Telmex Press Release: Second Quarter 2008 July 22, 2008

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July 2008

Commission File Number: 333-13580

TELÉFONOS DE MÉXICO, S.A.B. DE C.V.

(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in the Charter)

Telephones of Mexico

(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)

Parque Vía 190

Colonia Cuauhtémoc

México City 06599, México, D.F.

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Highlights

Acuerdo de Convergencia (Convergence Agreement)

 

Telecommunications market in Mexico*-June 2008

Concept

Areas WITH fixed line competition

Areas WITHOUT fixed line competition

Total

  • TELMEX
  • Other operators
  • Cellular

10.4 million

1.9 million

9.3 million

(postpaid)

7.3 million

-

64.3 million

(prepaid)

17.7 million

1.9 million

73.6 million

Total

21.6 million

71.6 million

93.2 million

% of TELMEX market share

48.1%

10.2%

19.0%

*Estimated

(1) EBITDA: defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization. Go to www.telmex.com in the Investor Relations section where you will find the reconciliation of EBITDA to operating income.

(2) One ADR represents 20 shares.

(3) Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities.

Operating Results

Lines in service and local traffic

At the end of the second quarter, there were 17.7 million lines in service, a decrease of 3.0% compared with the same period of 2007, due to disconnections caused by the increase in competition from both fixed and cellular lines and to growth in broadband Infinitum services, which in some cases represent substitutions for conventional lines.

Of our lines in service, approximately 10.4 million are in areas that interest competitors and where they also have presence. However, 7.3 million lines are in areas that hold no interest to competitors. For the six months these lines generated revenues of approximately 9.937 billion pesos and an operating loss of 1.226 billion pesos.

During the second quarter, local traffic decreased 10.3% compared with the same period in 2007, with a total of 5.644 billion local calls. Local traffic volume was affected by competition from local and cellular telephony and by managed networks, a trend that strengthens the data business although it adversely affects local traffic.

Long distance

Domestic long distance (DLD) traffic increased 11.3% compared with last year's second quarter, totaling 5.119 billion minutes, due to more packages that include DLD minutes and higher traffic from cellular operators, offset by the decrease in termination traffic with other long distance operators.

In the quarter, outgoing international long distance (ILD) traffic increased 13.8% compared with last year's second quarter, totaling 539 million minutes due to more traffic from cellular operators. Incoming international long distance traffic decreased 16.3% compared with the same period of the previous year, totaling 1.649 billion minutes. The incoming-outgoing ratio was 3.1x.

Interconnection

In the second quarter, interconnection traffic increased 1.0% compared with the second quarter of the previous year, totaling 11.482 billion minutes. Calling party pays traffic decreased 10.5% as a result of the decrease in local and international calling party pays traffic and to the increase of cellular services. Interconnection traffic with local, long distance and cellular telephony operators increased 5.0%.

Internet access and corporate networks

At June 30, 2008, TELMEX had 4.1 million Internet access services, of which 3.8 million are broadband Infinitum. In the second quarter, we obtained a record quarterly gain of 488 thousand Infinitum accounts, 92.7% higher than the number of new accounts opened in last year's second quarter.

Growth of broadband Infinitum services has been supported by the sale of multi-service packages that offer access to broadband service along with various voice services at competitive prices. Multi-service packages increased 71.8% compared with last year's second quarter. The sale of computers also contributed to the increase in revenues of Tiendas TELMEX (TELMEX Stores) and of our telmex.com portal.

In the corporate market, billed line equivalents for data transmission increased 36.4% compared with the second quarter of 2007, bringing the total to 3.4 million line equivalents of 64 Kbps.

Financial Results

The following financial information for 2008 is presented in nominal pesos and the financial information for 2007 is expressed in constant pesos as of December 2007, according to Mexican Financial Reporting Standards.

Revenues: In the second quarter, revenues totaled 30.9 billion pesos, a decrease of 6.3% compared with the same period of the previous year. This result was due to the increases of 19.6% in Internet access revenues, 4.1% in corporate networks revenues and 47.4% in other revenues, which includes revenues from Tiendas TELMEX (TELMEX stores) and from the telmex.com portal, as well as for decreases of 10.4% and 9.0% in local and long distance services, respectively, and for the 19.5% decrease in interconnection revenues resulting from the 10.5% decrease in traffic volume and the 9.9% decline in the calling party pays rate.

Local: Local revenues totaled 12.327 billion pesos in the second quarter, a decrease of 10.4% compared with the second quarter of 2007 due to the 8.5% reduction in real terms of revenue per local billed call and to the decrease in local traffic due to competition from both cellular telephony and other fixed telephony operators.

DLD: DLD revenues totaled 4.175 billion pesos in the second quarter, 5.2% lower than the second quarter of 2007. The 11.3% increase in traffic was not enough to offset the 11.3% decrease in the average revenue per minute.

ILD: In the second quarter, ILD revenues totaled 2.103 billion pesos, a decrease of 15.6% compared with the second quarter of the previous year. Revenues from outgoing traffic declined 11.8% to 1.388 billion pesos compared with the second quarter of 2007 due to the 15.5% decrease in average revenue per minute, partially offset by the 13.8% increase in outgoing ILD traffic. Incoming international long distance revenues totaled 716 million pesos, a decrease of 22.1% compared with the second quarter of 2007, reflecting the 16.3% decrease in incoming traffic.

Interconnection: In the second quarter, interconnection revenues decreased 19.5% to 4.774 billion pesos compared with the same period of 2007, mainly due to the 10.5% decline in calling party pays traffic and the decrease of 9.9% in the calling party pays rate.

Corporate networks: In the second quarter, revenues from services related to data transmission through private and managed networks totaled 2.872 billion pesos, 4.1% higher than the same period of the previous year. The increase was due to the higher number of services and the sale of value-added services, which offset the reduction in unit prices of these services.

Internet: Revenues from Internet access in the second quarter totaled 3.190 billion pesos, 19.6% higher than last year's second quarter due to the increase of 39.4% in Internet services, partially offset by lower average unit revenue for broadband Infinitum services.

Costs and expenses: In the second quarter, total costs and expenses were 21.013 billion pesos, a decrease of 4.6% compared with the second quarter of 2007. This decrease was mainly due to initiatives carried out to optimize resource use, to the 12.4% decrease in the amount paid to cellular operators for calling party pays services, partially offset by higher charges related to the sale of computers and equipment for customers and to the increase in the provision for uncollectables.

Cost of sales and services: In the second quarter, cost of sales and services decreased 2.2% compared with the same period of 2007, totaling 8.055 billion pesos, due to higher computer and telecommunications equipment costs related to higher sales, offset by initiatives carried out to optimize resource use.

Commercial, administrative and general: In the quarter, commercial, administrative and general expenses totaled 4.973 billion pesos, 2.5% higher than last year's second quarter due to an increase in the provision for uncollectables related to services rendered to another telecommunications operator.

Interconnection: In the second quarter, interconnection costs totaled 3.473 billion pesos, a decrease of 19.9% compared with the same period of 2007 as a result of the 12.4% decrease in the amount paid to cellular telephony operators for calling party pays service and the decrease of 10.5% in calling party pays traffic.

Depreciation and amortization: In the quarter, depreciation and amortization decreased 1.8% to 4.512 billion pesos due to a lower lever of investment in recent years.

EBITDA (1) and operating income: EBITDA (1) totaled 14.424 billion pesos in the second quarter, a decrease of 7.5% compared with the same period of last year. The EBITDA margin was 46.6%. Operating income totaled 9.912 billion pesos in the second quarter and the operating margin was 32.1%.

Comprehensive financing cost: Comprehensive financing cost produced a charge of 598 million pesos in the quarter. This resulted from: i) a net interest charge of 578 million pesos, 864 million pesos less than the charge registered in the same period of 2007, due to recognition of the market value of interest rate swaps and the decrease in the level of indebtedness, ii) a net exchange loss of 20 million pesos from the second-quarter exchange rate appreciation of 0.4121 pesos per dollar, offset by 6.977 billion dollars in dollar-peso hedges (weighted average exchange rate: 10.7671 pesos per dollar) and iii) recognition of a decline in the monetary position of 270 million pesos in 2007, an effect that is absent in 2008 under current accounting rules.

Majority income from continuing operations: Majority net income from continuing operations in the second quarter totaled 6.187 billion pesos, 13.0% lower than the same period of the previous year. Earnings per share were 33 Mexican cents, a year-over-year decrease of 8.3%, and earnings per ADR were 64 US cents, a decrease of 1.5% compared with the same period of 2007.

Investments: In the first half, capital expenditures (capex) were the equivalent of 338 million dollars, of which 74.9% was used for growth projects in the voice, data and transport infrastructure and 24.9% for operational support projects and operating needs.

Debt: Total debt at June 30 was the equivalent of 8.872 billion dollars, of which 86.8% is long-term. Of the total debt, 76.4% is in foreign currency and 46.0% has fixed rates. The foreign currency proportion converts to 73.2% if 23.752 billion pesos and 100 million dollars of interest rate swaps at average interest rate of 8.145% and 4.47%, respectively, are included. Total net debt (3) increased during the last twelve months the equivalent of 830 million dollars, totaling 7.925 billion dollars.

Repurchase of shares: During the second quarter, the company repurchased 192 million 423 thousand of its own shares.

 

 

 

 

Relevant Figures

(2008 in million of nominal pesos, 2007 in millions of Mexican pesos with purchasing power at December 31,

2007 unless otherwise indicated)

%

%

2Q2008

2Q2007

Inc.

6 months 08

6 months 07

Inc.

Revenues

Ps.

30,925

Ps.

33,016

(6.3)

Ps.

62,047

Ps.

65,960

(5.9)

EBITDA (1)

14,424

15,590

(7.5)

29,576

32,003

(7.6)

EBITDA margin (%)

46.6

47.2

(0.6)

47.7

48.5

(0.8)

Operating income

9,912

10,995

(9.8)

20,542

22,837

(10.0)

Operating margin (%)

32.1

33.3

(1.2)

33.1

34.6

(1.5)

Majority income from continuing operations

6,187

7,115

(13.0)

11,761

14,716

(20.1)

Earnings per share (pesos)

0.33

0.36

(8.3)

0.62

0.74

(16.2)

Earnings per ADR (dollars) (2)

0.64

0.65

(1.5)

1.21

1.34

(9.7)

Outstanding shares (millions)

18,899

19,761

(4.4)

18,899

19,761

(4.4)

Equivalent ADRs (millions) (2)

945

988

(4.4)

945

988

(4.4)

(1) EBITDA: defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization. Go to www.telmex.com in the Investor

Relations section where you will find the reconciliation of EBITDA to operating income.

(2) One ADR represents 20 shares.

(3) Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities.

 

 

 

Income Statements

[ 2008 in million of nominal pesos, 2007 in millions of Mexican pesos with purchasing power at December 31, 2007 ]

%

%

2Q2008

2Q2007

Inc.

6 months 08

6 months 07

Inc.

Revenues

Local

Ps.

12,327

Ps.

13,759

(10.4)

Ps.

25,020

Ps.

27,769

(9.9)

Domestic long distance

4,175

4,404

(5.2)

8,319

8,768

(5.1)

International long distance

2,103

2,492

(15.6)

4,198

4,953

(15.2)

Interconnection

4,774

5,927

(19.5)

9,565

11,484

(16.7)

Corporate networks

2,872

2,760

4.1

5,859

5,472

7.1

Internet

3,190

2,667

19.6

6,110

5,360

14.0

Others

1,484

1,007

47.4

2,976

2,154

38.2

Total

30,925

33,016

(6.3)

62,047

65,960

(5.9)

Costs and Expenses

Cost of sales and services

8,055

8,237

(2.2)

15,893

15,899

(0.0)

Commercial, administrative and general

4,973

4,851

2.5

9,704

9,471

2.5

Transport and interconnection

3,473

4,338

(19.9)

6,874

8,587

(19.9)

Depreciation and amortization

4,512

4,595

(1.8)

9,034

9,166

(1.4)

Total

21,013

22,021

(4.6)

41,505

43,123

(3.8)

Operating income

9,912

10,995

(9.8)

20,542

22,837

(10.0)

Employee profit sharing, net

558

741

(24.7)

1,024

1,605

(36.2)

Other revenues, net

(75)

(1,940)

(96.1)

(140)

(2,198)

(93.6)

Comprehensive financing cost

Interest, net

578

1,442

(59.9)

2,630

2,768

(5.0)

Exchange loss (gain), net

20

(52)

NA

535

354

51.1

(Monetary gain), net

-

270

NA

-

(446)

NA

Total

598

1,660

(64.0)

3,165

2,676

18.3

Equity interest in net (loss) income of affiliates

11

(10)

NA

22

(1)

NA

Income before income tax

8,842

10,524

(16.0)

16,515

20,753

(20.4)

Income tax

2,655

3,410

(22.1)

4,755

6,038

(21.2)

Income before noncontrolling interest

6,187

7,114

(13.0)

11,760

14,715

(20.1)

Noncontrolling interest, net

0

1

NA

1

1

0.0

Majority income from continuing operations

Ps.

6,187

Ps.

7,115

(13.0)

Ps.

11,761

14,716

(20.1)

Majority income from discontunued operations, net of income tax

0

1,268

NA

0

2,890

NA

Majority net income

Ps.

6,187

Ps.

8,383

(26.2)

Ps.

11,761

17,606

(33.2)

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

14,424

Ps.

15,590

(7.5)

Ps.

29,576

32,003

(7.6)

EBITDA margin (%)

46.6

47.2

(0.6)

47.7

48.5

(0.8)

Operating margin (%)

32.1

33.3

(1.2)

33.1

34.6

(1.5)

Exchange rate at June 30, 2008: 10.2841 pesos vs dollar

 

 

 

Balance Sheets

[ 2008 in million of nominal pesos, 2007 in millions of Mexican pesos with purchasing power at December 31, 2007 ]

June 30,

June 30,

2008

2007

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Ps.

9,729

Ps.

19,367

Other current assets

28,141

30,692

Current assets from discontinued operations

-

39,896

Plant, property and equipment, net

115,436

120,793

Other assets

5,613

4,400

Goodwill

439

448

Net prepaid benefit obligations

13,462

17,693

Non-current assets from discontinued operations

-

78,179

Total assets

Ps.

172,820

Ps.

311,468

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Current portion of long-term debt

Ps.

12,051

Ps.

5,863

Other current liabilities

22,040

20,507

Current liabilities from discontinued operations

-

27,886

Long-term debt

79,187

94,970

Employee benefits

185

234

Deferred taxes

21,813

17,267

Deferred credits

445

307

Long-term liabilities from discontinued operations

-

16,756

Total liabilities

135,721

183,790

Stockholders' equity

Majority stockholders' equity

37,059

125,054

Noncontrolling interest

40

2,624

Total stockholders' equity

37,099

127,678

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

Ps.

172,820

Ps.

311,468

Peso vs dollar exchange rate at June 30, 2008: 10.2841

 

 

 

Operating Results

% Inc. vs.

2Q 2008

1Q 2008

4Q 2007

3Q 2007

2Q 2007

2Q 2007

Lines in service (thousand units)

17,660

17,795

17,800

18,157

18,202

(3.0)

Local traffic (million units)

Local calls

5,644

5,820

5,995

6,324

6,295

(10.3)

Interconnection minutes (A) (B)

11,482

11,364

11,476

11,678

11,373

1.0

Long distance traffic (million minutes)

Domestic long distance (A)

5,119

4,702

4,574

4,632

4,599

11.3

International long distance

(incoming and outgoing) (B)

2,188

2,093

2,228

2,392

2,445

(10.5)

Billed line equivalents 64kbps (thousands)

3,388

3,093

2,715

2,598

2,484

36.4

Internet (thousands)

4,075

3,648

3,321

3,147

2,923

39.4

Prodigy (Dial-up)

271

332

396

470

542

(50.1)

Infinitum (ADSL)

3,804

3,316

2,925

2,677

2,381

59.8

(A) Includes domestic long distance calling party pays traffic

(B) Includes international long distance calling party pays traffic

 

 

 

Mexico Local and Long Distance Accounting Separation

Based on Condition 7-5 of the Amendments of the Concession Title of Teléfonos de México, the

commitment to present the accounting of the local and long distance services is presented

below for the first quarter of 2008 and 2007.

Mexico Local Service Business

Income Statements

[ 2008 in million of nominal pesos, 2007 in millions of Mexican pesos with purchasing power at December 31, 2007 ]

%

%

2Q2008

2Q2007

Inc.

6 months 08

6 months 07

Inc.

Revenues

Access, rent and measured service

Ps.

12,153

Ps.

13,495

(9.9)

Ps.

24,638

27,197

(9.4)

LADA interconnection

940

996

(5.6)

1,883

2,001

(5.9)

Interconnection with operators

369

411

(10.2)

747

797

(6.3)

Interconnection with cellular

3,122

3,761

(17.0)

6,249

7,336

(14.8)

Other

3,614

3,452

4.7

7,082

6,412

10.4

Total

20,198

22,115

(8.7)

40,599

43,743

(7.2)

Costs and expenses

Cost of sales and services

5,854

5,921

(1.1)

11,358

11,071

2.6

Commercial, administrative and general

4,591

4,385

4.7

8,856

8,474

4.5

Interconnection

2,249

2,717

(17.2)

4,357

5,351

(18.6)

Depreciation and amortization

2,852

2,986

(4.5)

5,733

6,012

(4.6)

Total

15,546

16,009

(2.9)

30,304

30,908

(2.0)

Operating income

Ps.

4,652

Ps.

6,106

(23.8)

Ps.

10,295

12,835

(19.8)

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

7,504

Ps.

9,092

(17.5)

Ps.

16,028

18,847

(15.0)

EBITDA margin (%)

37.2

41.1

(3.9)

39.5

43.1

(3.6)

Operating margin (%)

23.0

27.6

(4.6)

25.4

29.3

(3.9)

 

 

 

 

Mexico Long Distance Service Business

Income Statements

[ 2008 in million of nominal pesos, 2007 in millions of Mexican pesos with purchasing power at December 31, 2007 ]

%

%

2Q2008

2Q2007

Inc.

6 months 08

6 months 07

Inc.

Revenues

Domestic long distance

Ps.

4,852

Ps.

5,296

(8.4)

Ps.

9,670

Ps.

10,368

(6.7)

International long distance

2,157

Ps.

2,818

(23.5)

4,305

5,603

(23.2)

Total

7,009

Ps.

8,114

(13.6)

13,975

15,971

(12.5)

Costs and expenses

Cost of sales and services

1,278

1,308

(2.3)

2,723

2,776

(1.9)

Commercial, administrative and general

1,456

1,427

2.0

2,735

2,685

1.9

Interconnection to the local network

1,877

2,304

(18.5)

3,753

4,552

(17.6)

Depreciation and amortization

571

604

(5.5)

1,112

1,161

(4.2)

Total

5,182

5,643

(8.2)

10,323

11,174

(7.6)

Operating income

Ps.

1,827

Ps.

2,471

(26.1)

Ps.

3,652

Ps.

4,797

(23.9)

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

2,398

Ps.

3,075

(22.0)

Ps.

4,764

Ps.

5,958

(20.0)

EBITDA margin (%)

34.2

37.9

(3.7)

34.1

37.3

(3.2)

Operating margin (%)

26.1

30.5

(4.4)

26.1

30.0

(3.9)

(1) EBITDA: defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization. Go to www.telmex.com in the Investor Relations section where you will find the reconciliation of EBITDA to operating income.

 

 

 

Statement of cash flows

[ millions of nominal mexican pesos )

Six months

ended

June 30, 2008

Operating activities

Income before activities:

$

16,515

Depreciation and amortization

9,034

Interest expense

3,398

Other items not requiring the use of cash

3,696

Total

32,643

Working capital

(9,816)

Net cash flows provided by by operating activities

22,827

Investing activities

investement in telephone plant

(3,539)

Other investments

(764)

Net cash flows used in investing activities

(4,303)

Excess of cash flows before financing activities

18,524

Financing activities

New loans

5,445

Repayment of loansAmortizaciones de financiamientos

(1,693)

Acquisition of shares

(8,564)

Dividen paid

(3,956)

Interest paid

(2,472)

Other items

(2,192)

Net cash flows used in financing activities

(13,432)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

5,092

Exchange difference of cash and cash equivalents

(61)

Cash and cash equivalents at begining of the periord

4,698

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the periord

$

9,729

 

 

 

 

 

Income Statements of Communities with and without Presence of the Competition at June 30, 2008.

[ million of nominal Mexican pesos ]

Communities

Communities

with presence of

without presence of

competition *

competition *

Total

Revenues

Local

$

18,218

$

6,802

$

25,020

Domestic long distance

7,496

823

8,319

International long distance

3,561

637

4,198

Interconnection

8,287

1,278

9,565

Corporate networks

5,859

0

5,859

Internet

5,829

281

6,110

Others

2,860

116

2,976

Total revenues

52,110

9,937

62,047

Operating costs and expenses

18,307

7,290

25,597

Interconnection

5,944

930

6,874

Depreciation and amortization

6,091

2,943

9,034

Total

30,342

11,163

41,505

Operating income

$

21,768

$

(1,226)

$

20,542

EBITDA (1)

$

27,859

$

1,717

$

29,576

EBITDA margin (%)

53.5

17.3

47.7

Operating margin (%)

41.8

(12.3)

33.1

* Figures are estimated

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 22, 2008.

TELÉFONOS DE MÉXICO, S.A.B. DE C.V.

By: /s/__________________          

Name: Adolfo Cerezo Pérez
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Ref: TELÉFONOS DE MÉXICO, S.A.B. DE C.V. - Telmex Press Release: Second Quarter 2008.