Swisscom AG (STU:SWJA)
€ 69 +0.50 (+0.73%) Market Cap: 35.74 Bil Enterprise Value: 38.44 Bil PE Ratio: 26.68 PB Ratio: 2.95 GF Score: 76/100

Q2 2024 Swisscom AG Earnings Call Transcript

Jul 31, 2024 / 07:00AM GMT
Release Date Price: €55 (+0.92%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Swisscom AG (SCMWY) reported a 1.8% increase in revenue for Q2 2024, driven by a 7% growth in the Italian market.
  • The company confirmed its full-year guidance for 2024, indicating confidence in meeting its financial targets.
  • Swisscom AG (SCMWY) successfully launched new AI and cloud offerings, contributing to IT service revenue growth.
  • The sale of the FiberCop stake for EUR 439 million was highlighted as a significant financial achievement.
  • Fastweb in Italy showed strong performance with a 113,000 net increase in mobile subscribers, achieving over 5% market share.
Negative
  • EBITDA in Switzerland declined by 1.3%, attributed to softer results on the cost savings side.
  • The company experienced a slight decrease in broadband subscribers in Switzerland, with a net loss of 9,000.
  • Swisscom AG (SCMWY) faced intense promotional activity in the Swiss market, impacting competitive dynamics.
  • The company reported weaker cost savings in Q2 due to seasonal effects and one-off costs.
  • Fastweb's EBITDA growth did not keep pace with revenue growth, attributed to a change in revenue mix with lower margins.
Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining the Swisscom Q2 2024 Results Conference Call hosted by Christoph Aeschlimann, Eugen Stermetz and Louis Schmid. Louis, the floor is yours.

Louis Schmid
Swisscom AG - Head of Investor Relations

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Swisscom's Q2 '24 results presentation. My name is Louis Schmid, Head of Investor Relations, and with me are: our CEO, Christoph Aeschlimann; and Eugen Stermetz, our Chief Financial Officer. Our CEO starts the presentation with chapter 1 and a quick overview on the highlights, the operation and financial performance of the second quarter. Then in chapter 2, Christoph presents a business update for Switzerland and Italy.

In the second part of today's results presentation, Eugen gives a short update on the Vodafone Italia transaction in chapter 3 and then runs you through chapter 4 with the second quarter financials, including the confirmation of our full-year guidance. With that, I would like to hand over to Christoph to start his part. Christoph?

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