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Key financial tables

Income statement

Group EBITDA margin of 38.2%*; improved in H2 to 39.9%* vs H1 of 36.5%*

Rm  2024  2023  % change
reported 
% change
constant
currency* 
Revenue  188 001  221 056  (15.0) 12.6 
Service revenue  177 756  210 139  (15.4) 13.8 
EBITDA before once-off items  60 095  90 350  (33.5) 10.2 
Once-off items  (797) (1 570)
Depreciation, amortisation and goodwill impairment  (36 491) (42 268) (13.7)
EBIT  22 807  46 512  (51.0)
Net finance cost  (34 812) (39 069) (10.9)
Hyperinflationary monetary gain  2 853  744 
Share of results of associates and joint ventures after tax  4 735  3 581  32.2  116.6 
Profit before tax  (4 417) 11 768 
Income tax expense  (6 790) (7 751) (12.4)
Profit after tax  (11 207) 4 017 
Non-controlling interests  1 615  75 
Attributable profit  (9 592) 4 092 
EPS (cents) (531) 227  (333.9)
HEPS (cents) 98  315  (68.9)
Adjusted HEPS (cents) 816  1 203  (32.2)
Adjusted ROE (%) 18.8  24.4  (5.6)
* Constant currency information after accounting for the impact of the pro forma adjustments as defined and included throughout these Annual Financial Results.

Statement of financial position

Decline in balance sheet, impacted by naira and other currency devaluations.

Rm  December
2024
 
December
2023 
%
change 
Property, plant and equipment  109 731  117 197  (6.4)
Intangible assets and goodwill  71 363  74 813  (4.6)
Right-of-use assets  59 264  48 207  22.9 
Other non-current assets  47 897  49 771  (3.8)
Mobile Money deposits  60 054  49 418  21.5 
Other current assets  82 204  88 418  (7.0)
Non-current assets held for sale  447  6 890  (93.5)
Total assets  430 960  434 714  (0.9)
Total equity  138 447  150 183  (7.8)
Interest-bearing liabilities  77 362  84 049  (5.6)
Lease liabilities  75 142  63 408  18.5 
Mobile Money payables  60 844  50 173  21.3 
Other liabilities  78 763  78 909  (2.7)
Non-current liabilities held for sale  402  7 992  (95.0)
Total equity and liabilities  430 960  434 714  (0.9)
Closing rates are utilised when translating balance sheet items.

Certain information presented in these key financial tables, including constant currency financial information, constitutes pro forma financial information.

The responsibility for preparing and presenting the pro forma financial information as well as the completeness and accuracy of such information is that of the directors of the company. This information is presented for illustrative purposes only. Because of its nature, the pro forma financial information may not fairly present MTN's financial position, changes in equity, and results of operations or cash flows. The pro forma financial information and selected constant currency financial information contained in these key financial tables have been reported on by the Group's auditor (Ernst & Young Inc), which has issued auditor's assurance reports thereon and their unmodified auditor's assurance reports, prepared in terms of ISAE 3420, are available for inspection upon request to Investor.Relations@mtn.com at the company's registered office.

Constant currency information has been presented to remove the impact of currency rate fluctuations on the Group's results and has been calculated by translating the prior financial reporting period's results at the current period's average rates.

Statement of cash flows

Cash generated from operations has decreased, mainly due to a decline in reported EBITDA, which was significantly affected by the devaluation of the naira and an increase in working capital outflows.

Rm  2024  2023  %
change 
Cash generated from operations  70 502  93 127  (24.3)
Dividends received from associates and joint ventures  84  228  (63.2)
Net interest (paid)/received  (13 617) (13 473) (1.1)
Tax paid  (10 152) (15 824) (35.8)
Cash generated by operating activities  46 817  64 058  (26.9)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  (31 676) (46 798) (32.3)
Movement in investments and other investing activities  (1 665) (5 457) (69.5)
Cash used in investing activities  (33 341) (52 255) 36.0 
Dividends paid to equity holders of the company  (5 963) (5 963) 0.0 
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests  (1 558) (3 776) (58.7)
Other financing activities  (8 684) 254  (3 518.9)
Cash used in financing activities  (16 205) (9 485) 70.8 
Cash movement  (2 729) 2 318  (217.7)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year  36 555  43 634  (16.2)
Effect of exchange rates and net monetary gain  (5 906) (8 814) (33.0)
Cash classified as held for sale  1 141  (583) (295.7)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  29 061  36 555  (20.5)