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4iG’s FY23 results showed good revenue and EBITDA growth on a reported and pro forma basis. The Telco business, which includes an 11 month contribution from the Vodafone Hungary acquisition, showed pro forma revenue growth of 7% and pro forma EBITDA growth of 17%. The group transformation project is well underway and, as part of the plan, the space-related businesses have been hived off into a standalone company. The plans for a subsea fibre-optic cable between Egypt and Albania are making good progress.
4iG |
Record FY23 results; transformation plan underway |
FY23 results |
Telecoms |
4 March 2024 |
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4iG is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited |
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4iG’s FY23 results showed good revenue and EBITDA growth on a reported and pro forma basis. The Telco business, which includes an 11month contribution from the Vodafone Hungary acquisition, showed pro forma revenue growth of 7% and pro forma EBITDA growth of 17%. The group transformation project is well underway and, as part of the plan, the space-related businesses have been hived off into a standalone company. The plans for a subsea fibre-optic cable between Egypt and Albania are making good progress.
Year end |
Revenue |
PBT |
EPS |
DPS* |
P/E |
Yield |
12/20 |
57.3 |
4.2 |
37.7 |
22.5 |
22.4 |
2.7 |
12/21 |
93.7 |
8.1 |
67.9 |
29.0 |
12.3 |
3.4 |
12/22 |
277.4 |
(15.2) |
(67.5) |
0.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
12/23 |
594.4 |
(24.6) |
(108.9) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Note: *Dividend usually announced at AGM, which this year is on 29 April.
4iG reported FY23 results that showed pro forma revenue growth of 5.9% (Telco +7.2%, IT +3.1%), pro forma EBITDA growth of 22.6% and a pro forma EBITDA margin of 32.6%. Adding back one-offs that included HUF13.0bn for the telecoms windfall tax, HUF8.8bn in purchase pricerecor allocation (PPA) costs and removing a net credit of HUF20.3bn relating to acquisitions (HUF24.8bn gain on sale of MIS Omega, M&A costs HUF2.8bn and restructuring costs HUF1.7bn), normalised pro forma EBITDA was HUF204.1bn for FY23 (32.9% margin). The company reported a loss after tax of HUF32.0bn; adding back PPA costs, adjusted profit after tax was HUF6.5bn. The company closed FY23 with net debt of HUF867bn and gearing of 4.25x (based on pro forma normalised EBITDA), which should reduce further as the company executes its plans to monetise its telecom infrastructure.
4iG confirmed that it is making good progress with its transformation programme, due for completion by mid-2025. As part of that process, it has moved its space-related businesses into a separate entity, 4iG Space and Technology. This includes the group’s investments in space, satellite and drone technology, its defence industry digitalisation services and will also include the planned 45% stake in Remred (the acquisition is currently under negotiation). Remred is a Hungarian space engineering company specialising in the design, manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing of small space equipment and sub-systems, and works closely with leading space agencies such as ESA, NASA, JAXA and DLR.
In October 2023, 4iG signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Telecom Egypt for the construction of a high-capacity submarine fibre-optic cable between Albania and Egypt. The cable will run on an open access model with multiple branching units and forward onward connectivity to major internet points of presence in Europe such as Frankfurt. The project will create a new European subsea cable entry point with a new Mediterranean transit route and should help 4iG to gain a share of data traffic between Europe/Asia and Europe/East Africa. In February, 4iG signed a non-binding term sheet with Telecom Egypt for implementation of the submarine data cable project and concluded an MoU with the Albanian government for the construction of the cable link between Egypt and Albania.
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