- Tele Celular Sul Participações S.A. is a holding company for cellular telecom providers in southern Brazil that announced its 4th quarter and full year 2000 results. - In 2000, it reached 1.416 million subscribers, a 37% increase, with a 75% market share. EBITDA was R$218.7 million for the year, a 28% increase over 1999. - For 4Q2000 specifically, subscribers grew to 1.416 million, EBITDA was R$67.3 million with a margin of 38%, and net income was R$8.2 million.

1. TELE CELULAR SUL PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Contacts
TELE CELULAR SUL PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Ruggero Caterini
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Investor Relations
Joana Dark Fonseca Serafim
Investor Relations
(5541) 312-6862
jserafim@timsul.com.br
Rafael J. Caron Bosio
Investor Relations
(5541) 312-6623
rbosio@timsul.com.br
Website
http://www.timsul.com.br/tcf/
TELE CELULAR SUL PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER
AND YEAR-END 2000 RESULTS
Curitiba, March 19, 2001 – Tele Celular Sul Participações S.A.
(BOVESPA: TCLS3 and TCLS4; NYSE: TSU), the holding Company
of Telepar Celular S.A., Telesc Celular S.A. and CTMR Celular S.A.,
leading providers of cellular telecommunication services in Southern
Brazil, announces its results for the fourth quarter and year-end of
2000.
In R$ thousand
4Q00 3Q00 4Q99 2000 1999
Gross Handset Sale Revenue 14,213 9,591 65,250 85,644 166,592
Gross Revenue from Services 220,046 208,230 197,743 840,438 691,007
Gross Operating Revenue 234,259 217,821 262,993 926,082 857,599
Total Net Revenue 177,305 171,829 211,075 716,887 680,447
EBITDA 67,393 52,076 32,196 218,727 170,387
EBITDA Margin 38% 30% 15% 31% 25%
EBITDA Margin without 41% 32% 22% 34% 32%
handset sales
Net Profit 8,246 (3,944) 10,062 15,368 34,332
Profit per 1,000 Shares – R$ 0.02 - 0.03 0.04 0.1
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2. The Management
“Tele Celular Sul reached 1.416 million customers at the end of
2000. This figure represents a 37% increase over the preceding year
and a 75% market share. It also shows that the potential for growth is
still high, despite growing competition in the market.
The Company was able to achieve that growth by cutting subsidies
by 60%; they are now provided solely for customer retention
programs. This is done at a time when very high subsidy levels, the
highest in Brazil, are practiced by our competitors to attract new
customers”.
Market Share
Tele Celular Sul maintains the leading position in its market, ending
the year with an approximate 75% market share.
The total market penetration rate was estimated at 13 handsets per
100 inhabitants.
On December 31, 2000, the Company had 1,416,484 customers, of
which 46% were prepaid service users.
The service provided by Tele Celular Sul cover 219 municipalities,
reaching 78% of the total estimated population in the concession
area.
Operating Revenue
Gross operating revenue from services amounted to R$ 840.4 million
Gross in 2000, in contrast to R$ 691.0 million in 1999. In the fourth quarter
Operating of 2000, the gross operating revenue from services was R$ 220.0
Revenue from
Services grew million, 6% above the figure reached in the 3Q00.
22% in 2000
Gross handset sales revenue for the year was R$ 85.6 million, 51%
below 1999. This reduction derived from a change in the corporate
marketing policy, under which the sale and distribution of handsets to
accredited dealers is now carried out by a specialized Company.
Composition of Total Gross Operating Revenue Composition of the Total Operating Revenue
12/31//00 - R$ 926.1 million 12/31/99 - R$ 857.6 million
Others Others
3,2 Handset Sales 12,8 Handset Sales
Interconnection
85,6 166,6
136,7
Interconnection
246,4
182,1 408,8 184,4
Monthly Fee
357,1
Usage Monthly ee Usage
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3. Operating Costs and Expenses
In R$ thousand
4Q00 3Q00 4Q99 2000 1999
Cost of Services 88,068 83,253 64,991 316,436 235,805
Cost of Sales of Handsets 16,018 23,463 91,994 102,930 203,876
Selling Expenses 33,273 45,077 35,055 171,941 117,173
General and Administrative Expenses 11,747 12,926 18,489 48,349 62,108
TOTAL 149,106 164,719 210,529 639,656 618,962
Operating costs and expenses (selling and general & administrative
Subsidies
60% lower expenses) for 2000 totaled R$ 639.6 million, over R$ 618.9 million in
than in 1999.
1999
The increase in operating costs and expenses originated basically
from: 1) the expansion in the customer base, which reached 37% in
the year; 2) increase in depreciation, in view of the acceleration in
investments in recent periods; 3) increase in bad debt expenses,
because in the early implementation phase of the new billing system
some practices geared to improve collection were temporarily
discontinued; and 4) higher personnel expenses, since the significant
increase in the number of employees took place in late 1999, thus
impacting expenses throughout 2000.
Costs of handsets sales amounted to R$ 102.9 million, representing
a 50% reduction over the preceding year, as a consequence of the
Company policy of outsourcing the distribution and sale of handsets
to dealers (see “Operating Revenue”).
Subscriber
Acquisition
cost of
Subscribers acquisition cost (SAC) for the year was R$ 136.0 and
R$136.00 R$127.00 for the 4Q2000.
in 2000
Expenses related to doubtful accounts for the year were R$ 59.0
million, an 18% increase over 1999. In the second half of the year,
the Company carried out several efforts, resulting in a positive picture
in the fourth quarter of 2000, with improved collection and
consequent reduction in the provisioning levels, mirrored particularly
in the 4Q00, when those expenses totaled R$2.0 million, over R$
17.0 million in the preceding quarter.
EBITDA
EBITDA for the year 2000 was R$ 218.7 million, a 28% increase over
EBITDA
Margin of the R$ 170,4 million of the preceding year.
38% for the
4Q00 In the 4Q2000, the EBITDA was R$ 67.3 million, over R$52.0 million
in the preceding quarter. The increase stemmed from a rigid cost
control, resulting mainly in the reduction of expenses with doubtful
accounts and in the stability of operating expenses, after the
extraordinary adjustments made in the previous quarter.
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4. The annual EBITDA margin was 31% (or 34%, without handsets
sale). In the 4Q2000, the margin was 38%, surpassing the 30%
achieved in the preceding quarter.
R$ Million
80 50%
39,4%
36,5% 40%
60 31,5%
38,0%
30%
30,3%
40
26,1% 67,4
20%
57,3 57,8 14,1%
52,1
20 15,3%
10%
23,3 32,2 61,1 45,4
0 0%
1Q99 2Q99 3Q99 4Q99 1Q00 2Q00 3Q00 4Q00
EBITDA EBITDA Margin (%)
Net Profit
Net Income of Consolidated net income for the year was R$ 15.4 million, over R$
R$ 8.2 million
for the 4Q00 34.3 million in 1999.
The 4Q00 showed a positive performance, with a net income of R$
8.2 million, in contrast to an R$ 3.9 million loss in the preceding
quarter.
Investment and Financing
Through its controlled companies, Tele Celular Sul invested R$204.3
100% of
digital RBS million in the enlargement and modernization of the cell
communications network, in the development of IT systems and in
the creation of TIMnet.com.
Eximbank and BNDES loans were used to fund the investment
89% of the program. Simple, non-convertible debentures were also issued.
total
indebtedness
At the end of 2000, the net indebtedness was R$ 255.8 million, over
at long term
R$ 220.1 million in 1999.
Amortization of Goodwill
On June 30, 2000 Tele Celular Sul and its operating companies
completed a restructuring that resulted in the transfer of the premium
paid during the privatization process from Bitel Participações S.A.,
the parent company of Tele Celular Sul, to each one of the operating
companies. This restructuring is aimed at taking advantage of a fiscal
benefit estimated at R$203 million over 8 years, through to 2008,
which will be incorporated into their share capital by the operating
companies, with significant financial benefits for them.
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5. On December 31, 2000 the consolidated amortization of the
premium, net of reversal of the provision for the integrity of
shareholder's equity, was R$14,3 million, generating a fiscal benefit
on the order of R$ 9,9 million.
The Board of Directors of Tele Celular Sul will submit to the
Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, a proposal for capital increase,
to the benefit of Bitel Participações, in the amount of their
respectively fiscal benefit in the period.
Other Events
TIM is the
TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) acquired two Band D licenses, one to
only mobile operate in Region II (Brasília and Southern Brazil) and another in
operator with Region III (São Paulo), in the auction held on February 13, 2001 by
a national
presence in
Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL).
Brazil
Furthermore, in the auction held on March 13, 2001, TIM bought a
license to operate in Region I (covering 16 states in the North and
East of Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro).
This new scenery creates new opportunities for Tele Celular Sul,
considering economies of scale and the synergies deriving from the
consolidated presence of the Group in South America.
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“This release contains forecasts and/or forward-looking statements. Those expectations are based on a number
of assumptions. Those expectations are subject to the risks and uncertainties inherent to projections and/
forward-looking statements. The results may differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forecasts
and/or forward-looking statements if one or more of those assumptions and expectations prove to be imprecise
or unrealized.”
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6. Highlights
4Q00 3Q00 4Q99 2000 1999
Accum. Accum.
Total Subscribers 1,416,484 1,284,520 1,034,266 1,416,484 1,034,266
Postpaid 757,478 783,250 755,174 757,478 755,174
Prepaid 659,006 501,270 279,092 659,006 279,092
Estimated population in the region (million) 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7
Municipalities Served 219 218 216 219 216
Estimated total penetration 13% 11% 8% 13% 8%
Market share 75% 80% 86% 75% 84%
ARPU - Total 1 R$ 42 R$ 44 R$ 53 R$ 45 R$ 56
MOU - Total 121 125 155 123 157
Investment (million) R$ 88 R$59 129 204 298
Net Additions 131,964 79,177 144,122 382,218 423,885
Churn 2 5% 4% 3% 16% 11%
Total staff 1,245 1,264 1,156 1,245 1,156
Full-time 1,175 1,183 1,024 1,175 1,024
Contractors and Apprentices 70 81 132 70 132
Notes: (1) Averarage revenue per subscriber (net and without the sale of handsets)
(2) Calculated over the aveerage subscriber base.
EBITDA (Calculation)
In R$ thousand
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4Q00 3Q00 2Q00 1Q00 2000 Accum.
Net Operational Revenue 177,305 171,829 173,709 194,044 716,887
Operating Profit 6,006 (14,225) (5,957) 18,981 4,805
Depreciation and Amortization 41,475 38,450 33,452 28,349 141,726
Amortization of Goodwill 6,732 5,072 2,488 0 14,292
Financial Income (8,800) (7,268) (5,532) (6,045) (27,645)
Financial Expenses 21,980 22,795 21,000 19,774 85,549
EBITDA 67,393 44,824 45,451 61,059 218,727
Margin EBITDA (%) 38% 26% 26% 31% 31%
NOTE: (1) In the calculation of EBITDA for the 3Q00 were included the extraordinary expenses.
Operating
Operating Revenue
In R$ thousand
4th Q/00 3rd Q/00 4th Q/99 2000 1999
Cell Phone Sales 14,213 9,591 65,250 85,644 166,592
Timed Charges 104,378 99,454 99,179 408,722 357,099
Subscription Fees 42,996 43,596 48,747 182,075 184,452
Interconnection Charge 70,767 64,352 42,648 246,394 136,663
Others 1,905 828 7,169 3,247 12,793
Gross Operating Revenue 234,259 217,821 262,993 926,082 857,599
Taxes and Other Deductions (56,954) (45,992) (51,918) (209,195) (177,152)
Net Operating Revenue 177,305 171,829 211,075 716,887 680,447
Net Operating Revenue from Services 165,077 163,615 149,480 642,921 531,256
Net Operating Revenue from Sales 12,228 8,214 61,595 73,966 149,191
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7. TELE CELULAR SUL PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND DECEMBER 31,1999
(Expressed in thousands of Brazilian Reais)
(Translation of the original in Portuguese)
Parent Company Consolidated
2000 1999 2000 1999
Assets
Current assets
Cash and banks 225 659 8.008 2.019
Marketable securities 14 89.001 65
Trade accounts receivable 127.638 191.566
Inventories 12.365 44.993
Empréstimos empresas associadas 0 0 0 0
Deferred and recoverable taxes 4.069 2.993 29.131 33.829
Dividends receivable 2.489 1.178
Interest on own capital receivable 7.878 10.816
Accounts receivable from sale of assets 10.660 9.305
Other 1.553 608 17.319 10.934
16.214 16.268 294.122 292.711
Long-term receivables
Subsidiaries 27.928 135.423
Deferred and recoverable taxes 725 795 73.335 40.521
Judicial deposits 10.683 9.781
Other 1.762 150
28.653 136.218 85.780 50.452
Permanent assets
Investments 760.837 439.922 20 20
Property, plant and equipment 108 30 837.165 791.022
Deferred charges 244.466 18.319
760.945 439.952 1.081.651 809.361
Total 805.812 592.438 1.461.553 1.152.524
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8. TELE CELULAR SUL PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND DECEMBER 31,1999
(Expressed in thousands of Brazilian Reais)
(Translation of the original in Portuguese)
Parent Company Consolidated
2000 1999 2000 1999
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable 4.207 4.397 103.459 169.316
Loans and financings 5 39.022 214.991
Salaries and social charges 4.544 3.934 6.927 5.980
Taxes and contributions payable 2.877 1.606 28.245 27.127
Employee profit sharing 1.489 1.233 2.263 2.103
Interest on own capital 4.882 13.957 8.909 16.077
Dividends payable 9.626 385 10.313 2.984
Subsidiaries and associated companies 5.899 2.908
Provision for contingencies 631 1.520
33.524 29.056 199.138 440.098
Long-term liabilities
Loans and financings 313.763 7.207
Taxes and contributions payable 32.367 10.150
Pension plan contributions 2.132 1.839 2.174 1.880
Provision for contingencies 502 1.517 3.520
Other 75 75 75 75
2.207 2.416 349.896 22.832
Minority interest 142.438 128.628
Stockholders' equity
Capital 175.772 175.872 175.772 175.872
Capital reserve 205.603 205.603
Revenue reserves 111.740 143.399 111.740 143.399
Retained earnings 276.966 241.695 276.966 241.695
770.081 560.966 770.081 560.966
Total 805.812 592.438 1.461.553 1.152.524
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9. TELE CELULAR SUL PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE YEARS
ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND 1999
(Expressed in thousands of Brazilian Reais)
(Translation of the original in Portuguese)
Parent Company Consolidated
2000 1999 2000 1999
Gross revenues 926.082 857.599
Deductions from gross revenues (209.195) (177.152)
Net revenues 716.887 680.447
Cost of goods sold and services rendered (419.366) (439.681)
Gross profit 297.521 240.766
Selling expenses (171.941) (117.173)
General and administrative expenses (2.990) (6.004) (48.349) (62.108)
Equity in the earnings of subsidiaries 8.175 13.658
Other operating income (expenses), net (2.027) (843) (14.522) 6.133
Operating income (expenses) 3.158 6.811 (234.812) (173.148)
Operating profit before financial results 3.158 6.811 62.709 67.618
Financial income 3.134 8.870 17.463 23.391
Financial expenses (2.097) (2.502) (62.619) (23.726)
Exchange variations, net 15.529 32.325 (12.748) (31.853)
Operating profit 19.724 45.504 4.805 35.430
Non-operating income (expenses), net 2.130 3.507 (5.823)
Income before taxes and profit sharing 21.854 45.504 8.312 29.607
Income tax and social contribution (4.997) (9.939) 6.320 (529)
Employee profit sharing (1.489) (1.233) (2.262) (2.103)
Minority interest 2.998 7.357
Net income for the year 15.368 34.332 15.368 34.332
Net income per thousand shares (R$) 0,05 0,10
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