4Q24 Results: Telefônica Brasil S.A.

Feb 25 2025 23:48 GMT

SÃO PAULO, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --

Telefônica Brasil - (B3: VIVT3; NYSE: VIV) announces its results for 4Q24.

Strong operating performance led to robust net income growth and free cash flow generation.

*R$ million*	4Q24	4Q23	% Y-o-Y	2024	2023	% Y-o-Y

Net Operating Revenue	14,581	13,535	7.7	55,845	52,100	7.2
Mobile Services	9,201	8,602	7.0	36,022	33,216	8.4
FTTH	1,829	1,627	12.4	7,093	6,195	14.5
Corporate Data, ICT and Digital Services	1,346	1,111	21.1	4,735	4,307	9.9
Handsets and Electronics	1,177	1,042	13.0	3,730	3,453	8.0
Other Revenues¹	1,029	1,153	(10.7)	4,265	4,930	(13.5)
Total Costs	(8,383)	(7,783)	7.7	(32,965)	(30,782)	7.1
EBITDA	6,199	5,752	7.8	22,880	21,318	7.3
EBITDA Margin	42.5 %	42.5 %	0.0 p.p.	41.0 %	40.9 %	0.1 p.p.
EBITDA AL²	4,831	4,461	8.3	17,796	16,572	7.4
EBITDA AL Margin	33.1 %	33.0 %	0.2 p.p.	31.9 %	31.8 %	0.1 p.p.
Net Income	1,763	1,601	10.1	5,548	5,029	10.3
Earnings per Share (EPS)	1.08	0.97	11.5	3.38	3.03	11.3

CAPEX ex-IFRS 16	2,456	2,295	7.0	9,166	8,960	2.3
Operating Cash Flow (OpCF)	3,742	3,457	8.2	13,714	12,358	11.0
OpCF Margin	25.7 %	25.5 %	0.1 p.p.	24.6 %	23.7 %	0.8 p.p.
Operating Cash Flow AL (OpCF AL)	2,374	2,167	9.6	8,629	7,612	13.4
OpCF AL Margin	16.3 %	16.0 %	0.3 p.p.	15.5 %	14.6 %	0.8 p.p.
Free Cash Flow	1,080	592	82.4	8,219	8,148	0.9

Total Subscribers (Thousand)	116,050	113,001	2.7	116,050	113,001	2.7

^{1 – Other Revenues include Voice, xDSL, FTTC and IPTV. 2 – AL means After Leases.}

Net revenue grew (+7.7% YoY), driven by the strong performance ofmobilepostpaid revenue (+9.1% YoY). Postpaid's performance is related to the increase in customer base (+7.6% YoY), which totaled 66.5 million in the quarter, driven by migrations from prepaid and the addition of new customers, that contributed to the +1.6% YoY increase in postpaid ex-M2M and ex-dongles ARPU, to R$52.1, while churn stood at historically low levels, 0.99%.

Fixed revenue increased +8.0% YoY, driven by the FTTH (+12.4% YoY) and Corporate Data, ICT and Digital Services (+21.1% YoY) revenues. Our FTTH network reached 29.1 millionhomes passed (+11.2% YoY), with 7.0 million homes connected (+12.7% YoY).

EBITDA expanded +7.8% YoY, with a margin of 42.5%, flat when comparing to 4Q23. EBITDA AL expanded by +8.3% YoY, with a margin of 33.1% (+0.2 p.p. YoY).

In 2024, Capex totaled R$9,166 million (+2.3% YoY), equivalent to 16.4% of revenues (-0.8 p.p. YoY), reflecting a decrease in investment intensity. Investments were directed towards strengthening our 5G network, which is already present in 504 cities (+2.9x YoY), covering 61.3% of the Brazilian population, and expanding our fiber operation.

Operating Cash Flow for the year was R$13,714 million (+11.0% YoY), with a margin of 24.6% (+0.8 p.p. YoY) over net revenue.

Net income attributed to Telefônica Brasil reached R$5,548 million in 2024 (+10.3% YoY). The Company delivered on its guidance of shareholder remuneration paid in 2024, distributing R$5,845 million (vs R$4,786 million in 2023), a growth of +22.1% YoY, reflecting a payout over net income of 105.3%. For the years 2025 and 2026, the Company reaffirms its commitment to distribute an amount equal to or greater than 100% of net income for each fiscal year.

To download the complete version of the Company's earnings release, please visit our website: https://ri.telefonica.com.br/en

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