Title: INVESTOR PRESENTATION
1BezeqFourth Quarter Full Year 2007Investor
Presentation
INVESTOR PRESENTATION February 2007
First Nine Months Third Quarter 2007 Investor
Presentation December 2007
March 2007
2Forward-Looking Statements Safe Harbor
- This presentation contains general data and
information as well as forward looking statements
about Bezeq. Such statements, along with
explanations and clarifications presented by
Bezeqs representatives, include expressions of
management's expectations about new and existing
programs, opportunities, technology and market
conditions. Although Bezeq believes its
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions,
these statements are subject to numerous risks
and uncertainties. These statements should not
be regarded as a representation that anticipated
events will occur or that expected objectives
will be achieved.
3Overview of the Israeli telecom marketBezeq has
strength across the board
Israeli telecom market (2006)
Total NIS 27.3 bn
Source MOC
4Relative spending in Israel on telecommunication
services is considerably higher than in Europe
Annual expenditure on telecom relative to number
of households, 2006 (Euro)
Annual expenditure on telecom as percent of GDP
,2006 ()
Average (w.o. Israel) 1,678 euro
Average (w.o. Israel) 2.6
Both as a percent of GDP and relative to number
of households, the Israeli telecom expenditure is
high
Source European Information Technology
Observatory 2007, WorldBank, states central
bureaus of statistics, CIA Analysis TASC
5Corporate Profile
Bezeq is the leading telecommunications provider
in Israel providing fixed line, mobile, ISP,
broadband, international long distance, data and
multi-channel TV services.
6Bezeq Group Profile
Businesses
Shareholders
Fixed Line Services Mobile Services
Multi-Channel TV ILD ISP Services Call
Center Services Internet Portal
Zeevi Communications Holdings 18
6
7Growth Opportunities
- The Bezeq Group is well positioned as the Company
transitions from providing telephony and Internet
infrastructure to become a leading supplier of
advanced high speed Internet related products and
services - Potential significant cost synergies by sharing
services across the group - Potential for increased revenue synergies given
changing regulatory landscape and new growth
opportunities
8Fixed Line Services
9Fixed Line Voice and Broadband
- Comprehensive voice and broadband solutions for
consumer business customers - 1 service provider in voice telephony with 89
market share (residential) and 94 (business) - 1 service provider in broadband with 62
market share - 2.76 million access lines ( PSTN / ISDN)
- 942,000 ADSL subscriber lines
10Fixed Line
Broadband
Voice Telephony
Bezeqs DSL Subscriber Growth
Bezeq Access Lines (000s)
ARPU (NIS)
Subscribers (000s)
ARPU (NIS)
Subscribers (000s)
Voice Telephony Market Share Residential
Business
Broadband Market Share
Hot 38
Competitors 11
Bezeq estimate
Source MOC
11Organizational Restructuring Strategy
- Transition from geographical to customer
focused organizational structure
PRIVATE SECTOR Personal voice services Home
networks Internet VAS
BUSINESS SECTOR Advanced voice and IT
services Hosted data centers and back up sites
Creating New
Creating a layer of new services
Preserving Existing
Growth from current portfolio of business and
consumer offerings
12Employees
- Retirement of 975 permanent employees between
2007 and 2008 - Potential additional retirement of 1,225
permanent employees between 2009 and 2013
8,096
7,693
7,658
7,489
12
13Cellular Services
14Pelephone - Cellular Services
Market Share
Subscriber Growth ARPU
Subscribers (000s)
ARPU (NIS)
Bezeq estimate
15Opportunities
Challenges
- Extend 3G subscriber leadership
- Drive higher ARPU from content services such as
TV, mobile Internet and music applications - Example exclusive rights to sell major sports
events - Focus on retention of existing subscribers via
customer service, loyalty programs and marketing
activities to improve customer satisfaction
- Cellular phone number portability impacts
consumer churn rates - Capital expenditures and staffing resources
required to facilitate UMTS infrastructure
deployment - Possible market entrance of Mobile Virtual
Network Operators (MVNOs)
16ILD, ISP Enterprise Services
17Bezeq International ISP services
ISP Market Share(1)
ISP Subscriber Growth ARPU
ARPU (NIS)
Subscribers (000s)
ILD Market Share(2)
(1) Based on subscribers (2) Based on Q3 07
revenues
18Growth Opportunities
Challenges
- Increased competition resulting from
consolidation of smaller competitors - Current need for VOB license
- Global activities
- ISP and data
- Network end point (BezeqCall operations)
- Integration
- IPTV
- Wi-Fi, Wi-Max
19Multi-Channel TV Services
20YES - Multi-Channel TV Services
Subscriber Growth ARPU
Market Share
ARPU (NIS)
Subscribers (000s)
Bezeq estimate
21Opportunities
Challenges
- Expansion of multi channel TV market to
additional customer segments (Arab,
Ultra-orthodox, Ethiopian, etc.) - Expansion of product basket to subscribers
(Telephony, Internet access and infrastructure,
yesmax, VOD, etc.) - Increase revenues from existing subscribers
through expansion of content offering - (Additional channels and packages, movies,
games, interactive, etc.) - Increase revenues from content through activities
in other platforms (Internet, cellular, etc.)
- Current regulatory restrictions prevent yes from
bundling services to match consumer purchasing
patterns - Limited exposure to VOD market
- Mature market segment to be penetrated through
value added and differentiated consumer services
22Regulatory Environment
23Regulatory Environment
- Bezeq is seeking positive changes to the current
regulatory policies in order to align it with
existing regulatory policies in force in most
countries - Bezeq is a declared monopoly in the field of
domestic fixed line communications services - Some of the regulatory limitations on Bezeq
include - Structural separation requirement
- Prohibited bundling of services with subsidiary
companies - Tariff supervision
- Universal service obligation, and others
- A professional committee (Grunau Commission) was
recently established by the Ministry of
Communications (MOC) to review the Israeli
telecom market and submit its recommendations
regarding the appropriate policy for the coming
years in a wide variety of fields - Regulatory review of the MVNO industry with
regards to the local Israeli market
24Group Financial Overview
25Financial Highlights Third Quarter
All data in NIS millions
25
26Financial Highlights First Nine Months
All data in NIS millions
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27Key Financial Ratios Bezeq Group
Data as of Sept 30, 2007
- Total Debt / EBITDA 1.92
- Net Debt / EBITDA 1.26
- Net Debt / Equity 1.07
- Return on Equity 28.0
- Return on Capital Employed 19.0
- EBIT / (Total assets Current Liabilities)
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28Key Financial Ratios Bezeq Group
Net Debt / Equity
- Q1 07 increase due to capital reduction
- \
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- Bezeqs leverage is at the low end of its peer
group
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29Group Revenues
12,232
11,925
9,115
9,280
NIS Millions
2.6
1.8
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30EBITDA
EBITDA EBITDA Margin Trends
EBITDA by Segment
NIS Millions
NIS Millions
First 9 Months 2007
3,146
219
254
7.1
1,025
8.1
32.5
1,648
100
32.9
31.9
33.9
32.8
52.3
- Pro-forma EBITDA for 2005 and 2006, excludes
the impact of one-time provisions for
restructuring and employee option plans.
30
31Cash Flow Trends Bezeq Group
9 Month Data
Full Year Data
NIS Millions
FY 2006
9M 2007
FY 2005
31
32Total Dividends Paid
NIS Millions
- Bezeq sees dividend yield as a key driver of
shareholder return -
- 2007 increase mainly due to capital reduction
79
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33The Bezeq Investment Opportunity
- The dominant Israeli telecom group with leading
market positions in all telecom sectors - Significant earnings growth stemming from current
restructuring and cost cutting initiatives - New sources of growth from broadband, content,
hosting and IT services - Untapped group synergies and growth opportunities
- Returning value to shareholders through dividends
34Appendices
INVESTOR PRESENTATION February 2007
First Nine Months Third Quarter 2007 Investor
Presentation December 2007
35Debt Summary
All data in NIS millions
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36Key Performance Indicators
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37Key Performance Indicators
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38Financial Highlights Fixed line
All data in NIS millions
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39Financial Highlights Pelephone
All data in NIS millions
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40Financial Highlights YES
All data in NIS millions
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41Financial Highlights Bezeq International
All data in NIS millions
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42Thank You
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INVESTOR PRESENTATION February 2007
First Nine Months Third Quarter 2007 Investor
Presentation December 2007