checkAd

     126  0 Kommentare Partner Communications Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results1

    Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR), a leading Israeli communications provider, announced today its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

    Commenting on the results for the third quarter of 2019, Mr. Isaac Benbenisti, CEO of Partner noted:

    “In the third quarter, Partner reported increases in revenues, in cellular subscribers, in Partner TV subscribers and in the number of households that we reached with our fiber optic infrastructure, "Partner Fiber".

    In the cellular segment, our strategy of enhancing the value to customers and focusing on customer service led to a net increase of 35 thousand subscribers this quarter, alongside a further decrease in the churn rate to 7.7%, the lowest rate in 8 years.

    As of Today, Partner TV’s subscriber base has reached more than 183 thousand, the majority of whom are in offerings which also include Internet. Partner TV is the fastest growing TV service in Israel, and is suited to the current era as a super aggregator of international content services open to the Israeli viewer, in addition to our multi-channel offering. Our groundbreaking collaborations with the world’s largest content providers have started to be imitated by our competitors, and we are proud of the significant gap that we have opened compared to them.

    Partner is leading today the fiber optic deployment field in Israel, with an independent infrastructure that is being rapidly deployed and has already reached over 540 thousand households, approximately 28% of Internet-connected households in Israel.

    Partner's vast fiber optic deployment, from the north of the country to Eilat in the south, supports the acceleration of the migration of wholesale internet subscribers to our independent infrastructure, as well as the recruitment of new customers and the expansion of Partner's operations within the business sector across the country.

    Partner's financial strength and the positive trends in the cellular segment enable the Company to continue to implement our business plans for the fixed line segment, with the aim of improving profitability and customer loyalty while maintaining a stable level of debt.”

    Mr. Tamir Amar, Partner's Chief Financial Officer, commented on the results:

    “The third quarter of 2019 ended with stability in service revenues, while continuing to report growth in the fixed-line segment in terms of subscribers and revenues, relative stability in OPEX over time and a positive net profit.

    In the cellular segment, where the intensity of competition continues to remain high, a clear trend of decreasing erosion in service revenues can be seen for several quarters, as a result of our strategy according to which we operate. The churn rate totaled 7.7% in the quarter, continuing the declining trend from previous quarters. In addition, our subscriber base increased by 35 thousand subscribers and ARPU for the quarter totaled NIS 59, maintaining relative stability. We see in these results a reflection of our continued efforts to increase value to our customers through value added offerings and to strive for continued improvement in our customer service, which leads to a decline in price erosion and churn rates. We believe that the steps that we are taking improve our competitiveness in a very challenging business environment.

    Adjusted EBITDA this quarter totaled NIS 225 million, demonstrating that the Company continues to manage its OPEX responsibly, alongside revenue growth in the fixed line segment mainly reflecting the impact of the Company's growth engines.

    In addition, Adjusted FCF (before interest) was positive and totaled NIS 13 million in the third quarter. Cash flow from operations totaled NIS 230 million. Capex totaled NIS 174 million and reflected the Company's strategy to continue to be a technology leader while continuing to invest in its growth engines with a focus on deploying its fiber optic infrastructure and increasing penetration in the TV market. These investments are possible as a result of Partner's financial stability and strong balance sheet. Accordingly, we report continued growth in the TV subscriber base which totals 183 thousand as of today, and in the rate of fiber optic deployment which remains high and reaches over 540 thousand households as of today.”

    Q3 2019 compared with Q2 2019

    NIS Million

    Q2’19

    Q3’19

    Comments

    Service Revenues

    642

    658

    The increase resulted from increases both in cellular service revenues as a result of seasonality and in fixed-line segment service revenues

    Equipment Revenues

    139

    167

    The increase reflected a higher volume of equipment sales

    Total Revenues

    781

    825

     

    Gross profit from equipment sales

    35

    33

    The stability in gross profit compared with the increase in equipment revenues mainly reflected a decrease in the average profit per sale and change in product mix

    OPEX

    472

    474

     

    Adjusted EBITDA

    214

    225

    The increase resulted mainly from an increase in service revenues

    Profit for the Period

    3

    7

     

    Capital Expenditures (additions)

    142

    150

     

    Adjusted free cash flow (before interest payments)

    31

    13

    The decrease resulted from the increase in CAPEX payments

    Net Debt

    965

    956

     

     

    Q2’19

    Q3’19

    Comments

    Cellular Post-Paid Subscribers (end of period, thousands)

    2,337

    2,366

    Increase of 29 thousand subscribers

    Cellular Pre-Paid Subscribers

    (end of period, thousands)

    279

    285

    Increase of 6 thousand subscribers

    Monthly Average Revenue per Cellular User (ARPU) (NIS)

    58

    59

     

    Quarterly Cellular Churn Rate (%)

    7.9%

    7.7%

    Decrease in Post-Paid churn rate

    Key Financial Results Q3 2019 compared with Q3 2018

    NIS MILLION (except EPS)

    Q3'18

    Q3'19

    % Change

    Revenues

    822

    825

    0%

    Cost of revenues

    657

    687

    +5%

    Gross profit

    165

    138

    -16%

    Operating profit

    48

    26

    -46%

    Profit for the period

    26

    7

    -73%

    Earnings per share (basic, NIS)

    0.16

    0.04

     

    Adjusted free cash flow (before interest)

    70

    13

    -81%

    Key Operating Indicators

     

    Q3'18

    Q3'19

    Change

    Adjusted EBITDA (NIS million)

    201

    225

    +12%

    Adjusted EBITDA margin (as a % of total revenues)

    24%

    27%

    +3

    Cellular Subscribers (end of period, thousands)

    2,630

    2,651

    +21

    Quarterly Cellular Churn Rate (%)

    8.0%

    7.7%

    -0.3

    Monthly Average Revenue per Cellular User (ARPU) (NIS)

    60

    59

    -1

    Partner Consolidated Results

     

    Cellular Segment

    Fixed-Line Segment

    Elimination

    Consolidated

    NIS Million

    Q3'18

    Q3'19

    Change
    %

    Q3'18

    Q3'19

    Change
    %

    Q3'18

    Q3'19

    Q3'18

    Q3'19

    Change
    %

    Total Revenues

    619

    608

    -2%

    245

    258

    +5%

    (42)

    (41)

    822

    825

    0%

    Service Revenues

    476

    466

    -2%

    220

    233

    +6%

    (42)

    (41)

    654

    658

    +1%

    Equipment Revenues

    143

    142

    -1%

    25

    25

    0%

    -

    -

    168

    167

    -1%

    Operating Profit

    32

    24

    -25%

    16

    2

    -88%

    -

    -

    48

    26

    -46%

    Adjusted EBITDA

    145

    170

    +17%

    56

    55

    -2%

    -

    -

    201

    225

    +12%

    Financial Review

    In Q3 2019, total revenues were NIS 825 million (US$ 237 million), an increase of NIS 3 million from NIS 822 million in Q3 2018.

    Service revenues in Q3 2019 totaled NIS 658 million (US$ 189 million), an increase of 1% from NIS 654 million in Q3 2018.

    Service revenues for the cellular segment in Q3 2019 totaled NIS 466 million (US$ 134 million), a decrease of 2% from NIS 476 million in Q3 2018. The decrease was mainly the result of the continued price erosion of cellular services (both Post-Paid and Pre-Paid) due to the continued competitive market conditions.

    Service revenues for the fixed-line segment in Q3 2019 totaled NIS 233 million (US$ 67 million), an increase of 6% from NIS 220 million in Q3 2018. The increase mainly reflected higher revenues from TV services and internet services, which were partially offset principally by the decline in revenues from international calling services.

    Equipment revenues in Q3 2019 totaled NIS 167 million (US$ 48 million), a decrease of 1% from NIS 168 million in Q3 2018.

    Gross profit from equipment sales in Q3 2019 was NIS 33 million (US$ 9 million), compared with NIS 44 million in Q3 2018, a decrease of 25%, mainly reflecting a change in the product mix which led to a decrease in the average profit per sale.

    Total operating expenses (‘OPEX’) totaled NIS 474 million (US$ 136 million) in Q3 2019, a decrease of 6% or NIS 30 million from Q3 2018. The decrease mainly reflected the impact of the implementation of IFRS 16 which totaled NIS 39 million, as well as decreases in other expenses, which were partially offset by an increase in expenses relating to the growth in TV and internet services. Including depreciation and amortization expenses and other expenses (mainly amortization of employee share based compensation), OPEX in Q3 2019 increased by 2% compared with Q3 2018.

    Operating profit for Q3 2019 was 26 million (US$ 7 million), a decrease of 46% compared with NIS 48 million in Q3 2018. The decrease resulted from the increase in depreciation and amortization expenses mainly as a result of the adoption of IFRS 16, partially offset by the increase in Adjusted EBITDA. See Adjusted EBITDA analysis for each segment below.

    Adjusted EBITDA in Q3 2019 totaled NIS 225 million (US$ 65 million), an increase of 12% from NIS 201 million in Q3 2018. The impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 on Adjusted EBITDA in Q3 2019 was an increase of NIS 39 million. As a percentage of total revenues, Adjusted EBITDA in Q3 2019 was 27% compared with 24% in Q3 2018.

    Adjusted EBITDA for the cellular segment was NIS 170 million (US$ 49 million) in Q3 2019, an increase of 17% from NIS 145 million in Q3 2018, mainly reflecting the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 which increased cellular segment Adjusted EBITDA by NIS 35 million, partially offset by a decrease in gross profit from cellular equipment sales of NIS 9 million. As a percentage of total cellular segment revenues, Adjusted EBITDA for the cellular segment in Q3 2019 was 28% compared with 23% in Q3 2018.

    Adjusted EBITDA for the fixed-line segment was NIS 55 million (US$ 16 million) in Q3 2019, a decrease of 2% from NIS 56 million in Q3 2018, reflecting the increase in OPEX, partially offset by the increase in fixed-line service revenues. The impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 in Q3 2019 on Adjusted EBITDA for the fixed-line segment was an increase of NIS 4 million. As a percentage of total fixed-line segment revenues, Adjusted EBITDA for the fixed-line segment in Q3 2019 was 21%, compared with 23% in Q3 2018.

    Finance costs, net in Q3 2019 were NIS 18 million (US$ 5 million), an increase of 80% compared with NIS 10 million in Q3 2018. The increase largely reflected the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16, which resulted in an increase of NIS 5 million in finance costs.

    Income tax expenses for Q3 2019 were NIS 1 million (US$ 0.3 million), compared with NIS 12 million in Q3 2018.

    Profit in Q3 2019 was NIS 7 million (US$ 2 million), a decrease of 73% compared with a profit of NIS 26 million in Q3 2018. The impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 in Q3 2019 on profit was a decrease of NIS 2 million.

    Based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during Q3 2019, basic earnings per share or ADS, was NIS 0.04 (US$ 0.01), compared with basic earnings per share of NIS 0.16 in Q3 2018.

    Cellular Segment Operational Review

    At the end of Q3 2019, the Company's cellular subscriber base (including mobile data, 012 Mobile subscribers and M2M subscriptions) was approximately 2.65 million, including approximately 2.37 million Post-Paid subscribers or 89% of the base, and approximately 285 thousand Pre-Paid subscribers, or 11% of the subscriber base.

    During the third quarter of 2019, the cellular subscriber base increased by approximately 35 thousand. The Pre-Paid subscriber base increased by approximately 6 thousand, and the Post-Paid subscriber base increased by approximately 29 thousand.

    The quarterly churn rate for cellular subscribers in Q3 2019 was 7.7%, compared with 8.0% in Q3 2018.

    Total cellular market share (based on the number of subscribers) at the end of Q3 2019 was estimated to be approximately 25%, unchanged from Q3 2018.

    The monthly Average Revenue per User (“ARPU”) for cellular subscribers in Q3 2019 was NIS 59 (US$ 17), a decrease of 2% from NIS 60 in Q3 2018 as a result of the continued price erosion in key cellular services due to the competition in the cellular market.

    Funding and Investing Review

    In Q3 2019, Adjusted Free Cash Flow (including lease payments) totaled NIS 13 million (US$ 4 million), a decrease of 81% from NIS 70 million in Q3 2018.

    Cash generated from operating activities increased by 22% from NIS 188 million in Q3 2018 to NIS 230 million (US$ 66 million) in Q3 2019, as a result of the adoption of IFRS 16 in 2019, under which lease payments are recorded in cash flows from financing activities instead of in cash flows from operating activities.

    Lease payments, recorded in cash flows from financing activities under IFRS 16, totaled NIS 42 million (US$ 12 million) in Q3 2019.

    Cash capital expenditures (‘CAPEX payments’), as represented by cash flows used for the acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets, were NIS 174 million (US$ 50 million) in Q3 2019, an increase of 49% from NIS 117 million in Q3 2018, mainly reflecting the impact of the change in the accounting treatment of PHI from the beginning of 2019, as well as the increased investments in the fiber optics infrastructure.

    The level of Net Debt at the end of Q3 2019 amounted to NIS 956 million (US$ 275 million), compared with NIS 898 million at the end of Q3 2018, an increase of NIS 58 million.

    Regulatory Developments

    Holdings of approved Israeli shareholders in the Company

    The provisions of the Company's cellular license require, among others, that the "founding shareholders or their approved substitutes", as defined in the cellular license, hold at least 26% of the means of control in the Company, including 5% which must be held by Israeli shareholders (Israeli citizens and residents), who were approved as such by the Minister of Communications.

    The controlling stake of the Phoenix Group (One of the Company’s approved Israeli shareholders) has been sold to foreign entities. On November 12, 2019, the Israeli Ministry of Communications issued a temporary order (ending on November 1, 2020) amending the Company’s cellular license and reducing the percentage that the approved Israeli shareholders are required to hold by the amount of shares now held by the foreign entities (from 5% down to 3.82% of the means of control in the Company). This temporary order will allow the Ministry and the Company one year in which to resolve the issue of holdings of approved Israeli shareholders in the Company.

    Transition to IPv6 internet protocol

    On the July 3, 2019, the Ministry of Communications published its decision regarding the transition to the IPv6 protocol, which is the most recent version of internet protocol. The Ministry decided, among others, that telecom operators (such as the Company) will adapt their network and its components to fully support the IPv6 protocol. ISPs and domestic fixed-line operators will be required to complete this transition within 48 months of the decision while cellular operators will be required to complete it within 24 months.

    The subscribers will be transitioned gradually to the IPv6 protocol according to milestones so that 100% of subscribers are transitioned to the IPv6 protocol at the end of the time periods mentioned above.

    Operators will be obliged to replace terminal equipment which their subscribers have rented or leased from them and which does not support the IPv6 protocol. Operators will not be obliged to transition subscribers which own terminal equipment that does not support the IPv6 protocol, provided that such subscribers have refused to replace their terminal equipment and have signed a written waiver on this issue.

    Inter-Ministerial recommendations on Bezeq’s FTTH/B Universal Service obligations

    On November 5, 2019, an Inter-Ministerial team published a hearing regarding the universal service obligations applicable to Bezeq with regards to Fiber Optic infrastructure (FTTH/B) deployment. The recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial team include the following:

    • Bezeq will be allowed to decide for itself in which areas it will roll out its fiber-optic network. Within such areas, Bezeq will be required to connect 100% of households to its fiber-optic network within a timeframe set out in its license;
    • In the areas where Bezeq decides not to lay a fiber-optic network, another operator will be chosen (by a reverse tender process) to deploy a fiber-optic network to all households in the area. Such operator will receive an incentive for such deployment from a universal service fund and will enjoy exclusivity in deploying a fiber optic network in this area (but will be obliged to provide other operators with a wholesale Bit Stream Access (BSA) service provided over their fiber optic network;
    • The universal service fund incentive plan will be financed by a tax on all telecommunications operators (including Bezeq and Partner) at an annual rate of 0.5% of all income;
    • In the areas where Bezeq decides not to lay a fiber-optic network, it and its subsidiaries will not be allowed to deploy a fiber-optic network.

    The Company is studying the hearing documents and examining its position regarding the provisions proposed therein.

    Conference Call Details

    Partner will hold a conference call on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 10.00AM Eastern Time / 5.00PM Israel Time.
    To join the call, please dial the following numbers (at least 10 minutes before the scheduled time):
    International: +972.3.918.0685
    North America toll-free: +1.888.407.2553
    A live webcast of the call will also be available on Partner's Investors Relations website at: www.partner.co.il/en/Investors-Relations/lobby/
    If you are unavailable to join live, the replay of the call will be available from November 26, 2019 until December 10, 2019, at the following numbers:
    International: +972.3.925.5925
    North America toll-free: +1.888.782.4291
    In addition, the archived webcast of the call will be available on Partner's Investor Relations website at the above address for approximately three months.

    Forward-Looking Statements
    This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "estimate", “believe”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “seek”, “will”, “plan”, “could”, “may”, “project”, “goal”, “target” and similar expressions often identify forward-looking statements but are not the only way we identify these statements. Specific statements have been made regarding the Company's ability to continue to implement its business plans for the fixed line segment with the aim of improving the Company's profitability and customer loyalty while maintaining a stable level of debt and the Company's strategy to continue to be a leading company in terms of technology while continuing to invest in its growth engines with a focus on deploying a fiber optic infrastructure and increasing penetration in the TV market. In addition, all statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release regarding our future performance are forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current knowledge and our present beliefs and expectations regarding possible future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, whether market conditions will support the Company's goal to improve profitability and customer loyalty while maintaining a stable level of debt by implementing its business plans for the fixed line segment as well as enable it to continue to invest in its growth engines with a focus on deploying a fiber optic infrastructure and increasing penetration in the TV market and whether the Company's technological capabilities in fiber optics will enable it to continue to lead in telecommunication technology. Future results may differ materially from those anticipated herein. For further information regarding risks, uncertainties and assumptions about Partner, trends in the Israeli telecommunications industry in general, the impact of current global economic conditions and possible regulatory and legal developments, and other risks we face, see “Item 3. Key Information - 3D. Risk Factors”, “Item 4. Information on the Company”, “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”, “Item 8. Financial Information - 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information - 8A.1 Legal and Administrative Proceedings” and “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 20-F filed with the SEC, as well as its immediate reports on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
    The quarterly financial results presented in this press release are unaudited financial results.
    The results were prepared in accordance with IFRS, other than the non-GAAP financial measures presented in the section, “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures”.

    The financial information is presented in NIS millions (unless otherwise stated) and the figures presented are rounded accordingly.

    The convenience translations of the New Israeli Shekel (NIS) figures into US Dollars were made at the rate of exchange prevailing at September 30, 2019: US $1.00 equals NIS 3.482. The translations were made purely for the convenience of the reader.

    Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    The following non-GAAP measures are used in this report. These measures are not financial measures under IFRS and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies. Further, the measures may not be indicative of the Company’s historic operating results nor are meant to be predictive of potential future results.

    Non-GAAP Measure

    Calculation

    Most Comparable IFRS Financial Measure

    Adjusted EBITDA

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Adjusted EBITDA margin (%)

    Adjusted EBITDA:

    Profit (Loss)

    add

    Income tax expenses,

    Finance costs, net,

    Depreciation and amortization expenses (including amortization of intangible assets, deferred
    expenses-right of use and impairment charges),
    Other expenses (mainly amortization of share
    based compensation)

     

    Adjusted EBITDA margin (%):

    Adjusted EBITDA

    divided by

    Total revenues

    Profit (Loss)

    Adjusted Free Cash Flow

    Adjusted Free Cash Flow:

    Cash flows from operating activities

    deduct

    Cash flows from investing activities

    add

    Short-term investment in (proceeds from) deposits

    deduct

    Lease payments

    Cash flows from operating activities

    deduct

    Cash flows from investing activities

    Total Operating Expenses (OPEX)

    Total Operating Expenses:

    Cost of service revenues

    add

    Selling and marketing expenses

    add

    General and administrative expenses

    deduct

    Depreciation and amortization expenses,

    Other expenses (mainly amortization of employee share based compensation)

    Sum of:

    Cost of service revenues,

    Selling and marketing expenses,

    General

    and administrative expenses

    Net Debt

    Net Debt:

    Current maturities of notes payable and borrowings

    add

    Notes payable

    add

    Borrowings from banks and others

    add

    Advances on account of notes payables

    add

    Financial liabilities at fair value

    deduct

    Cash and cash equivalents

    deduct

    Short-term deposits

    Sum of:

    Current maturities of notes payable and borrowings,

    Notes payable,

    Borrowings from banks and others,

    Advances on account of notes payables,

    Financial liabilities at fair value

     

    About Partner Communications

    Partner Communications Company Ltd. is a leading Israeli provider of telecommunications services (cellular, fixed-line telephony, internet services and TV services). Partner’s ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and its shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR).

    For more information about Partner, see: http://www.partner.co.il/en/Investors-Relations/lobby

    PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
    (An Israeli Corporation)
    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

     

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

     Convenience
    translation into
    U.S. Dollars

     

     

    December 31,

     

    September 30,

     

    September 30,

     

     

    2018

     

    2019*

     

    2019*

     

     

    (Audited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions

    CURRENT ASSETS

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

     

    416

     

    511

     

    147

    Short-term deposits

     

     

     

    156

     

    45

    Trade receivables

     

    656

     

    595

     

    171

    Other receivables and prepaid expenses

     

    33

     

    38

     

    11

    Deferred expenses – right of use

     

    51

     

    25

     

    7

    Inventories

     

    98

     

    100

     

    29

     

     

    1,254

     

    1,425

     

    410

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    NON CURRENT ASSETS

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Trade receivables

     

    260

     

    250

     

    72

    Prepaid expenses and other

     

    4

     

    3

     

    1

    Deferred expenses – right of use

     

    185

     

    98

     

    28

    Lease – right of use

     

     

     

    600

     

    172

    Property and equipment

     

    1,211

     

    1,434

     

    412

    Intangible and other assets

     

    617

     

    547

     

    157

    Goodwill

     

    407

     

    407

     

    117

    Deferred income tax asset

     

    38

     

    43

     

    12

     

     

    2,722

     

    3,382

     

    971

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    TOTAL ASSETS

     

    3,976

     

    4,807

     

    1,381

    * See section 'IFRS 16' above regarding the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases.

    PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
    (An Israeli Corporation)
    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

     

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

     Convenience
    translation into
    U.S. Dollars

     

     

    December 31,

     

    September 30,

     

    September 30,

     

     

    2018

     

    2019**

     

    2019**

     

     

    (Audited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions

    CURRENT LIABILITIES

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Current maturities of notes payable and borrowings

     

    162

     

    320

     

    92

    Trade payables

     

    711

     

    680

     

    195

    Payables in respect of employees

     

    96

     

    90

     

    26

    Other payables (mainly institutions)

     

    10

     

    32

     

    9

    Income tax payable

     

    35

     

    29

     

    8

    Lease liabilities

     

     

     

    138

     

    40

    Deferred revenues from HOT mobile

     

    31

     

    31

     

    9

    Other deferred revenues

     

    41

     

    47

     

    14

    Provisions

     

    64

     

    50

     

    14

     

     

    1,150

     

    1,417

     

    407

    NON CURRENT LIABILITIES

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Notes payable

     

    1,013

     

    1,115

     

    320

    Borrowings from banks and others

     

    191

     

    151

     

    43

    Financial liability at fair value

     

     

     

    37

     

    11

    Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net

     

    40

     

    42

     

    12

    Dismantling and restoring sites obligation

     

    13

     

     

     

     

    Lease liabilities

     

     

     

    513

     

    147

    Deferred revenues from HOT mobile

     

    133

     

    109

     

    31

    Other non-current liabilities

     

    30

     

    16

     

    6

     

     

    1,420

     

    1,983

     

    570

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    TOTAL LIABILITIES

     

    2,570

     

    3,400

     

    977

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    EQUITY

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Share capital – ordinary shares of NIS 0.01

     

    par value: authorized – December 31, 2018

    and September 30, 2019 – 235,000,000 shares;

    issued and outstanding -

     

    2

     

    2

     

    1

    December 31, 2018 –***162,628,397 shares

     

     

     

     

     

     

    September 30, 2019 – ***162,915,186 shares

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Capital surplus

     

    1,102

     

    1,077

     

    309

    Accumulated retained earnings

     

    563

     

    567

     

    163

    Treasury shares, at cost

       

    December 31, 2018 – ****8,560,264 shares

    September 30, 2019 – ****8,275,837 shares

     

    (261)

     

    (239)

     

    (69)

    Non-controlling interests

     

    *

     

     

     

     

    TOTAL EQUITY

     

    1,406

     

    1,407

     

    404

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     

    3,976

     

    4,807

     

    1,381

    * Representing an amount of less than 1 million.
    ** See section 'IFRS 16' above regarding the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases. *** Net of treasury shares.
    **** Including restricted shares in amount of 1,210,833 and 1,226,364 as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively, held by a trustee under the Company's Equity Incentive Plan, such shares may become outstanding upon completion of vesting conditions.

    PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
    (An Israeli Corporation)
    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

     

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

    Convenience translation into

    U.S. Dollars

     

     

    9 months ended

    September 30,

     

    3 months ended

    September 30,

     

    9 months
    ended
    September
    30,

     

    3 months
    ended

    September
    30,

     

     

    2018

     

    2019**

     

    2018

     

    2019**

     

    2019**

     

    2019**

     

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions (except per share data)

    Revenues, net

     

    2,445

     

    2,400

     

    822

     

    825

     

    689

     

    237

    Cost of revenues

     

    2,006

     

    2,014

     

    657

     

    687

     

    578

     

    197

    Gross profit

     

    439

     

    386

     

    165

     

    138

     

    111

     

    40

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Selling and marketing expenses

     

    221

     

    228

     

    78

     

    78

     

    65

     

    23

    General and administrative

     

    expenses

     

    137

     

    124

     

    46

     

    42

     

    36

     

    12

    Other income, net

     

    21

     

    23

     

    7

     

    8

     

    7

     

    2

    Operating profit

     

    102

     

    57

     

    48

     

    26

     

    17

     

    7

    Finance income

     

    4

     

    4

     

    1

     

    1

     

    1

     

    *

    Finance expenses

     

    45

     

    52

     

    11

     

    19

     

    15

     

    5

    Finance costs, net

     

    41

     

    48

     

    10

     

    18

     

    14

     

    5

    Profit before income tax

     

    61

     

    9

     

    38

     

    8

     

    3

     

    2

    Income tax expenses (income)

     

    24

     

    (3)

     

    12

     

    1

     

    (1)

     

    *

    Profit for the period

     

    37

     

    12

     

    26

     

    7

     

    4

     

    2

    Attributable to:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Owners of the Company

     

    37

     

    12

     

    26

     

    7

     

    4

     

    2

    Non-controlling interests

     

    *

     

    *

     

    *

     

     

     

    *

     

     

    Profit for the period

     

    37

     

    12

     

    26

     

    7

     

    4

     

    2

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Earnings per share

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

    0.22

     

    0.07

     

    0.16

     

    0.04

     

    0.021

     

    0.012

    Diluted

     

    0.22

     

    0.07

     

    0.16

     

    0.04

     

    0.021

     

    0.012

    Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in thousands)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

    167,137

     

    162,802

     

    164,785

     

    162,864

     

    162,802

     

    162,864

    Diluted

     

    168,047

     

    163,497

     

    165,611

     

    163,505

     

    163,497

     

    163,505

    * Representing an amount of less than 1 million.
    ** See section 'IFRS 16' above regarding the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases.

    PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
    (An Israeli Corporation)
    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

     

     

     


    New Israeli Shekels

     

    Convenience translation into

    U.S. Dollars

    (note 2a)

     

     

    9 months ended

    September 30,

     

    3 months ended

    September 30,

     

    9 months
    ended
    September
    30,

     

    3 months
    ended

    September
    30,

     

     

    2018

     

    2019**

     

    2018

     

    2019**

     

    2019**

     

    2019**

     

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions

     

    Profit for the period

     

    37

     

    12

     

    26

     

    7

     

    4

     

    2

    Other comprehensive income

    for the period, net of income taxes

     

    -

     

    -

     

    -

     

    -

     

    -

     

    -

    TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD

     

    37

     

    12

     

    26

     

    7

     

    4

     

    2

    Total comprehensive income attributable to:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Owners of the Company

     

    37

     

    12

     

    26

     

    7

     

    4

     

    2

    Non-controlling interests

     

    *

     

    *

     

    *

     

     

     

    *

     

     

    TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD

     

    37

     

    12

     

    26

     

    7

     

    4

     

    2

    * Representing an amount of less than 1 million.
    ** See section 'IFRS 16' above regarding the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases.

    PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
    (An Israeli Corporation)
    INTERIM SEGMENT INFORMATION & ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

    9 months ended September 30, 2019**

     

     

    9 months ended September 30, 2018

     

    In millions (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions (Unaudited)

     

    Cellular

    segment

     

    Fixed line
    segment

     

    Elimination

     

    Consolidated

     

     

    Cellular

    segment

     

    Fixed line

    segment

     

    Elimination

     

    Consolidated

    Segment revenue - Services 

    1,348

     

    576

     

     

     

    1,924

     

     

    1,384

     

    515

     

     

     

    1,899

    Inter-segment revenue - Services

    12

     

    111

     

    (123)

     

     

     

     

    12

     

    117

     

    (129)

     

     

    Segment revenue - Equipment

    399

     

    77

     

     

     

    476

     

     

    478

     

    68

     

     

     

    546

    Total revenues

    1,759

     

    764

     

    (123)

     

    2,400

     

     

    1,874

     

    700

     

    (129)

     

    2,445

    Segment cost of revenues - Services

    1,044

     

    601

     

     

     

    1,645

     

     

    1,072

     

    512

     

     

     

    1,584

    Inter-segment cost of revenues - Services

    111

     

    12

     

    (123)

     

     

     

     

    116

     

    13

     

    (129)

     

     

    Segment cost of revenues - Equipment

    321

     

    48

     

     

     

    369

     

     

    377

     

    45

     

     

     

    422

    Cost of revenues

    1,476

     

    661

     

    (123)

     

    2,014

     

     

    1,565

     

    570

     

    (129)

     

    2,006

    Gross profit

    283

     

    103

     

     

     

    386

     

     

    309

     

    130

     

     

     

    439

    Operating expenses (3)

    253

     

    99

     

     

     

    352

     

     

    261

     

    97

     

     

     

    358

    Other income, net

    17

     

    6

     

     

     

    23

     

     

    18

     

    3

     

     

     

    21

    Operating profit 

    47

     

    10

     

     

     

    57

     

     

    66

     

    36

     

     

     

    102

    Adjustments to presentation of segment

     

    Adjusted EBITDA

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    –Depreciation and amortization

    418

     

    149

     

     

     

     

     

     

    328

     

    109

     

     

     

     

    –Other (1)

    14

     

    (2)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    11

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Segment Adjusted EBITDA (2)

    479

     

    157

     

     

     

     

     

     

    405

     

    145

     

     

     

     

    Reconciliation of segment subtotal Adjusted EBITDA to profit for the period

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Segments subtotal Adjusted EBITDA (2) 

     

     

     

     

     

     

    636

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    550

    - Depreciation and amortization

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (567)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (437)

    - Finance costs, net

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (48)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (41)

    - Income tax income (expenses)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (24)

    - Other (1)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (12)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (11)

    Profit for the period 

     

     

     

     

     

     

    12

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    37

    * Representing an amount of less than 1 million.
    ** See section 'IFRS 16' above regarding the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases. For the 9 months ended September 30, 2019 the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 was an increase of NIS 117 million in the Adjusted EBITDA, an increase of NIS 105 million in the cellular segment Adjusted EBITDA and an increase of NIS 12 million in the fixed-line segment Adjusted EBITDA.

    PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
    (An Israeli Corporation)
    INTERIM SEGMENT INFORMATION & ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

    3 months ended September 30, 2019*

     

     

    3 months ended September 30, 2018

     

    In millions (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions (Unaudited)

     

    Cellular

    segment

     

    Fixed line
    segment

     

    Elimination

     

    Consolidated

     

     

    Cellular

    segment

     

    Fixed line

    segment

     

    Elimination

     

    Consolidated

    Segment revenue - Services 

    462

     

    196

     

     

     

    658

     

     

    473

     

    181

     

     

     

    654

    Inter-segment revenue - Services

    4

     

    37

     

    (41)

     

     

     

     

    3

     

    39

     

    (42)

     

     

    Segment revenue - Equipment

    142

     

    25

     

     

     

    167

     

     

    143

     

    25

     

     

     

    168

    Total revenues

    608

     

    258

     

    (41)

     

    825

     

     

    619

     

    245

     

    (42)

     

    822

    Segment cost of revenues - Services

    350

     

    203

     

     

     

    553

     

     

    355

     

    178

     

     

     

    533

    Inter-segment cost of revenues - Services

    37

     

    4

     

    (41)

     

     

     

     

    38

     

    4

     

    (42)

     

     

    Segment cost of revenues - Equipment

    119

     

    15

     

     

     

    134

     

     

    111

     

    13

     

     

     

    124

    Cost of revenues

    506

     

    222

     

    (41)

     

    687

     

     

    504

     

    195

     

    (42)

     

    657

    Gross profit

    102

     

    36

     

     

     

    138

     

     

    115

     

    50

     

     

     

    165

    Operating expenses (3)

    84

     

    36

     

     

     

    120

     

     

    88

     

    36

     

     

     

    124

    Other income, net

    6

     

    2

     

     

     

    8

     

     

    5

     

    2

     

     

     

    7

    Operating profit

    24

     

    2

     

     

     

    26

     

     

    32

     

    16

     

     

     

    48

    Adjustments to presentation of segment Adjusted EBITDA

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    –Depreciation and amortization 

    140

     

    55

     

     

     

     

     

     

    109

     

    40

     

     

     

     

    –Other (1)

    6

     

    (2)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Segment Adjusted EBITDA (2)

    170

     

    55

     

     

     

     

     

     

    145

     

    56

     

     

     

     

    Reconciliation of segment subtotal Adjusted EBITDA to profit for the period 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Segments subtotal Adjusted EBITDA (2)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    225

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    201

    - Depreciation and amortization

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (195)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (149)

    - Finance costs, net

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (18)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (10)

    - Income tax expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (1)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (12)

    - Other (1)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (4)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (4)

    Profit for the period 

     

     

     

     

     

     

    7

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    26

    (1) Mainly amortization of employee share based compensation.
    (2) Adjusted EBITDA as reviewed by the CODM represents Earnings Before Interest (finance costs, net), Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (including amortization of intangible assets, deferred expenses-right of use and impairment charges) and Other expenses (mainly amortization of share based compensation). Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure under IFRS and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies. Adjusted EBITDA may not be indicative of the Group's historic operating results nor is it meant to be predictive of potential future results. The usage of the term "Adjusted EBITDA" is to highlight the fact that the Amortization includes amortization of deferred expenses – right of use and amortization of employee share based compensation and impairment charges.
    (3) Operating expenses include selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses.
    * See section 'IFRS 16' above regarding the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases.

    PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
    (An Israeli Corporation)
    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

     

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

    Convenience
    translation
    into
    U.S. Dollars
    (note 2a)

     

     

    9 months ended September 30,

     

     

    2018

     

    2019**

     

    2019**

     

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions

    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

     

     

     

     

     

     

           

    Cash generated from operations (Appendix)

     

    504

     

    660

     

    190

    Income tax paid

     

    *

     

    (1)

     

    *

    Net cash provided by operating activities

     

    504

     

    659

     

    190

           

     CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Acquisition of property and equipment

     

    (241)

     

    (378)

     

    (109)

    Acquisition of intangible and other assets

     

    (118)

     

    (124)

     

    (36)

    Acquisition of a business, net of cash acquired

     

     

     

    (3)

     

    (1)

    Investment in short-term deposits, net

     

    (141)

     

    (156)

     

    (45)

    Interest received

     

    1

     

    1

     

    *

    Consideration received from sales of property and equipment

     

    3

     

    2

     

    1

    Payment for acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired

     

    (3)

     

     

     

     

    Net cash used in investing activities

     

    (499)

     

    (658)

     

    (190)

           

     CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Lease payments (principal and interest)

     

     

     

    (124)

     

    (36)

    Acquisition of treasury shares

     

    (82)

     

     

     

     

    Interest paid

     

    (54)

     

    (21)

     

    (6)

    Proceeds from issuance of notes payable, net of issuance costs

     

     

     

    256

     

    75

    Proceeds from issuance of option warrants exercisable for notes

    payables

     

     

     

    37

     

    11

    Repayment of non-current borrowings

     

    (375)

     

    (39)

     

    (11)

    Repayment of current borrowings

     

     

     

    (13)

     

    (4)

    Transactions with non-controlling interests

     

     

     

    (2)

     

    (1)

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     

    (511)

     

    94

     

    28

           

     INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     

    (506)

     

    95

     

    28

           

     CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING

    OF PERIOD

     

    867

     

    416

     

    119

           

    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

     

    361

     

    511

     

    147

    * Representing an amount of less than 1 million.
    ** See section 'IFRS 16' above regarding the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases.

    PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
    (An Israeli Corporation)
    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    Appendix - Cash generated from operations and supplemental information

     

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

    Convenience
    translation
    into
    U.S. Dollars
    (note 2a)

     

     

    9 months ended September 30,

     

     

    2018

     

    2019**

     

    2019**

     

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash generated from operations:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Profit for the period

     

    37

     

    12

     

    4

    Adjustments for:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    406

     

    546

     

    157

    Amortization of deferred expenses - Right of use

     

    31

     

    21

     

    6

    Employee share based compensation expenses

     

    11

     

    13

     

    4

    Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net

     

    1

     

    2

     

    1

    Finance costs, net

     

    (1)

     

    19

     

    5

    Interest paid

     

    54

     

    21

     

    6

    Interest received

     

    2

     

    (1)

     

    *

    Deferred income taxes

     

    17

     

    2

     

    1

    Income tax paid

     

     

     

    1

     

    *

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

     

     

    (2)

     

    (1)

    Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Trade

     

    110

     

    71

     

    21

    Other

     

    (2)

     

    (2)

     

    (1)

    Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accruals:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Trade

     

    (46)

     

    28

     

    8

    Other payables

     

    (29)

     

    8

     

    2

    Provisions

     

    (6)

     

    (14)

     

    (4)

    Deferred revenues from HOT mobile

     

    (23)

     

    (24)

     

    (7)

    Other deferred revenues

     

    (1)

     

    6

     

    2

    Increase in deferred expenses - Right of use

     

    (77)

     

    (39)

     

    (11)

    Current income tax liability

     

    7

     

    (6)

     

    (2)

    Decrease (increase) in inventories

     

    13

     

    (2)

     

    (1)

    Cash generated from operations

     

    504

     

    660

     

    190

    * Representing an amount of less than 1 million.
    ** See section 'IFRS 16' above regarding the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases.

    At September 30, 2019 and 2018, trade and other payables include NIS 133 million ($38 million) and NIS 130 million, respectively, in respect of acquisition of intangible assets and property and equipment; payments in respect thereof are presented in cash flows from investing activities.

    These balances are recognized in the cash flow statements upon payment.

    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures:

     

    Adjusted Free Cash Flow

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

    Convenience translation into
    U.S. Dollars

     

     

     9 months ended

    September 30,

     

     3 months ended

    September 30,

     

    9 months
    ended
    September
    30,

     

    3 months
    ended
    September
    30,

     

     

    2018

     

    2019*

     

    2018

     

    2019*

     

    2019*

     

    2019*

     

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions

    Net cash provided by operating activities

     

    504

     

    659

     

    188

     

    230

     

    190

     

    66

    Net cash used in investing activities

     

    (499)

     

    (658)

     

    (118)

     

    (90)

     

    (190)

     

    (26)

    Investment in short-term deposits, net

     

    141

     

    156

     

     

     

    (85)

     

    45

     

    (24)

    Lease payments

     

     

     

    (124)

     

     

     

    (42)

     

    (36)

     

    (12)

    Adjusted Free Cash Flow

     

    146

     

    33

     

    70

     

    13

     

    9

     

    4

    Interest paid

     

    (54)

     

    (21)

     

    (8)

     

    (1)

     

    (6)

     

    (1)

    Adjusted Free Cash Flow After Interest

     

    92

     

    12

     

    62

     

    12

     

    3

     

    3

    Total Operating Expenses (OPEX)

     

     

    New Israeli Shekels

     

    Convenience translation into
    U.S. Dollars

     

     

     9 months ended

    September 30,

     

     3 months ended

    September 30,

     

    9 months
    ended
    September
    30,

     

    3 months
    ended
    September
    30,

     

     

    2018

     

    2019*

     

    2018

     

    2019*

     

    2019*

     

    2019*

     

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    In millions

    Cost of revenues - Services

     

    1,584

     

    1,645

     

    533

     

    553

     

    472

     

    159

    Selling and marketing expenses

     

    221

     

    228

     

    78

     

    78

     

    65

     

    23

    General and administrative expenses

     

    137

     

    124

     

    46

     

    42

     

    36

     

    12

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    (437)

     

    (567)

     

    (149)

     

    (195)

     

    (163)

     

    (56)

    Other (1)

     

    (11)

     

    (12)

     

    (4)

     

    (4)

     

    (3)

     

    (1)

    OPEX

     

    1,494

     

    1,418

     

    504

     

    474

     

    407

     

    137

    (1) Mainly amortization of employee share based compensation.

    * See section 'IFRS 16' above regarding the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases.

    Key Financial and Operating Indicators (unaudited) ****

    NIS M unless otherwise stated

    Q3' 17

    Q4' 17

    Q1' 18

    Q2' 18

    Q3' 18

    Q4' 18

    Q1' 19

    Q2' 19

    Q3' 19

    2017

    2018

    Cellular Segment Service Revenues

    514

    478

    466

    454

    476

    447

    441

    453

    466

    1,978

    1,843

    Cellular Segment Equipment Revenues

    138

    182

    178

    157

    143

    165

    142

    115

    142

    610

    643

    Fixed-Line Segment Service Revenues

    194

    197

    202

    210

    220

    220

    224

    230

    233

    777

    852

    Fixed-Line Segment Equipment Revenues

    22

    22

    23

    20

    25

    24

    28

    24

    25

    76

    92

    Reconciliation for consolidation

    (42)

    (45)

    (43)

    (44)

    (42)

    (42)

    (41)

    (41)

    (41)

    (173)

    (171)

    Total Revenues

    826

    834

    826

    797

    822

    814

    794

    781

    825

    3,268

    3,259

    Gross Profit from Equipment Sales

    43

    40

    43

    37

    44

    42

    39

    35

    33

     

    142

    166

    Operating Profit*

    92

    0

    32

    22

    48

    14

    9

    22

    26

    315

    116

    Cellular Segment Adjusted EBITDA*

    189

    124

    134

    126

    145

    119

    150

    159

    170

     

    710

    524

    Fixed-Line Segment Adjusted EBITDA*

    50

    34

    43

    46

    56

    53

    47

    55

    55

    207

    198

    Total Adjusted EBITDA*

    239

    158

    177

    172

    201

    172

    197

    214

    225

    917

    722

    Adjusted EBITDA Margin (%)*

    29%

    19%

    21%

    22%

    24%

    21%

    25%

    27%

    27%

    28%

    22%

    OPEX*

    477

    519

    498

    492

    504

    502

    472

    472

    474

     

    1,946

    1,996

    Income with respect to settlement agreement

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    with Orange

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    108

     

    Finance costs, net*

    15

    88

    18

    13

    10

    12

    14

    16

    18

    180

    53

    Profit (Loss)*

    54

    (50)

    9

    2

    26

    19

    2

    3

    7

    114

    56

    Capital Expenditures (cash)

    105

    113

    138

    104

    117

    143

    185

    143

    174

    376

    502

    Capital Expenditures (additions)

    107

    174

    113

    98

    111

    177

    157

    142

    150

     

    417

    499

    Adjusted Free Cash Flow

    202

    63

    21

    55

    70

    (22)

    (11)

    31

    13

    599

    124

    Adjusted Free Cash Flow (after interest)

    192

    (17)

    (14)

    44

    62

    (37)

    (15)

    15

    12

    434

    55

    Net Debt

    887

    906

    919

    893

    898

    950

    977

    965

    956

    906

    950

    Cellular Subscriber Base (Thousands)**

    2,677

    2,662

    2,649

    2,623

    2,630

    2,646

    2,620

    2,616

    2,651

    2,662

    2,646

    Post-Paid Subscriber Base (Thousands)**

    2,306

    2,308

    2,318

    2,323

    2,333

    2,361

    2,340

    2,337

    2,366

     

    2,308

    2,361

    Pre-Paid Subscriber Base (Thousands)

    371

    354

    331

    300

    297

    285

    280

    279

    285

     

    354

    285

    Cellular ARPU (NIS)

    64

    59

    58

    57

    60

    57

    56

    58

    59

    62

    58

    Cellular Churn Rate (%)**

    9.3%

    9.9%

    8.9%

    10.1%

    8.0%

    8.5%

    8.5%

    7.9%

    7.7%

    38%

    35%

    Number of Employees (FTE)***

    2,696

    2,797

    2,778

    2,808

    2,821

    2,782

    2,897

    2,895

    2,923

    2,797

    2,782

    * Figures from 2019 include impact of adoption of IFRS 16. See also section 'IFRS 16' above.
    ** As from Q4 2018, M2M subscriptions are included in the post-paid subscriber base on a standardized basis. This change had the effect of increasing the Post-Paid subscriber base at December 31, 2018, by approximately 34 thousand subscribers. See also ‘Cellular Segment Operational Review’ section.
    *** Number of employees (FTE) from 2019 includes the number of FTE of PHI on a basis proportional to Partner's share in the subsidiary (50%).
    ****See footnote 2 regarding use of non-GAAP measures.

    Disclosure for notes holders as of September 30, 2019

    Information regarding the notes series issued by the Company, in million NIS

    Series

    Original
    issuance
    date

    Principal on
    the date of
    issuance

    As of 30.09.2019

    Interest rate

    Principal repayment
    dates

    Interest
    repayment dates

    Linkage

    Trustee contact details

    Principal
    book value

    Linked principal
    book value

    Interest accumulated
    in books

    Market
    value

    From

    To

     

     

     

    D

    25.04.10

    04.05.11*

    400

    146

    328

    328

    1

    325

    1.491%

     

    (MAKAM+1.2%)

    30.12.17

    30.12.21

    30.03, 30.06,
    30.09, 30.12

    Variable
    interest
    MAKAM (4)

    Hermetic Trust (1975) Ltd.
    Merav Offer. 113 Hayarkon
    St., Tel Aviv. Tel: 03-5544553.

    F

    (1) (3)

    20.07.17

    12.12.17*

    04.12.18*

    255

    389

    150

    794

    794

    5

    803

    2.16%

    25.06.20

    25.06.24

    25.06, 25.12

    Not Linked

    Hermetic Trust (1975) Ltd.

    Merav Offer. 113 Hayarkon
    St., Tel Aviv. Tel: 03-5544553.

    G

    (2) (3)

    06.01.19

    01.07.19*

    225

    38.5

    263.5

    263.5

    3

    271

    4%

    25.06.22

    25.06.27

    25.06

    Not Linked

    Hermetic Trust (1975) Ltd.

    Merav Offer. 113 Hayarkon
    St., Tel Aviv. Tel: 03-5544553.

    (1) In December 2018, the Company issued an additional Series F Notes in a principal amount of NIS 150 million. In December 2017 and January 2018, the Company entered into agreements with Israeli institutional investors to issue in December 2019, in the framework of a private placement, additional Series F notes, in an aggregate principal amount of NIS 227 million. S&P Maalot has rated the additional deferred issuances with an 'ilA+' rating. For additional details see the Company's press releases dated September 13 and 17, 2017, December 27, 2017 and January 9, 2018.
    (2) In January 2019, the Company issued Series G Notes in a principal amount of NIS 225 million.
    In April 2019, the Company issued in a private placement 2 series of untradeable option warrants that are exercisable for the Company's Series G debentures. The exercise period of the first series is between July 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020 and of the second series is between July 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021. The Series G debentures that will be allotted upon the exercise of an option warrant will be identical in all their rights to the Company's Series G debentures immediately upon their allotment, and will be entitled to any payment of interest or other benefit, the effective date of which is due after the allotment date. The debentures that will be allotted as a result of the exercise of option warrants will be registered on the TASE. The total amount received by the Company on the allotment date of the option warrants is NIS 37 million. For additional details see the Company's press release dated April 17, 2019. In July 2019, following partial exercise of option warrants from the first series, the Company issued Series G Notes in a principal amount of NIS 38.5 million. The total future consideration expected to the Company in respect of the allotment of the option warrants and in respect of their full exercise (and assuming that there will be no change to the exercise price) is approximately NIS 253 million. Following an additional partial exercise of option warrants from the first series in November 2019, the Company intends to issue additional Series G Notes in a principal amount of NIS 86.5 million at the end of November 2019.
    (3) Regarding Series F and G Notes, the Company is required to comply with a financial covenant that the ratio of Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA shall not exceed 5. Compliance will be examined and reported on a quarterly basis. For the purpose of the covenant, Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as the sum total for the last 12 month period, excluding adjustable one-time items. As of September 30, 2019, the ratio of Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA was 1.2. Additional stipulations regarding Series F and G Notes mainly include: shareholders' equity shall not decrease below NIS 400 million and NIS 600 million, respectively; the Company shall not create floating liens subject to certain terms; the Company has the right for early redemption under certain conditions; the Company shall pay additional annual interest of 0.5% in the case of a two-notch downgrade in the Notes rating and an additional annual interest of 0.25% for each further single-notch downgrade, up to a maximum additional interest of 1%; the Company shall pay additional annual interest of 0.25% during a period in which there is a breach of the financial covenant. In any case, the total maximum additional interest for Series F and G, shall not exceed 1.25% or 1%, respectively. For more information see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018.
    In the reporting period, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants and obligations and no cause for early repayment occurred.
    (4) 'MAKAM' is a variable interest based on the yield of 12 month government bonds issued by the government of Israel. The interest rate is updated on a quarterly basis.

    * On these dates additional Notes of the series were issued. The information in the table refers to the full series. ** Representing an amount of less than NIS 1 million.

    Disclosure for Notes holders as of September 30, 2019 (cont.)

    Notes Rating Details*

    Series

    Rating
    Company

    Rating as of
    30.09.2019
    and
    26.11.2019
    (1)

    Rating
    assigned upon
    issuance of the
    Series

    Recent date of rating
    as of 30.09.2019 and
    26.11.2019

    Additional ratings between the original issuance date and the recent date of rating (2)

    Date

    Rating

    D

    S&P Maalot

    ilA+

    ilAA-

    08/2019

    07/2010, 09/2010,10/2010, 09/2012,

    12/2012, 06/2013,07/2014, 07/2015,

    07/2016, 07/2017,08/2018, 11/2018,

    12/2018, 01/2019,04/2019, 08/2019

    ilAA-, ilAA-,ilAA-, ilAA-,

    ilAA-, ilAA-,ilAA-, ilA+,

    ilA+, ilA+,ilA+, ilA+,

    ilA+, ilA+,ilA+, ilA+

    F

    S&P Maalot

    ilA+

    ilA+

    08/2019

    07/2017, 09/2017, 12/2017, 01/2018,

    08/2018, 11/2018, 12/2018, 01/2019

    04/2019, 08/2019

    ilA+, ilA+, ilA+, ilA+,

    ilA+, ilA+, ilA+, ilA+,

    ilA+, ilA+

    G (3)

    S&P Maalot

    ilA+

    ilA+

    08/2019

    12/2018, 01/2019, 04/2019, 08/2019

    ilA+, ilA+, ilA+, ilA+

    (1) In August 2019, S&P Maalot has reaffirmed the Company's ilA+ credit rating and updated the Company's rating outlook to “Negative”.

    (2) For details regarding the rating of the notes see the S&P Maalot report dated August 5, 2019.

    (3) In January 2019, the Company issued Series G Notes in a principal amount of NIS 225 million. In July 2019, the Company issued additional Series G Notes in a principal amount of NIS 38.5 million.

    * A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. Ratings may be subject to suspension, revision or withdrawal at any time, and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating

    Summary of Financial Undertakings (according to repayment dates) as of September 30, 2019

    a. Notes issued to the public by the Company and held by the public, excluding such notes held by the Company's parent company, by a controlling shareholder, by companies controlled by them, or by companies controlled by the Company, based on the Company's "Solo" financial data (in thousand NIS).

     

    Principal payments

    Gross interest
    payments (without
    deduction of tax)

     

    ILS linked
    to CPI

    ILS not linked
    to CPI

    Euro

     

    Dollar

    Other

    First year

    -

    268,035

    -

    -

    -

    32,382

    Second year

    -

    268,035

    -

    -

    -

    26,172

    Third year

    -

    294,385

    -

    -

    -

    21,213

    Fourth year

    -

    185,157

    -

    -

    -

    16,346

    Fifth year and on

    -

    369,607

    -

    -

    -

    29,803

    Total

    -

    1,385,219

    -

    -

    -

    125,916

    b. Private notes and other non-bank credit, excluding such notes held by the Company's parent company, by a controlling shareholder, by companies controlled by them, or by companies controlled by the Company, based on the Company's "Solo" financial data – None.

    c. Credit from banks in Israel based on the Company's "Solo" financial data (in thousand NIS).

     

    Principal payments

    Gross interest
    payments (without
    deduction of tax)

     

    ILS linked
    to CPI

    ILS not linked
    to CPI

    Euro

     

    Dollar

    Other

    First year

    -

    52,132

    -

    -

    -

    4,500

    Second year

    -

    52,132

    -

    -

    -

    3,229

    Third year

    -

    52,132

    -

    -

    -

    1,959

    Fourth year

    -

    30,073

    -

    -

    -

    825

    Fifth year and on

    -

    17,079

    -

    -

    -

    213

    Total

    -

    203,548

    -

    -

    -

    10,726

    Summary of Financial Undertakings (according to repayment dates) as of September 30, 2019 (cont.)

    d. Credit from banks abroad based on the Company's "Solo" financial data – None.
    e. Total of sections a - d above, total credit from banks, non-bank credit and notes based on the Company's "Solo" financial data (in thousand NIS).

     

    Principal payments

    Gross interest
    payments (without
    deduction of tax)

     

    ILS linked
    to CPI

    ILS not linked
    to CPI

    Euro

     

    Dollar

    Other

    First year

    -

    320,167

    -

    -

    -

    36,882

    Second year

    -

    320,167

    -

    -

    -

    29,401

    Third year

    -

    346,517

    -

    -

    -

    23,172

    Fourth year

    -

    215,230

    -

    -

    -

    17,171

    Fifth year and on

    -

    386,686

    -

    -

    -

    30,016

    Total

    -

    1,588,767

    -

    -

    -

    136,642

    f. Off-balance sheet Credit exposure based on the Company's "Solo" financial data (in thousand NIS) – 50,000 (Guarantees on behalf of a joint arrangement, without expiration date).
    g. Off-balance sheet Credit exposure of all the Company's consolidated companies, excluding companies that are reporting corporations and excluding the Company's data presented in section f above - None.
    h. Total balances of the credit from banks, non-bank credit and notes of all the consolidated companies, excluding companies that are reporting corporations and excluding Company's data presented in sections a - d above - None.
    i. Total balances of credit granted to the Company by the parent company or a controlling shareholder and balances of notes offered by the Company held by the parent company or the controlling shareholder - None.
    j. Total balances of credit granted to the Company by companies held by the parent company or the controlling shareholder, which are not controlled by the Company, and balances of notes offered by the Company held by companies held by the parent company or the controlling shareholder, which are not controlled by the Company – None.
    k. Total balances of credit granted to the Company by consolidated companies and balances of notes offered by the Company held by the consolidated companies - None.

    In addition to the total credit above, Company's financial debt includes financial liability at fair value in respect of option warrants issued in May 2019 in a total amount of NIS 37 million.

    1 The quarterly financial results are unaudited. The Company has applied the standard IFRS 16 – Leases, from January 1, 2019. The effects of the application of the standard on the quarterly financial results are provided in this press release, and in particular in the section “IFRS 16”. The impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 on Adjusted EBITDA in Q3 2019 was an increase of NIS 39 million.
    2 For the definition of this and other Non-GAAP financial measures, see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this press release.




    Business Wire (engl.)
    0 Follower
    Autor folgen

    Partner Communications Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results1 Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR), a leading Israeli communications provider, announced today its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Commenting on the results for the third …