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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
Schedule of subsidiaries included in the consolidation process and the respective equity interest owned by the company

Telecom Argentina's

    

direct/indirect interest

in capital stock and

Company

  

  

Main Activity

  

  

Country

  

  

votes

Núcleo (a)

 

Mobile telecommunications Services

Paraguay

67.50

%

Personal Envíos

Mobile financial services

Paraguay

67.50

%

Tuves Paraguay (a)

Distribution of television and audio signals direct to home services

Paraguay

67.50

%

Televisión Dirigida

Cable television services

Paraguay

100.00

%

AVC Continente Audiovisual

Broadcasting services

Argentina

100.00

%

Inter Radios

Broadcasting services

Argentina

100.00

%

Micro Sistemas

Services related to the use of electronic payment media

Argentina

100.00

%

Pem

Investment

Argentina

100.00

%

Cable Imagen

 

Closed-circuit television

Argentina

100.00

%

Personal Smarthome (b)

 

Security solutions and services

Argentina

100.00

%

NYS2 (b) (c)

 

ICT Services and Audiovisual Communication Services.

Argentina

100.00

%

NYSSA (d)

 

Provision of internet access services.

Argentina

100.00

%

Adesol (e)

Holding

Uruguay

100.00

%

Opalker

Cybersecurity and related services

Uruguay

100.00

%

Ubiquo (f)

Cybersecurity services and products

Chile

95.00

%

Telecom USA

Telecommunication services

USA

100.00

%

Micro Fintech Holding (g)

Holding

USA

100.00

%

(a)On October 17, 2023, Núcleo’s Board of Directors approved the pre-commitment agreement for the merger by absorption with Tuves Paraguay, which was approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on November 2, 2023. The Definitive Merger Commitment was approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on December 20, 2023. The effective date of the merger will be the day after obtaining approval of the merger from the Public Registry of Commerce. As of the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements, the approval of the merger is still pending.
(b)As of December 31, 2023 is a dormant entity.
(c)Company indirectly acquired on April 5, 2022 for a total consideration of $0.3 million in current currency of 31 December 2023 through subsidiary Personal Smarthome S.A. In May 2023, the company changed its name from “Personal Smart Security S.A.U.” to “NYS2 S.A.U.” and modified its main activity to ICT Services and Audiovisual Communication Services”. On October 18, 2023, ENACOM granted it the “license to provide ICT Services, whether fixed or mobile, wired or wireless, domestic or international, with or without its own infrastructure.
(d)Company acquired on June 1, 2022. For further information, see Note 28.
(e)Includes the 100% interest in Telemas S.A., which holds interests in the following special-purpose entities: Audomar S.A., Bersabel S.A., Dolfycor S.A., Reiford S.A., Space Energy S.A., Tracel S.A. and Visión Satelital S.A. (See Note 3.d. 6)).
(f)Company indirectly acquired by the subsidiary Opalker on June 20, 2023, for a total amount of US$0.2 million ($106 million in current currency as of December 31, 2023). A goodwill of $265 million was recognized related to this transaction. This acquisition allows the Company to move forward in its regional expansion model with cybersecurity solutions.
(g)In order to participate and invest in the capital of other companies related to the financial activity, on October 11, 2023, Telecom Argentina established the company Micro Fintech Holding LLC in the State of Delaware, USA. Telecom Argentina is the owner of 100% of the participation in such company. As of the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements is a dormant entity.
Schedule of income statement information

Presented below is the Segment financial information as it is analyzed by the Executive Committee and the CEO for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

Consolidated Income Statement as of December 31, 2023

    

    

Services

    

Services

    

    

Other

    

    

    

rendered in

rendered in

abroad

Other abroad

Services

Argentina –

Argentina

Other

segments –

segments

 rendered in

Inflation

restated for

abroad 

Inflation

restated for

Argentina

restatement

inflation

segments 

restatement

inflation

Eliminations

Total 

Revenues

 

1,054,683

 

870,441

1,925,124

80,246

 

62,669

142,915

(8,938)

 

2,059,101

Operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

(759,759)

 

(645,509)

(1,405,268)

(46,821)

 

(36,554)

(83,375)

8,938

 

(1,479,705)

Adjusted EBITDA

294,924

224,932

519,856

33,425

26,115

59,540

579,396

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

(704,461)

Operating loss

 

 

 

 

(125,065)

Losses from associates and joint ventures

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(1,888)

Financial cost

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(634,307)

Other financial results, net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

173,316

Loss before income tax

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(587,944)

Income tax benefit

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

338,257

Net loss

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(249,687)

Attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Controlling Company

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(257,730)

Non-controlling interest

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

8,043

(249,687)

Consolidated Income Statement as of December 31, 2022

    

    

Services

    

Services

    

    

Other

    

    

    

rendered in

rendered in

abroad

Other abroad

Services

Argentina –

Argentina

Other 

segments –

segments

rendered in

Inflation

restated for

abroad

Inflation

restated for

Argentina

restatement

inflation

 segments 

restatement

inflation

Eliminations

Total 

Revenues

 

504,432

 

1,622,426

2,126,858

36,528

 

116,827

153,355

(9,485)

 

2,270,728

Operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

(370,534)

 

(1,194,810)

(1,565,344)

(21,661)

 

(69,210)

(90,871)

9,485

 

(1,646,730)

Adjusted EBITDA

133,898

427,616

561,514

14,867

47,617

62,484

623,998

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

(1,542,467)

Operating loss

 

 

 

 

(918,469)

Earnings from associates and joint ventures

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

2,550

Financial cost

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

92,625

Other financial results, net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

100,379

Loss before income tax

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(722,915)

Income tax benefit

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

82,536

Net loss

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(640,379)

Attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Controlling Company

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(647,208)

Non-controlling interest

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

6,829

(640,379)

Consolidated Income Statement as of December 31, 2021

    

Services

Services

    

Other

    

rendered in

rendered in

abroad

Other abroad

Services

Argentina –

Argentina

Other 

segments –

segments

 rendered in

Inflation

restated for

abroad

Inflation

restated for

Argentina

restatement

inflation

 segments 

restatement

inflation

Eliminations

Total 

Revenues

 

332,816

 

2,070,653

2,403,469

26,215

 

163,537

189,752

(12,178)

 

2,581,043

Operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

(229,554)

 

(1,445,309)

(1,674,863)

(15,514)

 

(97,478)

(112,992)

12,178

 

(1,775,677)

Adjusted EBITDA

103,262

625,344

728,606

10,701

66,059

76,760

805,366

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

(822,272)

Operating loss

 

 

 

 

(16,906)

Earnings from associates and joint ventures

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

2,398

Financial cost

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

174,096

Other financial results, net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

102,811

Income before income tax

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

262,399

Income tax expense

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(202,105)

Net income

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

60,294

Attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Controlling Company

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

52,559

Non-controlling interest

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

7,735

60,294

Schedule of financial statement information based on geographical area

As of December 31

2023

2022

2021

Sales revenues from customers located in Argentina

    

1,921,148

    

2,118,721

    

2,394,743

Sales revenues from foreign customers

 

137,953

 

152,007

 

186,300

CAPEX corresponding to the segment “Services rendered in Argentina

 

448,920

 

356,784

 

476,746

CAPEX corresponding to the segment “Other abroad segments”

 

34,278

 

36,425

 

42,202

Fixed Assets corresponding to the segment “Services rendered in Argentina”

 

4,685,453

 

4,818,873

 

5,909,460

Fixed Assets corresponding to the segment “Other abroad segments”

 

252,467

 

180,124

 

203,866

Borrowings corresponding to the segment “Services rendered in Argentina”

 

2,072,486

 

1,423,516

 

1,573,539

Borrowings corresponding to the segment “Other abroad segments”

 

55,583

 

37,575

 

45,603

Schedule of national consumer price index according to official statistics (INDEC)

    

As of December 31, 

    

As of December 31, 

    

As of December 31, 

 

2021

2022

2023

 

National Consumer Price Index (National CPI) (December 2016=100)

582.46

1,134.59

3,533.19

Variation in Prices

 

  

 

  

 

Annual

 

50.9

%  

94.8

%  

211.4

%

Banco Nación US$/$ exchange rate

102.72

177.16

808.45

Variation in the exchange rate

Annual

22.1

%  

72.5

%  

356.3

%