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EQS-News: PJSC MegaFon: In Q3 2019 MegaFon increased its revenue by 1.4% y-o-y

EquityStory.RS, LLC-News: PJSC MegaFon / Key word(s): Quarter Results/9 
Month figures 
PJSC MegaFon: In Q3 2019 MegaFon increased its revenue by 1.4% y-o-y (news 
with additional features) 
2019-11-14 / 10:00 MSK 
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 
 
*In Q3 2019 MegaFon increased its revenue by 1.4% y-o-y* 
 
*14 November 2019* 
 
PJSC "MegaFon" ("MegaFon" or the "Company" and, together with its 
consolidated subsidiaries, the "Group"), a pan-Russian operator of digital 
opportunities, announces its financial[1] and operating results for Q3 2019. 
 
*Key results for Q3 2019*[2] 
 
- Revenue increased by 1.4% y-o-y[3] to RUB 90.0 billion 
 
- OIBDA increased by 15.8% y-o-y to RUB 39.0 billion[4] 
 
- OIBDA Margin was 43.3%[5] 
 
- Net profit was RUB 3.2 billion[6] 
 
- CAPEX decreased by 37.2% y-o-y to RUB 11.6 billion 
 
- Net debt decreased since last quarter to RUB 350.3 billion 
 
- The number of mobile subscribers in Russia as of 30 September 2019 
increased by 0.1% y-o-y to 75.3 million 
 
- The number of data service users in Russia as of 30 September 2019 
increased by 6.2% y-o-y to 34.2 million 
 
In Q3 2019 MegaFon unveiled a number of new products for its clients. These 
included providing its clients with a single point of access for wireless 
services, home internet and MegaFon TV via its convergeant product called 
"Obyedinyai! (Unite!)", as well as implementing a flexible system for 
increasing cashbacks on its "Vklyuchaisya!" ("Connect!") tariffs. 
 
The transformation of MegaFon's retail network through the introduction of 
"new generation" stores, focused on the provision of top quality client 
service and a unique customer experience, is proceeding well and showing 
promising initial results. The daily average number of clients visiting the 
upgraded stores in Q3 2019 is up 20%, and the daily average revenue for such 
stores in Q3 2019 is up between 30% and 40%, in each case as compared with 
the corresponding figures prior to the stores' transformation. 
 
Total revenue from sales of equipment and accessories is up 36.5% y-o-y. The 
suppliers which are the most popular with Russian consumers are 
Huawei/Honor, Samsung, Xiaomi, and Apple. Demand for new Apple models at the 
end of the quarter was three times higher than the year before[7], and the 
order backlog for the new models before their launch date in September 2019 
was up 20% y-o-y compared to the order backlog in September 2018 for the 
prior year's new models. 
 
MegaFon continues working on reducing its leverage and using part of its 
profits to pay down the debt. (As a reminder, the Company's leverage 
increased as a result of a series of buy-backs of its shares and GDRs during 
2018 and the first half of 2019.) As a result, the Company's net debt had 
decreased to RUB 350.3 billion by the end of the reporting period. This 
enabled MegaFon to reduce the Net debt/LTM OIBDA ratio from 2.88x at the end 
of Q2 2019 to 2.80x at the end of Q3 2019. 
 
MegaFon continues the roll-out of LTE and LTE Advanced networks. At the same 
time CAPEX in the quarter was lower than the year before because of the 
completion of major projects for the upgrade of the billing platform and 
financial software on which the Company had been working in 2018. 
 
*Gevork Vermishyan, the Group's Chief Executive Officer, commented on the 
quarter results as follows*: 
 
«               We continue implementing our strategy of digital 
      transformation expanding the MegaFon ecosystem through new 
                    partnerships, digital products and services. 
     At the same time competition in the industry remains tight. 
        This has had the effect of slowing our rate of growth in 
   certain areas. However, we are taking steps to ameliorate the 
          effects of competition and believe that ultimately our 
                                  strategies will be successful. 
 
    In Q3 2019 we have undertaken a number of new initiatives to 
     improve our clients' experience. First, we have developed a 
   convergeant product called "Obyedinyai! (Unite!)" which gives 
     our clients a single point of access for wireless services, 
          home internet and MegaFon TV. The Company continues to 
     actively analyse customer preferences using new information 
          derived from interaction with customers as well as its 
   existing expertise in Big Data. This, among other things, has 
  enabled us to launch unique tariffs with cashback features and 
   we are already seeing the positive impact of this initiative. 
       Additionally, our efforts to raise the levels of customer 
  service in our retail network have resulted in solid growth in 
                                                  sales volumes. 
  For our B2X clients we have created a cloud solution called "A 
   platform for business" for small and medium-size companies, a 
  logistics platform called "MegaFon Cargo" to automate tracking 
     shipments of any size, and a solution based on our Big Data 
   technology called "Smart Index" which significantly increases 
    efficiencies in the planning of outdoor advertising. We also 
          developed a solution based on our digital platform for 
  ecological monitoring which enables manufacturing companies to 
  carry out online analysis of air and water quality relating to 
                                                their operation. 
  An important step towards the next stage in the development of 
   our ecosystem and new service offerings was the completion of 
     our investment in a social commerce joint venture in Russia 
       and the CIS, in which our partners are Alibaba Group, the 
    global e-commerce player, Mail.Ru Grop, the leading internet 
    and IT company in Russia, and the Russian Direct Investments 
     Fund. We believe that by uniting the expertise of all these 
     stakeholders the joint venture will create a platform which 
           provides unprecedentedly beneficial trading terms for 
   enterpreneurs, consumers and internet users in Russia and the 
                                                            CIS. 
   A key objective of ours remains the provision of a high speed 
             and reliable communication service for our clients. 
               Accordingly, we continue to invest heavily in our 
      infrastructure development and innovations. And MegaFon is 
         actively preparing for the implementation of the new 5G 
          standard in Russia which will raise to a new level the 
      technological development of not only our business but the 
                                             country as a whole. 
       MegaFon continues to execute successfully on its strategy 
     aimed at providing new digital opportunities for end users, 
                              clients and the whole of society.» 
 
*Nikita Orlov, the Group's Chief Financial Officer, commented on the quarter 
financial results as follows:* 
 
« In Q3 we produced good results, with total revenue continuing 
  to grow and reaching approximately RUB 90 billion. Our service 
  revenue y-o-y was negatively impacted by two factors: the fact 
  that the Company's service revenue in 2018 received a one-off 
  boost as a result of increased consumption during the FIFA 
  World Cup 2018 and the scrapping of domestic roaming fees in 
  Russia in Q3 of last year. Without those two factors our 
  service revenue would have grown y-o-y. 
 
  MegaFon continues to demonstrate operational efficiency. OIBDA 
  including the impact of IFRS 16 is up 15.8% y-o-y, to RUB 39 
  billion. We are gradually reducing the Company's leverage, 
  which increased following the buy-back of our shares and GDRs. 
  Our net debt decreased by more than RUB 10 billion over the 
  quarter.» 
 
*Financial results 
(In millions of RUB, except as indicated)* 
 
                                           *Excluding IFRS 16 
                                                impact* 
           *Q3 2019 *Q3 2018    *Q3      *Q3 2019*   *Q3 2019/ 
              *         *      2019/                  Q3 2018* 
                              Q3 2018* 
Revenue     89,991   88,733     1.4%      89,991        1.4% 
Wireless 
Services    71,236   72,298    (1.5%)     71,236       (1.5%) 
Including 
data 
revenue     27,242   26,110     4.3%      27,242        4.3% 
Wireline 
Services    7,670     8,314    (7.7%)      7,670       (7.7%) 
Sales of 
equipment 
& 
accessorie 
s           11,085    8,121    36.5%      11,085       36.5% 
OIBDA       38,970   33,654    15.8%      33,670        0.0% 
OIBDA 
Margin      43.3%     37.9%   5.4 p.p.     37.4%     (0.5 p.p.) 
Net profit  3,202     7,744   (58.7%)      3,973      (48.7%) 
Net profit                      (5.1 
Margin       3.6%     8.7%     p.p.)       4.4%      (4.3 p.p.) 
CAPEX       11,607   18,478   (37.2%)     11,607      (37.2%) 
CAPEX /                         (7.9 
Revenue     12.9%     20.8%    p.p.)       12.9%     (7.9 p.p.) 
                                          *Excluding IFRS 16 
                                                impact* 
          *9m 2019*   *9m      *9m      *9m 2019*    *9m 2019/ 
                    2018*[8]  2019/                   9m 2018* 
                             9m 2018* 
Revenue    255,759  247,137    3.5%      255,759        3.5% 
Wireless 
Services   209,616  205,003    2.3%      209,616        2.3% 
Including 
data 
revenue    80,395    74,033    8.6%       80,395        8.6% 
Wireline 
Services   20,810    22,664   (8.2%)      20,810       (8.2%) 
Sales of 
equipment 
& 
accessori 
es         25,333    19,470   30.1%       25,333       30.1% 
OIBDA      113,100   96,481   17.2%       97,633        1.2% 
OIBDA 
Margin      44.2%    39.0%   5.2 p.p.     38.2%      (0.8 p.p.) 
Net 
profit      8,326    19,935  (58.2%)      10,778      (45.9%) 
Net 
profit                         (4.8 
Margin      3.3%      8.1%    p.p.)        4.2%      (3.9 p.p.) 
CAPEX      35,994    43,196  (16.7%)      35,994      (16.7%) 
CAPEX /                        (3.4 
Revenue     14.1%    17.5%    p.p.)       14.1%      (3.4 p.p.) 
 
*Financial results, Russia only*[9] 
*(In millions of RUB, except as indicated)* 
 
                                          *Excluding IFRS 16 
                                                impact* 
          *Q3 2019 *Q3 2018*   *Q3      *Q3 2019*    *Q3 2019/ 
             *                2019/                   Q3 2018* 
                             Q3 2018* 
Revenue    88,499   87,329     1.3%       88,499        1.3% 
Wireless 
Services   69,754   70,904    (1.6%)      69,754       (1.6%) 
Including 
data 
revenue    26,578   25,556     4.0%       26,578        4.0% 
Wireline 
Services   7,661     8,305    (7.8%)      7,661        (7.8%) 
Sales of 
equipment 
& 
accessori 
es         11,084    8,120    36.5%       11,084       36.5% 
OIBDA      37,958   33,247    14.2%       32,701       (1.6%) 
OIBDA 
Margin     42.9%     38.1%   4.8 p.p.     37.0%      (1.1 p.p.) 
Net 
profit     3,182     8,178   (61.1%)      3,949       (51.7%) 
Net 
profit                         (5.8 
Margin      3.6%     9.4%     p.p.)        4.5%      (4.9 p.p.) 
                                           Excluding IFRS 16 
                                                 impact 
           *9m 2019    *9m      *9m      *9m 2019*   *9m 2019/ 
              *     2018*[10]  2019/                  9m 2018* 
                              9m 2018* 
Revenue    251,648   243,434    3.4%      251,648       3.4% 
Wireless 
Services   205,535   201,328    2.1%      205,535       2.1% 
Including 
data 
revenue     78,565   72,570     8.3%      78,565        8.3% 
Wireline 
Services    20,783   22,638    (8.2%)     20,783       (8.2%) 
Sales of 
equipment 
& 
accessorie 
s           25,330   19,468    30.1%      25,330       30.1% 
OIBDA      110,586   95,470    15.8%      95,246       (0.2%) 
OIBDA 
Margin      43.9%     39.2%   4.7 p.p.     37.8%     (1.4 p.p.) 
Net profit  8,457    21,262   (60.2%)     10,891      (48.8%) 
Net profit                      (5.3 
Margin       3.4%     8.7%     p.p.)       4.3%      (4.4 p.p.) 
 
*Revenue* 
Total revenue in Q3 2019 increased by 1.4% y-o-y to RUB 89,991 million. 
Revenue from Russia remained the major component, accounting for over 98.3% 
of total revenue. 
 
In Q3 2019 MegaFon's wireless service revenue decreased by 1.5% y-o-y to RUB 
71,236 million, while data revenue increased by 4.3% y-o-y to RUB 27,242 
million. The decrease in wireless revenue is largely a result of the one-off 
increase in the consumption of wireless services during the FIFA World Cup 
2018, which included the provision of services related to the World Cup 
infrastructure, as well as voice, SMS and data transfer services, and 
MegaFon TV and other VAS-services. In addition to that, the summer holiday 
season revealed the negative impact on the Company's financial statements of 
the scrapping of domestic roaming fees in Russia which took place at the end 
of 2018. 
 
The continuing growth in data revenue has been sustained by MegaFon's 
ongoing upgrading of its "Vklyuchaisya!" ("Connect!") tariff line with new 
technological offers and partner services aimed at stimulating data 
consumption. 
 
In Q3 2019 wireline service revenue decreased by 7.7% y-o-y to RUB 7,670 
million. The main reason for the y-o-y decrease was that Q3 2018 included 
significant one-off revenue from the provision of telecom infrastructure for 
the FIFA World Cup. 
 
Revenue from sales of equipment and accessories in Q3 2019 increased by 
36.5% y-o-y to RUB 11,085 million, as a result of an increase in sales of 
smartphones, including those in the high-end price range, such as Samsung 
and the new model of Apple smartphone launched in September, as well as 
marketing initiatives aimed at promoting purchases of Honor and Huawei 
smartphones. Also, the increase in revenue was helped by MegaFon's opening 
of "new-generation" retail outlets focused on the provision of top quality 
client service and a unique customer experience. 
 
*OIBDA and OIBDA Margin* 
OIBDA in Q3 2019 including the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 increased 
by 15.8% y-o-y to RUB 38,970 million. Organic OIBDA in Q3 2019 remained 
stable y-o-y at RUB 33,670 million. Last year OIBDA included the one-off 
positive impact of the FIFA World Cup. Accordingly, matching the Q3 2018 
OIBDA level in Q3 2019 is a good result for MegaFon and was achieved 
principally by the reduction of certain expenses, e.g. frequency charges and 
selling costs. 
 
In Q3 2019 OIBDA Margin increased by 5.4 p.p. y-o-y to 43.3%. Virtually all 
of this increase resulted from the adoption of IFRS 16. MegaFon's organic 
OIBDA Margin decreased slightly by 0.5 p.p. y-o-y to 37.4%. The main reason 
for the decrease in the organic OIBDA Margin was the increase in low-margin 
sales of equipment and accessories. 
 
*Net profit* 
Net profit in Q3 2019 including the impact of IFRS 16 was RUB 3,202 million. 
Eliminating the negative impact of IFRS 16 in the amount of RUB 771 million, 
organic Net profit was RUB 3,973 million. The increase in finance costs[11] 
resulting from the additional loans raised to finance the Tender Offer for 
shares and GDRs completed in September 2018, the Mandatory Offer completed 
in Q1 2019 and the buy-back of shares from the remaining non-affiliated 
shareholders completed in Q2 2019 had a significant impact on Net profit. 
Net profit also was negatively affected by the amortisation of the 
investment in the billing platform which was upgraded during the last year 
and the beginning of the current year. 
 
*CAPEX* 
CAPEX in Q3 2019 of RUB 11,607 million was a decrease of 37.2% y-o-y, mainly 
because significant expenditures were made last year on the billing platform 
upgrade and network extension and improvement. The major investment projects 
in Q3 2019 remained the continued roll-out of LTE and LTE Advanced and other 
networks: approximately 3,000 new base stations have been put into operation 
in Q3 2019, of which approximately 2,200 are LTE / LTE Advanced base 
stations. 
 
*Free Cash Flow to Shareholders*[12] 
Free cash flow to shareholders in Q3 2019 decreased by RUB 4,157 million 
y-o-y to RUB 10,069 million. The decrease is mainly due to the increase in 
finance costs resulting from the additional debt financing which was 
required to carry out the share and GDR buy-backs. 
 
*Net debt* 
Net debt decreased from RUB 360,601 million as of 30 June 2019 to RUB 
350,290 million as of 30 September 2019. MegaFon's Net debt/LTM OIBDA ratio 
was 2.49x and its Net debt/LTM OIBDA ratio without the impact of IFRS 16 was 
2.80x. 
 
*EPS* 
Basic and diluted EPS decreased from RUB 14 per share for Q3 2018 to RUB 7 
per share for Q3 2019 as a result of the decrease in Net profit. 
 
*New accounting standards* 
Effective from 1 January 2019 MegaFon adopted the new accounting standard 
IFRS 16 'Leases'. The standard requires lessees to present right-of-use 
assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases (with 
limited exceptions). As a result of this MegaFon's operating expenses for Q3 
2019 decreased by RUB 5,300 million, while its finance costs and 
depreciation increased - all of which decreased the Company's Net profit by 
RUB 771 million in Q3 2019, net of tax. 
 
On transitioning to IFRS 16 MegaFon recognised a right-of-use asset and a 
lease liability in respect of its operating leases - both in the amount of 
RUB 88,679 million as at 1 January 2019. 
 
The Company continues to fine tune its information systems to streamline the 
accounting for leases under IFRS 16. The effects of the transition to IFRS 
16 are unaudited and certain management estimates and calculations may be 
subject to change up till the date of the issuance of the Company's 2019 
annual financial statements. 
 
*Wireless subscribers in Russia as of* 
 
                           *30 Sep 2019 * *30 Sep 2018* *Change* 
Number of wireless             75,325        75,234       0.1% 
subscribers (K) 
of which data service          34,165        32,185       6.2% 
users (K) 
Share of data service          45.4%          42.8%     2.6 p.p. 
users 
 
The Russian wireless subscriber base increased by 0.1% y-o-y to 75.3 million 
users as of 30 September 2019. 
 
The data service user base in Russia increased by 6.2% y-o-y to 34.2 million 
at 30 September 2019 as a result of MegaFon's continued marketing 
initiatives and the development of the "Vklyuchaisya!" ("Connect!") tariff 
line and other products to attract data consuming subscribers. The share of 
data service users continued to grow and reached 45.4% of the overall 
subscriber base in Russia. 
 
*Data operating indicators in Russia* 
 
           *Q3 2019   *Q3   *Q3 2019/   *9m   *9m 2018 *9m 2019/ 
              *     2018 *  Q3 2018 * 2019 *     *     9m 2018* 
ARPDU        260      265    (1.9%)     260     256      1.6% 
(RUB) 
DSU (MB)    12,158   9,232    31.7%   11,445   8,855     29.2% 
 
ARPDU decreased in Q3 2019 by 1.9% y-o-y to RUB 260 as a result of a number 
of promotional initiatives which were undertaken during the period such as 
increasing the amount of data services available under the "Vklyuchaisya!" 
("Connect!") line of products. 
 
While these initiatives decreased ARPDU, at the same time DSU increased in 
Q3 2019 by 2.9 gigabytes, or 31.7% y-o-y, to 11.9 gigabytes. 
 
*For more information* 
Media: 
pr@megafon.ru +7 925 696-05-07 
 
Investors: 
ir@megafon.ru +7 495 926-20-12 
 
*Notes to editors* 
*PJSC "MegaFon" *is a pan-Russian operator of digital opportunities, 
operating in all segments of the telecommunications markets in Russia, and 
in the Republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Tajikistan. MegaFon is a 
recognised market leader in the provision of mobile data services, was the 
first operator in Russia to launch commercial operation of a third 
generation (3G) network, the first operator in the world to launch 
commercial operation of an LTE Advanced (4G) data network and was the first 
operator in Russia to complete a 5G international videocall. Additional 
information about MegaFon and the products and services provided by the 
Group can be found at http://www.megafon.ru. 
 
*Disclaimers, statement regarding inside information and forward looking 
statements* 
 
The above discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the 
Group's consolidated financial statements which are available for download 
on the Group's website at: http://corp.megafon.com/investors/ [1] 
 
Certain statements and/or other information included in this document may 
not be historical facts and may constitute "forward looking statements" 
within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and 
Section 2(1)(e) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The 
words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "plans", 
"forecast", "project", "will", "may", "should" and similar expressions may 
identify forward looking statements but are not the exclusive means of 
identifying such statements. Forward looking statements include statements 
concerning our plans, expectations, projections, objectives, targets, goals, 
strategies, future events, future revenues, operations or performance, 
capital expenditures, financing needs, our plans or intentions relating to 
the expansion or contraction of our business as well as specific 
acquisitions and dispositions, our competitive strengths and weaknesses, the 
risks we face in our business and our response to them, our plans or goals 
relating to forecasted production, reserves, financial position and future 
operations and development, our business strategy and the trends we 
anticipate in the industry and the political, economic, social and legal 
environment in which we operate, and other information that is not 
historical information, together with the assumptions underlying these 
forward looking statements. By their very nature, forward looking statements 
involve inherent risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could 
cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially 
different from results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by 
such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based 
on numerous assumptions regarding our present and future business strategies 
and the political, economic, social and legal environment in which we will 
operate in the future. We do not make any representation, warranty or 
prediction that the results anticipated by such forward-looking statements 
will be achieved, and such forward-looking statements represent, in each 
case, only one of many possible scenarios and should not be viewed as the 
most likely or standard scenario. We expressly disclaim any obligation or 
undertaking to update any forward-looking statements to reflect actual 
results, changes in assumptions or in any other factors affecting such 
statements. 
 
*Schedule 1: Definitions* 
 
*ARPDU (Average Monthly Revenue Per Data Services User)* is calculated for a 
given period by dividing the Group's data services revenues for a given 
period by the average number of its data services users during that period, 
and further dividing the result by the number of months in that period. 
 
*Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) *comprises the cost of purchases of new 
equipment, new construction, acquisition of new or upgrades to software, 
acquisition of spectrum and other intangible assets, and purchases of other 
long-term assets, together with related costs incurred prior to the intended 
use of the applicable assets, all accounted for as of the earliest time of 
payment or delivery. Long-term assets obtained through business combinations 
are not included in the calculation of capital expenditures. 
 
*Data service user *is defined as a subscriber who has consumed any amount 
of data traffic within preceding month. 
 
*Diluted EPS* is calculated by adjusting both numerator and denominator in 
the EPS calculation so as to reflect the effect of including the additional 
shares that would have been outstanding if all options and other rights to 
acquire shares had been converted into actual shares. 
 
*DSU (Monthly Average Data Services Usage per User)* is calculated by 
dividing the total number of megabytes transferred by our network during a 
given period by the average number of data services users during such period 
and dividing the result by the number of months in such period. 
 
*EPS (Earnings per Share) *means an amount of the Group's profit allocated 
to one share of its stock, and is calculated by dividing Net profit for a 
reporting period by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during 
the period. No earnings are allocated to treasury shares. 
 
*Free Cash Flow to Shareholders* means cash from operating activities, less 
cash paid for purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets and 
interest paid, increased by proceeds from sales of property and equipment 
and interest received. It is a financial measure which should be considered 
as supplementary but not as an alternative to the information provided in 
the Group's financial statements. 
 
*Group* means PJSC "MegaFon" together with its consolidated subsidiaries. 
Previously, the Group had consolidated the financial position and the 
results of operations of its subsidiary, Mail.Ru Group Limited ("Mail.Ru"), 
from the beginning of 2017. As of June 2018, the Group concluded that it no 
longer had the ability to direct relevant activities of Mail.Ru, and 
therefore no longer had control over that company. Accordingly, the Group 
ceased to consolidate the financial position and the results of operations 
of Mail.Ru, with effect from the end of Q2 2018. 
 
*Net debt *means the difference between (a) cash, cash equivalents, and 
principal amount of deposits and (b) principal amount of loans and 
borrowings less unamortised debt issuance fees. It is a financial measure 
which should be considered as supplementary but not as an alternative to the 
information provided in the Group's financial statements. 
 
*Net profit* is profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the 
Group. 
 
*Organic Net profit* is Net profit, and organic Net profit Margin is Net 
profit Margin, in each case excluding the impact of IFRS 16 adoption. 
MegaFon adopted this new IFRS standard, effective 1 January 2019. For 
convenience of use, throughout the financial year 2019, MegaFon will be 
presenting its financial results "as reported", i.e. including the impact of 
IFRS 16, and "organically", i.e. excluding the impact of the adoption of 
IFRS 16. 
 
*OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortisation)* is a 
financial measure not defined by IFRS, should be considered as supplementary 
and not as an alternative to the information provided in the financial 
statements of the Group. OIBDA Margin means OIBDA as a percentage of 
revenue. OIBDA and OIBDA Margin are widely used by investors, analysts and 
rating agencies as a measure to evaluate and compare current and future 
operating performance and to determine the value of companies within the 
telecommunications industry. However, the Group's definition of OIBDA and 
OIBDA Margin may not be directly comparable to similarly named financial 
measures and disclosures by other companies. 
 
*Organic OIBDA *is OIBDA, and organic OIBDA Margin is OIBDA Margin, in each 
case excluding the impact of IFRS 16 adoption. 
 
*LTM OIBDA* means last twelve months OIBDA. 
 
*Wireless Subscriber* is defined as each SIM card that is activated in our 
billing system or has had at least one chargeable traffic event (that is, 
use of voice, VAS or data transfer services) within the preceding three 
months, whether chargeable to the subscriber or to a third party (for 
example, interconnection charges payable by other operators). Where an 
individual person holds more than one SIM card, each SIM card is included as 
a separate subscriber. 
 
[1] . Based on the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial 
statements for 9 months 2019 reviewed by JSC KPMG. 
 
[2] . See Schedule 1 for definitions of the terms used. Due to rounding 
actual numbers and calculations for financials and KPIs may differ from 
those set forth in this release. 
 
[3] . Year over year ("y-o-y") stands for the same periods in the current 
and previous year on a quarterly basis. 
 
[4] . OIBDA is shown including the positive impact of IFRS 16. Organic OIBDA 
remained stable y-o-y at RUB 33.7 billion. 
 
[5] . OIBDA Margin is shown including the positive impact of IFRS 16. 
Organic OIBDA Margin was 37.4%. 
 
[6] . Net profit is shown including the impact of IFRS 16. Organic Net 
profit was RUB 4.0 billion. 
 
[7] . The volume of sales of new Apple models in the 20 days following their 
launch in September 2019 was compared to the volume of sales in the 20 days 
following the launch of last year's models in September 2018. 
 
[8] . The amounts are presented as reported results from continuing 
operations grossed up for the intragroup amounts between the Group and 
Mail.Ru Group. 
 
[9] . ?xcluding mutual settlements with "TT mobile" CJSC, "AQUAFON-GSM" CJSC 
and "OSTELEKOM" CJSC. 
 
[10] . The amounts are presented as reported results from continuing 
operations grossed up for the intragroup amounts between the Group and 
Mail.Ru Group. 
 
[11] . This is shown without taking into account the effect of the IFRS 16 
implementation. 
 
[12] . This is shown without taking into account the effect of the IFRS 16 
implementation. 
 
Additional features: 
 
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