TELEFONOS DE MEXICO, S.A.B. DE C.V. PRESS RELEASE: HIGHLIGHTS FIRST QUARTER 2012, APRIL 24,2012.

6-K 1 pr120424.htm TELEFONOS DE MEXICO, S.A.B. DE C.V. Highlights First Quarter 2012

TELMEX'S CAPITAL STOCK MOVEMENTS ON OCTOBER, 2011.

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of November 2011

Commission File Number: 333-13580

Teléfonos de México, S.A.B. de C.V.

(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in the Charter)

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(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)

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México City 06599, México, D.F.

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Highlights

1st. Quarter 2012





(1) EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization. Go to www.telmex.com in the Investor Relations section where you can find the reconciliation of EBITDA to operating income.

(2) Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities.



Relevant Events


TELMEX calls for Shareholders’ Meetings

On February 15, 2012, The Board of Directors approved to call for series "L" Special and Annual Shareholders' Meetings, to be held on April 25, 2012, in order to discuss, among other matters, the following proposals: appointment or ratification of the members of the Board of Directors pertaining to Series “L” shares; approval, as the case may be, of the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors’ reports and the financial statements for fiscal year 2011, as well as the presentation of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committees Reports and the Opinion of the Board of Directors on the Chief Executive Officer’s report; the ratification of the activities of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer; the appointment or ratification, as the case may be, of the members of the Board of Directors; and to declare a cash dividend of $0.55 Mexican pesos per outstanding share, resulting from the net tax profit account, to be made in Mexico on or after December 19, 2012.


TELMEX calls for Shareholders’ Meeting to approve the deregistration of its securities and their delisting from the Mexican Stock Exchange

TELMEX announced on April 2, 2012, that it called for an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on April 25, 2012, to discuss the approval, as applicable, of the deregistration of the Company´s securities from the National Securities Registry (Registro Nacional de Valores) and the delisting from the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V.).


Operating Results


Lines and local traffic

During the first quarter, local calls decreased 6.8% comp ared with the same period of 2011, t otaling 4.223 billion. The decline reflected the lo w er nu mb er of billed lines due to the growth in cellular telephony services and competition from other operators, as well as customers’ changing consumption profiles.


Long distance

In the first quarter, domestic long distance (DLD) traffic increased 1.8% compared with the same quarter of 2011, totaling 4.414 billion minutes, mainly due to higher termination traffic with other long distance operators.


In the quarter, outgoing international long distance (ILD) traffic decreased 1.9% compared with the first quarter of 2011, totaling 396 million minutes. Among factors contributing to this decline was the decrease in billed lines. Incoming international long distance traffic totaled 3.051 billion minutes. The incoming-outgoing ratio was 7.7 times.


Interconnection

In the first quarter, interconnection traffic totaled 10.874 billion minutes, 4.2% higher than the same quarter of 2011, due to the increase in interconnection traffic and the 7.8% increase in traffic related to calling party pays services.


Internet access

TELMEX confirms our commitment to offer our customers products and services with the highest levels of quality and to continue making investments that allow us to be at the vanguard, with the most reliable, efficient, modern and secure state-of-the-art technology network available in the market. In response to this approach, we have 8.079 million infinitum broadband customers that choose TELMEX due to our quality, continuity, speed and price of our services. In the last 6 years, broadband services in Mexico have increased an average of 49.5%, making Mexico one of the three members among the OECD countries with the highest growth rates (OECD –Broadband portal).


infinitum’s growth has been supported by the sale of 3.3 million computers, including laptops, PCs and tablets, since 1999. The retail program recognizes that one of the main barriers affecting broadband growth is the lack of PC penetration in Mexican homes.



Financial Results


The following financial information for 2012 and 2011 is presented in nominal pesos, according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).


Revenues: In the first quarter, revenues totaled 26.582 billion pesos, a decrease of 3.5% compared with the same period of the previous year. Revenues related to data services, and other revenues increased 3.6% and 24.7%, respectively, and were not enough to offset revenue gains in other areas. Revenues from interconnection services, long distance and local services decreased 41.5%, 8.2% and 3.1%, respectively, from the previous year’s first quarter.


Costs and expenses: In the first quarter of 2012, total costs and expenses were 16.992 billion pesos, 2.0% higher than the same period of the previous year, due to higher labor expenses and cost of long distance termination traffic offset by lower interconnection costs.



EBITDA (1) and operating income: EBITDA (1) totaled 9.590 billion pesos in the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of 12.0% compared with the same period of the prior year. The EBITDA margin was 36.1%. Operating income totaled 5.383 billion pesos in the first quarter and the operating margin was 20.3%.


Financing cost: In the first quarter, financing cost produced a charge of 207 million pesos. This was a result of: i) a net interest charge of 1.145 billion pesos, 13.6% higher than the same quarter of last year, related to recognition of the market value of interest rate swaps, partially offset by debt reduction, and ii) a net exchange gain of 938 million pesos because of the first-quarter exchange rate appreciation of 1.1298 pesos per dollar and the 1.577 billion dollars in dollar-peso hedges in effect at March 31, 2012.


Net income: In the first quarter, net income attributable to controlling interest was 3.482 billion pesos, 7.3% lower than the same period of the previous year. Earnings per share were 19.3 Mexican cents, 6.8% lower than the first quarter of 2011.


Investments: In the first quarter of 2012, capital expenditures (Capex) were the equivalent of 269.7 million dollars, of which 84.5% was used for growth and infrastructure projects in the data business, connectivity and transmission networks.


Debt: Total debt at March 31, 2012, was the equivalent of 5.305 billion dollars, 393 million dollars less than in 2011. Of this total, 87.1% is long-term, 53.4% has fixed rates taking interest rate swaps into consideration, and 38.3% is in foreign currency, equivalent to 2.034 billion dollars. To minimize risks from variations in the exchange rate, at March 31, 2012, we had dollar-peso hedges for 1.577 billion dollars.


Total net debt (2) was equivalent to 5.183 billion dollars at the end of March 2012, a decrease of 244 million dollars compared with March 31, 2011.



Relevant Figures












( In millions of Mexican pesos, unless otherwise indicated)










1Q2012


1Q2011

% Inc.







Revenues

P.

26.582

P.

27.547

(3,5)

EBITDA


9.590


10.896

(12,0)

EBITDA margin (%)


36,1


39,6

(3,5)

Operating income


5.383


6.659

(19,2)

Operating margin (%)


20,3


24,2

(3,9)

Net income attributable to controlling interest

3.482


3.758

(7,3)

Earnings per share (pesos)


0,193


0,207

(6.8)

Weighted average of outstanding shares (millions)

18.030


18.124

(0,5)







(1) EBITDA defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization. Go to www.telmex.com in the Investor

Relations section where you will find the conciliation of EBITDA to operating income.

(2) Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents.






Statements of Income






[ In millions of Mexican pesos ]













1Q2012


1Q2011

% Inc.

Revenues






Local

P.

9.451

P.

9.757

(3,1)

Domestic long distance


2.787


3.037

(8,2)

International long distance


1.548


1.378

12,3

Interconnection


1.826


3.124

(41,5)

Data


8.889


8.582

3,6

Other


2.081


1.669

24,7

Total


26.582


27.547

(3,5)







Costs and Expenses






Cost of sales and services


9.547


8.580

11,3

Commercial, administrative and general

5.752


5.503

4,5

Interconnection


1.339


2.118

(36,8)

Other expenses (income), net

354


450

(21,3)

Total


16.992


16.651

2,0







EBITDA


9.590


10.896

(12,0)







Depreciation and amortization


4.207


4.237

(0,7)

Operating income


5.383


6.659

(19,2)







Financing cost






Interest, net


1.145


1.008

13,6

Exchange loss (gain), net


(938)


(31)

NA







Total


207


977

(78,8)







Equity interest in net income of affiliates

55


7

NA







Income before income tax


5.231


5.689

(8,1)







Income tax


1.750


1.935

(9,6)







Net income


3.481


3.754

(7,3)







Noncontrolling interest


1


4

(75,0)







Net income attributable to controlling interest

P.

3.482

P.

3.758

(7,3)







EBITDA margin (%)


36,1


39,6

(3,5)

Operating margin (%)


20,3


24,2

(3,9)







Exchange rate at March 31, 2012: 12.8489 pesos per dollar.

NA not applicable.




Statements of Financial Position





[ In millions of Mexican pesos ]












March 31, 2012


March 31, 2011






Assets





Cash and cash equivalents

P.

1.570

P.

3.247

Other current assets


31.175


29.638

Plant, property and equipment, net


97.260


96.907

Other assets


3.991


3.656

Net projected asset


23.528


17.397

Total assets

P.

157.524

P.

150.845






Liabilities and stockholders’ equity





Current portion of long-term debt

P.

8.811

P.

11.701

Other short-term liabilities


22.429


21.133

Long-term debt


59.356


56.486

Labor obligations


15.698


14.882

Deferred revenues


1.114


602






Total liabilities


107.408


104.804

Stockholders' equity





Controlling interest


49.784


45.736

Noncontrolling interest


332


305

Total stockholders’ equity


50.116


46.041

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

P.

157.524

P.

150.845






Exchange rate at March 31, 2012: 12.8489 pesos per dollar.





Operating Results










1Q 2012

4Q 2011

3Q 2011

2Q 2011

1Q 2011

% Inc. vs.

1Q 2011










Internet (thousands)

8.139

8.017

7.892

7.755

7.652

6,4



Prodigy (Dial-up)

60

65

69

75

84

(28,6)



Infinitum (ADSL)

8.079

7.952

7.823

7.680

7.568

6,8










Billed lines (thousand units)

14.589

14.814

15.127

15.254

15.562

(6,3)










Local traffic (million units)









Local calls

4.223

4.258

4.504

4.436

4.533

(6,8)



Interconnection minutes (A) (B)

10.874

10.816

10.952

10.951

10.433

4,2










(A) Includes domestic long distance calling party pays traffic.

(B) Includes international long distance calling party pays traffic.




Mexico Local and Long Distance Accounting Separation








Based on Condition 7-5 of the Amendments of the Concession Title of Teléfonos de México, the

commitment to present the accounting separation of the local and long distance services is presented

below for the first quarter of 2012 and 2011.










Mexico Local Service Business






Statements of Income






[ In millions of Mexican pesos ]











%



1Q2012


1Q2011

Inc.

Revenues






Access, rent and measured service

P.

9.282

P.

9.672

(4,0)

LADA interconnection


1.253


1.126

11,3

Interconnection with operators

201


317

(36,6)

Interconnection with cellular operators

1.184


2.137

(44,6)

Other


4.184


3.844

8,8

Total


16.104


17.096

(5,8)







Costs and expenses






Cost of sales and services


7.274


6.258

16,2

Commercial, administrative and general

4.709


4.347

8,3

Interconnection


588


1.249

(52,9)

Other expenses, net


139


296

(53,0)

Total


12.710


12.150

4,6







EBITDA

P.

3.394

P.

4.946

(31,4)







Depreciation and amortization


2.172


2.309

(5,9)







Operating income

P.

1.222

P.

2.637

(53,7)



















EBITDA margin (%)


21,1


28,9

(7,8)

Operating margin (%)


7,6


15,4

(7,8)







Mexico Long Distance Service Business




Statements of Income






[ In millions of Mexican pesos ]











%



1Q2012


1Q2011

Inc.

Revenues






Domestic long distance

P.

2.748

P.

3.506

(21,6)

International long distance


1.561


1.295

20,5

Total


4.309


4.801

(10,2)







Costs and expenses






Cost of sales and services


1.185


1.155

2,6

Commercial, administrative and general

979


1.256

(22,1)

Interconnection to the local network

1.624


1.689

(3,8)

Other expenses, net


31


41

(24,4)

Total


3.819


4.141

(7,8)







EBITDA

P.

490

P.

660

(25,8)







Depreciation and amortization


378


409

(7,6)







Operating income

P.

112

P.

251

(55,4)



















EBITDA margin (%)


11,4


13,7

(2,3)

Operating margin (%)


2,6


5,2

(2,6)










Statement of Cash Flows

( In millions of Mexican pesos )



Three months

ended

March 31, 2012




Operating activities






Income before income tax:

P.

5.231




Depreciation and amortization


4.207

Accrued interest expense


1.215

Other items not requiring the use of cash


1.391

Total


12.044




Cash flows used in operating activities


(4.161)

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

7.883




Investing activities



Acquisition of plant, property and equipment

(5.253)

Other investments


(6)

Net cash flows used in investing activities


(5.259)




Cash surplus to be applied to financing activities

2.624




Financing activities



New loans


8.700

Repayment of loans


(9.161)

Dividends paid


(2.434)

Interest paid


(688)

Derivative financial instruments


734

Net cash flows used in financing activities


(2.849)




Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents


(225)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

1.795

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

P.

1.570





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SIGNATURE

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 authorized.

Date: April 24, 2012.

TELÉFONOS DE MÉXICO, S.A.B. DE C.V.



By: _________________________

Name: Carlos Fernando Robles Miaja
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Ref: Teléfonos de Mé xico, S.A.B. de C.V. Highlights First Quarter 2012