Vivendi Universal Reports Full Year 2004 Revenues up 5% on a Comparable Basis.PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Vivendi Universal (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : V) --On a comparable basis(1), the revenues for full year 2004 were up 5%, and 7% at constant currency. --On a comparable basis(1), the revenues for the fourth quarter of 2004 were up 5%, and 7% at constant currency. --Unaudited financial net debt at EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 3.1 billion on December 31, 2004 Vivendi Universal's consolidated revenues for full year 2004 amounted to EUR 21,428 million. On a comparable basis(1), full year 2004 revenues for Vivendi Universal increased 5%, and 7% at constant currency. For the fourth quarter of 2004, Vivendi Universal reported revenues of EUR 5,334 million. On a comparable basis(1), revenues were up 5% and 7% at constant currency. This positive performance was achieved through the return to revenue growth at Universal Music Group, Canal+ Group and Vivendi Universal Games Universal Games is a Nevada company that produced such board games as Merger, Titanic: The Board Game, and the Apollo 13 edition of Solarquest. In 1965, their address was in Houston, Texas. Universal Games released Merger, a financial game for 2-4 players. (for the fourth quarter) and continued growth at SFR SFR Swiss Franc (national currency) SFR Société Française du Radiotéléphone (French cellular provider) SFR Single Family Residence SFR Single Family Residence (real estate) Cegetel and Maroc Telecom Maroc Telecom (Arabic: اتصالات المغرب; Itissalatt Al Maghreb; Acronym: IAM) is the main telecommunication . IAM employs around 11,178 employees. . Unaudited financial net debt on December 31, 2004 is estimated at EUR 3.1 billion, divided by 11 in 30 months. This financial net debt does not include EUR 1.1 billion paid on January 4, 2005 to the Kingdom of Morocco for an additional 16% stake in Maroc Telecom. (1) Comparable basis essentially illustrates the effect of the divestiture The breakup of AT&T. By federal court order, AT&T divested itself on January 1, 1984 of its 23 operating companies, which became known as the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE See HP-VUE. VUE - Visual User Environment: a desktop manager for Unix from Hewlett-Packard. ), of the divestitures at Canal+ Group (Telepiu, Canal+ Nordic, Canal+ Benelux etc...), VUP (VAX Unit of Performance) A unit of measurement equal to the performance of the VAX 11/780, the first VAX machine. VUP - VAX MIPS (Comareg and Atica & Scipione) and of Vivendi Telecom Hungary, Kencell and Monaco Telecom, the abandonment of Internet operations and includes the full consolidation of Telecom Developpement at SFR Cegetel and of Mauritel at Maroc Telecom as if these transactions had occurred at the beginning of 2003. In addition, comparable basis takes into consideration a change in presentation of revenues adopted as of December 31, 2004, in order to homogenize homogenize /ho·mog·e·nize/ (ho-moj´in-iz) to render homogeneous. homogenize to convert into material that is of uniform quality or consistency throughout; to render homogeneous. accounting treatments following the consolidation of Telecom Developpement. As a result, this change in presentation consists of the netting of revenues recognized on sales of services provided to customers by SFR Cegetel and Maroc Telecom on behalf of content providers (mainly special numbers). Previously, such revenues were presented on a gross basis. This change in presentation of revenues has no impact on operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. . At SFR, it induces a reduction of revenues of EUR 168 million in 2004 (versus EUR 177 million in 2003). At Maroc Telecom, it is immaterial Not essential or necessary; not important or pertinent; not decisive; of no substantial consequence; without weight; of no material significance. immaterial adj. . Comments for Vivendi Universal's media and telecom businesses for full year and the fourth quarter of 2004 Media activity: Vivendi Universal's media activity (Canal+ Group, Universal Music Group and Vivendi Universal Games) revenues for full year 2004 amounted to EUR 9,048 million, up 1% on a comparable basis(1) and 3% on a comparable basis1 at constant currency. For the fourth quarter of 2004, Vivendi Universal's media activity revenues amounted to EUR 2,915 million, up 4% on a comparable basis1 and 7% on a comparable basis1 at constant currency. Canal+ Group (100% Vivendi Universal economic interest): Full Year of 2004: Canal+ Group reported revenues of EUR 3,580 million, up 4% on a comparable basis(2). Revenues of the Group's core business, French pay-TV, amounted to EUR 2,861 million and increased 3% on a comparable basis. At the end of 2004, Canal+ Group's portfolio achieved 8.4 million subscriptions (individual and collective, France and French overseas territories) to its pay-TV offers in France, a net increase of 300,000 subscriptions in one year. In 2004, Canal+, the premium channel, increased its number of subscriptions for the first time since 2000. On December 31 2004, its portfolio reached 4.95 million subscriptions which represents a net increase of 48,000 subscriptions compared to the previous year. Over the course of the year, the premium channel totaled more than 550,000 new subscriptions and achieved a significant churn rate (1) The percentage of customers who cancel their online, cellphone or other subscription service during a certain time period. (2) The percentage of employees who leave the company during a certain time period. See churning. decrease (-2 points), which fell below 11%. In 2004, Canal+ strengthened its premium offer, in particular by signing an agreement with the French movie industry and securing exclusivity of France's top soccer league for three seasons starting 2005/2006. CanalSatellite continued its growth, ending 2004 with 2.99 million subscriptions (a net increase of 238,000) and achieved a 0.5 point churn rate decrease to 8.6%. In parallel, the Group's movie business increased revenues by 12% to EUR 394 million, primarily due to successful theatrical releases (Les Rivieres Pourpres 2, Podium podium In architecture, a pedestal on a large scale. It may be any of various elements that form the base of a structure, such as the platform forming the floor and substructure of a Classical temple, a low wall supporting columns, or the structurally or decoratively , Comme une image, Bridget Jones 2) and the good performance of DVDs, including Les Nuls, L'integrule 1 & 2 and De Caunes & Garcia. Fourth quarter of 2004: Canal+ Group reported fourth quarter revenues of EUR 891 million, up 3% compared to the same period last year on a comparable basis. Over this period, French pay-TV revenues remained stable. During the fourth quarter, the net growth of the premium channel portfolio was approximately 80% higher when compared to same period in 2003. In December, new Canal+ subscriptions reached a ten-year high, while the churn rate continued to drop steadily. The Group's movie revenues increased (+4% compared to same period last year) thanks to holiday DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. sales as well as an improved theatrical release line-up. Universal Music Group (92% Vivendi Universal economic interest): Full Year of 2004: Universal Music Group's (UMG UMG Universal Music Group UMG Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala (Mariano Galvez University of Guatemala) UMG Upgraded Metallurgical Grade (silicon) UMG Unlicensed Medical Graduate ) revenues of EUR 4,993 million were up slightly (+0.4%) when compared to last year's revenues despite significant adverse currency movements. At constant currency, revenues were up 5% with better than market performances particularly in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the U.K., more than offsetting market weakness across most of continental Europe Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. and lower sales in the Music Clubs. Revenues in Asia were down versus 2003 however; there was a rebound in both Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Australasia. Sales of digitized music, including downloads and ringtones represented approximately 2% of total revenues. UMG estimates that its worldwide market share reached 24.7% in 2004 compared to last year's market share of 23.5% as measured by the IFPI IFPI International Federation of the Phonographic Industries IFPI International Federation of Pirates Interests IFPI Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute IFPI Intrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometer IFPI Imaging Fabry-Perot Interferometer . U.S. album unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. , as measured by Nielsen SoundScan(3), rose 2% versus last year with UMG outperforming the market with a 7% increase. UMG's Nielsen SoundScan market share grew from 28.1% in 2003 to 29.6% in 2004. (2) Comparable basis essentially illustrates the effect of the divestitures at Canal+ Group (Telepiu, Canal+ Nordic, Canal+ Benelux, etc...) as if these transactions had occurred at the beginning of 2003. (3) Vivendi Universal cannot vouch for vouch for verb 1. guarantee, back, certify, answer for, swear to, stick up for (informal) stand witness, give assurance of, asseverate, go bail for verb 2. the accuracy of Nielsen SoundScan data. Best sellers for the year included new releases from Eminem, U2, and Nelly nel·ly or nel·lie n. pl. nel·lies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate homosexual man. [Probably from the name Nelly, nickname for Helen.] , carryover sales from 2003 releases from the Black Eyed Peas This article is about the American hip hop group. For the vegetable, see Black-eyed pea. The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. The group is currently composed of will.i.am, apl.de. and Hoobastank and, Greatest Hits collections from Shania Twain, Guns N' Roses and George Strait George Harvey Strait, (born May 18, 1952), is an American country music singer. The native Texan is known for his honky tonk country western sound. Strait is sometimes referred to as the "King of Country" and some critics call Strait a living legend (Bego, 2001). . Other major sellers were debut releases from several new artists including Ashlee Simpson, Kanye West, JoJo and Lloyd Banks. UMG U.K. enjoyed an exceptional year for breaking new artists, such as best selling debut releases from Scissor scissor pertaining to scissors; like scissors in effect. scissor bite see scissor bite. scissor mouth a narrow space between the rami of the mandible so that the molar arcades do not meet. Sisters and Keane. Local repertoire continued to make a significant contribution to activity and regional best sellers included Rammstein, Rosenstolz, The Rasmus, Calogero and Michel Sardou Michel Sardou (born January 26, 1947) is a French singer. He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin (Jackie Sardou). Contrary to claims common towards the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou. (Europe), Hikaru Utada, Kou Shibasaki and Moriyama Naotaro (Japan) and Ivete Sangalo and Juanes (Latin America). Major releases scheduled for 2005 include new albums from 3 Doors Down, 50 Cent, Ashlee Simpson, Black Eyed Peas, Blink 182, Bon Jovi Please help [ to improve this article] to make it in tone and meet Wikipedia's . , Dr. Dre, Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born on May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain) is a singer/songwriter of Asian and European ancestry. Iglesias's career started on Indie label Fonovisa who helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Latin market , The Game, Hoobastank, Jamie Cullum Jamie Cullum (born August 20, 1979) is an English jazz/pop pianist and singer-songwriter. Biography Cullum was born at Rochford hospital in Essex. His mother, Yvonne, is a secretary of Anglo-Burmese origin, whose family settled in Wales after Burma's independence; his , Kanye West, Limp Bizkit, Ludacris, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Michel Sardou, Nickelback, P. Diddy, Puddle of Mudd Puddle of Mudd is an American post-grunge band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. History Early years Puddle of Mudd was formed in 1993 by Wes Scantlin (vocals), Kenny Burkett (drums), Jimmy Allen (lead guitar), and Sean Samon (bass guitar). , Scissor Sisters, Sheryl Crow, Snow Patrol Snow Patrol are a Grammy Award-nominated alternative rock band which formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Bangor and Belfast, Northern Ireland. They are currently based in Glasgow and are signed to Polydor Records. , Spitz spitz Any of several northern dogs, including the chow chow, Pomeranian, and Samoyed, characterized by a dense, long coat, erect pointed ears, and a tail that curves over the back. In the U.S. and Toby Keith <noinclude></noinclude> To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. . Fourth quarter of 2004: UMG's revenues of EUR 1,760 million were 4% higher than last year with an exceptional release schedule contributing to strong sales growth particularly in North America, the U.K., France and Australia, despite adverse currency movements and market weakness. At constant currency, revenues increased 8%. In the U.S., UMG album sales, as measured by Nielsen SoundScan, rose 5% versus last year resulting in a 3.6% increase in UMG's market share to 32.2%. Best sellers during the quarter included new albums from Eminem, U2, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg and Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is a renowned Italian singer. He is both an operatic tenor and a classical crossover singer. To date, he has recorded six complete operas — La Bohème, Il Trovatore, Werther, Pagliacci, and a debut release from Lyndsay Lohan. Other best sellers were Greatest Hits compilations from Shania Twain, Toby Keith, Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop singer. Biography Personal life Ronan Keating grew up in Bayside, Dublin. He attended Bayside Primary School and St. Fintan's High School, Sutton, Dublin. and the Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. They were born on the Isle of Man to English parents, lived in Manchester, England and moved to Brisbane, Australia during . Regional best sellers included Florent Pagny Florent Pagny (b. November 6, 1961 in Chalon-sur-Saône) is a French singer. He records work in French, Spanish and English. Discography
Vivendi Universal Games (99% Vivendi Universal economic interest): Full Year of 2004: In spite of the outstanding performance of the fourth quarter line up, full year 2004 Vivendi Universal Games' (VUG vug n. A small cavity in a rock or vein, often with a mineral lining of different composition from that of the surrounding rock. [Cornish vooga. ) revenues amounted to EUR 475 million and were down against the prior year by 17% (down 11% at constant currency). Best sellers in 2004 included two critically acclaimed new releases - the global release of Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the best selling PC games in history, and the launch of the highly anticipated subscription-based, massively multiplayer online (MMO See MMOG. ) game World of Warcraft “WoW” redirects here. For other uses, see Wow. Best sellers in 2004 also included the following new releases: Crash Twinsanity Crash Twinsanity, released in Japan as Crash Bandicoot 5: Eeee Crash to Cortex no Yabou?!? ( , Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Van Helsing, Counterstrike: Condition Zero, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude cum lau·de adv. & adj. With honor. Used to express academic distinction: graduated cum laude; 25 cum laude graduates. , Riddick, and Baldur's Gate For the fictional city, see . Baldur's Gate is a computer role-playing game in a high fantasy setting, developed by BioWare and released in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. : Dark Alliance II; as well as very strong continuing sales of last year's highly successful Simpson's: Hit & Run. Fourth quarter of 2004: VUG's revenues of EUR 264 million were 4% higher than the prior year (up 10% at constant currency). Best sellers in the quarter included two critically acclaimed new releases - the global release of Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the best selling PC games in history, and the launch of the highly anticipated subscription-based, massively multiplayer online (MMO) game World of Warcraft in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. However, due to a launch at the end of the year, subscription revenues from World of Warcraft had only a modest impact on VUG's 2004 revenues. Other best sellers in the fourth quarter of 2004 included the following new releases: Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, and Men of Valor Men of Valor is a first-person shooter video game for the PC and Microsoft Xbox. It was developed by 2015, Inc., published by Vivendi Universal and released on October 26, 2004. ; as well as ongoing sales of Crash Twinsanity and last year's highly successful Simpson's: Hit & Run. Telecom activity: Vivendi Universal's Telecom activity (SFR Cegetel and Maroc Telecom) revenues for full year of 2004 amounted to EUR 9,944 million, up 10% on a comparable basis(1). For the fourth quarter of 2004, Vivendi Universal's Telecom activity revenues amounted to EUR 2,433 million, up 7% on a comparable basis(1). Comparable basis takes into consideration a change in presentation of revenues adopted as of December 31, 2004 and accounted for the fourth quarter of 2004, in order to homogenize accounting treatments following the consolidation of Telecom Developpement. As a result, this change in presentation consists of the netting of revenues recognized on sales of services provided to customers by SFR Cegetel and Maroc Telecom on behalf of content providers (mainly special numbers). Previously, such revenues were presented on a gross basis. This change in presentation of revenues has no impact on operating income. At SFR, it induces a reduction of revenues of EUR 168 million in 2004 (versus EUR 177 million in 2003). At Maroc Telecom, it is immaterial. SFR Cegetel (approximately 56% Vivendi Universal economic interest): Full Year of 2004: SFR Cegetel revenues increased by 10% (also 10% on a comparable basis(4), to EUR 8,317 million. Mobile telephony activity contribution to SFR Cegetel revenues increased by 6%(5) (and 10% on a comparable basis) to EUR 7,183 million, mainly reflecting the year to year increase in the customer base combined with a slight increase of blended ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) A calculation often used to determine the overall value of an application. It is also used to rate particular customers, especially in the wireless space, by comparing someone's account to the overall average. (6). This performance was achieved despite the fixed to mobile voice termination rate cut of 12.5% on January 1, 2004. In 2004 and for the second year in a row, as measured by ART (the French telecommunications regulator), SFR (including SRR SRR Short-Range Radar SRR System Requirements Review SRR Shaped Round Robin (queuing protocol for Cisco routers) SRR Special Reconnaissance Regiment (British Army) SRR Split Ring Resonator ) became the market leader in net adds with a 38% market share and 1,095,000 new net customers, taking its registered customer base to 15.82 million, a 7% increase against last year. SFR increased market share on the French mobile market to 35.5% compared to 35.3% at the end of December 2003. The improved customer mix of 60.7% of postpaid post·paid adj. With the postage having been paid in advance. postpaid Adverb, adj with the postage prepaid Adj. 1. at the end of 2004, against 57.7% in 2003 combined with improved usage of data services led to an increase of 2% on a comparable basis of the annual rolling blended ARPU to EUR 432. In 2004, SFR strengthened its position of reference operator for mobile multimedia services in France by becoming the first operator to offer 3G services to the consumer market in France in early November. Additionally, the success of Vodafone Live! was confirmed with more than 2.23 million customers recorded to the mobile multimedia services portal at the end of 2004. This contributed to a sharp increase in data services usage with 4.5 billion text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) and 37 million of multimedia messaging (MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. ) sent by SFR customers in 2004 (against respectively 3.4 billion and 6 million in 2003) and a 31% growth in data ARPU to EUR 52. Data revenues represented 11.4% of network revenue in 2004, compared to 8.9% in 2003. Fixed telephony and Internet activity contribution to SFR Cegetel revenues increased by 37% to EUR 1,134 million (12% on a comparable basis) driven mainly by growing retail and wholesale broadband Internet See broadband. along with strong performances of Cegetel corporate division. Cegetel achieved excellent commercial performance on the broadband Internet market during the fourth quarter of 2004 with 12%7 of market net adds, compared to 9% for the third quarter, although this activity was launched commercially in March 2004. Cegetel ends the year with 699,000 DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary customer lines including wholesale and more than 244,000 DSL retail customer lines. Cegetel's effort to roll-out a broadband Internet network since the beginning of the year is also translated into the number of unbundled lines representing 21%8 of French market unbundled lines at end 2004 against 7% at end June. (4) Comparable basis illustrates the full consolidation of Telecom Developpement as if the merger had occurred at the beginning of 2003. In addition, comparable basis takes into consideration a change in presentation of revenues adopted as at December 31, 2004, in order to homogenize accounting treatments following the consolidation of Telecom Developpement. As a result, this change in presentation consists of the netting of revenues recognized on sales of services provided to customers by SFR Cegetel on behalf of providers of content (mainly special numbers). Beforehand, such revenues were presented on a gross basis. This change in presentation of revenues has no impact on operating income. At SFR, it induces a reduction of revenues of EUR 168 million in 2004 (versus EUR 177 million in 2003). (5) Please note that because of the merger of SFR and Cegetel Groupe SA and to better reflect the performances of each separate businesses, SFR Cegetel has reallocated holding and other revenues, which were previously reported in the "fixed and other" line renamed "fixed and Internet", to the "mobile" line. As a consequence, SFR Cegetel's breakdown of results by business differs from figures published in 2003. (6) ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) is defined as revenues net of promotions and net of third party content provider revenues (including special numbers related revenues) excluding roaming in and equipment sales divided by average ART total customer base for the last twelve months. (7)Cegetel 2004 fourth quarter DSL retail net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight divided by market data disclosed by ART on January, 17th, 2005. Fourth quarter of 2004: SFR Cegetel revenues reached EUR 2,016 million, stable versus last year and up 7% on a comparable basis(4). Mobile telephony activity contribution to SFR Cegetel revenues decreased by 3%(5) (and increased by 4% on a comparable basis) to EUR 1,760 million, mainly reflecting the favourable effect of the year on year increase in the customer base, partially offset by a decrease in net equipment sales of 11% for the fourth quarter of 2004 compared to the fourth quarter of 2003. Fixed telephony and Internet contribution to SFR Cegetel revenues increased by 27% to EUR 256 million (and 33% on a comparable basis) mainly driven by growing retail and wholesale broadband Internet. Maroc Telecom (35% Vivendi Universal economic interest): Full year 2004: Maroc Telecom revenues amounted to EUR 1,627 million, up 11% (and up 11% on a comparable basis(9) at constant currency). Mobile revenues(10) totaled EUR 921 million, up 19% (+19% on a comparable basis at constant currency) driven by its continuing customer base growth(11) (+22%) reaching approximately 6.4 million customers. This growth was also driven by the equipment sale related to the acquisition of new customers and the positive performance(11) of the prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay ment n. ARPU(12) (up 2% at EUR 8.6) reflecting the stimulation of
consumption with more promotions and the launch of the 20 dirhams (EUR
1.8) scratch card scratch cardn. See scratch ticket. scratch card scratch n → carte f à gratter . In a higher competitive environment, Maroc Telecom focused on increasing loyalty of customers: prepaid customer(11) churn rate decreased by 1 point from 12% in 2003 to 11% in 2004 and postpaid customer(11) churn rate decreased by 4 points from 20% in 2003 to 16% in 2004. Fixed telephony and Internet revenues(10) amounted to EUR 1,016 million decreasing by 2% (down 1% on a comparable basis at constant currency). This decline is essentially due to a tariff reduction on leased lines A private communications channel leased from a common carrier. Most digital lines require four wires (two pairs) for full-duplex transmission. (communications, networking) leased line prices applied retroactively ret·ro·ac·tive adj. Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase. [French rétroactif, from Latin back from January 1st 2004, impacting the level of services invoiced by the fixed activity to the mobile one. Excluding the impact of this tariff reduction, revenues increased by +2% (up 3% on a comparable basis at constant currency) due to a 7% growth of customer base(11) reaching 1.3 million customers at the end of 2004, the growth of incoming international traffic(11) (+17%) and the success of ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line launch(11) (approximately 60,000 subscribers at the end of 2004 to be compared with approximately 2,600 subscribers at the end of 2003), and in spite of a decrease of the average traffic by user. Fourth quarter of 2004 Maroc Telecom revenues amounted to EUR 417 million, up 13% (and up 11% on a comparable basis at constant currency). Mobile revenues(10) amounted to EUR 235 million, up 21% (and up 19% on a comparable basis at constant currency) reflecting the growth of its customer base(11) (up 5% on the quarter) and the good momentum of the prepaid ARPU(11). Fixed telephony and Internet revenues(10) amounted to EUR 258 million decreasing by 1% (down 1% on a comparable basis at constant currency). Excluding the leased lines tariff reduction, revenues increased by +3% (up 2% at constant currency and on a comparable basis) with mainly sustained incoming international traffic and favourable impact of the monthly fee increase as from August 2004, and in spite of a slight reduction of the residential customer base(11) (-28,000 lines). (8) Cegetel number of DSL unbundled lines at end December 2004 according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. market data disclosed by ART on January 17th, 2005. (9) Comparable basis illustrates the full consolidation of Mauritel as if this transaction had occurred at the beginning of 2003. In addition, comparable basis takes into consideration a change in presentation of revenues adopted as at December 31, 2004, in order to homogenize accounting treatments following the consolidation of Telecom Developpement. As a result, this change in presentation consists of the netting of revenues recognized on sales of services provided to customers by Maroc Telecom on behalf of content providers (mainly special numbers). Previously, such revenues were presented on a gross basis. This change in presentation of revenues has no impact on operating income. At Maroc Telecom, it is immaterial. (10) Gross revenues include intercompany transactions Intercompany transaction Transaction carried out between two units of the same corporation. (including interconnection costs and leased lines) between Maroc Telecom fixed activity and mobile activity. (11) Excluding Mauritel. (12) Maroc Telecom ARPU (average revenue per user) is defined as revenues (from incoming and outcoming calls and data services), net of promotions, excluding roaming in and equipment sales, divided by the average customer base over the period. Important disclaimer: This press release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, including but not limited to the risks that : Vivendi Universal will be unable to further identify, develop and achieve success for new products, services and technologies; Vivendi Universal will face increased competition and that the effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues of such competition will limit or reduce Vivendi Universal's revenue and/or income; Vivendi Universal will be unable to establish and maintain relationships with commerce, advertising, marketing, technology, and content providers; and that Vivendi Universal will not be able to obtain or retain, upon acceptable terms, the licenses and permits necessary to operate and expand its businesses; as well as the risks described in the documents Vivendi Universal has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the French Autorite des Marches Financiers. Investors and security holders are urged to read those documents at the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Those documents may also be obtained free of charge from Vivendi Universal. Vivendi Universal does not undertake, nor has any obligation, to provide, update or revise any forward-looking statements.
VIVENDI UNIVERSAL
REVENUES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
(French GAAP, unaudited)
COMPARABLE BASIS
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Comparable basis essentially illustrates the effect of the
divestiture of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE), of the
divestitures at Canal+ Group (Telepiu, Canal+ Nordic, Canal+ Benelux
etc...), VUP (Comareg and Atica & Scipione) and of Vivendi Telecom
Hungary, Kencell and Monaco Telecom, the abandonment of Internet
operations and includes the full consolidation of Telecom
Developpement at SFR Cegetel and of Mauritel at Maroc Telecom as if
these transactions had occurred at the beginning of 2003. In addition,
comparable basis takes into consideration a change in presentation of
revenues adopted as at December 31, 2004, in order to homogenize
accounting treatments following the consolidation of Telecom
Developpement. As a result, this change in presentation consists of
the netting of revenues recognized on sales of services provided to
customers by SFR Cegetel and Maroc Telecom on behalf of providers of
content (mainly special numbers). Beforehand, such revenues were
presented on a gross basis. This change in presentation of revenues
has no impact on operating income. At SFR, it induces a reduction of
revenues of EUR 168 million in 2004 (versus EUR 177 million in 2003).
At Maroc Telecom, it is immaterial.
Quarter ended December 31,
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2004 2003 Change currency
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Revenues
Canal+ Group EUR 888 EUR 863 3% 3%
Universal Music Group 1 760 1 691 4% 8%
Vivendi Universal Games 264 254 4% 10%
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Media EUR 2 912 EUR 2 808 4% 7%
SFR Cegetel 2 016 1 890 7% 7%
Maroc Telecom 417 385 8% 11%
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Telecom EUR 2 433 EUR 2 275 7% 7%
Non core operations
and elimination of
intercompany
transactions(a) (13) 8 na* na*
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Total Vivendi Universal EUR 5 332 EUR 5 091 5% 7%
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Canal+ Group EUR 3 470 EUR 3 339 4% 4%
Universal Music Group 4 993 4 974 0% 5%
Vivendi Universal Games 475 571 -17% -11%
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Media EUR 8 938 EUR 8 884 1% 3%
SFR Cegetel 8 317 7 537 10% 10%
Maroc Telecom 1 658 1 523 9% 11%
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Telecom EUR 9 975 EUR 9 060 10% 10%
Non core operations
and elimination of
intercompany
transactions(a) (20) 28 na* na*
----- ----- ----- -----
Total Vivendi Universal EUR 18 893 EUR 17 972 5% 7%
====== ====== ===== =====
AS PUBLISHED (b)
----------------
Quarter ended December 31,
--------------------------
%
2004 2003 Change
(In millions of euros) ----- ----- ------
Revenues
--------
Canal+ Group EUR 891 EUR 974 -9%
Universal Music Group 1 760 1 691 4%
Vivendi Universal Games 264 254 4%
----- ----- -----
Media EUR 2 915 EUR 2 919 0%
SFR Cegetel 2 016 2 021 0%
Maroc Telecom 417 370 13%
----- ----- -----
Telecom EUR 2 433 EUR 2 391 2%
Non core operations
and elimination of
intercompany
transactions(a) (14) 150 na*
----- ----- -----
Total Vivendi Universal EUR 5 334 EUR 5 460 -2%
===== ===== =====
(Excluding VUE and VUP
assets sold in 2003)
Vivendi Universal
Entertainment(c) - 1 755 na*
VUP assets sold in 2003 - - na*
----- ----- -----
Total Vivendi Universal EUR 5 334 EUR 7 215 -26%
===== ===== =====
Year ended December 31,
--------------------------
%
2004 2003 Change
----- ----- ------
(In millions of euros)
Revenues
--------
Canal+ Group EUR 3 580 EUR 4 158 -14%
Universal Music Group 4 993 4 974 0%
Vivendi Universal Games 475 571 -17%
----- ----- -----
Media EUR 9 048 EUR 9 703 -7%
SFR Cegetel 8 317 7 574 10%
Maroc Telecom 1 627 1 471 11%
----- ----- -----
Telecom EUR 9 944 EUR 9 045 10%
Non core operations
and elimination of
intercompany
transactions(a) 109 584 -81%
----- ----- -----
Total Vivendi Universal EUR 19 101 EUR 19 332 -1%
====== ====== =====
(Excluding VUE and VUP
assets sold in 2003)
Vivendi Universal
Entertainment(c) 2 327 6 022 -61%
VUP assets sold in 2003 - 128 na*
----- ----- -----
Total Vivendi Universal EUR 21 428 EUR 25 482 -16%
====== ====== =====
(a) Corresponds to Vivendi Universal Publishing (VUP) activities in
Brazil (Atica & Scipione) deconsolidated since January 1, 2004,
Internet operations abandoned since January 1, 2004, Vivendi
Telecom International, Vivendi Valorisation and other non core
businesses.
(b) As they will be published in BALO on February 2, 2005.
(c) Vivendi Universal Entertainment was deconsolidated as of May 11,
2004 as the result of the divestiture of 80 % of Vivendi
Universal's interest in this company.
Note to readers: Vivendi Universal provided preliminary, unaudited revenue information on a French GAAP GAAP See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). basis for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2004 to 'Balo' a French official bulletin for publication in accordance with French regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. . |
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