Investor Presentaiton
Capital position
T
FY21
1H22
FY22
Gross debt
Cash and cash equivalents
Net debt
$16.4b
$1.1b
$14.9b
$1.7b
$15.3b
$13.2b
Average gross borrowing cost¹
3.8%
3.7%
$13.8b
$1.0b
$12.7b
3.7%
Average debt maturity (years) 1
3.4
3.3
3.1
Financial parameters²
Comfort Zones
Debt servicing
1.5-2.0x
2.0x
1.9x
Gearing
50% to 70%
50.0%
43.1%
1.8x
43.0%
Net debt declined ~$2.6b in FY22 supported by our free cashflow and
proceeds from disposal of interest in our Towers business
Average gross borrowing cost declined marginally over FY22. Debt
portfolio is hedged at ~ 65% fixed interest
Strong liquidity. $1.0b cash and $3.8b of unused committed bank
facilities
Interest cover
>7x
13.2x
13.0
14.5
Ratios
Balance sheet strength and flexibility. Improved debt servicing ratio
driven by reducing net debt. Digicel Pacific acquisition increases
proforma debt servicing ~0.1x.
Capex³ to sales
ROE3
ROIC³
Underlying ROIC³
14.4%
13.4%
12.8%
9.1%
7.5%
6.0%
14.5%
11.3%
7.1%
Accrued capex³ of $3,042m in FY22 (guidance basis)
Momentum to FY23 Underlying ROIC target of ~8%
5.0%
6.2%
7.0%
1. Excludes leases.
2. Debt servicing calculated as net debt over reported EBITDA. Gearing calculated as net debt over total net debt and equity. Interest cover calculated as reported EBITDA over net interest expense (excluding
capitalised interest, revaluation impacts on our borrowings and derivatives and other non-cash accounting impacts).
3. Refer to definition in the Glossary.
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