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"