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Deutsche Telekom consolidates its position at the top of the revenue table
With Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica publishing their quarterlies this week, now is the perfect time to check the headline figures of Europe’s big five players to see how they fared during the first three months of 2017, and how their performance compares to this time last year.
Deutsche Telekom
Revenue: +5.8%
Q1 2017: €18.65 billion
Q1 2016: €17.63 billion
Adjusted EBITDA: +7.8%
Q1 2017: €5.56 billion
Q1 2016: €5.16 billion
Free cash flow (FCF): +49.6%
Q1 2017: €1.23 billion
Q1 2016: €822 million
Net debt: +5.0%
Q1 2017: €49.96 billion
Q1 2016: €47.60
Mobile connections: +4.7%
Q1 2017: 165.8 million
Q1 2016: 158.4 million
Fixed-line connections: -1.7%
Q1 2017: 28.3 million
Q1 2016: 28.8 million
Telefonica
Revenue: +5.0%
Q1 2017: €13.13 billion
Q1 2016: €12.51 billion
OIBDA*: +4.7%
Q1 2017: €4.02 billion
Q1 2016: €3.84 billion
FCF: Return to positive
Q1 2017: €457 million
Q1 2016: -€69 million
Net debt: -2.7%
Q1 2017: €48.77 billion
Q1 2016: €50.10 billion
Mobile connections: +0.8%
Q1 2017: 274.1 million
Q1 2016: 271.8 million
Fixed-line connections: -2.6%
Q1 2017: 59.5 million
Q1 2016: 61.1 million
*Operating income before depreciation and amortisation
Orange
Revenue: +0.6%
Q1 2017: €10.07 billion
Q1 2016: €10.01 billion
Adjusted EBITDA: +1.2%
Q1 2017: €2.60 billion
Q1 2016: €2.57 billion
FCF: Orange publishes cash flows but does not break out an exact FCF figure
Net debt: -7.9%
Orange publishes its debt position every six months
End 2016: €24.44 billion
End 2015: €26.55 billion
Mobile connections: +6.7%
Q1 2017: 203.5 million
Q1 2016: 190.8 million
Fixed-line connections: -1.4%
Q1 2017: 42.7 million
Q1 2016: 43.3 million
BT
Revenue: +9.9%
Q1 2017: £6.12 billion
Q1 2016: £5.57 billion
Adjusted EBITDA: +2.0%
Q1 2017: £2.07 billion
Q1 2016: £2.03 billion
FCF: -45.1%
Q1 2017: £834 million
Q1 2016: £1.52 billion
Net debt: -9.2%
Q1 2017: £8.93 billion
Q1 2016: £9.84 billion
Mobile connections: -1.3%
Q1 2017: 30.0 million
Q1 2016: 30.4 million
Fixed-line connections: -1.0%
Q1 2017: 10.3 million
Q1 2016: 10.4 million
Telecom Italia
Revenue: +8.6%
Q1 2017: €4.82 billion
Q1 2016: €4.44 billion
EBITDA: +16.4%
Q1 2017: €1.99 billion
Q1 2016: €1.71 billion
FCF: +1344%
Q1 2017: €361 million
Q1 2016: €25 million
Net debt: -8.2%
Q1 2017: €25.92 billion
Q1 2016: €28.23 billion
Mobile connections: -6.0%
Q1 2017: 91.3 million
Q1 2016: 97.1 million
Fixed-line connections: -3.4%
Q1 2017: 11.2 million
Q1 2016: 11.6 million
