STRATEGY UPDATE 29 JANUARY 2021 - Telia Company
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Time Topic 11:00 – 11:20 Introduction & Q4 update 11:20 – 13:00 Strategy update and financial ambitions 13:00 – 14:00 Q&A 2 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Q4 % Change % Change SEK billion Comments 2020 reported LFL* • COVID-19 impacted service revenues Service revenues negatively by ~SEK 400 million, and EBITDA by ~SEK 200 million • Excluding COVID-19 impacts, service Mobile subscription revenues were in-line with last year and revenues EBITDA declined by ~4% LFL • A non-recurring pension benefit in the prior year negatively impacted the EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA comparison by ~1% LFL • Cash CAPEX increased by SEK 0.3 billion due to network modernization EBITDA-cash CAPEX** Operational Free Cash Flow YTD Q4 4 * LFL= like for like ** Adjusted EBITDA less cash CAPEX excluding licenses and spectrum
• Resilient business with stable service revenues, ex. roaming • A strong quarter for B2B across our largest markets • TV/Media recovery faster than expected • Digital viewing and SVOD subscription growth particularly strong • 5G roll-out accelerating across the Group • Sweden awarded best mobile network for 4th consecutive year • Sweden spectrum auction concluded with Telia acquiring the largest allocation • New COVID-19 lock-downs impacted call center performance and retail footfall • OPEX increased in line with our expectations • BoD proposes 2020 annual dividend of SEK 2.00 per share (subject to AGM approval) 5
Like for like growth Excl. Covid-19 impact Postpaid subscriptions ex. M2M, q-o-q in 000’, ARPU based on postpaid mobile subscription revenues ex. M2M and roaming, in local currency ARPU (y-o-y) Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Subs. ARPU Subs. ARPU (q-o-q) (y-o-y) (q-o-q) (y-o-y) Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 Service revenues EBITDA • Service revenue development improved sequentially • Strong end to year in B2B Public & Key segment • EBITDA declined by SEK 309 million from • Continued growth in postpaid subscriptions • Legacy revenue pressure • Number of converged customers increased to 309k • Prior year pension refund • Best network* for the 4th consecutive year • Higher OPEX due to marketing and call center staffing • Telia awarded 120 MHz in the 5G auction 6 * According to Umlaut (formerly P3)
Like for like growth Excl. Covid-19 impact Postpaid subscriptions ex. M2M, q-o-q in 000’, ARPU based on postpaid mobile subscription revenues ex. M2M and roaming, in local currency ARPU (y-o-y) Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Subs. ARPU Subs. ARPU (q-o-q) (y-o-y) (q-o-q) (y-o-y) Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 Service revenues EBITDA • Service revenue development improved sequentially • Consumer mobile improving • B2B service revenue turned to growth • 5G coverage now at 40 percent of population • EBITDA declined by SEK 62 million from • 5G phones represent 40 percent of new handset sales • Lower revenues • ARPU improvement from 5G migrations • Weaker equipment margin • Liiga remedies impacting TV subscriptions 7
Like for like growth Excl. Covid-19 impact Postpaid subscriptions ex. M2M, q-o-q in 000’, ARPU based on postpaid mobile subscription revenues ex. M2M and roaming, in local currency ARPU (y-o-y) Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Subs. ARPU Subs. ARPU Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 (q-o-q) (y-o-y) (q-o-q) (y-o-y) 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 Service revenues EBITDA • Service revenue development driven by Mobile and B2B • Mobile subscriptions down due to B2B • Strong EBITDA relative to a weak quarter in 2019 • Improved brand consideration post rebranding • Good progress on integration synergies and cost • New mobile portfolio launched with promising early signs efficiencies • 100k subscriptions on premium service Telia X • Added 5G coverage to Bergen – clear roadmap ahead 8
Like for like growth Excl. Covid-19 impact Like for like growth Excl. Covid-19 impact Like for like growth Excl. Covid-19 impact Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 Service revenues EBITDA Service revenues EBITDA Service revenues EBITDA • EBITDA growth from good revenue • Mobile revenue pressure from • Revenue development impacted by mix development with mobile roaming was offset by a solid COVID and a more focused growing 5% and a continued decline development across most segments portfolio. Good cost control limited in low margin fixed transit revenues and continued good cost control the impact on EBITDA 9
Like for like growth C More direct OTT subscriptions, in 000’ Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Service revenues EBITDA Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Swedish linear CSOV, ages 15-64 • Service revenue pressure continued to ease supported by • Record high viewing and consumption on TV4 and TV4 better development of both advertising and subscription Play - Time spent on TV4 Play up 32 percent in 2020, well revenues ahead of the market • EBITDA declined by SEK 255 million from the lower • Strong SVOD subscriber intake with a net gain of 142k advertising revenues and higher content costs, compared to an all-time high quarter in 2019 • Increased CSOV also for MTV in Finland 10
Like for like Like for like, excluding adjustment items -2.1% -6.6% Excluding COVID-19 impact Q4 19 Mobile Broadband TV Other COVID- Q4 20 Q4 19 Underlying COVID-19 Pension Q4 20 19 • Stable revenue development excluding COVID-19 • Excl. COVID-19 EBITDA declined 4% mainly due to: • Lower roaming and advertising revenues still the main effects • Lack of pension refund, higher resource costs and from COVID-19 legacy pressure in Sweden • Lower EBITDA in TV and Media 11
SEK billion, rolling twelve months SEK billion +1.9 14 3.3 2.9 12 -0.3 0.0 10 8 1.0 6 -0.8 4 2 -0.2 0 Q4 EBITDA Interest Working CAPEX Other Q4 2019 less & tax capital 2020 Q4 18 Q1 19 Q2 19 Q3 19 Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 leasing* • Lower EBITDA and higher lease repayments • Lower interest partly compensated for higher taxes paid • Strong benefit from working capital 12 * Repayment of lease liabilities
• Gross debt reduced by SEK 2 billion SEK billion and leverage ratio • Cash flow from operations and Turkcell proceeds more than offset increased cash CAPEX and dividend distributions • Leverage remained unchanged in the quarter at 2.55x • Proforma leverage post the Telia Carrier transaction still estimated at 2.32x • Telia Carrier transaction on track to close in Q2 2021 Q3 20 Operations Cash 2nd Extra Turkcell Other Q4 20 Telia Q4 20 CAPEX dividend dividend proceeds Carrier proforma proceeds = Leverage ratio (multiple, rolling 12 months) 13 * Equity value
• Q4 slightly ahead of our expectations • Telco business resilient throughout 2020 • TV/Media unit recovering OUR VALUES OF • Supporting our communities remains a priority • Good progress made on key priorities • Connectivity • Convergence • Customer Experience • Cost control • Capital allocation • Clear roadmap to create a better Telia and generate COULD NOT BE MORE RELEVANT sustainable long term value 14
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Most digitalized region Relative resilience to COVID-19 Most business friendly region Digital Economy and Society Index 2020 caused recession Ease of Doing Business Index 2020 – EU and Norway 2020 Real GDP development – EU and Norway Finland 73 Denmark 85 Sweden Norway Norway Denmark Nordics Sweden Sweden & Baltics EU Lithuania Estonia Estonia Finland Lithuania -3% EU -4% -7% 37 66 Source: European Commission Source: World Bank Source: World Bank 16 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Trends we Technology New ways of All-in on Ecosystem Security Customer see advancements working streaming development concerns experience as a differentiator What we Telia has increased Reliable network and Compelling Customers need a Synergies between Focus on NPS believe relevance as a relevant services provide content key to one-stop- connectivity and drives customer digitalization partner customer value differentiate shop/aggregator security life time value 17 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
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THROUGH OUR… B Y E X C E L L I N G AT … S O T H AT W E H AV E T H E …
THROUGH OUR… Accelerating the connected lives of Accelerating customer loyalty and Growing the digital infrastructure of everyone revenue growth beyond connectivity the Nordic and Baltic region B Y E X C E L L I N G AT … S O T H AT W E H AV E T H E …
Connectivity Experiences Infrastructure From a position of strength… …we will grow even further • Best network in core markets, even in high-stress • 5G roll-out enabling new monetization opportunities COVID-19 times • Scale private networks (EMN) and grow IoT • Connectivity business resilient despite COVID-19 • FWA based on 5G, further fiber roll-out and Docsis 3.1 • At the forefront of new technologies upgrade in Norway • Converged and integrated single network across • Virtualized core and network function (telco cloud) Telia Company • RAN modernization program and legacy phase-out • Potential to recoup almost SEK 1 billion revenue from roaming with the return of travel 23 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Connectivity Experiences Infrastructure Consumer Hub for better connected living Video services Smart Family Digital subscription eSport Smart Wifi • On-demand digital viewing • 300% YoY growth • Smooth and simple mobile • Telia eSport series launched • 2.3m managed CPEs as up 30% • 40% non Telia customers user experience in holistic across all Nordic countries base for Smart Wifi growth • SVOD service growth app • >65,000 registered users • Smart Wifi launched in of 20% • NPS 60 for Telia Dot • 6x increase in watched Norway, Sweden & Finland minutes 2019 to 2020 SVOD=Subscription Video On Demand 24 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Connectivity Experiences Infrastructure Enterprise Digitalization partner of choice Contact Center / ACE Security Telia One • 20% Nordic market • Full security suite + DDOS • Orchestration platform and full ICT portfolio share protection combined with connectivity • NPS > 45 • Identity services • Only Telco partner with • Professional and managed Google AI CC services IoT and EMN Crowd Insights • 40% of revenues non- • Anonymized and connectivity aggregated mobility data • Multi-billion SEK upside for decision making in augmenting core • Named digital project of • Significant revenue the year in Sweden CIO growth in EMN by 2025 awards 2020 EMN=Enterprise Mobile Networks 25 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Connectivity Experiences Infrastructure … Fiber Approximately 4,500,000 homes passed across five markets Towers Approximately 9,000 towers and 3x as many sites across six markets 26 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Connectivity Experiences Infrastructure … What • Creating a new business line that will own and manage selected assets in Telia Group Ongoing assessment of infrastructure assets with initial • Portfolio will comprise assets that can be owned focus on towers in markets where we act as a challenger partly by third parties • Proactively identify relevant partners Telia Asset Management Why Active management of infrastructure assets to: – Crystalize infrastructure value TowerCo Latvia Finland- FiberCo – Accelerate funding for investment, and bring Joint fiber NW further operational excellence from partners – Dedicate focus in strategy and resources, centralizing key capabilities 27 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
THROUGH OUR… B Y E X C E L L I N G AT … With brands and Through the most trusted, To be simpler, faster, Through an accountable experiences that go reliable and efficient data driven and with lower and empowered beyond connectivity modern networks cost organization S O T H AT W E H AV E T H E …
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Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Starting point Growth levers • Largest telco customer base in the Nordics and Baltics • Reinventing customer experience and restoring differentiation … to increase CLV and support price premium • Leadership in Sweden, Lithuania and Estonia, strong challenger positions in the rest • Owning the home with more4more while pushing connectivity … to strengthen cross-selling and customer loyalty • Convergent position in 5 out of 6 markets enabling cross-sell and increased loyalty • Digitalize businesses with superior network and relevant services … to increase revenue in all business segments • Leading Nordic media house with all time high share of viewing and growing SVOD • Developing TV and Media to full potential post COVID-19 … to monetize engagement and drive access • Leading ICT position in Finland, Sweden and Baltics Unlocking growth across all our markets (1-3%) • Best NPS in Sweden and Baltics among Telco brands • Starting to monetize 5G CLV = Customer Lifetime Value 30 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Market leader Challenger Structural opportunity Market Market Market Market share (%) position Market share (%) Market share (%) position position Mobile 35 #1 Mobile 32 #2 Mobile 19 #3 Broadband 32 #1 Broadband 26 #3 Broadb… 4 #5 TV 18 #2 TV 21 #3 TV 1 #4 Market Market Market Market share (%) position Market share (%) position Market share (%) position Mobile 29 #2 Mobile 37 #2 Mobile 47 #1 Broadband 52 #1 Broadband 18 #2 Broadband 0 n/a TV 36 #1 TV 21 #2 TV 0 n/a Market Market Market share (%) Market share (%) position position Mobile 49 #1 Mobile 0 n/a Broadband 52 #1 Broadband 58 #1 TV 38 #2 TV 43 #1 Note: 2019 market shares, TV includes IPTV and cable TV 31 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Reinventing customer experience • Great products with emotion through media • Seamless journeys across platforms • Personalized experience through analytics • Differentiating through a premium brand Customer experience as key differentiator 32 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Starting point Growth strategy • Network leadership 1. Reinventing customer experience … through automation, digitalization and personalization • Strong digital portfolio 2. Growing the number of convergent households • Best in class TV proposition … by cross-selling and leveraging media assets • Aggregator of content and partner services 3. Extending mobile leadership and monetizing 5G … through customer upsell and VAS • Increasingly launching new digital services 4. Growing TV and Media …through stronger content portfolio and access with content 5. Accelerating broadband leadership … through fiber, OCN, FWA and XDSL migration Telia Life Users Gross intake vs previous Mitt Telia app rating, 6. Increasing brand consideration and preference year in IPTV since launch up from 2.2 in 2019. of sport package … through a refreshed brand portfolio and strategy OCN = Open City network ~ ~ Of BB on converged offer, ARPU uplift in Telia Dot growth YoY strong potential for further Finland from 5G 2018-2020 penetration 33 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Starting point Growth strategy • Convergence offerings launched across all key markets with good • Expanding convergence through all channels traction … with a modularized portfolio • Customer satisfaction is improving • Driving personalized convergence …utilizing analytics for automated cross and upselling • Benchmarks indicate significant growth potential • Driving engagement … by combining our media assets with access Convergence rate fixed/mobile Customers on Mobile churn based on % of fixed broadband customers convergence offering customers engagement FR BE NL – Telia Sweden – Telia Sweden +70% -60% -60% 50%-60+% ~25% Untapped Value accretive 2019 2020 Single mobile Convergence potential convergence players offerings 34 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Starting point Growth strategy • High quality product and services portfolio 1. Reinventing customer experience …through digital customer journeys and intuitive tools • Trusted partner for digitalization and efficiency 2. Growing connectivity business in fixed and mobile • Addressing growing demand in multiple new areas … through convergence, quality differentiation and more4more pricing 3. Accelerating horizontal solutions and managed services … through modularized SME/SOHO portfolio and cross selling in large/public 4. Addressing potential in selected vertical solutions … through combining our capabilities with industry solution partners 5. Monetizing 5G and ICT capabilities and developing new revenue fields … through innovation and co-development (IoT, private networks, analytics,…) 6. Lifting group synergies for multinational customers and global partnerships …through leveraging our market access and ICT competence (e.g. Cygate) Strategic Partners ~ Telia Ace market Telia named three times in Nordic Municipalities Telia ICT Service Customer rating for YoY growth for share in the Nordics Gartner’s Magic Quadrant now using Telia Crowd NPS in the Baltics ITdeptaaS ITdeptaaS during 2020 Insight 35 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Starting point Growth strategy • Leading ICT position • Becoming the most relevant ICT hub in the Nordics … through orchestrating partner services along our premium connectivity #1 in Finland, Estonia, Lithuania • Further building our position as digitization partner of choice • Growing ICT market in Nordics, well above Europe average … through a modularized ICT portfolio, trust and know-how • Strong competence through previous acquisitions (e.g. Cygate) Finland example ICT market growth per country Europe (CAGR 2020-2022) • ICT market leader in Finland through Telia One – ICT orchestration • One of few market players with certified Europe Average Google, Microsoft and Apple partnerships • Secured several major customer contracts Securing ARPU Increasing relevance Increasing loyalty Source: IDC With lowered price With increased share-of- With longer customer erosion wallet contracts 36 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Starting point Growth strategy • Record high viewership • Market leading reach … combining linear with rapidly growing digital inventory • Strong and growing AVOD base1 • Accelerate transition from linear to digital • Linear advertising recovering from COVID-19 Ads … leveraging new analytics based concepts Digital advertising revenues Commercial share of YoY increase in TV4 online growth 2020 to 2025 viewing in Sweden time spent 2019-2020 • Solid SVOD offerings, through CMORE & Telia TV • Growing CMORE stand alone and in Telia customer base • Key sports rights secured, including SHL and UCL2 • Leadership position enables cross-sell and customer lifetime value SVOD CMORE user base growth Viewers of first-of-a-kind in IPTV gross intake H2 YoY 2019-2020 Europe movie release 2020 vs H2 2019 1. AVOD = Advertising Video on Demand 2. SHL = Swedish Hockey League; UCL = UEFA Champions League 37 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Improved mobile experience Convergence New revenue streams including 5G modernization Mobile ARPU Mobile churn based on customers engagement - Telia Finland – Telia Sweden BROAD ICT PORTFOLIO +EUR 3 -60% IOT UCC CLOUD DATA SECURITY Single mobile Convergence EMN PARTNERS churn offering churn Non 5G ARPU 5G ARPU IT SERVICES Further expanding… Customers on convergence offering – Telia Sweden ALSO SUPPORTIVE FOR OTHER REVENUE +70% 5G pop cov 2023 2019 2020 Better user experience drives improved Reduce churn Capture a higher share of wallet ARPU Cross sell and deep sell through expanding beyond connectivity such as ICT, IoT, EMN 38 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Legacy and regulation been a clear Burden set to ease COVID-19 impact drag on revenues since 2016 coming years Share of service revenues Service revenue change Service revenues % SEK in billions SEK in billions 19 25 -0,2 CAGR 21-23 -0,3 -0,3 -0,6 0,0 14 7 -0,7 -0,1 -0,1 -0,1 0,5 67 68 -0,2 0,7 0,8 2016 2020 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Roaming Ad rev Pay-TV Core Legacy, OTC and regulation Other Legacy Regulation Core includes mobile, broadband and pay-TV Less burden from fixed telephony, Pay-TV likely to recover sooner than Legacy includes fixed telephony interconnect and Special numbers advertising and roaming Other increase related to advertising 39 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Low single digit growth 2021-23 Illustrative, excl. Telia Carrier Increase share Reduce churn and Improve of wallet increase upsell TV to recover faster ARPU potential Less burden than roaming and ahead ad revenues Service Legacy and COVID-19 Improve mobile Convergence New revenue Service revenue revenues 2020 regulation recovery experience streams ambition incl. 5G monetization 40 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
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Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Starting point Value creation levers • Established leader in network quality • Continued gigabit network buildout and • 5G launched in all countries, first with FWA in many modernization • Best 4G in SE, LI, EE – at par in others … to keep and extend our leadership position in network • 2.9 million homes connected with Fiber/ HFC quality • 5G roll-out in full motion based on fully standardized • Fully utilize our software based networks site types across footprint & strategic partnership with … for best time to market, network and service quality, Ericsson and Nokia advanced applications and to support minimal cost / GB • Common virtualized core network implemented across • Continued drive to retire legacy and realize benefits – Telia, full separation of services from transport established copper in Sweden, 3G shut down in all countries, legacy (hyperscale architecture) platforms … to improve efficiency, customer experience and • Legacy shutdown well under way (copper, 3G, legacy monetization network nodes) but hard work ahead (e.g. B2B customer migration) • Partner approach and implementing Value Based Investments, establish separate Infra Cos … to crystalize infrastructure value and accelerate investments S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Market leader Challenger Maintain network leadership position Take leadership role when it matters 90% >90% 99% 99% 95% 95% 5G population 55% 50% 40% 30% coverage* 20% 28% 27% 2021 2023 2021 2023 2021 2023 2021 2023 2021 2023 2021 2023 4G population coverage 2020 99.5% 99.5% 99.8% 99.6% 99.6% 99.9% Fully standardized configurations across markets; efficient roll-out process in place * Note that there are local regulatory variations in how 5G population coverage is being measured 43 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Benefits Enterprise site Access network Transport and Core Network aggregation • Quality of Service - built for redundancy and capacity Dedicated high availability • 24/7 monitoring Telia core site • Security - enterprise Local core specific APN • Platform for further use cases within IoT, Edge Cloud, Industry 4.0 5G-ready mobile network from Telia to Boliden Aitik 44 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Growth in active IoT SIMs Recurring IoT VAS revenues Split of connectivity and other # of connections SEK millions IoT revenues % of total IoT revenue OTHER +62% IOT +14% 40% 60% CONNECTIVITY 2019 2020 2019 2020 45 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Fixed broadband Fixed Wireless Access Million homes connected1 000’ connections2 2.9 2.5 ~250 ~50 2018 1 2020 2 2023 3 2018 1 2020 2 2023 3 1. Own infrastructure only, excluding ADSL 2. FWA outdoor and indoor service; not including mobile broadband / mifi 46 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Covered earlier in this section One converged IP/Optical architecture separating service Service enablement Benefits nodes from transport pipes factory (100% cloud) • Better quality: 40% less downtime, 50% less defects ACCESS NETWORKS TRANSPORT & CORE NETWORK • Speed of deployment: network AGGREGATION function from >1 year to ~weeks, customer time to market from >18 SERVICE ORCHESTRATION to
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Legacy fixed (copper) Legacy mobile (3G) Legacy network systems # copper central offices, Sweden % voice traffic, Sweden % service nodes 4000 100% 100% 90% 90% 3500 80% 80% 3000 70% VoLTE 70% 2500 60% 60% 2000 50% 50% 40% 40% 1500 30% 3G 30% 1000 20% 20% 500 10% 10% Copper central offices Legacy nodes 2G 0 0% 0% 2018 1 2 2020 3 4 5 2023 6 7 8 2026 9 2018 1 2020 2 2023 3 2018 1 2020 2 2023 3 48 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
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Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Starting point Value creation levers • Past initiatives unsuccessful, too narrow in focus A customer experience-led transformation … customer experience led transformation kicked-off … driving future products, processes, analytics, IT and operations • Legacy products and un-leveraged scale • Products-as-a-platform across Telia, radical legacy take- … market leading products, 15% legacy retired out … to enable fast time-to-market, scalability and efficiency • Complex and manual processes • Process simplification, digitization and automation … encouraging results in front- and back-office … to enable a lean Telia, real-time and high quality • Value from data not yet unlocked • Real-time analytics for pervasive data-driven decisioning … strong analytics team and technology foundation … to unlock full value of data for improved top and bottom line • Highly complex IT landscape and technical debt • Digital IT as future proof and lean business enabler … favorable starting position for radical IT transformation … to deliver delightful digital customer experiences at lowest with common team and common delivery cost 50 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Assessment & progress Transformation target • Multiple legacy products • Radical product portfolio cleansing … cleansing started, ~15% already decommissioned … decommission further 50%, unlock IT efficiency • Overlapping product portfolio • Target product portfolio … confusing to customer, unleveraged scale … covering connectivity & experience, best partners • Many bespoke product implementations • Product-as-a-platform … 15% of portfolio already common & scalable … configure price, promotion, bundle rather than build • Gaps in customer journey for key products • Market leading products … hard to discover, buy, pay, and get help … highest NPS for all products in target portfolio • Customer experience not fully visible • Customer centric service management … due to systems vs. journey focus … insights driven e2e journey, continuous improvement 51 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Assessment & progress Transformation target • Complex processes with process gaps • Radical process simplification … +10% sales efficiency, -90% response time1 … -20% cycle time, -50% error rate • Low degree of digitization and automation • Digitization and automation … now established automation centre of excellence … 100% digitized and zero touch • Lack of process standardisation • Harmonized processes across the group … 90% service assurance processes standardised … fully implemented across all domains • Data and analytics largely not used • Intelligent automation … strategic partnership with ServiceNow … personal and adaptive, leveraging AI/ML • Not set-up for improvement • Continuous improvement culture … deployed standard process tool (ARIS) … LEAN six-sigma across Telia 1. B2B Sweden 52 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Assessment & progress Transformation target • Gaps in utilizing insight for better experiences • Brilliant customer experiences leveraging our data … connected sources to data lake e.g. TV, network … 100% personalization, market leading channel NPS • Commercial opportunities not fully captured • Full monetization of customer conversion potential … launched personalization in B2C Sweden and … scale NBA/NBO 100% across Telia Finland • State of art analytics tools and processes • Heavy reliance on traditional tools … made available to all staff … >20% of staff using insight dashboards • Telia as a data native organization • Analytics expert capacity not matching demand … 100% of staff working with relevant insight & data … onboarded 300 analytics experts to date • Complete roll-out of target architecture • Incomplete technical analytics foundation … cloud, common data lake, real-time … common data lake established, retired legacy DWHs NBA/O = Next Best Action/Offer 53 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Assessment & progress Transformation target • Insufficient market and customer focus • End-to-end customer journey focus … 65% projects agile resulting in 30% better efficiency … 100% SAFe/agile & CI/CD based • Organically grown IT, vertical integration • TMForum compliant target architecture … 95% of customers migrated to target B2C Sweden … implemented cloud native, leverage open source • Many legacy systems • Radical legacy drive out … 90% identified, first 5% decommissioned … 90% decommissioned • High degree of customization • Configuration, modularization, openness to partners … radically limited, delivered 70 common APIs … microservices, 100% APIs, external exposure • Fragmented supplier landscape • Radical supplier consolidation … started focus on strategic partners … few strategic suppliers scaled across footprint, long tail reduced by >50% • High dependency on external workforce … integrated Telia IT, 15% of externals already insourced • Strategic workforce planning … rightsized external share, maximized near-shoring SAFe = Scaled Agile Framework , CI/CD = Continuous integration/Continuous delivery 54 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Main cost reduction drivers Transformation driven OPEX* reduction to 2023 SEK in billions R S O MANUAL WORK AUTOMATED WORK ✓ ✓ MANY PRODUCTS FEW PRODUCTS ✓ COMPLEX IT MODERN AND SIMPLIFIED IT ✓ ✓ ✓ ANALOGUE CUST. INTERACT. DIGITAL CUST. INTERACT. ✓ ✓ MASS COMMUNICATION TARGETED COMM. ✓ ✓ EXPANDING OVER HEAD REDUCED OVER HEAD ✓ ✓ NON-DATA DRIVEN DATA DRIVEN ✓ ✓ ✓ R = Resource costs Resources Sales & Other Total OPEX Marketing OPEX reduction S = Sales & Marketing by 2023 O = Other OPEX Target reduction in resources of which 1k in 2021 Restructuring costs to increase by around SEK 0.5 billion per year *OPEX is defined as indirect costs, i.e. excluding COGS (such as network, equipment and content) 55 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Main CAPEX efficiency drivers Transformation driven OPEX* and CAPEX reduction to 2023 • Standardization and simplification SEK in billions • Leverage insight and analytics • Improved planning • Stringent prioritization Resources Sales & Other Total OPEX CAPEX Total Marketing OPEX reduction efficiency transformation by 2023 *OPEX is defined as indirect costs, i.e. excluding COGS (such as network, equipment and content) 56 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Main components and benefits Increased CAPEX 2021 - not above past levels Excl. Telia Carrier • Network modernization Coverage 17% Connect MOBILE • 5G roll-out 15% • Partly replacing ARPU uplift 17% NETWORK 16% coverage/capacity investments Reduced churn • Copper legacy shut down Footprint • Continued footprint growth Connect FIXED • Selective fiber deployment with Customer base NETWORK partners OPEX reduction • Modernize and simplify IT Products Transform • Convergence capabilities PRODUCT • Digitalize customer journeys Cust. experience DEV./ IT • New and common product 2019 2020 2021 2023 platforms OPEX reduction Mobile NW Fixed NW Prod dev/IT Other • Strengthen analytics capabilities x CAPEX/Net sales Investment program subject to rigorous benchmarking and focus on returns 57 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
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Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Starting point Value creation levers • Limited coordination and control, reducing • Strengthened Leadership Team clarity in strategy execution and roles .... with track record of delivering at successful, agile, digital telcos • Not enough structural cost reductions, with • Strengthened strategy execution significant gaps across units vs. our peers … by building best in class operational and executional excellence • Footprint refocused • Bold CX-led transformation program … enabling significant structural cost take out, and a platform for • Engaged and motivated employees and growth strengthened executive team • Ambitious ESG agenda • Authentic track record in ESG agenda … now fully incorporated into our Purpose and our Strategy 59 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
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Inspire Connect Transform Deliver … Strategy Operationalization Transformation • Purpose led • Clear accountability • Customer and business driven • Focused • Performance management • Leadership led • Commercially anchored • Sense of urgency • Holistic and cross-functional • Agile execution with all countries 61 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver … … Select examples Inspiring our Customers Connect Everyone Transform to Digital Deliver Sustainably ✓ Climate-neutral in own ✓ Digital inclusion: ~120,000 ✓ Development of processes ✓ Highest rating (AAA) by Where we are operations persons reached in 2020 and incentives MSCI ESG Research ✓ Strong supply chain and ✓ Advancing towards top tier ✓ 40% women in top customer focus positions management • Zero CO2 and zero waste by • Leave no-one behind: One • Proactive management of • Human Rights Impact Where we are 2030 – including our Science million reached by 2025 risks and opportunities in Assessments in business going Based Targets product development decisions • Leadership position in • Sustainable brand through protecting and empowering • Environmental assessments • 50/50 gender balance by sustainable growth children online ahead of investments 2025 in top management (Sustainable Brand Index) • Top-tier positions in Privacy & • Securing the right incentives • Up- and re-skilling initiatives Security and skills • Top-tier rated ESG rankings Committed to deliver strong contributions to several Sustainable Development Goals: 62 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver … Inspire our customers Connect everyone Transform to digital Deliver sustainably 6 Low single digit growth in stable 5 fx excl. Telia Carrier 1bn 4 2bn 3 1bn 2 4bn Low to mid single digit growth in 1 2bn stable fx excl. Telia Carrier 0 OPEX CAPEX Trans- OPEX Trans- reduction efficiency formation reduction formation by 2023 by 2023 by 2023 to 2025 by 2025 Return to around 15% of net sales OPEX CAPEX by 2023 (excl. Telia Carrier and license and spectrum fees) SEK 2bn lower OPEX by 2023 Low single digit serv. rev. growth Low single digit Cash CAPEX to increase 2021 SEK 4bn lower OPEX by 2025 Low to mid single digit adj. service revenue growth Return to 15% of net sales 2023 Plus SEK 1bn CAPEX efficiency EBITDA growth 63 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Low single digit growth in stable fx excl. Telia Flat to low single digit growth in stable fx excl. Carrier Telia Carrier (2020 base SEK 73.0bn) Low to mid single digit growth in stable fx excl. Telia Flat to low single digit growth in stable fx excl. Carrier Telia Carrier (2020 base SEK 29.8bn) Return to around 15% of net sales by 2023 (excl. Around SEK 14.5-15.5bn (excl. Telia Carrier and Telia Carrier and license and spectrum fees) license and spectrum fees) 64 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver OpFCF 2016-2020 2020 2021 2022 2023 Comment • Service revenue growth and cost ADJ EBITDA 30.7 =▲ ▲ ▲ reductions • CAPEX increase in 2021 from CASH CAPEX -13.5 ▼ = ▲ modernization/5G/transformation - efficiency gains impact in 2023 OTHER -8.2 = = = • Higher restructuring compensated by pension and lease repayments STRUCTURAL PART OF • Minimum dividend coverage from 8.9 ▼ ▲ ▲ 2022 CF Cash flow WORKING CAPITAL 3.2 ▼ ▼ ▼ contr from wc 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 EBITDA-CAPEX* NWC contr Other OP FCF 12.1 • Minimum dividend covered all years *Cash CAPEX excl. licences for spectrum ▲ = Increased YoY cash flow contribution ▼ = Decreased YoY cash flow contribution 65 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Leverage target Sustainable financial management Net debt to EBITDA • On a journey to become a fully sustainable credit investment • Green bond framework launched in Oct 2019 • First ever Nordic Telco Green Bond Hybrid transaction in Feb 2020 • First Green Bond Report to be released in Feb 2021 66 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Dividend policy: Considerations • Cash dividends for Telia shareholders to reflect anticipated growth in profits over the medium term • Dividend policy compatible with robust budgeted free cash flow and with targeted leverage levels • OpFCF expected to cover the minimum level through out the 2021-2023 period • Structural part of OpFCF to cover the minimum dividend as of 2022 67 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
Inspire Connect Transform Deliver Net debt to EBITDA Low single digit growth 2.0-2.5x Credit rating A- to BBB+ Low to mid single digit growth DPS floor of 2.00 with an ambition for low to mid single digit growth Return to around 15% of net sales 68 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
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• Focused footprint in a dynamic region • New, and strengthened leadership • Clear roadmap to deliver • Multiple levers enable a return to growth • CX-led transformation will create significant value • Further upside from infrastructure • Potential for attractive shareholder returns 70 S T R A T E G Y U P D A T E 2 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1
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