Financial summary for the quarters ended September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

                         Sept 30          Sept 30        Change

                          2005            2004(iv)

 

Worldwide

subscribers             6,409,231         4,737,721        35%

- proportional          7,912,539         6,853,233        15%

 cellular (ii)

- total cellular (i)

 

US$ '000

Revenues                  261,231           235,872        11%

 

Operating profit          110,826           117,594        -6%

before interest,

taxes, depreciation

and amortization -

EBITDA(iii)

 

EBITDA margin               42.4%             49.9%

 

Profit for the                533            12,188

period(iv)

 

Basic earnings               0.01              0.14

per common share

(US$)(iv)

 

Diluted earnings             0.01              0.14

per common share

(US$)(iv)

 

Weighted average           98,884            89,230

number of shares

(thousands)

 

Weighted average

number of shares           99,721            89,821

and potential

dilutive shares

(thousands)

 

- (i) Subscriber figures represent the worldwide total number of subscribers of cellular systems in which Millicom has an ownership interest.

- (ii) Proportional subscribers are calculated as the sum of Millicom's percentage ownership of subscribers in each operation.

- (iii) EBITDA: operating profit before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization, is derived by deducting cost of sales, sales and marketing costs, general and administrative expenses from revenues and other operating income

- (iv) Comparative information restated as a result of the adoption of IFRS 2, "Share-based Payment"