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Time Warner Cable loses 217,000 TV customers in Q4

2014-01-30 13:24:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Time Warner Cable announced plans to increase its dividend 15 percent, after reporting a strong increase in net profit and cash flow for the fourth quarter. However, the cable operator continued to lose customers, shedding another 217,000 TV subscribers in the three months. TWC blamed the losses on its carriage dispute with CBS and said the customer trend improved month to month in the course of Q4 and January, and it was confident about the long-term outlook. Revenues for Q4 were up 1.7 percent year-on-year to USD 5.58 billion, and adjusted OIBDA rose 1.6 percent too USD 2.03 billion. EPS increased 12.5 percent to USD 1.89, helped by share repurchases. Capex was cut 8.5 percent to USD 827 million, helping free cash flow rise 31.7 percent to USD 773 million. Residential ARPU was up 2.2 percent from a year earlier to USD 106.03, driven by more customers on faster broadband plans. Customers taking speeds of at least 30 Mbps doubled year-on-year to 910,000. The total broadband base grew by 39,000 subscribers in three months to December to 11.089 million at year-end, almost equal to the TV base of 11.197 million customers. Telephony customers rose by 1,000 sequentially to 4.806 million at end-2013. The number of business customers rose by 18,000 in the three months to 624,000.

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Comcast returns to TV customer growth in Q4

2014-01-28 15:12:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Comcast announced plans to increase its dividend and share buyback after strong results in the fourth quarter. The company raised the annual dividend 15 percent to USD 0.90 per share and increased its stock repurchase authorisation to USD 7.5 billion, including USD 3.0 billion in 2014. For the fourth quarter, Comcast reported revenues up 6.2 percent from a year earlier to USD 16.93 billion, and operating cash flow rose 7.0 percent to USD 5.645 billion. EPS jumped 28.6 percent to USD 0.72. The cable activities increased revenue 5.2 percent to USD 10.66 billion, led by expansion in business services, more advanced TV products and rate increases. Cable OCF rose 4.8 percent to USD 4.41 billion, and capital expenditure was up 18.9 percent from a year earlier to USD 1.64 billion, mainly on new customer equipment. Comcast returned to growth in TV customers in Q4, adding a net 43,000 new subscribers for a total 21.690 million at year-end. The broadband base grew by 379,000 in the three months to 20.662 million, and telephony subscribers rose by 277,000 to 10.723 million. At NBCUniversal, revenue rose 7.5 percent to USD 6.46 billion, and OCF increased 14.3 percent to USD 1.34 billion.

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LG mobile still in the red in Q4 despite 28% sales growth

2014-01-27 09:18:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) LG Electronics reported a small increase in fourth-quarter revenues, helped by strong sales of its smartphones. Revenues rose to KRW 14.92 trillion (USD 14.03 billion) from KRW 14.80 trillion a year earlier, and operating profit increased to KRW 238 million from KRW 117 million. LG still posted a net loss of KRW 64.5 billion for the quarter, due to one-time charges for foreign exchange movements. At the mobile division, revenues were up 28 percent from a year earlier and 18 percent higher versus Q3 at KRW 3.59 trillion. The company shipped 13.2 million phones, up 54 percent year-on-year, thanks to strong sales of LTE phones and high-end devices such as the G2 and Nexus 5. However, the division posted an operating loss for a second consecutive quarter, of KRW 43.4 trillion, due to increased spending on marketing and branding and intensified price competition, LG said. The company said it expects demand for LTE phones to remain strong, but tough price competition will continue as well, as the smartphone market becomes more a mass market. LG said it will continue to invest in its brand and launch new products to meet the diversification in consumer demand. Over the full year 2014, LG Electronics aims for an increase in revenues to around KRW 62.30 trillion, from KRW 58.14 trillion in 2013, and said it plans KRW 3 trillion in capital expenditures.

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Samsung Operating Profit Dips 18% in Q4

2014-01-25 16:17:17| Semiconductors - Topix.net

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced revenues of 59.28 trillion Korean won on a consolidated basis for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, which is an increase of 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter.

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