Press release Orange: Financial results at 31 December 2023 - “Lead the Future” plan on track
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Press release Orange: Financial results at 31 December 2023 - “Lead the Future” plan on track

Orange
Orange

Press release
Paris, 15 February 2024


Financial results at 31 December 2023


“Lead the Future” plan on track

2023 targets achieved: acceleration of EBITDAaL growth to 1.3% and organic cash flow to 3.66 billion euros

2024–2025 trajectory confirmed


In millions of euros

 

4Q 2023

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12M 2023

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Revenues

 

11,578

1.6 %

2.0 %

 

44,122

1.8 %

1.5 %

EBITDAaL

 

3,544

2.0 %

2.8 %

 

13,035

1.3 %

0.6 %

Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

4,969

6.6 %

3.5 %

Consolidated net income

 

 

 

 

 

2,892

 

10.5 %

eCAPEX (excluding licenses)

 

2,065

(7.9)%

(7.3)%

 

6,815

(6.7)%

(7.5)%

EBITDAaL - eCAPEX

 

1,480

20.0 %

21.2 %

 

6,220

11.7 %

11.2 %

Organic cash flow (telecom activities)

 

 

 

 

 

3,661

 

19.7 %

Free cash flow all-in (telecom activities)

 

 

 

 

 

2,940

 

59.4%

Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) (telecom activities)

 

 

 

 

 

6.7%

 

0.8 bp

Earnings per share (EPS) in euro

 

 

 

 

 

0.85

 

16.4 %


Commenting on these results, Christel Heydemann, Orange’s Chief Executive Officer said:

One year on from the announcement of our “Lead the Future” strategic plan, we have achieved all our financial targets for 2023. These results are a testament to our ability to execute and advance our major strategic projects.

Thanks to our work on pricing, our quality of service and our efficiency program, revenues and EBITDAaL grew 1.8% and 1.3% respectively, accelerating steadily throughout the year. As expected, in France, EBITDAaL improved markedly in the second half as our value strategy delivered its full effects. This strategy fueled growth in the consumer market supported by the quality of our network which has been ranked the best mobile network in France thirteen consecutive times by Arcep. Europe turned in a solid performance – driven by Spain which delivered year-on-year growth for the first time since 2018 – with a strong increase in EBITDAaL and with rankings amongst the best in terms of quality of service in each of its markets. Africa & Middle East posted strong growth in terms of both revenues and EBITDAaL, supported by mobile data, Orange Money and B2B activities, thus demonstrating its dynamism.

We continued to streamline our portfolio with the disposal of OCS and Orange Studio at the end of January. We pursued our strategy of consolidation in Europe with the integration of recent acquisitions in Belgium and Romania which have considerably strengthened our position in these markets. As for our proposed joint venture with Masmovil in Spain, we remain confident in the outcome of the approval process currently underway by the European Commission, with a decision expected by 22 February. Orange Business is progressing its transformation plan, delivering encouraging initial results with an improvement in the EBITDAaL trend.