4Q06 Results: VIVO Participacoes S.A.
08 Fevereiro 2007 - 9:18AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAO PAOLO, Brazil, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVO
Participacoes S.A. (VIVO) (Bovespa: VIVO3 [ON = Common Shares] /
VIVO4 [PN = Preferred Shares]; NYSE: VIV), announced its
consolidated results for the fourth quarter and year of 2006 (4Q06
and 2006). Vivo's 4Q06 figures reflect the results of the work
developed in the management's priority projects in several areas,
such as corporate reorganization, systems unification, fraud and
cloning combat, change in customer policies and processes for
collection and credit, implementation of new price plans and cost
reduction, among others, being the sole company to offer CDMA/EV-DO
and GSM/EDGE convertible into W-CDMA technologies to its customers.
R$ million 4Q06 3Q06 4Q05 Net Revenue 2,936.5 2,824.9 2,987.2 Total
Operating Costs (2,078.9) (2,109.3) (2,337.1) EBITDA 857.6 715.6
650.1 EBITDA Margin (%) 29.2% 25.3% 21.8% Net Result 885.6 (196.9)
(263.3) Number of customers (thousand) 29,053 28,726 29,805 Market
share 38.2% 39.3% 44.2% Net Additions (thousand) 328 201 965 The
conclusion of the second stage of the Corporate Reorganization in
October has already enabled benefits to the organization in terms
of efficiency, simplification of administrative structures and
resources, which had a positive impact on the bottom line for the
quarter. The recovery of net additions confirms the focus on
actions that offers plans and services that are adequate to the
consumption profile of each customer. Upon reaffirming the
commitment to provide the best service and assistance, Vivo
recorded 99% completed calls rate to call center, one of the most
difficult ratios to be achieved among those established by ANATEL's
quality goals, having exceeded the pre-established goals of this
regulatory institution. Unified systems with more than 95% of our
customers integrated. Unification gains also include greater
efficiency in processes such as billing and collection, in addition
to providing a single platform that allows us to develop products
and services and deliver them faster to the market. Sustainable
combat against cloning and fraud, reducing the losses to a
negligible level, tending toward zero. The provision for bad debt
of R$73.0 million in the quarter, representing 1.8% of the gross
revenue, the lowest rate in the last two years, is a result of a
specific campaign conducted in this quarter, showing a reduction of
50.6% in relation to 3Q06, and by 72.0% in relation to 4Q05. EBITDA
of R$857.6 million, with Ebitda margin of 29.2% in the quarter,
represented a growth of 19.8% in relation to 3Q06. The year-to-date
EBITDA was R$2,596.6 million, with a margin of 23.7%. The operating
cash flow plus the change in working capital recorded R$1,228.4
million in the year-to-date basis. The net indebtedness in the
amount of R$3,553.3 million presents a 14.3% reduction in the
quarter and 14.5% in comparison to 4Q05, with an increase of almost
50% in cash and cash equivalent when comparing to the 3Q06. Net
profit of R$885.6 million in the quarter and of R$ 16.3 million
year- to-date, mainly due to the benefits derived from the
conclusion of the corporate reorganization To download the complete
version of the Company's earnings release, please visit our
website: http://www.vivo.com.br/ir DATASOURCE: VIVO Participacoes
S.A. CONTACT: Carlos Raimar of VIVO Participacoes S.A,
+55-11-51051172, Web site: http://www.vivo.com.br/ir
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