Tele Nordeste Celular reported its 2002 results, with key points including: 1) Revenue growth of 13.4% to 871.1 million reais due to increased customers and services. 2) EBITDA increased 26.7% to 427.7 million reais and margins expanded. 3) Net profit increased 81.1% to 118.6 million reais through revenue growth and cost optimization.

1. Tele Nordeste Celular
Webcast – 2002 Results

2. Agenda
2002
Strategy
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Financial Overview
EBITDA
CAPEX
Growth of Revenues
Net Profit
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3. 2002 Strategy
Maintenance of the most valuable customers
New customer acquisition focused on high
valued segments
Development of new services
Reinforcement of bad debt control
CAPEX and OPEX optimisation
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4. New Services Launching
Intelligent
Zero Tariff
Corporate Applications
Web prepaid recharge
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5. High Quality Base
Lines in service
(In million)
1,926
9.6%
1,758
64% We are Growing and
55% Strenghtening our position
45% 36%
2001 2002
Post Paid Prepaid
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6. MOU 2002
YoY
133
113
2001 2002 3
2001 2002
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7. MOU Trend
2002
118 111 113
108
4
1Q02 2Q02 3Q02 4Q02
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8. Churn Trend
YoY (%)
23.2
5.4 6.2
18.4
6.4
4.2
4Q01 4Q02
2001 2002
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9. ARPU (In Reais)
ARPU ARPU Trend 2002
42.1
42.1 39.5 40.0
41.2 38.4
4Q01 2002
4Q01 4Q02 1Q02 2Q02 3Q02 4Q02
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10. SAC x Gross Addition
SAC Gross Addition
(In Reais) (In thousands)
156 598
128
545
110
84
150 145
4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002 4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
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11. VAS – Transaction/messages (in million)
426.1%
81.1
276.1% 60.8 270,4
86,5
51,4
23,0
4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
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12. Growth net Revenues ( In million of Reais)
Brazil GDP
1,5%
11.5%
2001 2002 921,5
50,4
826,2
13.4%
22,9 871,1
251,3
221,5 803,3
14,3
7,0
237,0
214,5
4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
Services Handsets
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13. EBITDA
(in million of Reais) (%)
26.7% 6.7pp 5.5pp
48.5
427.7 46.4
31.5%
337.7 41.8 40.9
44.8%
121.8
92.6
4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
4Q01 4Q01
4Q02
4Q02
2002
2001
2001
2002 4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
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14. EBITDA Margin on Net Revenue Services
8.2pp 7.1pp
51.4%
49.1%
104.8
43.2% 42.0%
4Q01
4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
2002
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15. CAPEX
In million of Reais
132,0 74.9
74,9
65,4
34,6
4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
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16. Net Profit (in million of Reais)
81.1%
118.6
63.1%
65.5
14.4
46.0
28.2
4Q01 4Q02 2001 2002
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17. Tele Nordeste Celular
For further information, please contact:
http//www.timnordeste.com.br
Investor Relations:
Fabíola Almeida
phone: 55 81 3216-2813
Fabiola.almeida@timnordeste.com.br
Polyana Maciel
phone: 55 81 3216-2593
polyana.maciel@timnordeste.com.br
Leonardo Wanderley
phone: 55 81 3216-2594
leonardo.wanderley@timnordeste.com.br