Highlights
2023 financial year and recent developments
- In 2023,
Quebecor recorded revenues of$5.43 billion , up$902.4 million (19.9%), adjusted EBITDA1 of$2 .24 billion, up$303 .3 million (15.7%), and adjusted cash flows from operations2 of$1 .68 billion, up$239 .8 million (16.7%) compared with 2022. - The Telecommunications segment increased its revenues by
$935 .8 million (25.2%), its adjusted EBITDA by$317 .4 million (16.6%), and its adjusted cash flows from operations by$237 .8 million (16.3%) in 2023, reflecting, among other things, the contribution of the Freedom Mobile ("Freedom") acquisition. - The Telecommunications segment increased its revenues from mobile services and equipment by
$931 .7 million (84.5%) due to the impact of the Freedom acquisition and growth at Videotron Ltd. ("Videotron"), and its revenues from Internet access services increased by$45 .7 million (3.7%). - The acquisition of Freedom was significantly accretive to the Telecommunications segment's revenue generating units3 (RGUs), immediately adding 1,824,400 subscriber connections to the mobile telephony service and 20,000 subscriptions to the Internet access service. Organic growth added 138,000 RGUs (2.5%) in 2023, including 230,100 subscriber connections (13.5%) in mobile telephony and 24,900 Internet access subscriptions (1.5%).
- TVA Group Inc. ("TVA Group") reported declines of
$49 .2 million (‑8.3%) in revenues and$24 .8 million (‑128.5%) in adjusted EBITDA in 2023 compared with 2022. - The
Sports and Entertainment segment grew its revenues by$22 .8 million (12.0%) and its adjusted EBITDA by$3 .6 million (18.6%) in 2023. Quebecor's consolidated net income attributable to shareholders was up$50 .8 million ($0.27 per basic share) or 8.5% to$650 .5 million ($2.82 per basic share).- Adjusted income from operating activities4 was
$688 .1 million ($2.98 per basic share), up$63 .3 million ($0.32 per basic share) or 10.1%. - The quarterly dividend on the Corporation's Class A Multiple Voting Shares ("Class A Shares") and Class B Subordinate Voting Shares ("Class
B Shares ") was increased from$0.30 to$0.325 . - On
April 3, 2023 ,Videotron acquired Freedom from Shaw Communications Inc. ("Shaw").Videotron paid$2 .07 billion in cash and assumed certain liabilities, mainly lease obligations. The acquisition includes Freedom brand's entire wireless and Internet customer base, as well as its owned infrastructure, spectrum and retail outlets. It also includes a long‑term undertaking by Shaw and Rogers Communications Inc. ("Rogers") to provideVideotron with transport services (including backhaul and backbone), roaming services and wholesale Internet services. - On
April 3, 2023 ,Videotron entered into a new$2 .10 billion secured term credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions to finance the acquisition of Freedom. The term credit facility consists of three tranches of equal size maturing inOctober 2024 ,April 2026 andApril 2027 , bearing interest at floating rates. OnApril 10, 2023 ,Videotron entered into a floating‑to‑fixed interest rate swap agreement in connection with the$700 .0 million tranche maturing inApril 2027 . - On
November 30, 2023 ,Quebecor announced an investment of$298 .9 million in the acquisition byVideotron of 305 blocks of spectrum in the 3800 MHz band acrossCanada . Approximately 61% of these 305 blocks of spectrum are located outsideQuébec , mainly in southernOntario ,Alberta andBritish Columbia . - On
October 12, 2023 ,Quebecor announced the launch of its Mobile Virtual Network Operator ("MVNO") service and the expansion of the service territory of itsVideotron , Fizz and Freedom brands. - On
January 25, 2024 ,Videotron and its Fizz brand hit a double when Léger released its 2024 WOW Index. According to the study,Videotron was the telecommunications provider with the best in‑store experience inQuébec , while Fizz ranked first inCanada for online experience for the fifth year in a row. - In a survey conducted by Léger
between August 1 and 7, 2023 ,Videotron was picked as the telecommunications company with the best customer service inQuébec by more than twice as many respondents as its nearest rival. Léger's 2023 Reputation survey, released onApril 5, 2023 , also rankedVideotron as the most respected telecommunications company inQuébec for the 17th time since 2006. - On
January 17, 2023 , Quebecor Media redeemed at maturity its Senior Notes in aggregate principal amount ofUS$850 .0 million, bearing interest at 5.75%, and unwound the related hedging contracts for a total cash consideration of$830 .9 million. - On
November 2, 2023 , following the announcement of major changes to its organizational structure against the backdrop of a global crisis in media industries, TVA Group launched a reorganization plan that will refocus its mission on broadcasting, restructure its news division and optimize its real estate assets. The plan to reduce operating costs will result in a workforce reduction of 547 employees.
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1 See "Adjusted EBITDA" under "Definitions." |
2 See "Adjusted cash flows from operations" under "Definitions." |
3 See "Key performance indicator" under "Definitions." |
4 See "Adjusted income from operations" under "Definitions." |
Fourth quarter 2023
- In the fourth quarter of 2023,
Quebecor recorded revenues of$1 .50 billion, up$319 .8 million (27.0%), adjusted EBITDA of$565 .4 million, up$82 .4 million (17.1%), and adjusted cash flows from operations of$395 .7 million, up$36 .3 million (10.1%) compared with the same period in 2022. - The Telecommunications segment increased its revenues by
$337 .7 million (35.2%), its adjusted EBITDA by$83 .1 million (17.5%), and its adjusted cash flows from operations by$38 .4 million (10.7%), reflecting, among other things, the contribution of the Freedom acquisition. - The Telecommunications segment increased its revenues from mobile services and equipment (by
$343 .4 million or more than 100%) due to the impact of the Freedom acquisition and growth atVideotron , as well as increased revenues from Internet access ($4 .4 million or 1.4%). - There was a net increase of 48,300 RGUs (0.6%) in the fourth quarter of 2023, including 66,100 connections (1.8%) to the mobile telephony service and 6,300 subscriptions (0.4%) to Internet access services.
Quebecor's consolidated net income attributable to shareholders was up$3 .7 million ($0.01 per basic share) to$146 .2 million ($0.63 per basic share).- Adjusted income from operating activities:
$167 .5 million ($0.73 per basic share), an increase of$8 .1 million ($0.04 per basic share) or 5.1%.
Comments by
2023 was a watershed year for
Our Telecommunications segment significantly increased its market share in
The number of Canadians reached by our mobile networks increased in 2023 from 7.5 million (or 20% of
To strengthen our nationwide footprint and support the roll‑out of our 5G network, we announced in
Since acquiring Freedom in
As excellent customer experience is at the heart of our business model, we were proud to receive a string of distinctions in 2023 that confirmed our status as the leader in customer service, including telecom with the best in‑store experience in
TVA Group posted negative adjusted EBITDA of
Faced with an unprecedented global crisis in the media industry, TVA Group was forced to launch a reorganization plan to address its unsustainable money‑losing situation. The measures announced on
To protect its market share, TVA Group continued to invest in content for the TVA Network and its specialty channels. The family show Chanteurs masqués, which drew an average audience of over 1.8 million viewers, the shows La Voix, Sortez‑moi d'ici! and the daily program Indéfendable, with more than 1.5 million viewers each, and TVA Nouvelles, which drew 4.3 million viewers per week and was the most‑watched newscast in every time slot (noon, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.), all contributed strongly to the TVA Network's high ratings. TVA Group increased its market share to 41.0% as of
Guided by its determination to pursue its Canadian expansion by offering the best products, the best service and the best prices,
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1 See "Consolidated net debt leverage ratio" under "Definitions." |
Non‑IFRS financial measures
The Corporation uses financial measures not standardized under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), such as adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income from operating activities, adjusted cash flows from operations, free cash flows from operating activities and consolidated net debt leverage ratio, and key performance indicators, including RGUs. Beginning in the first quarter of 2023, the Corporation has elected to exclude subscriptions to OTT video services and customers of third‑party Internet access ("TPIA") providers from its RGUs, as they are not highly representative for the purpose of assessing the Corporation's performance. Definitions of the non‑IFRS measures and key performance indicator used by the Corporation in this press release are provided in the "Definitions" section.
Financial tables
Table 1
Consolidated summary of income, cash flows and balance sheet
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except per basic share data)
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Income | |||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||
Telecommunications | $ | 4,654.0 | $ | 3,718.2 | $ | 3,735.0 | $ | 1,297.7 | $ | 960.0 | |
Media | 721.9 | 755.4 | 776.0 | 204.8 | 215.4 | ||||||
213.4 | 190.6 | 167.0 | 56.4 | 54.1 | |||||||
Inter‑segment | (155.0) | (132.3) | (123.6) | (54.1) | (44.5) | ||||||
5,434.3 | 4,531.9 | 4,554.4 | 1,504.8 | 1,185.0 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (negative adjusted EBITDA): | |||||||||||
Telecommunications | 2,230.3 | 1,912.9 | 1,875.7 | 559.0 | 475.9 | ||||||
Media | 7.7 | 25.0 | 83.4 | 13.6 | 14.8 | ||||||
23.0 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | |||||||
Head Office | (23.2) | (22.8) | (6.3) | (9.4) | (10.3) | ||||||
2,237.8 | 1,934.5 | 1,973.2 | 565.4 | 483.0 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (909.0) | (767.7) | (783.8) | (231.1) | (189.9) | ||||||
Financial expenses | (408.4) | (323.0) | (333.4) | (107.0) | (79.4) | ||||||
(Loss) gain on valuation and translation of financial instruments | (5.0) | (19.2) | 14.4 | (8.7) | (16.5) | ||||||
Restructuring, acquisition costs and other | (52.4) | (14.5) | (4.1) | (23.5) | (5.2) | ||||||
Loss on debt refinancing | – | – | (80.9) | – | – | ||||||
Income taxes | (227.9) | (213.4) | (197.0) | (53.9) | (49.5) | ||||||
Net income | $ | 635.1 | $ | 596.7 | $ | 588.4 | $ | 141.2 | $ | 142.5 | |
Net income attributable to shareholders | $ | 650.5 | $ | 599.7 | $ | 578.4 | $ | 146.2 | $ | 142.5 | |
Adjusted income from operating activities | 688.1 | 624.8 | 621.9 | 167.5 | 159.4 | ||||||
Per basic share: | |||||||||||
Net income attributable to shareholders | 2.82 | 2.55 | 2.38 | 0.63 | 0.62 | ||||||
Adjusted income from operating activities | 2.98 | 2.66 | 2.55 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
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Additions to property, plant and equipment and to intangible assets: | ||||||||||
Telecommunications | $ 536.7 | $ | 457.1 | $ | 537.1 | $ | 160.4 | $ | 115.7 | |
Media | 12.9 | 32.0 | 44.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | |||||
7.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | ||||||
Head Office | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |||||
558.4 | 494.9 | 591.1 | 169.7 | 123.6 | ||||||
Acquisition of spectrum licences | 9.9 | – | 830.0 | – | – | |||||
Cash flows: | ||||||||||
Adjusted cash flows from operations: | ||||||||||
Telecommunications | 1,693.6 | 1,455.8 | 1,338.6 | 398.6 | 360.2 | |||||
Media | (5.2) | (7.0) | 38.5 | 7.4 | 8.6 | |||||
15.3 | 15.5 | 16.1 | (0.7) | 1.3 | ||||||
Head Office | (24.3) | (24.7) | (11.1) | (9.6) | (10.7) | |||||
1,679.4 | 1,439.6 | 1,382.1 | 395.7 | 359.4 | ||||||
Free cash flows from operating activities1 | 910.5 | 783.2 | 572.3 | 184.4 | 223.6 | |||||
Cash flows provided by operating activities | 1,462.2 | 1,262.7 | 1,182.6 | 335.7 | 325.5 | |||||
Dividends declared | 277.1 | 282.1 | 267.6 | 69.3 | 69.4 | |||||
Dividends declared per basic share | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |||||
Balance sheet: | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 11.1 | $ | 6.6 | $ | 64.7 | |||||
Working capital | (1,125.6) | (724.7) | 50.4 | |||||||
Net assets related to derivative financial instruments | 110.8 | 520.3 | 382.3 | |||||||
Total assets | 12,741.3 | 10,625.3 | 10,763.0 | |||||||
Total long‑term debt (including current portion) | 7,668.2 | 6,517.7 | 6,554.0 | |||||||
Lease liabilities (current and long term) | 376.2 | 186.2 | 183.2 | |||||||
Convertible debentures, including embedded derivatives | 165.5 | 160.0 | 141.6 | |||||||
Equity attributable to shareholders | 1,726.9 | 1,357.3 | 1,255.6 | |||||||
Equity | 1,837.7 | 1,483.5 | 1,378.8 | |||||||
Consolidated net debt leverage ratio | 3.39x | 3.20x | 3.19x |
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1 See "Free cash flows from operating activities" under "Definitions." |
2023/2022 financial year comparison
Revenues:
- Revenues increased in Telecommunications (
$935 .8 million or 25.2% of segment revenues), due to the impact of the Freedom acquisition and growth in mobile services and equipment and Internet access services, and inSports and Entertainment ($22 .8 million or 12.0%). - Revenues decreased in Media (
$33 .5 million or ‑4.4%).
Adjusted EBITDA:
- Adjusted EBITDA increased in Telecommunications (
$317 .4 million or 16.6% of segment adjusted EBITDA), due primarily to Freedom's contribution and also to the increased profitability ofVideotron's other activities, and inSports and Entertainment ($3 .6 million or 18.6%). - Adjusted EBITDA decreased in Media (
$17 .3 million). - The change in the fair value of
Quebecor stock options and stock‑price‑based share units resulted in a$2 .8 million unfavourable variance in the Corporation's stock‑based compensation charge in 2023 compared with 2022.
Net income attributable to shareholders:
- The favourable variances were:
$303 .3 million increase in adjusted EBITDA;$14 .2 million favourable variance in gains and losses on valuation and translation of financial instruments, including$13 .0 million without any tax consequences;$12 .4 million favourable variance in non‑controlling interest.
- The unfavourable variances were:
$141 .3 million increase in the depreciation and amortization charge;$85 .4 million increase related to financial expenses;$37 .9 million unfavourable variance in the charge for restructuring, acquisition costs and other;$14 .5 million increase in the income tax expense.
Adjusted income from operating activities:
Adjusted cash flows from operations:
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
2023/2022 fourth quarter comparison
Revenues:
- Revenues increased in Telecommunications (
$337 .7 million or 35.2% of segment revenues), due to the impact of the Freedom acquisition and growth in mobile services and equipment and Internet access services, and inSports and Entertainment ($2 .3 million or 4.3%). - Revenues decreased in Media (
$10 .6 million or ‑4.9%).
Adjusted EBITDA:
- Adjusted EBITDA increased in Telecommunications (
$83 .1 million or 17.5% of segment adjusted EBITDA), including Freedom's contribution. - Adjusted EBITDA decreased in Media (
$1 .2 million or ‑8.1%) and inSports and Entertainment ($0 .4 million or ‑15.4%). - The change in the fair value of
Quebecor stock options and stock‑price‑based share units resulted in a$0 .2 million favourable variance in the Corporation's stock‑based compensation charge in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with the same period of 2022.
Net income attributable to shareholders:
- The favourable variances were:
$82 .4 million increase in adjusted EBITDA;$7 .8 million favourable variance in gains and losses on valuation and translation of financial instruments, including$7 .7 million without any tax consequences.$5 .0 million favourable variance in non‑controlling interest.
- The unfavourable variances were:
$41 .2 million increase in the depreciation and amortization charge;$27 .6 million increase related to financial expenses;$18 .3 million unfavourable variance in the charge for restructuring, acquisition costs and other;$4 .4 million increase in the income tax expense.
Adjusted income from operating activities:
Adjusted cash flows from operations:
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
Investing and financing operations
- On
June 28, 2023 , TVA Group terminated its secured revolving credit facility in the amount of$75 .0 million. - On
April 3, 2023 ,Videotron entered into a new$2 .10 billion secured term credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions to finance the acquisition of Freedom. The term credit facility consists of three tranches of equal size maturing inOctober 2024 ,April 2026 andApril 2027 , bearing interest at Bankers' acceptance rate, Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), Canadian prime rate orU.S. prime rate, plus a premium determined byVideotron's leverage ratio. OnApril 10, 2023 ,Videotron entered into a floating‑to‑fixed interest rate swap agreement in connection with the$700 .0 million tranche maturing inApril 2027 , fixing the interest rate at 5.203% based onVideotron's leverage ratio at that time. The swap became effective onMay 4, 2023 and matures onApril 3, 2027 . - On
January 17, 2023 , Quebecor Media redeemed at maturity its Senior Notes in aggregate principal amount ofUS$850 .0 million, bearing interest at 5.75%, and unwound the related hedging contracts for a total cash consideration of$830 .9 million. Drawings from theVideotron secured revolving credit facility were used to finance this redemption. - On
January 13, 2023 ,Videotron's secured revolving credit facility was amended to increase it from$1 .50 billion to$2 .00 billion. Certain terms and conditions of this credit facility were also amended.
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In 2023, the Corporation purchased and cancelled 260,500 Class B Shares for a total cash consideration of
Dividends
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Acquisition of Freedom
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600 MHz, 3500 MHz and 3800 MHz spectrum auction
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Convertible debentures
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In addition, there are risks associated with the acquisition of Freedom and the strategy for expansion outside
Investors and others are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive and that undue reliance should not be placed on any forward‑looking statements. For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause
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DEFINITIONS
Adjusted EBITDA
In its analysis of operating results, the Corporation defines adjusted EBITDA, as reconciled to net income under IFRS, as net income before depreciation and amortization, financial expenses, (loss) gain on valuation and translation of financial instruments, restructuring, acquisition costs and other, loss on debt refinancing and income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA as defined above is not a measure of results that is consistent with IFRS. It is not intended to be regarded as an alternative to IFRS financial performance measures or to the statement of cash flows as a measure of liquidity. It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The Corporation's management and Board of Directors use this measure in evaluating its consolidated results as well as the results of the Corporation's operating segments. This measure eliminates the significant level of impairment and depreciation/amortization of tangible and intangible assets and is unaffected by the capital structure or investment activities of the Corporation and its business segments.
Adjusted EBITDA is also relevant because it is a component of the Corporation's annual incentive compensation programs. A limitation of this measure, however, is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in the Corporation's segments. The Corporation also uses other measures that do reflect such costs, such as adjusted cash flows from operations and free cash flows from operating activities. The Corporation's definition of adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Table 2 provides a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income as disclosed in
Table 2
Reconciliation of the adjusted EBITDA measure used in this press release to the net income measure used in the consolidated financial statements
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
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Adjusted EBITDA (negative adjusted EBITDA): | |||||||||||
Telecommunications | $ | 2,230.3 | $ | 1,912.9 | $ | 1,875.7 | $ | 559.0 | $ | 475.9 | |
Media | 7.7 | 25.0 | 83.4 | 13.6 | 14.8 | ||||||
23.0 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | |||||||
Head Office | (23.2) | (22.8) | (6.3) | (9.4) | (10.3) | ||||||
2,237.8 | 1,934.5 | 1,973.2 | 565.4 | 483.0 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (909.0) | (767.7) | (783.8) | (231.1) | (189.9) | ||||||
Financial expenses | (408.4) | (323.0) | (333.4) | (107.0) | (79.4) | ||||||
(Loss) gain on valuation and translation of financial instruments | (5.0) | (19.2) | 14.4 | (8.7) | (16.5) | ||||||
Restructuring, acquisition costs and other | (52.4) | (14.5) | (4.1) | (23.5) | (5.2) | ||||||
Loss on debt refinancing | – | – | (80.9) | – | – | ||||||
Income taxes | (227.9) | (213.4) | (197.0) | (53.9) | (49.5) | ||||||
Net income | $ | 635.1 | $ | 596.7 | $ | 588.4 | $ | 141.2 | $ | 142.5 |
Adjusted income from operating activities
The Corporation defines adjusted income from operating activities, as reconciled to net income attributable to shareholders under IFRS, as net income attributable to shareholders before (loss) gain on valuation and translation of financial instruments, restructuring, acquisition costs and other, and loss on debt refinancing, net of income tax related to adjustments and net income attributable to non‑controlling interest related to adjustments. Adjusted income from operating activities, as defined above, is not a measure of results that is consistent with IFRS. It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The Corporation uses adjusted income from operating activities to analyze trends in the performance of its businesses. The above‑listed items are excluded from the calculation of this measure because they impair the comparability of financial results. Adjusted income from operating activities is more representative for forecasting income. The Corporation's definition of adjusted income from operating activities may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Table 3 provides a reconciliation of adjusted income from operating activities to the net income attributable to shareholders measure used in
Table 3
Reconciliation of the adjusted income from operating activities measure used in this press release to the net income attributable to shareholders measure used in the consolidated financial statements
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
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Adjusted income from operating activities | $ | 688.1 | $ | 624.8 | $ | 621.9 | $ | 167.5 | $ | 159.4 | |
(Loss) gain on valuation and translation of financial instruments | (5.0) | (19.2) | 14.4 | (8.7) | (16.5) | ||||||
Restructuring, acquisition costs and other | (52.4) | (14.5) | (4.1) | (23.5) | (5.2) | ||||||
Loss on debt refinancing | – | – | (80.9) | – | – | ||||||
Income taxes related to adjustments1 | 12.7 | 8.6 | 26.1 | 6.3 | 4.8 | ||||||
Non‑controlling interest related to adjustments | 7.1 | – | 1.0 | 4.6 | – | ||||||
Net income attributable to shareholders | $ | 650.5 | $ | 599.7 | $ | 578.4 | $ | 146.2 | $ | 142.5 |
1 Includes impact of fluctuations in income tax applicable to adjusted items, either for statutory reasons or in connection with tax transactions. |
Adjusted cash flows from operations and free cash flows from operating activities
Adjusted cash flows from operations
Adjusted cash flows from operations represents adjusted EBITDA, less additions to property, plant and equipment and to intangible assets (excluding licence acquisitions and renewals). Adjusted cash flows from operations represents funds available for interest and income tax payments, expenditures related to restructuring programs, business acquisitions, licence acquisitions and renewals, payment of dividends, repayment of long‑term debt and lease liabilities, and share repurchases. Adjusted cash flows from operations is not a measure of liquidity that is consistent with IFRS. It is not intended to be regarded as an alternative to IFRS financial performance measures or to the statement of cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Adjusted cash flows from operations is used by the Corporation's management and Board of Directors to evaluate the cash flows generated by the operations of all of its segments, on a consolidated basis, in addition to the operating cash flows generated by each segment. Adjusted cash flows from operations is also relevant because it is a component of the Corporation's annual incentive compensation programs. The Corporation's definition of adjusted cash flows from operations may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Free cash flows from operating activities
Free cash flows from operating activities represents cash flows provided by operating activities calculated in accordance with IFRS, less cash flows used for additions to property, plant and equipment and to intangible assets (excluding expenditures related to licence acquisitions and renewals), plus proceeds from disposal of assets. Free cash flows from operating activities is used by the Corporation's management and Board of Directors to evaluate cash flows generated by the Corporation's operations. Free cash flows from operating activities represents available funds for business acquisitions, licence acquisitions and renewals, payment of dividends, repayment of long‑term debt and lease liabilities, and share repurchases. Free cash flows from operating activities is not a measure of liquidity that is consistent with IFRS. It is not intended to be regarded as an alternative to IFRS financial performance measures or to the statement of cash flows as a measure of liquidity. The Corporation's definition of free cash flows from operating activities may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Tables 4 and 5 provide a reconciliation of adjusted cash flows from operations and free cash flows from operating activities to cash flows provided by operating activities reported in the consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial information for the three‑month periods ended
Table 4
Adjusted cash flows from operations
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
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Adjusted EBITDA (negative adjusted EBITDA): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telecommunications | $ | 2,230.3 | $ | 1,912.9 | $ | 1,875.7 | $ | 559.0 | $ | 475.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media | 7.7 | 25.0 | 83.4 | 13.6 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23.0 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head Office | (23.2) | (22.8) | (6.3) | (9.4) | (10.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,237.8 | 1,934.5 | 1,973.2 | 565.4 | 483.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additions to property, plant and equipment:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telecommunications | (388.8) | (378.9) | (391.5) | (109.6) | (96.9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media | (7.1) | (21.8) | (20.3) | (4.9) | (4.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2.1) | (1.0) | (0.8) | (1.5) | (0.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head Office | (0.2) | (0.8) | (1.5) | (0.1) | (0.1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(398.2) | (402.5) | (414.1) | (116.1) | (102.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions to intangible assets:2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telecommunications | (147.9) | (78.2) | (145.6) | (50.8) | (18.8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media | (5.8) | (10.2) | (24.6) | (1.3) | (1.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(5.6) | (2.9) | (3.5) | (1.4) | (0.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head Office | (0.9) | (1.1) | (3.3) | (0.1) | (0.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(160.2) | (92.4) | (177.0) | (53.6) | (21.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted cash flows from operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telecommunications | 1,693.6 | 1,455.8 | 1,338.6 | 398.6 | 360.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media | (5.2) | (7.0) | 38.5 | 7.4 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15.3 | 15.5 | 16.1 | (0.7) | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head Office | (24.3) | (24.7) | (11.1) | (9.6) | (10.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,679.4 | $ | 1,439.6 | $ | 1,382.1 | $ | 395.7 | $ | 359.4 |
Years ended | Three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Reconciliation to cash flows used for additions to | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment | $ | (398.2) | $ | (402.5) | $ | (414.1) | $ | (116.1) | $ | (102.1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net variance in current operating items related to additions to | 1.2 | 7.4 | (15.2) | 3.4 | 21.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows used for additions to property, plant and equipment | $ | (397.0) | $ | (395.1) | $ | (429.3) | $ | (112.7) | $ | (80.4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years ended | Three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Reconciliation to cash flows used for additions to | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions to intangible assets | $ | (160.2) | $ | (92.4) | $ | (177.0) | $ | (53.6) | $ | (21.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net variance in current operating items related to additions to | 3.8 | 1.0 | (11.7) | 14.1 | (0.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows used for licence acquisitions | (9.9) | – | (830.0) | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows used for additions to intangible assets | $ | (166.3) | $ | (91.4) | $ | (1,018.7) | $ | (39.5) | $ | (22.0) |
Table 5
Free cash flows from operating activities and cash flows provided by operating activities reported in the consolidated financial statements
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Years ended | Three months ended | |||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Adjusted cash flows from operations from Table 4 | $ 1,679.4 | $ | 1,439.6 | $ | 1,382.1 | $ | 395.7 | $ | 359.4 | |
Plus (minus) | ||||||||||
Cash portion of financial expenses | (400.0) | (315.7) | (325.5) | (104.8) | (77.5) | |||||
Cash portion of restructuring, acquisition costs and other | (46.0) | (10.3) | (22.0) | (24.3) | (4.4) | |||||
Current income taxes | (221.2) | (276.7) | (256.9) | (40.4) | (60.1) | |||||
Other | 2.4 | 1.0 | 8.6 | (1.6) | (4.8) | |||||
Net change in non‑cash balances related to operating | (109.1) | (63.1) | (187.1) | (57.7) | (10.2) | |||||
Net variance in current operating items related to additions | 1.2 | 7.4 | (15.2) | 3.4 | 21.7 | |||||
Net variance in current operating items related to additions | 3.8 | 1.0 | (11.7) | 14.1 | (0.5) | |||||
Free cash flows from operating activities | 910.5 | 783.2 | 572.3 | 184.4 | 223.6 | |||||
Plus (minus) | ||||||||||
Cash flows used for additions to property, plant and | 397.0 | 395.1 | 429.3 | 112.7 | 80.4 | |||||
Cash flows used for additions to intangible assets | 156.4 | 91.4 | 188.7 | 39.5 | 22.0 | |||||
Proceeds from disposal of assets | (1.7) | (7.0) | (7.7) | (0.9) | (0.5) | |||||
Cash flows provided by operating activities | $ 1,462.2 | $ | 1,262.7 | $ | 1,182.6 | $ | 335.7 | $ | 325.5 |
Consolidated net debt leverage ratio
The consolidated net debt leverage ratio represents consolidated net debt, excluding convertible debentures, divided by the trailing 12‑month adjusted EBITDA. Consolidated net debt, excluding convertible debentures, represents total long‑term debt plus bank indebtedness, lease liabilities, the current portion of lease liabilities and liabilities related to derivative financial instruments, less assets related to derivative financial instruments and cash and cash equivalents. The consolidated net debt leverage ratio serves to evaluate the Corporation's financial leverage and is used by management and the Board of Directors in its decisions on the Corporation's capital structure, including its financing strategy, and in managing debt maturity risks. The consolidated net debt leverage ratio excludes convertible debentures because, subject to certain conditions, those debentures can be repurchased at the Corporation's discretion by issuing Quebecor Class B Shares. Consolidated net debt leverage ratio is not a measure established in accordance with IFRS. It is not intended to be used as an alternative to IFRS measures or the balance sheet to evaluate the Corporation's financial position. The Corporation's definition of consolidated net debt leverage ratio may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Table 6 provides the calculation of consolidated net debt leverage ratio and the reconciliation to balance sheet items reported in
Table 6
Consolidated net debt leverage ratio
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
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Total long‑term debt1 | $ 7,668.2 | $ 6,517.7 | $ 6,554.0 | |||||
Plus (minus) | ||||||||
Lease liabilities2 | 376.2 | 186.2 | 183.2 | |||||
Bank indebtedness | 9.6 | 10.1 | − | |||||
Derivative financial instruments3 | (110.8) | (520.3) | (382.3) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | (11.1) | (6.6) | (64.7) | |||||
Consolidated net debt excluding convertible debentures | 7,932.1 | 6,187.1 | 6,290.2 | |||||
Divided by: | ||||||||
Trailing 12‑month adjusted EBITDA4 | $ 2,337.1 | $ 1,934.5 | $ 1,973.2 | |||||
Consolidated net debt leverage ratio4 | 3.39x | 3.20x | 3.19x | |||||
1 Excluding changes in the fair value of long‑term debt related to hedged interest rate risk and financing costs. |
2 Current and long‑term liabilities |
3 Current and long‑term assets less long‑term liabilities. |
4 On a pro forma basis as at |
Key performance indicator
Revenue‑generating unit
The Corporation uses RGU, an industry metric, as a key performance indicator. An RGU represents, as the case may be, subscriber connections to the mobile and wireline telephony services and subscriptions to the Internet access and television services. RGU is not a measurement that is consistent with IFRS and the Corporation's definition and calculation of RGU may not be the same as identically titled measurements reported by other companies or published by public authorities.
QUEBECOR INC. | ||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except for earnings per share data) | Three months ended | Twelve months ended | ||||||||
(unaudited) | December 31 | December 31 | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Revenues | $ | 1,504.8 | $ | 1,185.0 | $ | 5,434.3 | $ | 4,531.9 | ||
Employee costs | 198.2 | 181.6 | 755.5 | 696.9 | ||||||
Purchase of goods and services | 741.2 | 520.4 | 2,441.0 | 1,900.5 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 231.1 | 189.9 | 909.0 | 767.7 | ||||||
Financial expenses | 107.0 | 79.4 | 408.4 | 323.0 | ||||||
Loss on valuation and translation of financial instruments | 8.7 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 19.2 | ||||||
Restructuring, acquisition costs and other | 23.5 | 5.2 | 52.4 | 14.5 | ||||||
Income before income taxes | 195.1 | 192.0 | 863.0 | 810.1 | ||||||
Income taxes (recovery): | ||||||||||
Current | 40.4 | 60.1 | 221.2 | 276.7 | ||||||
Deferred | 13.5 | (10.6) | 6.7 | (63.3) | ||||||
53.9 | 49.5 | 227.9 | 213.4 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 141.2 | $ | 142.5 | $ | 635.1 | $ | 596.7 | ||
Net income (loss) attributable to | ||||||||||
Shareholders | $ | 146.2 | $ | 142.5 | $ | 650.5 | $ | 599.7 | ||
Non-controlling interests | (5.0) | - | (15.4) | (3.0) | ||||||
Earnings per share attributable to shareholders | ||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.62 | $ | 2.82 | $ | 2.55 | ||
Diluted | 0.63 | 0.62 | 2.80 | 2.55 | ||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in millions) | 230.7 | 231.4 | 230.9 | 235.2 | ||||||
Weighted average number of diluted shares (in millions) | 230.9 | 231.5 | 236.2 | 235.2 | ||||||
QUEBECOR INC. | ||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | ||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Three months ended | Twelve months ended | ||||||||
(unaudited) | December 31 | December 31 | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 141.2 | $ | 142.5 | $ | 635.1 | $ | 596.7 | ||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: | ||||||||||
Items that may be reclassified to income: | ||||||||||
Cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||
(Loss) gain on valuation of derivative financial instruments | (42.4) | (0.1) | 5.4 | (67.6) | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 8.5 | ||||||
(Loss) gain on translation of investments in foreign associates | (1.4) | 0.9 | (11.3) | (5.8) | ||||||
Items that will not be reclassified to income: | ||||||||||
Defined benefit plans: | ||||||||||
Re-measurement gain (loss) | 16.9 | (81.2) | 16.9 | 141.3 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | (4.5) | 21.8 | (4.5) | (37.4) | ||||||
Equity investment: | ||||||||||
Loss on revaluation of an equity investment | (2.8) | (6.5) | (2.7) | (12.2) | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | ||||||
(23.5) | (62.6) | 4.6 | 28.4 | |||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 117.7 | $ | 79.9 | $ | 639.7 | $ | 625.1 | ||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to | ||||||||||
Shareholders | $ | 122.1 | $ | 79.6 | $ | 654.5 | $ | 620.8 | ||
Non-controlling interests | (4.4) | 0.3 | (14.8) | 4.3 |
SEGMENTED INFORMATION | ||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Three months ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Sports | Head | |||||||||||
and | office | |||||||||||
Telecommuni- | Enter- | and Inter- | ||||||||||
cations | Media | tainment | segments | Total | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 1,297.7 | $ | 204.8 | $ | 56.4 | $ | (54.1) | $ | 1,504.8 | ||
Employee costs | 125.1 | 50.6 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 198.2 | |||||||
Purchase of goods and services | 613.6 | 140.6 | 42.8 | (55.8) | 741.2 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA1 | 559.0 | 13.6 | 2.2 | (9.4) | 565.4 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 231.1 | |||||||||||
Financial expenses | 107.0 | |||||||||||
Loss on valuation and translation of financial instruments | 8.7 | |||||||||||
Restructuring, acquisition costs and other | 23.5 | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 195.1 | ||||||||||
Cash flows used for | ||||||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment2 | $ | 110.1 | $ | 1.2 | $ | 1.4 | $ | - | $ | 112.7 | ||
Additions to intangible assets | 36.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 39.5 | |||||||
Three months ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Sports | Head | |||||||||||
and | office | |||||||||||
Telecommuni- | Enter- | and Inter- | ||||||||||
cations | Media | tainment | segments | Total | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 960.0 | $ | 215.4 | $ | 54.1 | $ | (44.5) | $ | 1,185.0 | ||
Employee costs | 102.7 | 56.5 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 181.6 | |||||||
Purchase of goods and services | 381.4 | 144.1 | 40.3 | (45.4) | 520.4 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA1 | 475.9 | 14.8 | 2.6 | (10.3) | 483.0 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 189.9 | |||||||||||
Financial expenses | 79.4 | |||||||||||
Loss on valuation and translation of financial instruments | 16.5 | |||||||||||
Restructuring, acquisition costs and other | 5.2 | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 192.0 | ||||||||||
Cash flows used for | ||||||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment2 | $ | 74.4 | $ | 5.5 | $ | 0.4 | $ | 0.1 | $ | 80.4 | ||
Additions to intangible assets | 17.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 22.0 |
QUEBECOR INC. | ||||||||||||
SEGMENTED INFORMATION (continued) | ||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Twelve months ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Sports | Head | |||||||||||
and | office | |||||||||||
Telecommuni- | Enter- | and Inter- | ||||||||||
cations | Media | tainment | segments | Total | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 4,654.0 | $ | 721.9 | $ | 213.4 | $ | (155.0) | $ | 5,434.3 | ||
Employee costs | 472.3 | 206.0 | 44.5 | 32.7 | 755.5 | |||||||
Purchase of goods and services | 1,951.4 | 508.2 | 145.9 | (164.5) | 2,441.0 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA1 | 2,230.3 | 7.7 | 23.0 | (23.2) | 2,237.8 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 909.0 | |||||||||||
Financial expenses | 408.4 | |||||||||||
Loss on valuation and translation of financial instruments | 5.0 | |||||||||||
Restructuring, acquisition costs and other | 52.4 | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 863.0 | ||||||||||
Cash flows used for | ||||||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment2 | $ | 389.3 | $ | 5.6 | $ | 2.0 | $ | 0.1 | $ | 397.0 | ||
Additions to intangible assets | 156.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 166.3 | |||||||
Twelve months ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Sports | Head | |||||||||||
and | office | |||||||||||
Telecommuni- | Enter- | and Inter- | ||||||||||
cations | Media | tainment | segments | Total | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 3,718.2 | $ | 755.4 | $ | 190.6 | $ | (132.3) | $ | 4,531.9 | ||
Employee costs | 397.7 | 228.5 | 42.0 | 28.7 | 696.9 | |||||||
Purchase of goods and services | 1,407.6 | 501.9 | 129.2 | (138.2) | 1,900.5 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA1 | 1,912.9 | 25.0 | 19.4 | (22.8) | 1,934.5 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 767.7 | |||||||||||
Financial expenses | 323.0 | |||||||||||
Loss on valuation and translation of financial instruments | 19.2 | |||||||||||
Restructuring, acquisition costs and other | 14.5 | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 810.1 | ||||||||||
Cash flows used for | ||||||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment2 | $ | 369.7 | $ | 23.5 | $ | 1.0 | $ | 0.9 | $ | 395.1 | ||
Additions to intangible assets | 75.1 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 91.4 | |||||||
1 | The Chief Executive Officer uses adjusted EBITDA as the measure of profit to assess the performance of each segment. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS |
2 | Subsidies of
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QUEBECOR INC. | ||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY | ||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Equity attributable to shareholders | Equity | |||||||||||
Accumulated | attributable | |||||||||||
other com- | to non- | |||||||||||
Capital | Contributed | Retained | prehensive | controlling | Total | |||||||
stock | surplus | earnings | (loss) income | interests | equity | |||||||
Balance as of | $ | 965.2 | $ | 17.4 | $ | 292.3 | $ | (19.3) | $ | 123.2 | $ | 1,378.8 |
Net income (loss) | - | - | 599.7 | - | (3.0) | 596.7 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income | - | - | - | 21.1 | 7.3 | 28.4 | ||||||
Dividends | - | - | (282.1) | - | (1.3) | (283.4) | ||||||
Repurchase of Class | (49.0) | - | (188.0) | - | - | (237.0) | ||||||
Balance as of | 916.2 | 17.4 | 421.9 | 1.8 | 126.2 | 1,483.5 | ||||||
Net income (loss) | - | - | 650.5 | - | (15.4) | 635.1 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.6 | ||||||
Dividends | - | - | (277.1) | - | (0.2) | (277.3) | ||||||
Repurchase of Class | (1.6) | - | (6.2) | - | - | (7.8) | ||||||
Business disposal | - | - | - | - | (0.4) | (0.4) | ||||||
Balance as of | $ | 914.6 | $ | 17.4 | $ | 789.1 | $ | 5.8 | $ | 110.8 | $ | 1,837.7 |
QUEBECOR INC. | ||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Three months ended | Twelve months ended | ||||||||
(unaudited) | December 31 | December 31 | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Cash flows related to operating activities | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 141.2 | $ | 142.5 | $ | 635.1 | $ | 596.7 | ||
Adjustments for: | ||||||||||
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 141.2 | 134.2 | 582.2 | 548.5 | ||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 60.5 | 44.9 | 226.7 | 176.5 | ||||||
Depreciation of right-of-use assets | 29.4 | 10.8 | 100.1 | 42.7 | ||||||
Loss on valuation and translation of financial instruments | 8.7 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 19.2 | ||||||
(Gain) loss on disposal of other assets | (0.4) | (0.1) | (2.9) | 0.5 | ||||||
Impairment of assets | 0.5 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 3.7 | ||||||
Amortization of financing costs | 2.2 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 7.3 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 13.5 | (10.6) | 6.7 | (63.3) | ||||||
Other | (3.4) | (5.3) | 1.5 | (6.0) | ||||||
393.4 | 335.7 | 1,571.3 | 1,325.8 | |||||||
Net change in non-cash balances related to operating activities | (57.7) | (10.2) | (109.1) | (63.1) | ||||||
Cash flows provided by operating activities | 335.7 | 325.5 | 1,462.2 | 1,262.7 | ||||||
Cash flows related to investing activities | ||||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment | (112.7) | (80.4) | (397.0) | (395.1) | ||||||
Deferred subsidies used to finance additions to property, | ||||||||||
plant and equipment | - | (18.9) | (39.3) | (123.1) | ||||||
(112.7) | (99.3) | (436.3) | (518.2) | |||||||
Additions to intangible assets | (39.5) | (22.0) | (166.3) | (91.4) | ||||||
Business acquisitions | - | - | (2,069.6) | (22.1) | ||||||
Proceeds from disposals of assets | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 7.0 | ||||||
Acquisitions of investments and other | (0.3) | 0.2 | (7.0) | (6.6) | ||||||
Cash flows used in investing activities | (151.6) | (120.6) | (2,677.5) | (631.3) | ||||||
Cash flows related to financing activities | ||||||||||
Net change in bank indebtedness | (13.0) | (4.3) | (0.5) | 10.1 | ||||||
Net change under revolving facilities, net of financing costs | (84.0) | (92.5) | 299.0 | (213.3) | ||||||
Issuance of long-term debt, net of financing costs | - | - | 2,092.5 | - | ||||||
Repayment of long-term debt | - | (43.5) | (1,138.1) | (44.6) | ||||||
Repayment of lease liabilities | (31.1) | (11.0) | (94.5) | (42.8) | ||||||
Settlement of hedging contracts | - | (0.8) | 307.2 | (1.6) | ||||||
Repurchase of Class | (0.7) | (33.2) | (7.8) | (237.0) | ||||||
Dividends | (69.3) | (69.4) | (277.1) | (282.1) | ||||||
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | - | - | (0.2) | (1.3) | ||||||
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities | (198.1) | (254.7) | 1,180.5 | (812.6) | ||||||
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (14.0) | (49.8) | (34.8) | (181.2) | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 25.1 | 95.7 | 45.9 | 227.1 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 11.1 | $ | 45.9 | $ | 11.1 | $ | 45.9 | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consist of | ||||||||||
Cash | $ | 10.8 | $ | 6.2 | $ | 10.8 | $ | 6.2 | ||
Cash equivalents | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||||||
Restricted cash | - | 39.3 | - | 39.3 | ||||||
$ | 11.1 | $ | 45.9 | $ | 11.1 | $ | 45.9 | |||
Interest and taxes reflected as operating activities | ||||||||||
Cash interest payments | $ | 144.2 | $ | 130.5 | $ | 389.9 | $ | 311.3 | ||
Cash income tax payments (net of refunds) | 37.3 | 59.5 | 285.4 | 282.4 |
QUEBECOR INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | |||||||
(unaudited) | | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 11.1 | $ | 6.6 | |||
Restricted cash | - | 39.3 | |||||
Accounts receivable | 1,175.1 | 840.7 | |||||
Contract assets | 125.4 | 50.2 | |||||
Income taxes | 49.0 | 10.8 | |||||
Inventories | 512.1 | 406.2 | |||||
Derivative financial instruments | 129.3 | 320.8 | |||||
Other current assets | 192.3 | 135.5 | |||||
2,194.3 | 1,810.1 | ||||||
Non-current assets | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 3,417.9 | 2,897.6 | |||||
Intangible assets | 3,385.1 | 2,275.0 | |||||
Right-of-use assets | 340.8 | 155.4 | |||||
Goodwill | 2,721.2 | 2,726.0 | |||||
Derivative financial instruments | 35.8 | 199.5 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 23.4 | 22.0 | |||||
Other assets | 622.8 | 539.7 | |||||
10,547.0 | 8,815.2 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 12,741.3 | $ | 10,625.3 | |||
Liabilities and equity | |||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||
Bank indebtedness | $ | 9.6 | $ | 10.1 | |||
Accounts payable, accrued charges and provisions | 1,185.9 | 950.3 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 370.6 | 305.8 | |||||
Deferred subsidies | - | 39.3 | |||||
Income taxes | 24.7 | 31.2 | |||||
Convertible debentures | 150.0 | - | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 1,480.6 | 1,161.1 | |||||
Current portion of lease liabilities | 98.5 | 37.0 | |||||
3,319.9 | 2,534.8 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities | |||||||
Long-term debt | 6,151.8 | 5,317.7 | |||||
Convertible debentures | - | 150.0 | |||||
Lease liabilities | 277.7 | 149.2 | |||||
Derivative financial instruments | 54.3 | - | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 809.7 | 780.3 | |||||
Other liabilities | 290.2 | 209.8 | |||||
7,583.7 | 6,607.0 | ||||||
Equity | |||||||
Capital stock | 914.6 | 916.2 | |||||
Contributed surplus | 17.4 | 17.4 | |||||
Retained earnings | 789.1 | 421.9 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 5.8 | 1.8 | |||||
Equity attributable to shareholders | 1,726.9 | 1,357.3 | |||||
Non-controlling interests | 110.8 | 126.2 | |||||
1,837.7 | 1,483.5 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 12,741.3 | $ | 10,625.3 | |||
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