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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of April, 2013
Commission File Number 0-28860
 

 
NET SERVIÇOS DE COMUNICAÇÃO S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Net Communications Services Inc.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 
Rua Verbo Divino, 1356
04719-002 - São Paulo-SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.  Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  

Yes _______ No ___X____

 If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the Registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-___
 


 

 

 

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND LIQUIDITY – CONSOLIDATED 1Q13

São Paulo, April 18, 2013 – Net Serviços de Comunicação S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: NETC3 and NETC4; Nasdaq: NETC; and Latibex: XNET), the largest cable operator in Brazil and Latin America, offering integrated services that include Pay TV (“NET”), Digital Video (“NET Digital”), High Definition Digital Video (“NET Digital HD”), bidirectional broadband internet access (“NET Vírtua”) and Voice, in association with Embratel (“NET Fone via Embratel”), announces today its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 (“1Q13”).

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

Net Serviços de Comunicação S.A.

 

Consolidated Income Statements

 

1Q13

 

1Q12

 

%

 

(R$ thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

2,240,954

 

1,838,506

 

21.9

 

Operating costs

 

(1,128,468)

 

(902,295)

 

25.1

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(483,034)

 

(422,820)

 

14.2

 

EBITDA

(a)

629,452

 

513,391

 

22.6

 

EBITDA Margin

 

28,1%

 

27,9%

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

(356,296)

 

(305,965)

 

16.4

 

Monetary and exchange rate variation net

 

(12,559)

 

30,559

 

(141.1)

 

Finance expenses

 

(92,813)

 

(102,787)

 

9.7

 

Finance income

 

31,424

 

39,375

 

(20.2)

 

Income before taxes

 

199,208

 

174,573

 

14.1

 

Income tax

 

(84,316)

 

(59,975)

 

40.6

 

Net income

 

114,892

 

114,598

 

0.3 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA does not represent an accounting item or cash flow for the periods in question, and should not be considered an isolated indicator of operating performance. It does not represent a number accounting, companies can do specific interpretations and, the definition of EBITDA may not be comparable with the calculation of EBITDA by other companies. O EBITDA disclosed by Net was calculated in accordance with CVM Instruction 527/12.

 

Net Revenue increase 21.9%, totaling R$2,240,954  thousand in the 1Q13  compared to R$1,838,506 thousand in the 1Q12, mainly driven by the expansion of the subscriber base.  

 

EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes including Social Contribution on net income, depreciation and amortization) totaled R$629,452 thousand in the 1Q13 compared to R$513,391 thousand in the 1Q12, therefore an increase of 22.6%. 

 

The Company recorded in the 1Q13  Net Income of R$114,892 thousand.

 

Net Serviços de Comunicação S.A.

Consolidated Balance sheet

(R$ thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Q13

 

1Q12

 

 

 

1Q13

 

1Q12

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

1,471,959

 

1,384.424

 

Total current liabilities

 

3,188,158

 

1,793,953

Total non-current assets

 

8,937,974

 

7,465,334

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

2,525,342

 

2,753,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

4,696,433

 

4,302,437

Total Assets

 

10,409,933

 

8,849,758

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

10,409,933

 

8,849,758

 

 

 

 

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On April 11, 2013, Net Serviços, Embratel Participações S.A. (“Embrapar”). companies indirectly controlled by América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. (“América Móvil”), in accordance with the terms of Instruction nº 358/02 of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, or “CVM”) reported that they are evaluating the possibility of implementing, along with Claro S.A., a company also indirectly controlled by América Móvil, a corporate reorganization aiming to consolidating the corporate structure and activities of the companies and some of their subsidiaries in Brazil into a single company.

                   .
Therefore, they informed that the above mentioned companies will start internal analysis and procedures along  with the Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações - ANATEL, in order to assess the feasibility of the operation and any conditions for its implementation. The decision regarding the transaction will depend, among other things, on the satisfactory completion of studies and analysis and position to be adopted by ANATEL in face of the same.

 

NET Serviços and Embrapar will disclose new information related to the transaction when new developments occur.

 

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SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 18, 2013
 
NET SERVIÇOS DE COMUNICAÇÃO S.A.
By:
/S/  José Antonio Guaraldi Félix

 
José Antonio Guaraldi Félix
CEO
 

 

 
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