SAO PAULO, April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Market share expansion, reaching 31.9% in March 2018 (+1.4 p.p. y-o-y). Mobile Postpaid accesses increased 10.9% y-o-y, reaching 41.4% of the market share in March 2018 (17.9 p.p. above the second placed player).

Mobile ARPU recorded y-o-y growth of 2.1% in 1Q18 reaching R$28.6, fueled by a higher share of postpaid clients in the mix and increased data usage, mainly in digital services. As a result, Data ARPU grew 15.8% y-o-y in 1Q18.

Broadband accesses totaled 7.4 million customers in 1Q18 (+1.5% y-o-y), with UBB³ connections already accounting for 62.4% of the base after a y-o-y growth of 9.9% (with 122 thousand FTTH net additions in the 1Q18 – record level for a first quarter). Broadband ARPU increased 13.7% in 1Q18 over 1Q17, influenced by the evolution of the ultra-broadband customer base.

Net Operating Revenues grew 1.6% in 1Q18 over 1Q17.

Mobile Revenues rose 4.2% y-o-y in 1Q18, while Mobile Service Revenues increased 3.5% y-o-y. Data and Digital Service Revenues increased 17.4% y-o-y in 1Q18, accounting for 77.8% of Mobile Service Revenues, while Revenues from Handset Sales grew 20.8% y-o-y in the quarter.

Operating Costs fell 1.2% in 1Q18 versus 1Q17 (LTM IPCA +2.7%), demonstrating the continued efforts and focus on the pursuit of efficiencies.

EBITDA totaled R$3.8 billion in 1Q18, 7.2% up on 1Q17, yielding an EBITDA margin of 35.0% (+1.8 p.p. y-o-y), fueled by digitalization measures adopted by the Company.

CAPEX amounted to R$1.5 billion in 1Q18, mainly focused on improving network capacity and 4G coverage (totaling 2,711 municipalities in March 2018; 85% of the population), expansion of FTTH footprint, increase of FTTx penetration and investments in IT, supporting the Company's digitalization process.

EBITDA – Capex (ex. licenses) grew 1.5% in 1Q18 over 1Q17, reaching R$2.2 billion, while our Free Cash Flow from Business Activities rose 48.1%, reaching R$1.0 billion in the quarter.

Net Income (IFRS 15) totaled R$1.1 billion in 1Q18 (+10.2% y-o-y), mainly due to higher EBITDA and better financial results.

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¹ For comparison purposes, pro forma numbers are not considering the impacts that IFRS 15 had on our 2018 financial statements.
² Reported Net Income, considering impacts from IFRS 15.
³ UBB includes FTTH (Fiber to the home), FTTC (Fiber to the cabinet) and cable customers.

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SOURCE Telefônica Brasil S.A.