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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
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

Micro Sistemas (a)

 

Services related to the use of electronic payment media

Argentina

100.00

%

Manda (b)

Holding

Argentina

100.00

%

RISSAU (b)

Broadcasting services

Argentina

100.00

%

AVC (c)

Broadcasting services

Argentina

100.00

%

Inter Radios

Broadcasting services

Argentina

100.00

%

Pem

Holding

Argentina

100.00

%

Cable Imagen

Closed-circuit television

Argentina

100.00

%

Personal Smarthome (d)

Security solutions and services

Argentina

100.00

%

NYS2 (d)

ICT Services and Audiovisual Communication Services

Argentina

100.00

%

NYSSAU (c)

Provision of internet access services

Argentina

100.00

%

TSMA (e)

Community Closed-Circuit Television

Argentina

100.00

%

Ubiquo (f)

Cybersecurity services and products

Chile

95.00

%

Núcleo (g)

Mobile telecommunications Services

Paraguay

67.50

%

Personal Envíos (h)

Mobile financial services

Paraguay

67.50

%

CrediPay (d) (i)

 

Financial services

Paraguay

67.50

%

Televisión Dirigida

 

Cable television services

Paraguay

100.00

%

Adesol (j)

 

Holding

Uruguay

100.00

%

Opalker

 

Cybersecurity, content platform and related services

Uruguay

100.00

%

Parklet (d) (k)

Development and provision of digital platforms

Uruguay

100.00

%

MFH (a)(h)

Holding

USA

100.00

%

Naperville (b)

Holding

USA

100.00

%

Saturn (b)

Holding

USA

100.00

%

Telecom USA

Telecommunication services

USA

100.00

%

(a)As of December 19, 2024, MFH directly controls Micro Sistemas.
(b)The companies Naperville and Saturn were indirectly acquired in May and July, 2024, by the subsidiary Televisión Dirigida. Naperville and Saturn have a 76.63% and 23.27% shareholding in Manda, respectively, which in turn owns 100% of RISSAU. For further details, see Note 28. 2).
(c)On December 4, 2024, the Board of Directors of Telecom Argentina and the Boards of Directors of NYSSA and AVC, approved the initiation of the process leading to the corporate reorganization consisting of the merger by absorption of NYSSA and AVC (as absorbed companies) by Telecom (absorbing company), effective as of January 1, 2025, from which date the operations of NYSSA and AVC should be considered as carried out by Telecom Argentina.
(d)As of the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements, these subsidiaries are dormant entities.
(e)In September 2024, the Company acquired an additional 49.9% equity interest in TSMA by exchanging 49.9% of its equity interest in Ver TV. For more details, see Note 28.1).
(f)Company indirectly acquired by the subsidiary Opalker on June 20, 2023.
(g)During June 2024, the merger by absorption between Núcleo (absorbing company) with Tuves Paraguay S.A. (absorbed company) has taken place.
(h)Since May 2024, the subsidiary MFH directly controls Personal Envíos.
(i)On August 19, 2024, the subsidiary MFH established the company CrediPay in the Republic of Paraguay (with a 67.5% ownership) - whose corporate purpose is the granting of loans, financing, purchase of goods and services, as well as the development of payment networks, with the aim of participating in and investing in companies related to financial activities-, with the purpose of participating in and investing in companies related to financial activities.
(j)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..
(k)Company indirectly acquired by the subsidiary Opalker on December 9, 2024 generating a goodwill of $4 million.
Schedule of income statement information

Presented below is the Segment financial information for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:

Consolidated Income Statement as of December 31, 2024

    

ICT Services in Argentina

Other segments

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Currency

Currency

of the

Inflation

In current

of the

Inflation

In current

transaction date

restatement

currency

transaction date

restatement

currency

Eliminations

Total 

Revenues

 

3,165,736

 

664,201

3,829,937

266,915

 

63,773

330,688

(23,029)

 

4,137,596

Operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(823,975)

 

(169,612)

(993,587)

(24,450)

 

(5,718)

(30,168)

 

(1,023,755)

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

(393,042)

(118,206)

(511,248)

(35,839)

(8,599)

(44,438)

5,229

(550,457)

Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority

(258,519)

(53,793)

(312,312)

(10,931)

(2,379)

(13,310)

(325,622)

Commissions and advertising

(133,932)

(24,889)

(158,821)

(62,477)

(14,085)

(76,562)

3,157

(232,226)

Programming and content costs

(172,422)

(34,428)

(206,850)

(25,570)

(6,596)

(32,166)

(239,016)

Other operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

(429,466)

 

(126,821)

(556,287)

(47,831)

 

(12,168)

(59,999)

14,643

 

(601,643)

Adjusted EBITDA

954,380

136,452

1,090,832

59,817

14,228

74,045

1,164,877

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

(1,311,344)

Operating loss

 

 

 

 

(146,467)

Losses from associates and joint ventures

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(11,474)

Financial results from borrowings

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

1,455,571

Other financial results, net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

144,776

Income before income tax

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

1,442,406

Income tax expense

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(409,154)

Net income

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

1,033,252

Attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Controlling Company

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

1,012,404

Non-controlling interest

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

20,848

1,033,252

Consolidated Income Statement as of December 31, 2023

    

ICT Services in Argentina

Other segments

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Currency

Currency

of the

Inflation

In current

of the

Inflation

In current

transaction date

restatement

currency

transaction date

restatement

currency

Eliminations

Total 

Revenues

 

1,053,442

 

3,134,943

4,188,385

81,877

 

234,945

316,822

(21,235)

 

4,483,972

Operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(279,608)

 

(809,275)

(1,088,883)

(8,277)

 

(23,151)

(31,428)

 

(1,120,311)

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

(131,861)

(399,380)

(531,241)

(9,292)

(26,177)

(35,469)

3,319

(563,391)

Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority

(83,591)

(249,546)

(333,137)

(2,968)

(8,373)

(11,341)

(344,478)

Commissions and advertising

(52,319)

(158,226)

(210,545)

(13,346)

(40,395)

(53,741)

1,659

(262,627)

Programming and content costs

(55,317)

(164,208)

(219,525)

(8,532)

(24,923)

(33,455)

(252,980)

Other operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

(145,951)

 

(488,140)

(634,091)

(15,714)

 

(44,923)

(60,637)

16,257

 

(678,471)

Adjusted EBITDA

304,795

866,168

1,170,963

23,748

67,003

90,751

1,261,714

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

(1,534,060)

Operating loss

 

 

 

 

(272,346)

Losses from associates and joint ventures

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(4,111)

Financial results from borrowings

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(1,381,290)

Other financial results, net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

377,419

Income before income tax

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(1,280,328)

Income tax benefit

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

736,601

Net loss

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(543,727)

Attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Controlling Company

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(561,242)

Non-controlling interest

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

17,515

(543,727)

Consolidated Income Statement as of December 31, 2022

    

ICT Services in Argentina

Other segments

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Currency

Currency

of the

Inflation

In current

of the

Inflation

In current

transaction date

restatement

currency

transaction date

restatement

currency

Eliminations

Total 

Revenues

 

505,735

 

4,136,903

4,642,638

36,650

 

298,266

334,916

(32,735)

 

4,944,819

Operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(135,282)

 

(1,085,608)

(1,220,890)

(2,551)

 

(20,716)

(23,267)

5,452

 

(1,238,705)

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

(60,618)

(508,369)

(568,987)

(4,365)

(34,845)

(39,210)

8,348

(599,849)

Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority

(40,156)

(328,516)

(368,672)

(1,194)

(9,826)

(11,020)

(379,692)

Commissions and advertising

(27,422)

(220,882)

(248,304)

(5,868)

(45,955)

(51,823)

624

(299,503)

Programming and content costs

(29,442)

(242,395)

(271,837)

(4,285)

(34,063)

(38,348)

(310,185)

Other operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

(75,866)

 

(639,722)

(715,588)

(6,571)

 

(54,196)

(60,767)

18,311

 

(758,044)

Adjusted EBITDA

136,949

1,111,411

1,248,360

11,816

98,665

110,481

1,358,841

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

(3,358,932)

Operating loss

 

 

 

 

(2,000,091)

Losses from associates and joint ventures

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

5,553

Financial results from borrowings

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

201,704

Other financial results, net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

218,589

Income before income tax

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(1,574,245)

Income tax benefit

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

179,733

Net loss

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(1,394,512)

Attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Controlling Company

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(1,409,383)

Non-controlling interest

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

14,871

(1,394,512)

Schedule of financial statement information based on geographical area

For the years ended December 31,

2024

2023

2022

Revenues from customers located in Argentina

    

3,829,481

    

4,173,750

    

4,613,802

Revenues from foreign customers

 

308,115

 

310,222

 

331,017

CAPEX corresponding to the segment “ICT Services in Argentina”

 

496,921

 

971,493

 

778,983

CAPEX corresponding to the segment “Other segments”

 

72,430

 

80,735

 

86,340

As of December 31,

2024

2023

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

    

9,692,705

    

10,184,729

Fixed Assets corresponding to the segment “Other segments”

 

398,189

 

568,219

Borrowings corresponding to the segment “ICT Services in Argentina”

 

2,830,817

 

4,513,120

Borrowings corresponding to the segment “Other segments”

 

47,187

 

121,040

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

    

As of December 31, 

    

As of December 31, 

    

As of December 31, 

 

2022

2023

2024

 

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

1,134.6

3,533.2

7,694.0

Variation in Prices

 

  

 

 

Annual

 

94.8

%  

211.4

%  

117.8

%

Banco Nación US$/$ exchange rate

177.2

808.4

1,032.0

Variation in the exchange rate

Annual

72.5

%  

356.3

%  

27.7

%