Change in segmental reporting - Vantage Towers

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Vodafone Group Plc
22 July 2021
 

 

22 July 2021

Change in segmental reporting - updated for Vantage Towers

 

Following the creation and successful IPO of Vantage Towers A.G. ("Vantage Towers"), one of Europe's leading tower companies that consolidates the ownership and operations of our passive mobile network infrastructure, we are updating our segmental reporting structure to better reflect the way in which the Group now manages its operations.

 

Vantage Towers will be reported as a new segment within Vodafone's Group financial results. This change in reporting structure will take effect from FY22 onwards and has no impact on service revenue.

 

The tables below provide a proforma view of our FY20 and FY21 financial results under this new segmentation and should be used as the basis of comparison for our FY22 results. However, there will be no change to our statutory information for comparative periods, which will remain as previously disclosed.

 

New segmental reporting structure

 

Proforma FY211

 

Revenue

€m

 

Service revenue

€m

Adjusted EBITDAaL

€m

Adjusted EBITDAaL margin

%

Capital

additions

€m

 

H1 21

FY21

H1 21

FY21

H1 21

FY21

H1 21

FY21

H1 21

FY21

Germany

6,371

12,984

5,723

11,520

2,685

5,323

42.1%

41.0%

1,110

2,504

Italy

2,506

5,014

2,249

4,458

800

1,597

31.9%

31.9%

297

773

UK

2,983

6,151

2,401

4,848

600

1,288

20.1%

20.9%

284

767

Spain

2,050

4,166

1,880

3,788

447

968

21.8%

23.2%

289

699

Other Europe

2,720

5,549

2,411

4,859

794

1,613

29.2%

29.1%

350

840

Vodacom

2,423

5,181

1,949

4,083

891

1,873

36.8%

36.2%

333

703

Other Markets

1,898

3,765

1,679

3,312

601

1,228

31.7%

32.6%

245

513

Vantage Towers

576

1,165

-

-

304

603

52.8%

51.8%

98

229

Common Functions

656

1,368

219

470

(119)

(117)

-

-

358

828

Eliminations

(729)

(1,496)

(93)

(197)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Group  

21,454

43,847

18,418

37,141

7,003

14,376

32.6%

32.8%

3,364

7,856

 

Proforma FY201,2

 

Revenue

€m

 

Service revenue

€m

Adjusted EBITDAaL

€m

Adjusted EBITDAaL margin

%

Capital

additions

€m

 

FY20

FY20

FY20

FY20

FY20

Germany

12,076

10,696

4,738

39.2%

2,114

Italy

5,529

4,833

2,068

37.4%

697

UK

6,484

5,020

1,426

22.0%

707

Spain

4,296

3,904

928

21.6%

745

Other Europe

5,541

4,890

1,584

28.6%

768

Vodacom

5,531

4,470

2,088

37.8%

802

Other Markets

4,386

3,796

1,400

31.9%

587

Vantage Towers

1,139

-

587

51.5%

172

Common Functions

1,567

494

1

-

821

Eliminations

(1,517)

(232)

-

-

-

Group

45,032

37,871

14,820

32.9%

7,413

 

1.  Revenue, Adjusted EBITDAaL and capital additions for the Group as presented are different to those disclosed in the FY21 annual report as a result of the inclusion of proforma effects for Wind Hellas and Vantage Towers incremental running costs.

2. Only full year figures available

 

 

Proforma FY21

Non-current

assets(1) 

€m

 

FY21 

Germany

43,755

Italy

10,707

UK

6,529

Spain

6,609

Other Europe

8,361

Vodacom

5,839

Other Markets

2,988

Vantage Towers

7,859

Common Functions

2,145

Group

94,792

1.  Comprises goodwill, other intangible assets and property, plant and equipment in accordance with Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in our FY21 Annual Report.

 

Notes:

i.  Vodafone owns 81.7% of the ordinary shares in Vantage Towers A.G.

ii.  The Groups proforma segment for Vantage Towers reflects the relevant proforma information released by Vantage Towers and is available at https://www.vantagetowers.com/investors/results-report-and-presentation , together with the contribution from Cornerstone Technologies Infrastructure Limited ('CTIL'; the Groups 50:50 joint venture with Telefonica in the UK).   CTIL is reported as a joint operation in the Groups financial statements, but as a joint venture using the equity method in the Vantage Towers financial statements.

iii.  The proforma view of our FY20 and FY21 financial results has been prepared for illustrative purposes only and shows a hypothetical situation and, therefore, does not represent the actual financial position or results of the Group if the new segmentation had occurred on 1 April 2019 for purposes of income statement line items and 31 March 2021 for purposes of non-current assets. The proforma view of our FY20 and FY21 financial results is based on factually supportable proforma adjustments, which we consider reasonable. Future results of operations may differ materially from those presented. The proforma view of our FY20 and FY21 financial results may not give a true picture of our financial results or non-current assets nor is it indicative of the results that may, or may not, be expected to be achieved in the future. The proformas have not been prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, and accordingly should not be relied upon as if it had been carried out in accordance with those standards or any other standards besides the standards mentioned above.

 

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