% |
2.3% |
1.8% |
70.8% |
*Organic growth calculated by re-basing all periods to the budget
FX rates of the current year. This creates small differences captured in "Other". Capex included in OCF is assumed to be in
USD and is not rebased.
($ millions) |
Revenue |
Service Revenue |
EBITDA |
OCF |
FY 2022 |
FY 2022 |
FY 2022 |
FY 2022 |
A- Current period |
5,624 |
5,171 |
2,228 |
1,255 |
B- Prior year period |
4,261 |
3,997 |
1,517 |
595 |
C- Reported growth (A/B) |
32.0% |
29.4% |
46.8% |
111.0% |
D- Perimeter |
32.2% |
29.4% |
49.2% |
104.4% |
E- FX and other |
(3.5)% |
(3.5)% |
(3.5)% |
(1.8)% |
F- Organic Growth (C-D-E) |
3.3% |
3.5% |
1.2% |
8.4% |
*Organic growth is calculated by re-basing all periods to the budget
FX rates of the current year. This creates small differences captured in "Other". Capex included in OCF is assumed to be in
USD and is not rebased.
Reconciliation of Net financial obligations to EBITDA
as of December 31, 2022
Debt Information - December 31, 2022 |
Financial obligations |
EBITDA |
Leverage |
$ millions |
Gross |
Cash |
Net |
Millicom Group (IFRS) |
7,820 |
1,039 |
6,780 |
2,228 |
3.04x |
One-off Summary - Items above EBITDA
2022 |
Q4 2022 |
FY 2022 |
Comment (Q4 2022) |
($ millions) |
Revenue |
EBITDA |
Revenue |
EBITDA |
Panama |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
|
Colombia |
— |
— |
— |
(4) |
|
Corporate |
— |
— |
— |
(7) |
|
Group Total |
— |
— |
— |
(7) |
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2021 |
Q4 2021 |
FY 2021 |
Comment (Q4 2021) |
($ millions) |
Revenue |
EBITDA |
Revenue |
EBITDA |
Paraguay |
— |
— |
(4) |
(4) |
|
Group Total |
— |
— |
(4) |
(4) |
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ARPU reconciliations
Mobile ARPU Reconciliation |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
FY 2022 |
FY 2021 |
Mobile service revenue ($m) |
735 |
752 |
2,957 |
2,933 |
Mobile Service revenue ($m) from non-Tigo customers ($m) * |
(9) |
(10) |
(43) |
(30) |
Mobile Service revenue ($m) from Tigo customers (A) |
725 |
742 |
2,914 |
2,903 |
Mobile customers - end of period (000) |
40,576 |
39,802 |
40,576 |
39,802 |
Mobile customers - average (000) (B) ** |
40,295 |
39,387 |
40,041 |
38,393 |
Mobile ARPU (USD/Month) (A/B/number of months) |
6.0 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
* Refers to production services, MVNO, DVNO, equipment rental revenue,
call center revenue, national roaming, equipment sales, visitor roaming, tower rental, DVNE, and other non-customer driven revenue.
** Average QoQ for the quarterly view is the average of the last
quarter.
Home ARPU Reconciliation |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
FY 2022 |
FY 2021 |
Home service revenue ($m) |
375 |
401 |
1,555 |
1,590 |
Home service revenue ($m) from non-Tigo customers ($m) * |
(9) |
(8) |
(33) |
(29) |
Home service revenue ($m) from Tigo customers (A) |
366 |
393 |
1,522 |
1,561 |
Customer Relationships - end of period (000) ** |
4,811 |
4,704 |
4,811 |
4,704 |
Customer Relationships - average (000) (B) *** |
4,796 |
4,688 |
4,765 |
4,575 |
Home ARPU (USD/Month) (A/B/number of months) |
25.4 |
27.9 |
26.6 |
28.4 |
* TV advertising, production services, equipment rental revenue,
call center revenue, equipment sales and other non customer driven revenue.
** Represented by homes connected all technologies (HFC/FTTH + Other
Technologies + DTH & Wimax RGUs).
*** Average QoQ for the quarterly view is the average of the last
quarter.
OCF (EBITDA- Capex) Reconciliation
Group OCF |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
FY 2022 |
FY 2021 |
EBITDA |
548 |
461 |
2,228 |
1,517 |
(-)Capex (Ex. Spectrum) |
266 |
384 |
973 |
922 |
OCF |
282 |
77 |
1,255 |
595 |
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Capex Reconciliation
Capex Reconciliation |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
FY 2022 |
FY 2021 |
Consolidated: |
|
|
|
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment |
235 |
338 |
823 |
787 |
Additions to licenses and other intangibles |
65 |
66 |
345 |
164 |
Of which spectrum and license costs |
34 |
19 |
195 |
29 |
Total consolidated additions |
300 |
403 |
1,167 |
951 |
Of which capital expenditures related to headquarters |
3 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
Foreign Exchange rates
|
|
Average FX rate (vs. USD) |
End of period FX rate (vs. USD) |
|
|
Q4 22 |
Q3 22 |
QoQ |
Q4 21 |
YoY |
Q4 22 |
Q3 22 |
QoQ |
Q4 21 |
YoY |
Bolivia |
BOB |
6.91 |
6.91 |
0.0% |
6.91 |
0.0% |
6.91 |
6.91 |
0.0% |
6.91 |
0.0% |
Colombia |
COP |
4,743 |
4,340 |
(8.5)% |
3,903 |
(17.7)% |
4,810 |
4,532 |
(5.8)% |
3,981 |
(17.2)% |
Costa Rica |
CRC |
615 |
663 |
7.9% |
637 |
3.6% |
602 |
633 |
5.1% |
645 |
7.2% |
Guatemala |
GTQ |
7.85 |
7.78 |
(0.9)% |
7.73 |
(1.6)% |
7.85 |
7.88 |
0.4% |
7.72 |
(1.7)% |
Honduras |
HNL |
24.70 |
24.57 |
(0.5)% |
24.25 |
(1.8)% |
24.66 |
24.70 |
0.2% |
24.43 |
(0.9)% |
Nicaragua |
NIO |
36.14 |
35.96 |
(0.5)% |
35.43 |
(2.0)% |
36.23 |
36.05 |
(0.5)% |
35.52 |
(2.0)% |
Paraguay |
PYG |
7,232 |
6,929 |
(4.2)% |
6,886 |
(4.8)% |
7,346 |
7,091 |
(3.5)% |
6,886 |
(6.3)% |
Equity Free Cash Flow Reconciliation
Cash Flow Data |
Q4 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
FY 2022 |
FY 2021 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
417 |
439 |
1,284 |
956 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
(175) |
(262) |
(800) |
(740) |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
13 |
5 |
21 |
11 |
Purchase of intangible assets |
(17) |
9 |
(179) |
(98) |
Purchase of spectrum and licenses |
(18) |
(12) |
(93) |
(37) |
Proceeds from sale of intangible assets |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Finance charges paid, net |
118 |
115 |
530 |
491 |
Operating free cash flow |
338 |
295 |
765 |
582 |
Interest (paid), net |
(118) |
(115) |
(530) |
(491) |
Lease Principal Repayments |
(37) |
(47) |
(157) |
(137) |
Free cash flow |
182 |
133 |
77 |
(46) |
Repatriation from joint ventures and associates |
24 |
13 |
88 |
62 |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |
(1) |
— |
(4) |
(6) |
Equity free cash flow |
206 |
145 |
161 |
10 |
Less: Equity free cash flow - Africa |
— |
10 |
(10) |
(2) |
Equity free cash flow - excluding Africa |
206 |
136 |
171 |
12 |
Rebased Selected Financial Indicators
In order to aid investors track the company's performance in future
periods, the table that follows rebases a selection of 2022 full year financial indicators to reflect the disposal of Tanzania's operation
on April 5, 2022.
($ millions) |
Capex |
OCF |
2022 Group |
973 |
1,255 |
Tanzania eliminations |
(8) |
8 |
2022 Group rebased |
964 |
1,264 |