Vodafone Romania anunta rezultatele financiare pentru trimestrul incheiat la 31 decembrie 2009

Vodafone Romania anunta indicatorii financiari principali pentru al treilea trimestru fiscal*, incheiat la 31 decembrie 2009, conform rezultatelor date publicitatii astazi de catre Vodafone Group Plc.
Vodafone Romania a adaugat 128.000 de clienti noi in trimestrul incheiat la 31 decembrie 2009, ajungand la un numar total de 9,663,000 de clienti.

“Desi operam intr-un context economic dificil si pe o piata extrem de competitiva, am reusit sa incheiem anul calendaristic 2009 cu rezultate bune. In trimestrul incheiat la 31 decembrie, un numar semnificativ de utilizatori au ales serviciile oferite de Vodafone Romania.  In ultimul an, am asistat la o diminuare cu peste 20% a industriei telecom locale, ceea ce ne determina sa acordam in continuare multa atentie eficientizarii business-ului nostru, precum si adresarii nevoilor actuale ale clientilor.  Prioritatea noastra ramane aceea de a oferi consumatorilor si companiilor cele mai bune si avantajoase servicii de comunicatii, cu autorul carora sa poata raspunde mai usor provocarilor de natura economica din ultimele luni ale anului trecut”, a spus Liliana Solomon, CEO Vodafone Romania..  

Veniturile din servicii au scazut cu 23,8% in trimestrul incheiat la 31 decembrie 2009, fata de aceeasi perioada a anului trecut.

Venitul mediu pe utilizator** (ARPU) total, calculat pe ultimele 12 luni, a inregistrat o valoare de 8.1 EURO. la 31 decembrie 2009, in timp ce ARPU mobil a ajuns la 8,0 EURO in aceeasi perioada Clientii serviciilor pe baza de abonament reprezentau 38.4% din baza totala de clienti a Vodafone Romania, iar cei ai serviciilor preplatite 61.6%, in trimestrul incheiat la 31 decembrie 2009, comparativ cu 37.48% si 62.52% in aceeasi perioada a anului trecut. Aceasta corespunde unei cresteri anuale de 0.9% a numarului de abonati.

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*Trimestrul incheiat la 31 decembrie 2008 este al treilea trimestru al anului financiar 2008 – 2009. Conform calendarului financiar britanic, anul fiscal incepe la 1 aprilie si se incheie la 31 martie.

** Calculatia ARPU total include veniturile din serviciile de telefonie mobila si toate celelalte servicii de comunicatii (voce fixa, date fixe, date mobile).




Vodafone Romania reports the key performance
indicators for
the Quarter ended December 31, 2009


Vodafone Romania added 128,000 customers in the quarter ended December 31, 2009, for a total of 9,663,000 customers base

Total ARPU (Average Revenue per User) for the 12 months rolling ended December 31, 2009, reached Euro 8.1, while Mobile ARPU consolidated for the same period was Euro 8.0

The postpaid subscriber base increased 0.9% year on year

Bucharest, February 4, 2010 – Vodafone Romania announces key performance indicators for the third financial quarter*, ended December 31, 2009, as released today by Vodafone Group Plc.
Vodafone Romania added 128,000 net customers, for a total of 9,663,000 customers by December 31, 2009.

“Despite the difficult economic context and the competitive market we operate in, we have managed to end the calendar year 2009 with good results. In the quarter ended December 31, a significant number of users have chosen the services offered by Vodafone Romania. Last year, we have seen an over 20% decrease of the local telecom industry, which makes us keep on focusing on making our business more efficient and addressing the customers’ current needs. Our priority remains offering the best and most advantageous communications services both to consumers and to companies, in order to help them cope easier with the economic challenges of the past year”, said Liliana Solomon, Vodafone Romania CEO.

Service revenue decreased by 23.8% in the quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to same period of the previous year.

Total ARPU (Average Revenue per User) for the 12 months rolling ended December 31, 2009 has reached Euro 8.1, while Mobile ARPU consolidated for the same period was Euro 8.0.
Postpaid subscribers accounted for 38.1% and prepaid for 61.9% of Vodafone Romania’s total subscriber base, in the quarter ended December 31, compared to 37.9% versus 62.1%, in the same period last year. This is the equivalent of an annual growth of 0.9% in the postpaid subscriber base.

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*The quarter ended December 31, 2009 is the third quarter of the financial year 2009 – 2010. According to UK calendar, the financial year starts on April 1st and ends on March 31st.