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Helios Towers PLC
29 October 2020
HELIOS TOWERS plc
Unaudited results for the 9 and 3 months ended 30 September
2020
Maintaining track record of consistent and profitable EBITDA
growth
Strengthened balance sheet with reduced cost of capital to
support inorganic growth strategy
London, 29 October 2020: Helios Towers plc ("Helios Towers",
"the Group" or "the Company"), the independent telecommunications
infrastructure company, today announces results for the 9 and 3
months to 30 September 2020.
9 months ended 3 months ended
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Q3 2020 Q3 2019 Change Q3 2020 Q2 2020 Change
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Sites 7,222 6,903 +5% 7,222 7,092 +2%
Tenancies 15,082 14,226 +6% 15,082 14,906 +1%
Tenancy ratio 2.09x 2.06x +0.03x 2.09x 2.10x -0.01x
Revenue (US$m) 307.9 288.0 +7% 103.6 102.2 +1%
Adjusted EBITDA (US$m) 166.5 151.5 +10% 57.4 55.1 +4%
Adjusted EBITDA margin 54% 53% +1ppt 55% 54% +1ppt
Financial highlights
-- Continuing to deliver on our growth strategy, with revenue
for the 9 months to 30 September 2020 increasing by 7% year-on-year
to US$307.9m (30 Sep 2019: US$288.0m), driven by continued growth
in the number of sites and tenancies across the Group.
o Q3 2020 Group revenue increased by 1% quarter-on-quarter to
US$103.6m (Q2 2020: US$102.2m).
-- Adjusted EBITDA for the 9 months to 30 September 2020
increased by 10% year-on-year to US$166.5m (30 Sep 2019:
US$151.5m), driven by tenancy growth and continued improvements in
operational efficiency. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the 9 month
period of 54% reflects a 1ppt year-on-year increase (30 Sep 2019:
53%).
o Q3 2020 Adjusted EBITDA increased by 4% quarter-on-quarter to
US$57.4m (Q2 2020: US$55.1m), with Q3 2020 Adjusted EBITDA margin
at a record 55% (Q3 2019: 54%), up 1ppt, within our medium-term
target range of 55-60%.
-- Enhanced shareholder value by improving the Group's capital
structure with the successful upsize and pricing on 9 September
2020 of US$225m of aggregate principal of the existing 7.00% Senior
Notes due 2025. The notes were issued at a price of 106.25 of
principal and reflect a yield-to-maturity of 5.6%, lowering the
Group's cost of debt. The proceeds will be utilised primarily for
expansion opportunities in existing and new markets.
Operational highlights
-- Helios Towers continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on
its operations. The telecommunications sector has been classified
as an 'essential service' in our markets, allowing us to operate at
our normal high levels of service. To date, there has been minimal
impact on the Group's delivery of service and operational
execution: impact has been limited to minor delays to customer
rollouts earlier in the year.
-- Operational performance continues at very high levels, with
power uptime of 99.99% recorded in Q3 2020 for a second consecutive
quarter.
-- Increase in tenancies of 856 tenants year-on-year to 15,082
tenants (Q3 2019: 14,226 tenants). Q3 2020 tenancies increased by
176 quarter-on-quarter (Q2 2020: 14,906).
-- Increase of 319 sites year-on-year to 7,222 sites (Q3 2019:
6,903 sites). Increase of 130 sites quarter-on-quarter (Q2:
7,092).
-- Tenancy ratio increased year-on-year by 0.03x to 2.09x (Q3
2019: 2.06x). Q3 2020 tenancy ratio marginally decreased by 0.01x
quarter-on-quarter to 2.09x (Q2 2020: 2.10x), reflecting strong
site growth.
Strategic Updates
-- We continue to build upon our track record of executing
M&A, with significant opportunities in existing and new
markets. The Group is analysing opportunities representing circa
10,000 towers in total, and are conducting due diligence on a
number of potential transactions, representing both in-market and
new market opportunities.
-- On 12 August, Helios Towers signed an agreement with Free
Senegal, the second largest mobile operator in Senegal, to acquire
its 1,220 tower portfolio, as well as 400 build-to-suit sites
committed over the next 5 years. The Group remains on track to
close the Senegal transaction in Q1 2021, as previously
indicated.
-- The Senegal transaction enables the Group to enter a new
market, representing the first key milestone against our 2025
strategic ambitions to increase our operational presence to 8+
markets. The sites consolidated on Day-1 of the acquisition
represent c.25% of the Group's total targeted site expansion to
reach our 2025 strategic target of 12,000+ sites.
ESG
-- In line with our ESG Roadmap as discussed at the H1 results,
we released our Sustainable Business Strategy Summary presentation
on our website, which can be found at
https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/results-reports-and-presentations
.
-- On Thursday 19 November 2020, we will present to shareholders
our integrated Sustainable Business Strategy (dial-in details to
follow). The presentation will set out our long term targets and
our contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Registration for the presentation can be found at:
www.incommuk.com/clients/heliostowersSBS .
-- Helios Towers' Sustainable Business Strategy will help the
company maximise the positive impact it is having for all its
stakeholders, and deliver on its purpose of driving the growth of
communications in Africa.
2020 Outlook and guidance
-- In Q3 2020 we have achieved another quarter of Adjusted
EBITDA growth, and high uptime performance, against the backdrop of
COVID-19.
-- Our tenancy pipeline remains robust, and whilst there were
some short term COVID-19 delays to customer rollout earlier in the
year, we still expect incremental tenancies for 2020 to be
approximately 1,000, within the previously communicated range of
1,000 - 1,500.
-- Capex guidance has been revised to US$80m - 110m (vs US$110m
- 140m previously guided), driven by proportionately lower growth
capex.
-- We expect rollout for the next year to remain in line with
medium-term guidance, reflecting the continued strong demand for
mobile and data communication infrastructure within our markets and
the healthy pipeline of existing orders across all our regions.
Kash Pandya, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"We are delighted to report another quarter of continued EBITDA
growth, demonstrating the resilience of our business and our
sustained focus on profitable expansion. In the context of the
COVID-19 pandemic, our teams on the ground have adapted to
conditions in each of our local markets, enhancing safety measures
while continuing to operate at peak levels of operational
efficiency through continued focus on our business excellence
strategy.
With strong support from the public debt markets, in September
we raised an additional US$225m through a tap of our 2025 bond,
further reducing our overall cost of capital. This fundraising
provides additional capacity for future transactions and positions
us well to continue to pursue a balanced growth strategy that
enhances value for all our stakeholders.
We are also pleased with the progress we have made to establish
our ESG targets and we are excited to speak to stakeholders in
November to share our Sustainable Business Strategy, and to present
our long term targets and contribution to the UN Sustainable
Development Goals".
For further information go to:
www.heliostowers.com
Investor Relations
Manjit Dhillon - Interim Chief Financial Officer
Chris Baker-Sams - Corporate Finance Manager
+44 (0)776 723 7010
Media relations
Edward Bridges / Stephanie Ellis
FTI Consulting LLP
+44 (0)20 3727 1000
Helios Towers' management will host a conference call for
analysts and institutional investors at 09.30 BST on Thursday, 29
October 2020. Dial in details for the conference call are:
Europe & International +44 20 3936 2999
South Africa (local) 087 550 8441
USA (local) 1 646 664 1960
Passcode: 676558
About Helios Towers
-- Helios Towers is a leading independent telecommunications
infrastructure company in Africa, having established one of the
continent's most extensive tower portfolios with 7,222 towers
across five countries. It builds, owns and operates telecom passive
infrastructure, providing services to mobile network operators.
-- Helios Towers owns and operates more sites than any other
operator in each of Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC"),
and Congo Brazzaville. It is also a leading operator in Ghana with
a strong urban presence and established a presence in South Africa
in 2019.
-- Helios Towers pioneered the model in Africa of buying towers
that were held by single operators and providing services utilising
the tower infrastructure to the seller and other operators. This
allows wireless operators to outsource non-core tower-related
activities, enabling them to focus their capital and managerial
resources on providing higher quality services more
cost-effectively.
Financial and operational metrics
Key highlights
-- 130 new site additions were brought online in Q3 2020,
reflecting a 2% increase quarter-on-quarter. Site growth was
largely driven by Tanzania, representing 104 new sites. South
Africa also saw strong growth, with 19 new site additions during
the quarter, reflecting an 11% increase in total site count. Group
site count of 7,222 reflects a 5% increase year-on-year (Q3 2019:
6,903).
-- Total tenancies in Q3 2020 increased by 1%
quarter-on-quarter, reflecting an additional 176 tenancies.
Tanzania and DRC were the two largest contributors to tenancy
growth, with 105 and 43 tenancies added respectively. Group
tenancies of 15,082 reflects a 6% increase year-on-year, driven by
strong tenancy growth in DRC, Tanzania and South Africa.
-- Group revenue in Q3 2020 of US$103.6m grew by 1%
quarter-on-quarter and 6% year-on-year. Revenue for the 9 months
ended 30 September 2020 of US$307.9m grew by 7% year-on-year.
-- Contracted revenue was US$2.7bn as at 30 September 2020, with
an average remaining contract life of 6.6 years.
-- Adjusted EBITDA in Q3 2020 of US$57.4m grew by 4%
quarter-on-quarter and 9% year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA for the 9
months ended 30 September 2020 of US$166.5m increased by 10%
year-on-year, driven by tenancy growth and continued improvements
in operational efficiency. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the quarter
was a record 55%, and within the medium-term target range of 55% -
60%.
-- Portfolio free cash flow for the 9 months to 30 September
2020 of US$133.3m reflects a 7% increase year-on-year.
-- Net leverage as at 30 September 2020 was 2.9x, and remains
below our target net leverage range of 3.5x - 4.5x. Additional
gross debt of US$225m from the bond tap was offset by a higher cash
balance due to the bond proceeds received, with no impact on net
leverage. We expect to be within the lower end of the range after
the closing of the Senegal transaction.
-- Q3 2020 capex of US$61.7m reflects a 27% decrease
year-on-year. The decrease is attributable to lower acquisition and
growth capex, as a result of COVID-19 delays to customer rollout
earlier in the year, partially offset by higher maintenance
capex.
Key metrics
For the 3 months ended 30 September
Group Tanzania DRC Congo Brazzaville Ghana South Africa
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2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019
US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m
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Revenue for the quarter $103.6 $97.3 $42.5 $40.5 $42.6 $39.2 $7.0 $7.0 $10.6 $10.0 $0.9 $0.6
Adjusted gross
margin(1) 70% 67% 71% 67% 68% 65% 69% 73% 72% 70% 77% 72%
Sites at beginning
of the quarter 7,092 6,882 3,668 3,650 1,867 1,817 415 381 970 933 172 101
Sites at quarter end 7,222 6,903 3,772 3,637 1,871 1,821 415 385 973 950 191 110
Tenancies at beginning
of the quarter 14,906 14,100 8,131 7,950 3,944 3,705 606 533 1,905 1,744 320 168
Tenancies at quarter
end 15,082 14,226 8,236 7,971 3,987 3,717 606 557 1,900 1,788 353 193
Tenancy ratio at
quarter
end 2.09x 2.06x 2.18x 2.19x 2.13x 2.04x 1.46x 1.45x 1.95x 1.88x 1.85x 1.75x
Adjusted EBITDA for
the quarter(2) $57.4 $52.5 $27.5 $24.7 $25.4 $22.3 $3.5 $4.0 $6.6 $5.9 $0.3 $(0.1)
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Adjusted EBITDA
Margin(2)
for the quarter 55% 54% 65% 61% 60% 57% 50% 57% 62% 59% 33% (12)%
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(1) Adjusted gross margin means gross profit, adding back site
depreciation, divided by revenue.
(2) Group Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter is stated including
corporate costs of US$5.9m (Q3 2019: US$4.3m).
Total tenancies as at 30 September
Group Tanzania DRC Congo Brazzaville Ghana South Africa
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2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019
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Standard colocation
tenants 7,083 6,676 4,025 3,905 2,017 1,824 173 159 709 707 159 81
Amendment colocation
tenants 777 647 439 429 99 72 18 13 218 131 3 2
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Total colocation
tenants 7,860 7,323 4,464 4,334 2,116 1,896 191 172 927 838 162 83
Total sites 7,222 6,903 3,772 3,637 1,871 1,821 415 385 973 950 191 110
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Total tenancies 15,082 14,226 8,236 7,971 3,987 3,717 606 557 1,900 1,788 353 193
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Portfolio free cash flow
Definition - Portfolio free cash flow is defined as Adjusted
EBITDA less maintenance and corporate capital expenditure, payments
of lease liabilities (including interest and principal repayments
of lease liabilities) and tax paid.
Purpose - Portfolio free cash flow is used to evaluate the cash
flow generated by the business operations after expenditure
incurred on maintaining capital assets, including lease
liabilities, and taxes. It is a measure of the unlevered cash
generation of the Group's current tower estate.
9 months ended 3 months ended
30 September 30 September
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2020 2019 2020 2019
US$m US$m US$m US$m
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Adjusted EBITDA 166.5 151.5 57.4 52.5
Less:
Maintenance and corporate capital expenditure (12.8) (8.8) (5.4) (1.0)
Payments of lease liabilities1 (17.6) (16.0) (6.3) (5.8)
Tax paid(2) (2.8) (1.9) (1.5) (0.7)
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Portfolio free cash flow 133.3 124.8 44.2 45.0
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Cash conversion %3 80% 82% 77% 86%
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(1) Payment of lease liabilities includes interest and principal
repayments of lease liabilities.
(2) Tax paid excludes Change of Control Taxes.
(3) Cash conversion % is calculated as portfolio free cash flow
divided by Adjusted EBITDA.
Revenue
Revenue increased by 6% year-on-year to US$103.6m in the quarter
ended 30 September 2020 from US$97.3m in the quarter ended 30
September 2019. The increase was largely driven by the growth in
total tenancies from 14,226 as of 30 September 2019 to 15,082 as of
30 September 2020. For the nine months ended 30 September 2020, 87%
of revenues were from Africa's Big-Five MNOs and 60% were
denominated in either USD or XAF (which is pegged to the Euro).
Contracted revenue
The following table provides our total undiscounted contracted
revenue by country as of 30 September 2020 for each market of the
periods from 2020 to 2024, with local currency amounts converted at
the applicable average rate for US dollars with the period ended 30
September 2020 held constant. Our contracted revenue calculation
for each year presented assumes: (i) no escalation in fee rates,
(ii) no increases in sites or tenancies other than our committed
tenancies, (iii) our customers do not utilise any cancellation
allowances set forth in their MLAs, (iv) our customers do not
terminate MLAs early for any reason and (v) no automatic
renewal.
Year ended 31 December
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3 months
to
31 December
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m
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Tanzania 41.2 164.3 161.4 154.5 134.5
DRC 40.7 162.6 162.6 162.6 161.2
Congo Brazzaville 6.6 26.4 25.6 24.8 24.0
South Africa 0.8 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.2
Ghana 8.5 33.8 32.2 31.3 30.7
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97.8 390.7 385.7 377.3 354.6
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The following table provides our total undiscounted contracted
revenue by key customers as of 30 September 2020 over the life of
the contracts with local currency amounts converted at the
applicable average rate for US dollars with the period ended 30
September 2020 held constant. Our calculation uses the same
assumptions as above.
Percentage
Total of Total
Committed Committed
(US$m) Revenues Revenues
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Africa's Big-Five MNOs 2,164.4 80%
Other 530.7 20%
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2,695.1 100%
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Gross debt, net debt, net leverage and adjusted cash & cash
equivalents
30 September 31 December
2020 2019
US$m US$m
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External debt(1) 999.8 684.3
Lease liabilities 128.6 125.6
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Gross debt 1,128.4 809.9
Cash and cash equivalents 466.2 221.1
Less: restricted cash(2) - (37.7)
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Adjusted cash and cash equivalents 466.2 183.4
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Net debt 662.2 626.5
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LQA annualised Adjusted EBITDA(3) 229.6 214.8
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Net leverage (4) 2.9 2.9
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1. External debt is presented in line with the balance sheet at
amortised cost. External debt is the total loans owed to commercial
banks and institutional investors.
2. The bank balances as at 31 December 2019 included restricted
cash of US$37.7m, drawn-down from the escrow funded by the Group's
pre-IPO shareholders relating to Change of Control Taxes. This was
paid to the relevant tax authority in Q1 2020.
3. LQA annualised Adjusted EBITDA calculated as per the Senior
Notes definition as the most recent quarter Adjusted EBITDA
multiplied by 4. This is not a forecast of future results.
4. Net leverage is calculated as net debt divided by LQA annualised Adjusted EBITDA.
Capital expenditure
The following table shows capital expenditure additions by
category during the 9 months ended 30 September:
2020 2019
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% of % of
Total Total
US$m Capex US$m Capex
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Acquisition 10.7 17.3% 21.6 25.7%
Growth 28.4 46.0% 41.2 49.0%
Upgrade 9.8 15.9% 12.5 14.9%
Maintenance 12.2 19.8% 8.2 9.7%
Corporate 0.6 1.0% 0.6 0.7%
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61.7 100.0% 84.1 100.0%
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Impact of COVID-19
The Group's business and operations are inherently resilient
against the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated
lockdowns, due to operating in the telecoms sector, which sees
continued strong demand, and through having long-term revenue
contracts with large blue-chip MNOs. On a near-term basis, however,
the Group has experienced some delays to expansionary rollout plans
from MNOs, as well as some administrative delays to planned
construction as a result of COVID-19 earlier in the year. The table
below provides a summary of the impact across key areas of the
Group's operations:
Commentary Impact Assessment
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Workforce
& * Office staff are working from home across all markets * Minimal disruption to-date
Operations
* Field operations are in dispersed locations and * Business continuity maintained
outdoor environments with personnel classified as
essential workers
* Return to work protocols are being discussed with
employee wellbeing at the core
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Existing
Revenue / * US$2.7b contracted revenues with 6.6 years' average * Minimal impact to long-term revenue expected
Liquidity contract duration across five countries and 80% with
Africa's Big-Five MNOs
* Sufficient liquidity
* Following bond refinancing and tap, the cash balance
is US$466.2m with undrawn debt facilities of up to
US$270m at Group and ZAR 351m at Helios Towers South
Africa
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Customer
roll-out * Implications for rate of roll out if equipment supply * Mobile services are critical and in high demand
chains are disrupted
* Long-term customer growth strategies remain unchanged
* Some short-term delays to customer roll-out timelines
resulting in a portion of tenancy growth being
delayed by 1 - 2 quarters earlier in the year * Robust pipeline
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Supply
Chain * Minimal supply chain delays have been experienced to * Sufficient inventory to support our growth through
date 2020
* Forward purchased FY 20 materials in late Q1 / early * High quality operational performance ensured
Q2
* Forward purchasing of capex
* Additional fuel purchases to ensure adequate supplies
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Situation
management * Regular monitoring and communications with Board, * Minimal disruption expected
executive management and employees
* Cloud-based systems and group-wide video-conferencing
for smooth remote-working transition
Alternative Performance Measures
The Group has presented a number of Alternative Performance
Measures ("APMs"), which are used in addition to IFRS statutory
performance measures.
The Group believes that these APMs, which are not considered to
be a substitute for or superior to IFRS measures, provide
stakeholders with additional helpful information on the performance
of the business. These APMs are consistent with how the business
performance is planned and reported within the internal management
reporting to the Board. Some of these measures are also used for
the purposes of setting remuneration targets.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin
Definition - Management defines Adjusted EBITDA as loss before
tax for the period, adjusted for finance costs, gains or loss on
financial instruments, interest receivable, loss on disposal of
property, plant and equipment, amortisation of intangible assets,
depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment,
depreciation of right-of-use assets, deal costs for aborted
acquisitions, deal costs not capitalised, share-based payments and
long-term incentive plan charges, and other adjusting items.
Adjusting items are material items that are considered one-off by
management by virtue of their size and/or incidence. Adjusted
EBITDA margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by
revenue.
Purpose - The Group believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA margin facilitates comparisons of operating performance from
period to period and company to company by eliminating potential
differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting
interest and finance charges), tax positions (such as the impact of
changes in effective tax rates or net operating losses) and the age
and booked depreciation on assets. The Group excludes certain items
from Adjusted EBITDA, such as loss on disposal of property, plant
and equipment and other adjusting items because it believes they
are not indicative of its underlying trading performance.
Portfolio free cash flow
Definition - Portfolio free cash flow is defined as Adjusted
EBITDA less maintenance and corporate capital expenditure, payments
of lease liabilities (including interest and principal repayments
of lease liabilities) and tax paid.
Purpose - Portfolio free cash flow is used to evaluate the cash
flow generated by the business operations after expenditure
incurred on maintaining capital assets, including lease
liabilities, and taxes. It is a measure of the unlevered cash
generation of the Group's current tower estate
Gross debt, net debt, net leverage and adjusted cash & cash
equivalents
Definition - Gross debt is calculated as non-current loans,
current loans, and long-term and short-term lease liabilities. Net
debt is calculated as gross debt less adjusted cash and cash
equivalents. Adjusted cash and cash equivalents comprises cash and
cash equivalents with nil exclusions (31 December 2019 US$37.7m) of
restricted cash for the potential payment of Change of Control Tax
related to our initial public offering in 2019 funded by a capital
contribution from our pre-IPO shareholders immediately prior to the
initial public offering.
Purpose - Net debt is a measure of the Group's net indebtedness
that provides an indicator of overall balance sheet strength. It is
also a single measure that can be used to assess both the Group's
cash position and its indebtedness. The use of the term 'net debt'
does not necessarily mean that the cash included in the net debt
calculation is available to settle the liabilities included in this
measure.
Certain defined terms and conventions
We have prepared the trading update using a number of
conventions, which you should consider when reading information
contained herein as follows:
All references to "we", "us", "our", "HT Group", our "Group" and
the "Group" are references to Helios Towers plc and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.
"Adjusted EBITDA" Management de nes Adjusted EBITDA as loss
before tax for the period, adjusted nance costs, gains or loss on
financial instruments, interest receivable, loss on disposal of
property, plant and equipment, amortisation of intangible assets,
depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment,
depreciation of right-of-use assets, deal costs for aborted
acquisitions, deal costs not capitalised, share-based payments and
long-term incentive plan charges, and other adjusting items.
Adjusting items are material items that are considered one-off by
management by virtue of their size and/or incidence.
"Adjusted EBITDA margin" means Adjusted EBITDA divided by
revenue.
"Company" means Helios Towers plc.
"Corporate capital expenditure" is primarily for furniture,
fixtures and equipment.
"Ghana" means the Republic of Ghana.
"Gross debt" as our total borrowings (non-current loans and
current loans) excluding unamortised loan issue costs.
"Adjusted gross margin" means gross profit, adding site
depreciation, divided by revenue.
"Growth capex" relates to: (i) construction of build-to-suit
sites (ii) installation of colocation tenants and (ii) and
investments in power management solutions.
"Group" means Helios Towers, Ltd and its subsidiaries prior to
18 October 2019, and Helios Towers plc and its subsidiaries on or
after 18 October 2019.
"Helios Towers plc" means the ultimate parent of the Group, post
IPO.
"Maintenance capital expenditures" as capital expenditures for
periodic refurbishments and replacement of parts and equipment to
keep existing sites in service.
"Net debt" means gross debt less cash and cash equivalents
(excluding restricted cash).
"Telecommunications operator" means a company licensed by the
government to provide voice and data communications services in the
countries in which we operate.
"Tenancy" means a space leased for installation of a base
transmission site and associated antennae.
"Tenancy ratio" means the total number of tenancies divided by
the total number of our towers as of a given date and represents
the average number of tenants per site within a portfolio.
"Tenant" means an MNO that leases vertical space on the tower
and portions of the land underneath on which it installs its
equipment.
"Total sites" means total towers, IBS sites, edge data centres
or sites with customer equipment installed on third-party
infrastructure that are owned and/or managed by the Company with
each reported site having at least one active customer tenancy as
of a given date.
Tenant categories
-- "Anchor tenant" means the primary customer occupying a site.
-- "Colocation tenant" each additional tenant on a site in
addition to the anchor tenant and are classified as either a
standard or amendment colocation tenant.
o "Standard colocation tenant" is defined as a customer
occupying site space under a standard tenancy lease rate and
configuration with defined limits in terms of the vertical space
occupied, the wind load and power consumption.
o "Amendment colocation tenant" is a tenant that adds or
modifies equipment, taking up additional space, wind load capacity
and/or power consumption under an existing lease agreement. The
Group calculates amendment colocation tenants on a weighted basis
as compared to the market average lease rate for a standard tenancy
lease in the month the amendment is added.
-- "Total tenancies" means total anchor, standard and amendment
colocation tenants as of a given date.
"Tower sites" means ground-based towers and rooftop towers and
installations constructed and owned by us on real property
(including a rooftop) that is generally owned or leased by us.
"Upgrade capex" comprises structural, refurbishment and
consolidation activities carried out on selected sites.
"US dollars" or "$" refers to the lawful currency of the United
States of America.
Disclaimer:
This document does not constitute an offering of securities or
otherwise constitute an invitation or inducement to any person to
underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of
securities in Helios Towers plc (the "Company") or any other member
of the Helios Towers group (the "Group"), nor should it be
construed as legal, tax, financial, investment or accounting
advice. This document contains forward-looking statements which are
subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties because they
relate to future events, many of which are beyond the Group's
control. These forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, statements in relation to the Company's financial
outlook and future performance. No assurance can be given that
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