Quarterly review 2022 and 2023
In CHF million, except where indicated |
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2022 |
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| Income statement | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 2,754 | 2,713 | 2,712 | 2,872 | 11,051 | 2,747 | 2,703 | 5,450 | ||||||||||||
| Direct costs | (629) | (616) | (661) | (720) | (2,626) | (661) | (627) | (1,288) | ||||||||||||
| Personnel expense | (697) | (676) | (650) | (682) | (2,705) | (680) | (670) | (1,350) | ||||||||||||
| Other operating expense | (437) | (565) | (404) | (576) | (1,982) | (406) | (461) | (867) | ||||||||||||
| Capitalised self-constructed assets and other income | 146 | 198 | 153 | 171 | 668 | 164 | 194 | 358 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (EBITDA) | 1,137 | 1,054 | 1,150 | 1,065 | 4,406 | 1,164 | 1,139 | 2,303 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortisation | (522) | (536) | (525) | (521) | (2,104) | (525) | (531) | (1,056) | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation of right-of-use assets | (66) | (68) | (67) | (61) | (262) | (66) | (66) | (132) | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (EBIT) | 549 | 450 | 558 | 483 | 2,040 | 573 | 542 | 1,115 | ||||||||||||
| Net interest expense on financial assets and liabilities | (15) | (18) | (13) | (11) | (57) | (14) | (19) | (33) | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense on lease liabilities | (11) | (11) | (11) | (11) | (44) | (12) | (9) | (21) | ||||||||||||
| Other financial result | 28 | 14 | (10) | (3) | 29 | (4) | (6) | (10) | ||||||||||||
| Equity-accounted investees | (1) | – | (1) | (3) | (5) | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 550 | 435 | 523 | 455 | 1,963 | 543 | 508 | 1,051 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | (103) | (97) | (94) | (66) | (360) | (101) | (102) | (203) | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 447 | 338 | 429 | 389 | 1,603 | 442 | 406 | 848 | ||||||||||||
| Attributable to equity holders of Swisscom Ltd | 447 | 337 | 429 | 389 | 1,602 | 442 | 406 | 848 | ||||||||||||
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| Earnings per share (in CHF) | 8.63 | 6.51 | 8.28 | 7.51 | 30.93 | 8.53 | 7.84 | 16.37 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Swisscom Switzerland | 2,056 | 2,011 | 2,039 | 2,103 | 8,209 | 2,044 | 2,000 | 4,044 | ||||||||||||
| Fastweb | 615 | 615 | 588 | 675 | 2,493 | 619 | 617 | 1,236 | ||||||||||||
| Other Operating Segments | 241 | 259 | 259 | 279 | 1,038 | 243 | 258 | 501 | ||||||||||||
| Intersegment elimination | (158) | (172) | (174) | (185) | (689) | (159) | (172) | (331) | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 2,754 | 2,713 | 2,712 | 2,872 | 11,051 | 2,747 | 2,703 | 5,450 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Swisscom Switzerland | 930 | 818 | 917 | 818 | 3,483 | 943 | 913 | 1,856 | ||||||||||||
| Fastweb | 191 | 222 | 220 | 224 | 857 | 187 | 206 | 393 | ||||||||||||
| Other Operating Segments | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 160 | 34 | 21 | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Reconciliation pension cost | (15) | (15) | (15) | (8) | (53) | 9 | 10 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Elimination | (11) | (12) | (11) | (7) | (41) | (9) | (11) | (20) | ||||||||||||
| Total EBITDA | 1,137 | 1,054 | 1,150 | 1,065 | 4,406 | 1,164 | 1,139 | 2,303 | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditure | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Swisscom Switzerland | 364 | 391 | 406 | 537 | 1,698 | 394 | 427 | 821 | ||||||||||||
| Fastweb | 163 | 143 | 147 | 166 | 619 | 152 | 141 | 293 | ||||||||||||
| Other Operating Segments | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Intersegment elimination | (11) | (11) | (13) | (7) | (42) | (9) | (10) | (19) | ||||||||||||
| Total capital expenditure | 522 | 531 | 548 | 708 | 2,309 | 545 | 568 | 1,113 | ||||||||||||
In CHF million, except where indicated |
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| Operating free cash flow proxy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (EBITDA) | 1,137 | 1,054 | 1,150 | 1,065 | 4,406 | 1,164 | 1,139 | 2,303 | ||||||||||||
| Lease expense | (72) | (74) | (73) | (67) | (286) | (73) | (70) | (143) | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA after lease expense (EBITDAaL) | 1,065 | 980 | 1,077 | 998 | 4,120 | 1,091 | 1,069 | 2,160 | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditure | (522) | (531) | (548) | (708) | (2,309) | (545) | (568) | (1,113) | ||||||||||||
| Operating free cash flow proxy | 543 | 449 | 529 | 290 | 1,811 | 546 | 501 | 1,047 | ||||||||||||
| Free cash flow | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Free cash flow | 63 | 230 | 687 | 369 | 1,349 | 209 | 253 | 462 | ||||||||||||
| Net debt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net debt | 7,680 | 8,538 | 7,704 | 7,374 | 7,374 | 7,171 | 8,108 | 8,108 | ||||||||||||
| Full-time equivalent employees | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Swisscom Switzerland | 12,999 | 12,927 | 12,870 | 12,822 | 12,822 | 12,841 | 13,054 | 13,054 | ||||||||||||
| Fastweb | 2,737 | 2,880 | 2,915 | 3,039 | 3,039 | 3,087 | 3,117 | 3,117 | ||||||||||||
| Other Operating Segments | 3,273 | 3,260 | 3,248 | 3,296 | 3,296 | 3,324 | 3,326 | 3,326 | ||||||||||||
| Total personnel expense | 19,009 | 19,067 | 19,033 | 19,157 | 19,157 | 19,252 | 19,497 | 19,497 | ||||||||||||
| Information by geographical regions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue in Switzerland | 2,141 | 2,100 | 2,126 | 2,199 | 8,566 | 2,129 | 2,088 | 4,217 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue in other countries | 613 | 613 | 586 | 673 | 2,485 | 618 | 615 | 1,233 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 2,754 | 2,713 | 2,712 | 2,872 | 11,051 | 2,747 | 2,703 | 5,450 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (EBITDA) in Switzerland | 941 | 829 | 925 | 839 | 3,534 | 975 | 933 | 1,908 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (EBITDA) in other countries | 196 | 225 | 225 | 226 | 872 | 189 | 206 | 395 | ||||||||||||
| Total EBITDA | 1,137 | 1,054 | 1,150 | 1,065 | 4,406 | 1,164 | 1,139 | 2,303 | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditure in Switzerland | 359 | 387 | 401 | 541 | 1,688 | 392 | 427 | 819 | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditure in other countries | 163 | 144 | 148 | 166 | 621 | 153 | 141 | 294 | ||||||||||||
| Total capital expenditure | 522 | 531 | 549 | 707 | 2,309 | 545 | 568 | 1,113 | ||||||||||||
| Headcount in Switzerland | 15,987 | 15,874 | 15,786 | 15,750 | 15,750 | 15,755 | 15,929 | 15,929 | ||||||||||||
| Headcount in other countries | 3,022 | 3,193 | 3,247 | 3,407 | 3,407 | 3,497 | 3,568 | 3,568 | ||||||||||||
| Total headcount (ful-time equivalent) | 19,009 | 19,067 | 19,033 | 19,157 | 19,157 | 19,252 | 19,497 | 19,497 | ||||||||||||
| Fastweb, in EUR million | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential customers | 285 | 287 | 284 | 289 | 1,145 | 289 | 291 | 580 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate customers | 247 | 250 | 239 | 279 | 1,015 | 261 | 266 | 527 | ||||||||||||
| Wholesale | 62 | 64 | 78 | 111 | 315 | 71 | 70 | 141 | ||||||||||||
| External revenue | 594 | 601 | 601 | 679 | 2,475 | 621 | 627 | 1,248 | ||||||||||||
| Intersegment revenue | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | 595 | 604 | 603 | 680 | 2,482 | 623 | 628 | 1,251 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (EBITDA) | 185 | 218 | 225 | 226 | 854 | 188 | 210 | 398 | ||||||||||||
| Margin as % of revenue | 31.1 | 36.1 | 37.3 | 33.2 | 34.4 | 30.2 | 33.4 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||
| Lease expense | (14) | (15) | (14) | (14) | (57) | (13) | (14) | (27) | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA after lease expense (EBITDAaL) | 171 | 203 | 211 | 212 | 797 | 175 | 196 | 371 | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditure | (157) | (142) | (150) | (167) | (616) | (153) | (144) | (297) | ||||||||||||
| Operating free cash flow proxy | 14 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 181 | 22 | 52 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Broadband access lines in thousand | 2,731 | 2,712 | 2,696 | 2,683 | 2,683 | 2,662 | 2,631 | 2,631 | ||||||||||||
| Broadband access lines wholesale in thousand | 363 | 386 | 418 | 458 | 458 | 498 | 532 | 532 | ||||||||||||
| Mobile access lines in thousand | 2,649 | 2,805 | 2,937 | 3,087 | 3,087 | 3,231 | 3,343 | 3,343 | ||||||||||||
In CHF million, except where indicated |
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| Swisscom Switzerland Revenue and results | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential Customers | 965 | 962 | 970 | 964 | 3,861 | 960 | 959 | 1,919 | ||||||||||||
| Business Customers | 400 | 395 | 399 | 394 | 1,588 | 388 | 382 | 770 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue telecoms services | 1,365 | 1,357 | 1,369 | 1,358 | 5,449 | 1,348 | 1,341 | 2,689 | ||||||||||||
| IT services | 289 | 285 | 281 | 297 | 1,152 | 291 | 292 | 583 | ||||||||||||
| Merchandise | 222 | 185 | 204 | 249 | 860 | 217 | 175 | 392 | ||||||||||||
| Wholesale | 130 | 133 | 142 | 135 | 540 | 131 | 132 | 263 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue other | 35 | 34 | 29 | 50 | 148 | 42 | 44 | 86 | ||||||||||||
| External revenue | 2,041 | 1,994 | 2,025 | 2,089 | 8,149 | 2,029 | 1,984 | 4,013 | ||||||||||||
| Intersegment revenue | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 15 | 16 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | 2,056 | 2,011 | 2,039 | 2,103 | 8,209 | 2,044 | 2,000 | 4,044 | ||||||||||||
| Residential Customers | 1,131 | 1,108 | 1,131 | 1,157 | 4,527 | 1,136 | 1,099 | 2,235 | ||||||||||||
| Business Customers | 791 | 766 | 764 | 808 | 3,129 | 772 | 763 | 1,535 | ||||||||||||
| Wholesale | 133 | 136 | 144 | 138 | 551 | 134 | 136 | 270 | ||||||||||||
| Infrastructure & Support Functions | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 71 | 19 | 19 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Intersegment elimination | (17) | (17) | (18) | (17) | (69) | (17) | (17) | (34) | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | 2,056 | 2,011 | 2,039 | 2,103 | 8,209 | 2,044 | 2,000 | 4,044 | ||||||||||||
| Residential Customers | 746 | 730 | 757 | 746 | 2,979 | 748 | 741 | 1,489 | ||||||||||||
| Business Customers | 352 | 339 | 360 | 330 | 1,381 | 345 | 334 | 679 | ||||||||||||
| Wholesale | 81 | 74 | 54 | 80 | 289 | 80 | 86 | 166 | ||||||||||||
| Infrastructure & Support Functions | (249) | (326) | (254) | (336) | (1,165) | (231) | (247) | (478) | ||||||||||||
| Intersegment elimination | – | 1 | – | (2) | (1) | 1 | (1) | – | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA | 930 | 818 | 917 | 818 | 3,483 | 943 | 913 | 1,856 | ||||||||||||
| Margin as % of revenue | 45.2 | 40.7 | 45.0 | 38.9 | 42.4 | 46.1 | 45.7 | 45.9 | ||||||||||||
| Lease expense | (56) | (55) | (56) | (51) | (218) | (56) | (55) | (111) | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA after lease expense (EBITDAaL) | 874 | 763 | 861 | 767 | 3,265 | 887 | 858 | 1,745 | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditure | (364) | (391) | (406) | (537) | (1,698) | (394) | (427) | (821) | ||||||||||||
| Operating free cash flow proxy | 510 | 372 | 455 | 230 | 1,567 | 493 | 431 | 924 | ||||||||||||
| Operational data in thousand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential Customers | 1,139 | 1,121 | 1,103 | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,058 | 1,041 | 1,041 | ||||||||||||
| Business Customers | 260 | 248 | 248 | 240 | 240 | 234 | 230 | 230 | ||||||||||||
| Fixed telephony access lines | 1,399 | 1,369 | 1,351 | 1,322 | 1,322 | 1,292 | 1,271 | 1,271 | ||||||||||||
| Residential Customers | 1,736 | 1,733 | 1,734 | 1,736 | 1,736 | 1,727 | 1,724 | 1,724 | ||||||||||||
| Business Customers | 294 | 293 | 293 | 291 | 291 | 290 | 288 | 288 | ||||||||||||
| Broadband access lines retail | 2,030 | 2,026 | 2,027 | 2,027 | 2,027 | 2,017 | 2,012 | 2,012 | ||||||||||||
| Residential Customers | 1,517 | 1,513 | 1,508 | 1,503 | 1,503 | 1,491 | 1,483 | 1,483 | ||||||||||||
| Business Customers | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| TV access lines | 1,586 | 1,582 | 1,576 | 1,571 | 1,571 | 1,558 | 1,549 | 1,549 | ||||||||||||
| Residential Customers | 3,136 | 3,169 | 3,226 | 3,275 | 3,275 | 3,288 | 3,313 | 3,313 | ||||||||||||
| Business Customers | 1,879 | 1,883 | 1,874 | 1,871 | 1,871 | 1,888 | 1,903 | 1,903 | ||||||||||||
| Mobile access lines Postpaid | 5,015 | 5,052 | 5,100 | 5,146 | 5,146 | 5,176 | 5,216 | 5,216 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid Residential Customers | 1,136 | 1,105 | 1,066 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,001 | 979 | 979 | ||||||||||||
| Mobile access lines | 6,151 | 6,157 | 6,166 | 6,173 | 6,173 | 6,177 | 6,195 | 6,195 | ||||||||||||
| Access lines wholesale | 703 | 692 | 691 | 679 | 679 | 688 | 682 | 682 | ||||||||||||