investor fact sheet
Q2 2007 investor fact sheet PDF (35 KB)
August 2007
Introduction
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $8.9 billion of annual revenue and 10.9 million customer connections including 5.3 million wireless subscribers, 4.5 million wireline network access lines and 1.1 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being Canada's premier corporate citizen, we give where we live. Since 2000, TELUS and our team members have contributed more than $91 million to charitable and non-profit organizations, and volunteered more than 1.7 million hours of service to local communities. Eight TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.
Strategic Intent
To unleash the power of the Internet to deliver the best solutions to Canadians at home, in the workplace and on the move.
Financial Overview
Stock Exchange Listing
Toronto Stock Exchange
- Common Voting Shares - T
- Non-Voting Shares - T.A
New York Stock Exchange
Share Facts
Share information as of June 30, 2007:
- 331.7 million outstanding shares
- 176.4 million Common shares
- 155.4 million Non-voting shares
- $21.0 billion market cap
Investor Relations Contacts
e-mail: ir@telus.com
toll free: 1-800-667-4871
fax: (604) 899-9228
website: www.telus.com
Major Lines of Business (June YTD)
($ millions) |
2007 |
2006 |
Change |
TELUS WIRELINE
Revenue
EBITDA (as adjusted)¹
High-Speed Internet Subscribers (thousands)
Total Internet Subscribers (thousands)
Network Access Lines (thousands) |
$ 2,386
$ 908
963
1,135
4,478 |
$ 2,389
$ 923
831
1,048
4,619 |
-0.1%
-1.6%
15.9%
8.3%
-3.1% |
TELUS WIRELESS
Revenue
EBITDA (as adjusted)¹
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) |
$ 2,048
$ 916
5,272 |
$ 1,827
$ 837
4,737 |
12.1%
9.5
%
11.3% |
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¹ In 2007, EBITDA (as adjusted) excludes net-cash settlement of options expense.
2007 Consolidated Target Highlights
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2007 targets
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Latest Guidance
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Change from 2006
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| Revenue (billions) |
$9.175 to $9.275 |
No Change
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↑ 6 to 7% |
| EBITDA (as adjusted) (billions) |
$3.725 to $3.825*
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No Change
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↑ 4 to 7% |
| Capex (billions) |
Approx. $1.75 |
No Change
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↑ 8% |
| EPS (as adjusted) ($) |
$3.25 to $3.45 (normalized)
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No Change
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↑ (1) to 6%
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*excluding non-cash charge for net-cash settlement feature for options |
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This fact sheet contains statements about expected future events and financial and operating results of TELUS Corporation (TELUS or the Company) that are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements require the Company to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future results, conditions, actions or events to differ materially from financial and operating targets, expectations, estimates or intentions expressed in the forward-looking statement. Accordingly this fact sheet is subject to the disclaimer and qualified by the assumptions (including assumptions for 2007 targets), qualifications and risk factors referred to in the 2007 targets news release - December 14, 2006, and section 10 of TELUS' 2006 annual and 2007 first quarter Management discussion and analysis, as well as updates reported in Section 10 of 2007 second quarter Management discussion and analysis. |
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Executive Leadership Team
| 2007 Key Dates - expected |
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Q3 2007
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Q4 2007
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| Earnings Release |
November 2
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February 15, 2008
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| Dividend Payment |
October 1
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January 1, 2008
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| Dividend Record |
September 10
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December 11
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| Ex-dividend |
September 6
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December 7
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Dividend
TELUS declared a quarterly dividend of 37.5 cents per share on outstanding Common and Non-Voting Shares payable
October 1, 2007. This represents a 36% increase from the twenty-seven and a half cent quarterly dividend paid in 2006.
Analyst Coverage
Firm |
Analyst |
Phone |
| BMO Nesbitt Burns |
Peter Rhamey |
(416) 359-6191 |
| Canaccord Capital |
David Lambert |
(416) 869-6592 |
| Citigroup World Markets |
Michael Rollins |
(212) 816-1317 |
| Conscius Capital |
Kona Shio |
(514) 448-2223 |
| Credit Suisse First Boston |
Randal Rudniski |
(416) 352-4588 |
| Desjardins Securities |
Joseph MacKay |
(416) 861-1317 |
| Edward Jones |
Rick Franklin |
(314) 515-6618 |
| Genuity Capital Markets |
Dvai Ghose |
(416) 687-5307 |
| GMP Securities |
Peter MacDonald |
(416) 943-6658 |
| Goldman Sachs |
Jason Armstrong |
(212) 902-8156 |
| Haywood Securities |
Robert Goff |
(416) 507-2740 |
| Merrill Lynch |
Glen Campbell |
(416) 369-7651 |
| Morgan Stanley |
Vance Edelson |
(212) 761-0078 |
| National Bank Financial |
Greg MacDonald |
(416) 869-6775 |
| RBC Capital Markets |
Jonathan Allen |
(416) 842-3806 |
| Scotia Capital Markets |
John Henderson |
(416) 863-7780 |
| TD Newcrest |
Vince Valentini |
(416) 944-7012 |
| Thomas Weisel |
James Breen |
(617) 488-4107 |
| UBS Securities |
Jeffrey Fan |
(416) 814-3691 |
