UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
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20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN
PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULES
13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Dated February 1,
2023
Commission File Number:
001-10086
VODAFONE GROUP
PUBLIC LIMITED
COMPANY
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name into English)
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This Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock
Exchange Announcement dated 01 February 2023 entitled ‘Vodafone Group Plc ⫶ Q3 FY23 Trading Update’.
RNS Number : 4906O
Vodafone Group
Plc
01 February
2023
Vodafone Group Plc ⫶ Q3
FY23 trading update
1 February 2023
Europe slowing
as expected, resilient performance in Africa
| · | Group
service revenue growth of 1.8%* (Q2: 2.5%*), with the slowdown in quarterly trend driven
by Europe |
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| · | In
Europe, declines in Germany, Italy and Spain partially offset by good growth in UK and Other
Europe. Quarterly trend impacted by lower roaming growth and phasing of Business revenue
in FY22 |
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| · | Portfolio
progress: Vantage Towers strategic co-control partnership progressing towards completion,
Vodafone Hungary disposal completed, transfer of Vodafone Egypt to Vodacom completed |
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Q3 FY23 | | |
Q3 FY22 | | |
Reported | | |
Organic | |
| Q3 performance summary | |
€m | | |
€m | | |
growth
% | | |
growth
% 1 | |
| Service revenue | |
| 9,520 | | |
| 9,647 | | |
| (1.3 | ) | |
| 1.8 | * |
| - of which Germany | |
| 2,882 | | |
| 2,936 | | |
| (1.8 | ) | |
| (1.8 | )* |
| Other revenue | |
| 2,118 | | |
| 2,037 | | |
| | | |
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| Total revenue | |
| 11,638 | | |
| 11,684 | | |
| (0.4 | ) | |
| 2.7 | * |
* represents organic growth. See page 2. ǀ 1. Non-GAAP measure. See page 7.
| · | Service
revenue in Turkey increased by 52.9%* (Q2: 43.9%*), driven by high inflation. Group service
revenue growth excluding Turkey was 0.5%* (Q2: 1.4%*) |
| · | Broadening
price actions across Europe, with 8 markets now operating inflation-linked pricing models
|
| · | Vodafone
Business service revenue growth of 2.4%* (Q2: 3.4%*), driven by digital services |
| · | Growth
in Africa driven by data and financial services. We now have 73.5 million financial services
customers in Africa (including Safaricom) |
| · | Continuing
to target updated FY23 guidance: Adjusted EBITDAaL €15.0 – 15.2 billion and Adjusted
FCF c.€5.1 billion |
Margherita
Della Valle, Group Chief Executive, commented:
“Although
we’re continuing to target our financial guidance for the year, the recent decline in revenue in Europe shows we can do better.
We need to do more for our customers by delivering quality connectivity in an easy way. We’ve already taken action, including simplifying
our structure to give local markets full autonomy and accountability to make the best commercial decisions for their customers. In addition,
we now have initiatives underway to generate around half of our €1 billion cost savings target. There is more to do and our focus
is to provide a better service to our customers, become a simpler business and deliver growth.”
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For
more information, please contact:
| Investor Relations | |
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A webcast Q&A
session will be held at 10:00 GMT on 1 February 2023. The webcast and supporting information can be accessed at investors.vodafone.com
| Vodafone Group Plc ⫶ Q3 FY23 trading update |
 |
Performance
review ⫶ Europe slowing, resilient performance in Africa
| · | Group
service revenue growth of 1.8%* (Q2: 2.5%*), with the slowdown in quarterly trend driven
by Europe |
| · | In
Europe, declines in Germany, Italy and Spain partially offset by good growth in UK and
Other Europe. Quarterly trend impacted by lower roaming growth and phasing of Business revenue
in FY22 |
| · | Germany
service revenue declined by 1.8%* (Q2: -1.1%*), largely reflecting customer losses since
H2 FY22 related to the implementation of new sector legislation |
| · | Service
revenue in Turkey increased by 52.9%* (Q2: 43.9%*), driven by high inflation. Group service
revenue growth excluding Turkey was 0.5%* (Q2: 1.4%*) |
| |
| Organic growth |
| |
| All amounts marked with an ‘*’ in this document represent organic growth which presents performance on a comparable basis, excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, mergers and acquisitions, the hyperinflation adjustment in Turkey and other adjustments to improve the comparability of results between periods. Organic growth figures are non-GAAP measures. See non-GAAP measures on page 7 for more information. |
Geographic performance summary
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Other | | |
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Other | | |
Vantage | | |
Common | | |
Elimi- | | |
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Germany | | |
Italy | | |
UK | | |
Spain | | |
Europe | | |
Vodacom | | |
Markets1 | | |
Towers | | |
Functions | | |
nations | | |
Group | |
| Q3 FY23 | |
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| Service revenue | |
| 2,882 | | |
| 1,071 | | |
| 1,327 | | |
| 858 | | |
| 1,275 | | |
| 1,234 | | |
| 802 | | |
| – | | |
| 134 | | |
| (63 | ) | |
| 9,520 | |
| Other revenue | |
| 465 | | |
| 153 | | |
| 423 | | |
| 113 | | |
| 214 | | |
| 380 | | |
| 136 | | |
| 329 | | |
| 227 | | |
| (322 | ) | |
| 2,118 | |
| Total revenue (€m) | |
| 3,347 | | |
| 1,224 | | |
| 1,750 | | |
| 971 | | |
| 1,489 | | |
| 1,614 | | |
| 938 | | |
| 329 | | |
| 361 | | |
| (385 | ) | |
| 11,638 | |
| Organic service revenue growth (%)2 | |
| (1.8 | )% | |
| (3.3 | )% | |
| 5.3 | % | |
| (8.7 | )% | |
| 2.1 | % | |
| 3.5 | % | |
| 34.1 | % | |
| – | | |
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| 1.8 | % |
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| Q3 FY22 | |
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| Service revenue | |
| 2,936 | | |
| 1,107 | | |
| 1,292 | | |
| 940 | | |
| 1,257 | | |
| 1,172 | | |
| 867 | | |
| – | | |
| 136 | | |
| (60 | ) | |
| 9,647 | |
| Other revenue | |
| 437 | | |
| 149 | | |
| 445 | | |
| 137 | | |
| 190 | | |
| 354 | | |
| 105 | | |
| 312 | | |
| 213 | | |
| (305 | ) | |
| 2,037 | |
| Total revenue (€m) | |
| 3,373 | | |
| 1,256 | | |
| 1,737 | | |
| 1,077 | | |
| 1,447 | | |
| 1,526 | | |
| 972 | | |
| 312 | | |
| 349 | | |
| (365 | ) | |
| 11,684 | |
| | |
FY22 | | |
FY23 | |
| Organic
service revenue growth %2 | |
| Q1 | | |
| Q2 | | |
| H1 | | |
| Q3 | | |
| Q4 | | |
| H2 | | |
| Total | | |
| Q1 | | |
| Q2 | | |
| H1 | | |
| Q3 | |
| Germany | |
| 1.4 | | |
| 1.0 | | |
| 1.2 | | |
| 1.1 | | |
| 0.8 | | |
| 1.0 | | |
| 1.1 | | |
| (0.5 | ) | |
| (1.1 | ) | |
| (0.8 | ) | |
| (1.8 | ) |
| Italy | |
| (3.6 | ) | |
| (1.4 | ) | |
| (2.5 | ) | |
| (1.3 | ) | |
| (0.8 | ) | |
| (1.0 | ) | |
| (1.8 | ) | |
| (2.3 | ) | |
| (3.4 | ) | |
| (2.8 | ) | |
| (3.3 | ) |
| UK | |
| 2.5 | | |
| 0.6 | | |
| 1.2 | | |
| 0.9 | | |
| 2.0 | | |
| 1.4 | | |
| 1.3 | | |
| 6.5 | | |
| 6.9 | | |
| 6.7 | | |
| 5.3 | |
| Spain | |
| 0.8 | | |
| (1.9 | ) | |
| (0.6 | ) | |
| (1.6 | ) | |
| (5.1 | ) | |
| (3.4 | ) | |
| (2.0 | ) | |
| (3.0 | ) | |
| (6.0 | ) | |
| (4.5 | ) | |
| (8.7 | ) |
| Other Europe | |
| 4.2 | | |
| 2.4 | | |
| 3.3 | | |
| 2.9 | | |
| 2.7 | | |
| 2.8 | | |
| 3.0 | | |
| 2.5 | | |
| 2.9 | | |
| 2.7 | | |
| 2.1 | |
| Vodacom | |
| 7.9 | | |
| 3.1 | | |
| 5.4 | | |
| 4.4 | | |
| 3.1 | | |
| 3.7 | | |
| 4.6 | | |
| 2.9 | | |
| 4.8 | | |
| 3.9 | | |
| 3.5 | |
| Other
Markets1 | |
| 18.4 | | |
| 19.7 | | |
| 19.1 | | |
| 19.8 | | |
| 19.8 | | |
| 19.8 | | |
| 19.4 | | |
| 24.7 | | |
| 26.7 | | |
| 25.7 | | |
| 34.1 | |
| Vantage Towers | |
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| – | | |
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| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | |
| Group | |
| 3.3 | | |
| 2.4 | | |
| 2.8 | | |
| 2.7 | | |
| 2.0 | | |
| 2.3 | | |
| 2.6 | | |
| 2.5 | | |
| 2.5 | | |
| 2.5 | | |
| 1.8 | |
Downloadable performance information is available
at: https://investors.vodafone.com/reports-information/results-reports-presentations
Notes:
| 1. | Includes Egypt. |
| 2. | Organic service revenue growth is a non-GAAP measure. See page 7 for more information. |
| Vodafone Group Plc ⫶ Q3 FY23 trading update |
|
Germany
⫶ Continued impact from commercial underperformance
Service revenue declined by 1.8%* (Q2: -1.1%*),
primarily due to the impact of customer losses since H2 FY22 related to the implementation of new sector legislation. The quarter-on-quarter
slowdown was driven by lower growth in roaming and visitor revenue, and a stronger Business performance in Q3 last year.
Fixed service revenue declined by 2.0%* (Q2: -1.7%*),
primarily due to a lower broadband customer base as a result of specific operational challenges related to the implementation of policies
to comply with the Telecommunications Act, which are now largely resolved. In October, we announced an enhanced product portfolio supporting
customer upselling and ARPU growth from new customers. Consumer and Business customers can now benefit from up to five times higher upload
speeds, flat rate phone calls, and no upfront connection fees, in return for a higher monthly fee. Our cable broadband customer base declined
by 25,000 and we lost 14,000 DSL broadband customers, partly reflecting our decision to increase retail prices. Our TV customer base declined
by 112,000 in the quarter, and our converged customer base remained broadly stable at 2.3 million converged Consumer accounts. Half of
our cable broadband customers now subscribe to speeds of at least 250Mbps and Gigabit speeds are available to 24.1 million households
across our network.
Mobile service revenue declined by 1.7%* (Q2: -0.4%*),
driven by a lower customer base, a continued reduction in MVNO revenue, lower ARPU reflecting mobile termination rate cuts, and a change
in sales channel mix towards indirect customer acquisition and service providers. The quarter-on-quarter slowdown was primarily driven
by lower growth in roaming and visitor revenue. We added 8,000 contract customers during the quarter and reduced mobile promotions which
supported ARPU from new Vodafone customers. Mobile contract churn increased by 1.0 percentage point year-on-year to 13.3%, driven by higher
service provider churn and the termination of two public sector contracts.
Italy, UK, Spain
and Other Europe ⫶ Continued growth in the UK and Other Europe
Italy
Service revenue declined by 3.3%* (Q2: -3.4%*)
as a result of continued price pressure in the mobile value segment and a lower contribution to growth from MVNO revenue. These factors
were partly offset by strong Business demand for connectivity and digital services, and targeted pricing actions which are supporting
mobile ARPU.
In mobile, our second brand ‘ho.’ continued
to grow, with 52,000 net additions, and now has 3.0 million customers. Our fixed line broadband customer base decreased by 15,000 customers,
however, Business demand for both connectivity and digital services was strong, with encouraging customer take up of the Business voucher
programme, a local initiative related to the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility that subsidises high-speed broadband connectivity. Our
Consumer converged customer base remained stable at 1.3 million, with 55% of our broadband customers now converged.
In October, we launched our new 5G fixed-wireless
service and now cover around 3.2 million households. This complements our 4G fixed-wireless access products, which cover 2.2 million households.
We added 8,000 fixed-wireless access customers, which are included in our mobile customer base.
UK
Service revenue increased by 5.3%* (Q2: 6.9%*),
driven by good customer growth and price increases. The change in quarterly trends primarily reflects lower roaming and visitor revenue
growth, and ARPU dilution from retail price competition.
In mobile, we added 94,000 contract customers during
the quarter, supported by a strong commercial execution during the iPhone and Black Friday trading periods. Contract churn increased by
0.9 percentage points year-on-year to 13.4%, primarily driven by a public sector Business customer cancelling low-usage SIMs. Our
digital sales mix also continued to improve, increasing by 3 percentage points year-on-year to 36% of total sales in the period.
In fixed, our broadband base increased by 47,000
in the quarter and we now have 1.2 million broadband customers, more than half of which are converged. Through our partnerships with CityFibre
and Openreach we are able to reach over 10.5 million households with full fibre broadband, more than any other provider in the UK. We
also announced the extension of our exclusive retail partnership with Currys, covering almost 300 stores as well as digital channels,
with a renewed focus to growing beyond mobile with home broadband and connected devices for around the home.
Spain
Service revenue declined by 8.7%* (Q2: -6.0%*)
due to continued price competition in the value segment, a lower customer base, and a reduction in mobile termination rates. The deterioration
in quarterly trends was driven by lower roaming and visitor revenue growth, strong Business demand in the prior year period, and the phasing
of price increases which were implemented in Q2 in the prior year, compared to Q4 this year.
Mobile contract churn
improved by 3.0 percentage points year-on-year to 18.6% in the quarter, supported by simplified and more transparent plans, as well as
operational improvement measures. In September 2022, we announced that tariffs will be increased in line with CPI for Consumer, SME
and SOHO customers with Vodafone branded contracts, effective as of mid-January, and on an annual basis thereafter. Our mobile contract
customer base declined by 19,000, reflecting the initial impact of the announced price increases. Our broadband customer base also declined
by 27,000, reflecting the communication of price increases and the ongoing DSL shutdown. Our converged customer base declined by
6,000 and is 2.2 million.
On 12 January 2023, we announced that Spain
will become part of the ‘Europe Cluster’, managed by Serpil Timuray, CEO Europe Cluster. Colman Deegan, CEO of Vodafone Spain,
has decided to step down as CEO effective 31 March 2023 and his successor will be appointed in due course.
Other Europe
Service revenue increased by 2.1%* (Q2: 2.9%*),
with growth in all markets other than Romania, which was impacted by a reduction in mobile termination rates. The slowdown in quarterly
trends was driven by lower growth in roaming and visitor revenue.
In Portugal, we maintained our good commercial
momentum and added 49,000 mobile contract customers and 14,000 fixed broadband customers during the quarter. In Greece we added 57,000
mobile contract customers and 27,000 prepaid customers.
In Ireland, service revenue increased due to continued
customer base growth. We added 15,000 mobile contract customers during the quarter and our mobile contract loyalty remained strong, with
churn at 9.0%. In December, Vodafone Ireland acquired 160Mhz of spectrum across four bands with a 20-year licence through to 2042 for
€48 million. The spectrum will enable us to significantly expand network capacity to meet growing demand for reliable, high-quality
voice and data services.
In September 2022, we announced that we had
entered into an agreement to buy Portugal's fourth largest converged operator, Nowo Communications, from Llorca JVCO Limited, the owner
of Masmovil Ibercom S.A.. The transaction is conditional on regulatory approval, and we continue to expect completion in the first half
of this calendar year.
On 9 January 2023, we announced that 4iG Public
Limited Company and Corvinus Zrt (a Hungarian state holding company) completed due diligence and entered into binding terms in relation
to the sale of 100% of Vodafone Hungary. The transaction completed on 31 January 2023 and Vodafone Group has received a total consideration
of HUF 660 billion (€1.7 billion).
Vodacom
⫶ Strong demand for financial services and continued growth in data usage
Vodacom’s service revenue grew by 3.5%* (Q2:
4.8%*), due to strong demand for mobile data and continued growth in both financial services and our customer base. The slowdown in quarterly
trends was driven by a lower rate of growth in Vodacom’s international markets, primarily a result of a natural disaster and fuel
supply challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In South Africa, service revenue growth was driven
by mobile contract price increases, a good commercial performance in the Consumer segment and higher data usage, partially offset by lower
wholesale revenue. We added 132,000 mobile contract customers during the quarter, benefitting from a successful summer campaign and best-in-class
network resilience and availability as we successfully managed challenges with nationwide electricity supply. Across the overall active
mobile customer base, 74.9% of our customers are now using data services. Financial services revenue in South Africa grew by 12.5%* to
€45 million, benefitting from continued demand for our insurance services and ‘Airtime advance’, a product that allows
prepaid customers to receive airtime or data in advance of topping up. Our ‘super-app’ VodaPay has already reached 2.7 million
registered users and celebrated its one-year launch anniversary in the quarter.
In Vodacom’s international markets, service
revenue growth was supported by data usage and higher M-Pesa transaction volumes, notably in Tanzania, following reductions in levies
on mobile money transactions introduced in the prior year. The slowdown in quarterly trends was driven by slower growth in the Democratic
Republic of Congo due to severe flooding and fuel supply challenges in the country, which impacted network availability. Our mobile customer
base in Vodacom’s international markets is 48.1 million with 60.5% of our active customer base using data services. M-Pesa revenue
as a share of service revenue improved by 2.8 percentage points year-on-year to 25.7%. M-Pesa transaction volume increased by 14.0% during
the quarter.
Other Markets ⫶
Turkey, Egypt and Ghana
Service revenue grew 34.1%* (Q2: 26.7%) reflecting
a higher contribution from Turkey, impacted by accelerating inflation, as well as the continued growth of our customer base and higher
ARPU.
Service revenue growth in Turkey was driven by
ongoing repricing actions to reflect high inflation, continued customer base growth, and higher roaming and visitor revenue. We maintained
our good commercial momentum, adding 439,000 mobile contract customers during the quarter, including migrations from prepaid customers.
Service revenue in Egypt continued to grow strongly,
reflecting another quarter of good customer base growth and increased mobile data usage.
On 13 December 2022, Vodafone completed the
transfer of its 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt to Vodacom. This transfer simplifies the management of our African assets. Vodafone
Egypt will benefit from closer co-operation with Vodacom, enabling it to accelerate growth in financial services and IoT. Vodafone received
cash proceeds of €577 million and 242 million shares in Vodacom in exchange for Vodafone’s shareholding in Vodafone Egypt.
Following completion, Vodafone’s shareholding in Vodacom has increased from 60.5% to 65.1%. Vodafone Egypt will be included within
the Vodacom reporting segment from 1 April 2023.
Hyperinflationary accounting in Turkey
Turkey was designated as a hyperinflationary economy
on 1 April 2022 in line with IAS 29 'Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies’. During the quarter, service revenue
in Turkey increased by 52.9%* (Q2: 43.9%*) due to ongoing repricing actions to reflect inflation. Organic growth metrics exclude the impact
of the hyperinflation adjustment in Turkey in the quarter. Group service revenue growth excluding Turkey was 0.5%* (Q2: 1.4%*).
Vantage Towers
⫶ Voluntary takeover offer completed
Total revenue increased
to €329 million during the quarter, with 440 new tenancies added during the period, keeping the tenancy ratio stable at 1.45x.
Vantage Towers reached a number of new partnership agreements with customers during the quarter. Vantage Towers reported its results on
31 January 2023.
On
9 November 2022, we announced that we had entered into a strategic co-control partnership with GIP and KKR for Vantage Towers. Following
completion of the voluntary takeover offer for the outstanding Vantage Towers shares, the new joint venture, Oak Holdings GmbH, is expected
to hold a 89.3% stake in Vantage Towers. As stated on 9 November 2022, Oak Holdings and Vantage Towers AG will now work towards
the implementation of a Domination and Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of
calendar 2023 following the receipt of all regulatory clearances. Further detail on the transaction is available here: investors.vodafone.com/reports-information/results-reports-presentations
and here: angebot.wpueg.de/oak/.
Additional resources
| Topic | |
Link |
| Digital services & outstanding experience | |
investors.vodafone.com/digital-services |
| Leading gigabit networks | |
investors.vodafone.com/vtbriefing |
| Vodafone Business | |
investors.vodafone.com/vbbriefing |
| Vantage Towers | |
vantagetowers.com |
| Vodacom | |
vodacom.com |
| ESG Reporting Suite | |
|
| Board conversations | |
investors.vodafone.com/videos |
| ESG Addendum | |
investors.vodafone.com/esgaddendum |
| ESG A-Z | |
investors.vodafone.com/esga-z |
| TCFD | |
investors.vodafone.com/tcfd |
| SASB | |
investors.vodafone.com/sasb |
Non-GAAP
measures
In the discussion of the Group’s reported
operating results, non-GAAP measures are presented to provide readers with additional financial information that is regularly reviewed
by management. This additional information presented is not uniformly defined by all companies including those in the Group’s industry.
Accordingly, it may not be comparable with similarly-titled measures and disclosures by other companies. Additionally, certain information
presented is derived from amounts calculated in accordance with IFRS but is not itself a measure defined under GAAP. Such measures should
not be viewed in isolation or as an alternative to the equivalent GAAP measure.
The non-GAAP measures discussed in this document
are listed below.
| Non-GAAP measure | |
Defined on page | |
Closest equivalent GAAP
measure | |
Reconciled on page |
| Performance metrics | |
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| Organic revenue growth | |
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Revenue | |
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| Organic service revenue growth | |
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Service revenue | |
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| Organic mobile service revenue growth | |
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Service revenue | |
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| Organic fixed service revenue growth | |
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Service revenue | |
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| Organic Group service revenue growth excluding Turkey | |
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Service revenue | |
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| Organic Vodafone Business service revenue growth | |
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Service revenue | |
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| Organic financial services revenue growth in South Africa | |
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Service revenue | |
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Definition and use of organic growth measures
All amounts marked with an ‘*’ in this
document represent organic growth which presents performance on a comparable basis, excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, mergers
and acquisitions, the hyperinflation adjustment in Turkey and other adjustments to improve the comparability of results between periods.
Organic growth is calculated for revenue metrics,
as follows:
| - | Group service revenue excluding Turkey; |
| - | Vodafone Business service revenue; and |
| - | Financial services revenue in South Africa. |
Whilst organic growth is not intended to be a substitute
for reported growth, nor is it superior to reported growth, we believe that the measure provides useful and necessary information to investors
and other interested parties for the following reasons:
| - | It provides additional information on underlying growth of the business without the effect of certain
factors unrelated to its operating performance; |
| - | It is used for internal performance analysis; and |
| - | It facilitates comparability of underlying growth with other companies (although the term “organic”
is not a defined term under GAAP and may not, therefore, be comparable with similarly titled measures reported by other companies). |
We have not provided a comparative in respect of
organic growth rates as the current rates describe the change between the beginning and end of the current period, with such changes being
explained by the commentary in this document. If comparatives were provided, significant sections of the commentary for prior periods
would also need to be included, reducing the usefulness and transparency of this document.
Quarter ended 31 December 2022
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| | |
| Germany | |
| 2,882 | | |
| 2,936 | | |
| (1.8 | ) | |
| - | | |
| – | | |
| (1.8 | ) |
| Mobile service revenue | |
| 1,279 | | |
| 1,301 | | |
| (1.7 | ) | |
| - | | |
| – | | |
| (1.7 | ) |
| Fixed service revenue | |
| 1,603 | | |
| 1,635 | | |
| (2.0 | ) | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| (2.0 | ) |
| Italy | |
| 1,071 | | |
| 1,107 | | |
| (3.3 | ) | |
| - | | |
| – | | |
| (3.3 | ) |
| Mobile service revenue | |
| 750 | | |
| 794 | | |
| (5.5 | ) | |
| (0.2 | ) | |
| – | | |
| (5.7 | ) |
| Fixed service revenue | |
| 321 | | |
| 313 | | |
| 2.6 | | |
| 0.1 | | |
| – | | |
| 2.7 | |
| UK | |
| 1,327 | | |
| 1,292 | | |
| 2.7 | | |
| – | | |
| 2.6 | | |
| 5.3 | |
| Mobile service revenue | |
| 977 | | |
| 928 | | |
| 5.3 | | |
| – | | |
| 2.8 | | |
| 8.1 | |
| Fixed service revenue | |
| 350 | | |
| 364 | | |
| (3.8 | ) | |
| – | | |
| 2.2 | | |
| (1.6 | ) |
| Spain | |
| 858 | | |
| 940 | | |
| (8.7 | ) | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| (8.7 | ) |
| Other Europe | |
| 1,275 | | |
| 1,257 | | |
| 1.4 | | |
| – | | |
| 0.7 | | |
| 2.1 | |
| Vodacom | |
| 1,234 | | |
| 1,172 | | |
| 5.3 | | |
| – | | |
| (1.8 | ) | |
| 3.5 | |
| Other Markets1 | |
| 802 | | |
| 867 | | |
| (7.5 | ) | |
| 4.0 | | |
| 37.6 | | |
| 34.1 | |
| Vantage Towers | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | |
| Common Functions | |
| 134 | | |
| 136 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Eliminations | |
| (63 | ) | |
| (60 | ) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Total service revenue | |
| 9,520 | | |
| 9,647 | | |
| (1.3 | ) | |
| 0.3 | | |
| 2.8 | | |
| 1.8 | |
| Other revenue | |
| 2,118 | | |
| 2,037 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Revenue | |
| 11,638 | | |
| 11,684 | | |
| (0.4 | ) | |
| 0.3 | | |
| 2.8 | | |
| 2.7 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Other growth metrics | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Group service revenue excluding Turkey | |
| 9,193 | | |
| 9,299 | | |
| (1.1 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 1.6 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| Vodafone Turkey - Service revenue | |
| 334 | | |
| 355 | | |
| (5.9 | ) | |
| 10.6 | | |
| 48.2 | | |
| 52.9 | |
| Vodafone Business - Service revenue | |
| 2,602 | | |
| 2,604 | | |
| (0.1 | ) | |
| 0.5 | | |
| 2.0 | | |
| 2.4 | |
| South Africa - Financial services revenue | |
| 45 | | |
| 39 | | |
| 15.4 | | |
| (3.3 | ) | |
| 0.4 | | |
| 12.5 | |
Quarter ended 30 September 2022
| | |
| | |
| | |
Reported | | |
M&A and | | |
Foreign | | |
Organic | |
| | |
Q2 FY23 | | |
Q2 FY22 | | |
growth | | |
Other | | |
exchange | | |
growth* | |
| | |
€m | | |
€m | | |
% | | |
pps | | |
pps | | |
% | |
| Service revenue | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Germany | |
| 2,873 | | |
| 2,905 | | |
| (1.1 | ) | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| (1.1 | ) |
| Mobile service revenue | |
| 1,282 | | |
| 1,287 | | |
| (0.4 | ) | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| (0.4 | ) |
| Fixed service revenue | |
| 1,591 | | |
| 1,618 | | |
| (1.7 | ) | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| (1.7 | ) |
| Italy | |
| 1,073 | | |
| 1,111 | | |
| (3.4 | ) | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| (3.4 | ) |
| Mobile service revenue | |
| 762 | | |
| 807 | | |
| (5.6 | ) | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| (5.6 | ) |
| Fixed service revenue | |
| 311 | | |
| 304 | | |
| 2.3 | | |
| 0.3 | | |
| – | | |
| 2.6 | |
| UK | |
| 1,352 | | |
| 1,265 | | |
| 6.9 | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| 6.9 | |
| Mobile service revenue | |
| 1,000 | | |
| 902 | | |
| 10.9 | | |
| – | | |
| (0.1 | ) | |
| 10.8 | |
| Fixed service revenue | |
| 352 | | |
| 363 | | |
| (3.0 | ) | |
| – | | |
| 0.1 | | |
| (2.9 | ) |
| Spain | |
| 884 | | |
| 941 | | |
| (6.1 | ) | |
| 0.1 | | |
| – | | |
| (6.0 | ) |
| Other Europe | |
| 1,298 | | |
| 1,274 | | |
| 1.9 | | |
| – | | |
| 1.0 | | |
| 2.9 | |
| Vodacom | |
| 1,258 | | |
| 1,145 | | |
| 9.9 | | |
| – | | |
| (5.1 | ) | |
| 4.8 | |
| Other Markets1 | |
| 907 | | |
| 923 | | |
| (1.7 | ) | |
| (2.2 | ) | |
| 30.6 | | |
| 26.7 | |
| Vantage Towers | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | | |
| – | |
| Common Functions | |
| 140 | | |
| 127 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Eliminations | |
| (92 | ) | |
| (71 | ) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Total service revenue | |
| 9,693 | | |
| 9,620 | | |
| 0.8 | | |
| (0.1 | ) | |
| 1.8 | | |
| 2.5 | |
| Other revenue | |
| 1,959 | | |
| 1,768 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Revenue | |
| 11,652 | | |
| 11,388 | | |
| 2.3 | | |
| (0.2 | ) | |
| 2.0 | | |
| 4.1 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Other growth metrics | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Group service revenue excluding Turkey | |
| 9,344 | | |
| 9,201 | | |
| 1.6 | | |
| – | | |
| (0.2 | ) | |
| 1.4 | |
| Vodafone Turkey - Service revenue | |
| 360 | | |
| 430 | | |
| (16.3 | ) | |
| (6.5 | ) | |
| 66.7 | | |
| 43.9 | |
| Vodafone Business - Service revenue | |
| 2,591 | | |
| 2,544 | | |
| 1.8 | | |
| 0.5 | | |
| 1.1 | | |
| 3.4 | |
| South Africa - Financial services revenue | |
| 42 | | |
| 33 | | |
| 27.3 | | |
| – | | |
| (15.7 | ) | |
| 11.6 | |
Note:
Definitions
Key terms are defined below. See page 7 for
the location of definitions for non-GAAP measures.
| Term | |
Definition |
| Adjusted EBITDAaL | |
Adjusted EBITDAaL is operating profit after depreciation on lease-related right of use assets and interest on leases but excluding depreciation, amortisation and gains/losses on disposal of owned assets and excluding share of results of equity accounted associates and joint ventures, impairment losses, restructuring costs arising from discrete restructuring plans, other income and expense and significant items that are not considered by management to be reflective of the underlying performance of the Group. |
| Adjusted free cash flow (‘Adjusted FCF’) | |
Adjusted free cash flow is Free cash flow before licences and spectrum, restructuring costs arising from discrete restructuring plans, integration capital additions and working capital related items, M&A and Vantage Towers growth capital expenditure. |
| Africa | |
Comprises the Vodacom Group and businesses in Egypt and Ghana. |
| ARPU | |
Average revenue per user, defined as customer revenue and incoming revenue divided by average customers. |
| Churn | |
Total gross customer disconnections in the period divided by the average total customers in the period. |
| Common Functions | |
Comprises central teams and business functions. |
| Converged customer | |
A customer who receives fixed and mobile services (also known as unified communications) on a single bill or who receives a discount across both bills. |
| Eliminations | |
Refers to the removal of intercompany transactions to derive the consolidated financial statements. |
| Europe | |
Comprises the Group’s European businesses and the UK. |
| Financial services revenue | |
Financial services revenue includes fees generated from the provision of advanced airtime, overdraft, financing and lending facilities, as well as merchant payments and the sale of insurance products (e.g. device insurance, life insurance and funeral cover). |
| Fixed service revenue | |
Service revenue (see below) relating to the provision of fixed line and carrier services. |
| GAAP | |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. |
| IFRS | |
International Financial Reporting Standards. |
| Internet of Things (‘IoT’) | |
The network of physical objects embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, including built-in mobile SIM cards, that enables these objects to collect data and exchange communications with one another or a database. |
| Mobile service revenue | |
Service revenue (see below) relating to the provision of mobile services. |
| MVNO | |
Mobile Virtual Network Operator: companies that provide mobile phone services under wholesale contracts with a mobile network operator, but do not have their own licence or spectrum or the infrastructure required to operate a network. |
| Other Europe | |
Other Europe markets include Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary and Albania. |
| Other Markets | |
Other Markets comprise Turkey, Egypt and Ghana. |
| Other revenue | |
Other revenue principally includes equipment revenue, interest income, income from partner market arrangements and lease revenue, including in respect of the lease out of passive tower infrastructure. |
| Reported growth | |
Reported growth is based on amounts reported in euros and determined under IFRS. |
| Revenue | |
The total of Service revenue (defined below) and Other revenue (defined above). |
| Roaming and Visitor | |
Roaming: allows customers to make calls, send and receive texts and data on our and other operators’ mobile networks, usually while travelling abroad. Visitor: revenue received from other operators or markets when their customers roam on one of our markets’ networks. |
| Service revenue | |
Service revenue is all revenue related to the provision of ongoing services to the Group’s Consumer and Business customers, together with roaming revenue, revenue from incoming and outgoing network usage by non-Vodafone customers and interconnect charges for incoming calls. |
| Vodafone Business | |
Vodafone Business is part of the Group and partners with businesses of every size to provide a range of business-related services. |
Notes
| 1. | References to Vodafone are to Vodafone Group Plc and references to Vodafone Group are to Vodafone Group
Plc and its subsidiaries unless otherwise stated. Vodafone, the Vodafone Speech Mark Devices, Vodacom and Together we can are trade marks
owned by Vodafone. Vantage Towers is a trade mark owned by Vantage Towers A.G. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be
the trade marks of their respective owners. |
| 2. | All growth rates reflect a comparison to the quarter ended 31 December 2021 unless otherwise stated. |
| 3. | References to “Q1”, “Q2”, “Q3” and “Q4” are to the three
months ended 30 June, 30 September, 31 December and 31 March, respectively. References to “H1” and “H2” are
to the six month periods ended 30 September and 31 March, respectively. References to the “last year”, “last financial
year” or “FY22” are to the financial year ended 31 March 2022. References to “FY23“ are to the financial
year ending 31 March 2023. |
| 4. | Vodacom refers to the Group’s interest in Vodacom Group Limited (‘Vodacom’) as well
as its operations, including subsidiaries in South Africa, DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique and Lesotho. On 13 December 2022, Vodafone completed
the transfer of its 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt to Vodacom. Vodafone Egypt will be included within the Vodacom reporting segment
from 1 April 2023. |
| 5. | Quarterly historical information is provided in a spreadsheet available at https://investors.vodafone.com/reports-information/results-reports-presentations |
| 6. | This document contains references to our and our affiliates’ websites. Information on any website
is not incorporated into this update and should not be considered part of this update. |
Forward-looking
statements and other matters
This report contains “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the Group’s financial condition, results
of operations and businesses and certain of the Group’s plans and objectives.
In particular, such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: expectations regarding the Group’s financial condition or results of
operations and the guidance for Adjusted EBITDAaL and Adjusted free cash flow for the financial year ending 31 March 2023; the Group’s
cost savings target; the sale of Vodafone Egypt; the Vantage Towers strategic co-control partnership; the spectrum acquisition by Vodafone
Ireland; the acquisition of Nowo Communications; expectations for the Group’s future performance generally; expectations regarding
the operating environment and market conditions and trends, including customer usage, competitive position and macroeconomic pressures,
price trends and opportunities in specific geographic markets; intentions and expectations regarding the development, launch and expansion
of products, services and technologies, either introduced by Vodafone or by Vodafone in conjunction with third parties or by third parties
independently; expectations regarding the integration or performance of current and future investments, associates, joint ventures, non-controlled
interests and newly acquired businesses.
Forward-looking statements are sometimes, but
not always, identified by their use of a date in the future or such words as “will”, “anticipates”,
“could”, “may”, “should”, “expects”, “believes”, “intends”,
“plans” or “targets” (including in their negative form or other variations). By their nature,
forward-looking statements are inherently predictive, speculative and involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and
depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and
developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but
are not limited to, the following: external cyber-attacks, insider threats or supplier breaches; general economic and political
conditions including as a consequence of the ongoing war in Ukraine as well as in jurisdictions in which the Group operates, and
changes to the associated legal, regulatory and tax environments; inflation; increased competition; increased disintermediation;
levels of investment in network capacity and the Group’s ability to deploy new technologies, products and services;
infrastructure competitiveness; rapid changes to existing products and services and the inability of new products and services to
perform in accordance with expectations; the ability of the Group to integrate new technologies, products and services with existing
networks, technologies, products and services; the Group’s ability to generate and grow revenue; a lower than expected impact
of new or existing products, services or technologies on the Group’s future revenue, cost structure and capital expenditure
outlays; slower than expected customer growth, reduced customer retention, reductions or changes in customer spending and increased
pricing pressure; the Group’s ability to extend and expand its spectrum position to support ongoing growth in customer demand
for mobile data services; the Group’s ability to secure the timely delivery of high-quality products from suppliers; loss of
suppliers, disruption of supply chains and greater than anticipated prices of new mobile handsets; changes in the costs to the Group
of, or the rates the Group my charge for, terminations and roaming minutes; the impact of a failure or significant interruption to
the Group’s telecommunications, networks, IT systems or data protection systems; the Group’s ability to realise
expected benefits from acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, franchises, brand licences, platform sharing or other
arrangements with third parties or portfolio transformation; acquisitions and divestment of Group businesses and assets and the
pursuit of new, unexpected strategic opportunities; the Group’s ability to integrate acquired business or assets; the extent
of any future write-downs or impairment charges on the Group’s assets, or restructuring charges incurred as a result of an
acquisition or disposition; developments in the Group’s financial condition, earnings and distributable funds and other
factors that the Board takes into account in determining the level of dividends; the Group’s ability to satisfy working
capital requirements; changes in foreign exchange rates; changes in the regulatory framework in which the Group operates; the impact
of legal or other proceedings against the Group or other companies in the communications industry and changes in statutory tax rates
and profit mix.
Furthermore, a review of the reasons why actual
results and developments may differ materially from the expectations disclosed or implied within forward-looking statements can be found
under “Forward-looking statements” and “Principal risk factors and uncertainties” in the Group’s Annual
Report for the financial year ended 31 March 2022 and under “Risk factors” in the Group’s H1 FY23 results for the
six month period ended 30 September 2022. The Annual Report can be found on the Group’s website (https://investors.vodafone.com/reports-information).
All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or any member of the Group or any persons acting
on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors referred to above. No assurances can be given that the forward-looking
statements in this document will be realised. Any forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this presentation. Subject to
compliance with applicable law and regulations, Vodafone does not intend to update these forward-looking statements and does not undertake
any obligation to do so.
Copyright © Vodafone Group 2023
-End-
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
| |
VODAFONE
GROUP |
| |
PUBLIC LIMITED
COMPANY |
| |
(Registrant) |
| Date: February 01, 2023 |
By: |
/s/
R E S MARTIN |
| |
Name:
Rosemary E S Martin |
| |
Title:
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary |
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