EX-99.1 2 a20-22357_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 


 

TELUS CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

JUNE 30, 2020

 


 

condensed interim consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions except per share amounts)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

OPERATING REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

 

 

$

3,250

 

$

3,086

 

$

6,495

 

$

6,106

 

Equipment

 

 

 

406

 

501

 

824

 

970

 

Revenues arising from contracts with customers

 

6

 

3,656

 

3,587

 

7,319

 

7,076

 

Other operating income

 

7

 

72

 

10

 

103

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

3,728

 

3,597

 

7,422

 

7,103

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goods and services purchased

 

 

 

1,458

 

1,466

 

2,870

 

2,887

 

Employee benefits expense

 

8

 

911

 

758

 

1,784

 

1,464

 

Depreciation

 

17

 

505

 

470

 

1,028

 

940

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

18

 

220

 

163

 

422

 

310

 

 

 

 

 

3,094

 

2,857

 

6,104

 

5,601

 

OPERATING INCOME

 

 

 

634

 

740

 

1,318

 

1,502

 

Financing costs

 

9

 

202

 

189

 

394

 

357

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

 

432

 

551

 

924

 

1,145

 

Income taxes

 

10

 

117

 

31

 

256

 

188

 

NET INCOME

 

 

 

315

 

520

 

668

 

957

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that may subsequently be reclassified to income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

 

 

 

(97

)

10

 

125

 

(39

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment arising from translating financial statements of foreign operations

 

 

 

(10

)

11

 

42

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

(107

)

21

 

167

 

(22

)

Items never subsequently reclassified to income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee defined benefit plan re-measurements

 

 

 

(669

)

8

 

(353

)

32

 

 

 

 

 

(776

)

29

 

(186

)

10

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

 

$

(461

)

$

549

 

$

482

 

$

967

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

 

 

$

290

 

$

517

 

$

640

 

$

945

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

25

 

3

 

28

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

$

315

 

$

520

 

$

668

 

$

957

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

 

 

$

(477

)

$

543

 

$

451

 

$

949

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

16

 

6

 

31

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

$

(461

)

$

549

 

$

482

 

$

967

 

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE* 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.79

 

Diluted

 

 

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

1,278

 

1,203

 

1,263

 

1,202

 

Diluted

 

 

 

1,280

 

1,203

 

1,264

 

1,202

 

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

GRAPHIC

 

2


 

condensed interim consolidated statements of financial position

(unaudited)

 

As at (millions)

 

Note

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and temporary investments, net

 

 

 

$

971

 

$

535

 

Accounts receivable

 

6(b)

 

2,004

 

1,962

 

Income and other taxes receivable

 

 

 

18

 

127

 

Inventories

 

1(c)

 

335

 

437

 

Contract assets

 

6(c)

 

538

 

737

 

Prepaid expenses

 

20

 

544

 

547

 

Current derivative assets

 

4(d)

 

10

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

4,420

 

4,353

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

17

 

14,559

 

14,232

 

Intangible assets, net

 

18

 

13,630

 

12,844

 

Goodwill, net

 

18

 

6,132

 

5,309

 

Contract assets

 

6(c)

 

212

 

328

 

Other long-term assets

 

20

 

1,355

 

919

 

 

 

 

 

35,888

 

33,632

 

 

 

 

 

$

40,308

 

$

37,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

22

 

$

100

 

$

100

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

23

 

2,873

 

2,749

 

Income and other taxes payable

 

 

 

155

 

55

 

Dividends payable

 

13

 

372

 

352

 

Advance billings and customer deposits

 

24

 

696

 

675

 

Provisions

 

25

 

83

 

288

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

26

 

562

 

1,332

 

Current derivative liabilities

 

4(d)

 

9

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

4,850

 

5,574

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions

 

25

 

613

 

590

 

Long-term debt

 

26

 

17,956

 

17,142

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

27

 

1,157

 

806

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 

3,352

 

3,214

 

 

 

 

 

23,078

 

21,752

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

27,928

 

27,326

 

Owners’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity

 

28

 

12,046

 

10,548

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

334

 

111

 

 

 

 

 

12,380

 

10,659

 

 

 

 

 

$

40,308

 

$

37,985

 

Contingent Liabilities

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

GRAPHIC

 

3


 

condensed interim consolidated statements of changes in owners’ equity

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity contributed

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Note 28)

 

 

 

 

 

other

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

(millions)

 

Note

 

Number of
shares
*

 

Share
capital

 

Contributed
surplus

 

Retained
earnings

 

comprehensive
income

 

Total

 

controlling
interests

 

Total

 

Balance as at January 1, 2019

 

 

 

1,197

 

$

5,390

 

$

383

 

$

4,321

 

$

11

 

$

10,105

 

$

74

 

$

10,179

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

945

 

 

945

 

12

 

957

 

Other comprehensive income

 

11

 

 

 

 

32

 

(28

)

4

 

6

 

10

 

Dividends

 

13

 

 

 

 

(668

)

 

(668

)

 

(668

)

Dividends reinvested and optional cash payments

 

13(b), 14(c)

 

2

 

46

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

46

 

Equity accounted share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

1

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

Issue of Common Shares in business combination

 

 

 

3

 

72

 

 

 

 

72

 

 

72

 

Balance as at June 30, 2019

 

 

 

1,202

 

$

5,509

 

$

382

 

$

4,630

 

$

(17

)

$

10,504

 

$

92

 

$

10,596

 

Balance as at January 1, 2020

 

 

 

1,209

 

$

5,660

 

$

398

 

$

4,371

 

$

119

 

$

10,548

 

$

111

 

$

10,659

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

640

 

 

640

 

28

 

668

 

Other comprehensive income

 

11

 

 

 

 

(353

)

164

 

(189

)

3

 

(186

)

Dividends

 

13

 

 

 

 

(743

)

 

(743

)

 

(743

)

Dividends reinvested and optional cash payments

 

13(b), 14(c)

 

11

 

262

 

 

 

 

262

 

 

262

 

Equity accounted share-based compensation

 

14(b)

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

58

 

 

58

 

Common Shares issued

 

28(a)

 

58

 

1,453

 

 

 

 

1,453

 

 

1,453

 

Change of ownership interests of subsidiary

 

28(d)

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

17

 

192

 

209

 

Balance as at June 30, 2020

 

 

 

1,278

 

$

7,375

 

$

473

 

$

3,915

 

$

283

 

$

12,046

 

$

334

 

$

12,380

 

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

 

4


 

 

condensed interim consolidated statements of cash flows

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

$

315

 

$

520

 

$

668

 

$

957

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

725

 

633

 

1,450

 

1,250

 

Deferred income taxes

 

10

 

36

 

(39

)

(25

)

(8

)

Share-based compensation expense, net

 

14(a)

 

41

 

20

 

64

 

39

 

Net employee defined benefit plans expense

 

15(a)

 

25

 

19

 

52

 

39

 

Employer contributions to employee defined benefit plans

 

 

 

(12

)

(12

)

(27

)

(28

)

Non-current contract assets

 

 

 

51

 

15

 

116

 

36

 

Non-current unbilled customer finance receivables

 

20

 

(53

)

9

 

(94

)

15

 

Loss from equity accounted investments

 

7, 21

 

5

 

1

 

13

 

1

 

Other

 

 

 

(75

)

(22

)

(42

)

51

 

Net change in non-cash operating working capital

 

31(a)

 

404

 

16

 

464

 

(402

)

Cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

1,462

 

1,160

 

2,639

 

1,950

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences

 

31(a)

 

(694

)

(645

)

(1,474

)

(1,438

)

Cash payments for spectrum licences

 

 

 

 

(931

)

 

(931

)

Cash payments for acquisitions, net

 

18(b)

 

(107

)

(26

)

(1,211

)

(188

)

Advances to, and investment in, real estate joint ventures and associate

 

21

 

(8

)

(9

)

(88

)

(17

)

Real estate joint venture receipts

 

21

 

1

 

1

 

3

 

2

 

Other

 

 

 

(15

)

10

 

(12

)

10

 

Cash used by investing activities

 

 

 

(823

)

(1,600

)

(2,782

)

(2,562

)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

31(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares issued

 

 

 

 

 

1,495

 

 

Dividends paid to holders of Common Shares

 

13(a)

 

(240

)

(307

)

(462

)

(610

)

Issue (repayment) of short-term borrowings, net

 

 

 

 

(400

)

 

 

Long-term debt issued

 

26

 

1,000

 

2,422

 

2,377

 

3,588

 

Redemptions and repayment of long-term debt

 

26

 

(1,479

)

(1,617

)

(2,967

)

(2,534

)

Shares of subsidiary issued to non-controlling interests

 

28(d)

 

 

 

209

 

 

Other

 

 

 

(7

)

(29

)

(73

)

(29

)

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

 

 

(726

)

69

 

579

 

415

 

CASH POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and temporary investments, net

 

 

 

(87

)

(371

)

436

 

(197

)

Cash and temporary investments, net, beginning of period

 

 

 

1,058

 

588

 

535

 

414

 

Cash and temporary investments, net, end of period

 

 

 

$

971

 

$

217

 

$

971

 

$

217

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF OPERATING CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

 

 

$

(199

)

$

(147

)

$

(376

)

$

(326

)

Interest received

 

 

 

$

3

 

$

3

 

$

6

 

$

5

 

Income taxes paid, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In respect of comprehensive income

 

 

 

$

(11

)

$

(122

)

$

(104

)

$

(458

)

In respect of business acquisitions

 

 

 

(2

)

 

(33

)

(15

)

 

 

 

 

$

(13

)

$

(122

)

$

(137

)

$

(473

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

 

5


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

JUNE 30, 2020

 

TELUS Corporation is one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, providing a wide range of telecommunications services and products, including wireless and wireline voice and data. Data services include: internet protocol; television; hosting, managed information technology and cloud-based services; healthcare solutions; customer care and business services; and home and business smart technology (including security).

 

TELUS Corporation was incorporated under the Company Act (British Columbia) on October 26, 1998, under the name BCT.TELUS Communications Inc. (BCT). On January 31, 1999, pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act among BCT, BC TELECOM Inc. and the former Alberta-based TELUS Corporation (TC), BCT acquired all of the shares of BC TELECOM Inc. and TC in exchange for Common Shares and Non-Voting Shares of BCT, and BC TELECOM Inc. was dissolved. On May 3, 2000, BCT changed its name to TELUS Corporation and in February 2005, TELUS Corporation transitioned under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), successor to the Company Act (British Columbia). TELUS Corporation maintains its registered office at Floor 7, 510 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0M3.

 

The terms “TELUS”, “we”, “us”, “our” or “ourselves” are used to refer to TELUS Corporation and, where the context of the narrative permits or requires, its subsidiaries.

 

Notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

Page

General application

 

 

1.

Condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

7

2.

Accounting policy developments

 

7

3.

Capital structure financial policies

 

7

4.

Financial instruments

 

10

Consolidated results of operations focused

 

 

5.

Segment information

 

16

6.

Revenue from contracts with customers

 

18

7.

Other operating income

 

19

8.

Employee benefits expense

 

20

9.

Financing costs

 

20

10.

Income taxes

 

21

11.

Other comprehensive income

 

22

12.

Per share amounts

 

24

13.

Dividends per share

 

24

14.

Share-based compensation

 

25

15.

Employee future benefits

 

28

16.

Restructuring and other costs

 

29

Consolidated financial position focused

 

 

17.

Property, plant and equipment

 

30

18.

Intangible assets and goodwill

 

31

19.

Leases

 

33

20.

Other long-term assets

 

34

21.

Real estate joint ventures and investment in associate

 

34

22.

Short-term borrowings

 

37

23.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

37

24.

Advance billings and customer deposits

 

37

25.

Provisions

 

38

26.

Long-term debt

 

39

27.

Other long-term liabilities

 

42

28.

Owners’ equity

 

42

29.

Contingent liabilities

 

44

Other

 

 

 

30.

Related party transactions

 

45

31.

Additional statement of cash flow information

 

47

 

 

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

1                 condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(a)         Basis of presentation

 

The notes presented in our condensed interim consolidated financial statements include only significant events and transactions and are not fully inclusive of all matters normally disclosed in our annual audited financial statements; thus, our interim consolidated financial statements are referred to as condensed. Our condensed interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Our condensed interim consolidated financial statements are expressed in Canadian dollars and follow the same accounting policies and methods of their application as set out in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019. The generally accepted accounting principles that we use are International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS-IASB) and Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Our condensed interim consolidated financial statements comply with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting and reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal recurring nature) that are, in our opinion, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.

 

These consolidated financial statements for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, were authorized by our Board of Directors for issue on July 31, 2020.

 

(b)         Use of estimates and judgments

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates (including about the future effects of the COVID-19 pandemic), assumptions and judgments that affect: the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements; the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements; and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(c)          Inventories

 

Our inventories primarily consist of wireless handsets, parts and accessories totalling $266 million at June 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019 — $375 million) and communications equipment held for resale. Costs of goods sold for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, totalled $384 million (2019 — $484 million) and $786 million (2019 — $943 million), respectively.

 

2                 accounting policy developments

 

Initial application of standards, interpretations and amendments to standards and interpretations in the reporting period

 

In October 2018, the International Accounting Standards Board amended IFRS 3, Business Combinations, seeking to clarify whether an acquisition transaction results in the acquisition of an asset or the acquisition of a business. The amendments are effective for acquisition transactions on or after January 1, 2020, although earlier application was permitted. The amended standard has a narrower definition of a business, which could result in the recognition of fewer business combinations than under the previous standard; the implication of this is that amounts which may have been recognized as goodwill in a business combination under the previous standard may now be recognized as allocations to net identifiable assets acquired under the amended standard (with an associated effect in an entity’s results of operations that would differ from the effect of goodwill having been recognized). We have applied the standard prospectively from January 1, 2020. The effects of the amended standard on our financial performance and disclosure will be dependent on the facts and circumstances of any future acquisition transactions and have not been material in the current fiscal year.

 

3                 capital structure financial policies

 

General

 

Our objective when managing capital is to maintain a flexible capital structure that optimizes the cost and availability of capital at acceptable risk.

 

In the management of capital and in its definition, we include common equity (excluding accumulated other comprehensive income), long-term debt (including long-term credit facilities, commercial paper backstopped by long-term credit facilities and any hedging assets or liabilities associated with long-term debt items, net of amounts recognized

 

 

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

in accumulated other comprehensive income), cash and temporary investments, and short-term borrowings arising from securitized trade receivables.

 

We manage our capital structure and make adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of our business. In order to maintain or adjust our capital structure, we may adjust the amount of dividends paid to holders of Common Shares, purchase Common Shares for cancellation pursuant to normal course issuer bids, issue new shares, issue new debt, issue new debt to replace existing debt with different characteristics and/or increase or decrease the amount of trade receivables sold to an arm’s-length securitization trust.

 

During 2020, our financial objectives, which are reviewed annually, were unchanged from 2019, excepting for a change in methodology of our dividend payout ratio. We believe that our financial objectives are supportive of our long-term strategy.

 

We monitor capital utilizing a number of measures, including: net debt to earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA*) — excluding restructuring and other costs ratio; coverage ratios; and dividend payout ratios.

 

Debt and coverage ratios

 

Net debt to EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs is calculated as net debt at the end of the period, divided by 12-month trailing EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs. This measure, historically, is substantially similar to the leverage ratio covenant in our credit facilities. Net debt and EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs are measures that do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS-IASB and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The calculation of these measures is set out in the following table. Net debt is one component of a ratio used to determine compliance with debt covenants.

 

As at, or for the 12-month periods ended, June 30 ($ in millions)

 

Objective

 

2020

 

2019

 

Components of debt and coverage ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt 1

 

 

 

$

17,664

 

$

16,602

 

EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs 2

 

 

 

$

5,769

 

$

5,649

 

Net interest cost 3

 

 

 

$

797

 

$

706

 

Debt ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt to EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs

 

2.20 – 2.704

 

3.06

 

2.94

 

Coverage ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings coverage 5

 

 

 

3.6

 

4.2

 

EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs interest coverage 6

 

 

 

7.2

 

8.0

 

 


(1)         Net debt and total capitalization are calculated as follows:

 

As at June 30

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

Long-term debt

 

26

 

$

18,518

 

$

16,579

 

Debt issuance costs netted against long-term debt

 

 

 

96

 

105

 

Derivative (assets) liabilities, net

 

 

 

(392

)

92

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income amounts arising from financial instruments used to manage interest rate and currency risks associated with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt — excluding tax effects

 

 

 

313

 

(57

)

Cash and temporary investments, net

 

 

 

(971

)

(217

)

Short-term borrowings

 

22

 

100

 

100

 

Net debt

 

 

 

17,664

 

16,602

 

Common equity

 

 

 

12,046

 

10,504

 

Less: accumulated other comprehensive income included in common equity above

 

 

 

(283

)

17

 

Total capitalization

 

 

 

$

29,427

 

$

27,123

 

 

(2)         EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs is calculated as follows:

 

 

 

EBITDA
(Note 5)

 

Restructuring
and other costs
(Note 16)

 

EBITDA —
excluding
restructuring
and other costs

 

Add

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six-month period ended June 30, 2020

 

$

2,768

 

$

130

 

$

2,898

 

Year ended December 31, 2019

 

5,554

 

134

 

5,688

 

Deduct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six-month period ended June 30, 2019

 

(2,752

)

(65

)

(2,817

)

EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs

 

$

5,570

 

$

199

 

$

5,769

 

 

* EBITDA does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS-IASB and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers; we define EBITDA as operating revenues less goods and services purchased and employee benefits expense. We have issued guidance on, and report, EBITDA because it is a key measure that management uses to evaluate the performance of our business, and it is also utilized in measuring compliance with certain debt covenants.

 

 

8


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

(3)         Net interest cost is defined as financing costs, excluding employee defined benefit plans net interest, recoveries on long-term debt prepayment premium and repayment of debt, calculated on a 12-month trailing basis (expenses recorded for long-term debt prepayment premium, if any, are included in net interest cost) (see Note 9).

(4)         Our long-term objective range for this ratio is 2.20 — 2.70 times. The ratio as at June 30, 2020, is outside the long-term objective range. We may permit, and have permitted, this ratio to go outside the objective range (for long-term investment opportunities), but we will endeavour to return this ratio to within the objective range in the medium term (following upcoming spectrum auctions), as we believe that this range is supportive of our long-term strategy. We are in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant in our credit facilities, which states that we may not permit our net debt to operating cash flow ratio to exceed 4.00:1.00 (see Note 26(d)); the calculation of the debt ratio is substantially similar to the calculation of the leverage ratio covenant in our credit facilities.

(5)         Earnings coverage is defined by Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 41-101 as net income before borrowing costs and income tax expense, divided by borrowing costs (interest on long-term debt; interest on short-term borrowings and other; long-term debt prepayment premium), and adding back capitalized interest, all such amounts excluding amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.

(6)         EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs interest coverage is defined as EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs, divided by net interest cost. This measure is substantially similar to the coverage ratio covenant in our credit facilities.

 

Net debt to EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs was 3.06 times as at June 30, 2020, up from 2.94 times one year earlier. The effect of the increase in net debt was exceeded by the effect of growth in EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs. The earnings coverage ratio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2020, was 3.6 times, down from 4.2 times one year earlier. Higher borrowing costs reduced the ratio by 0.5 and a decrease in income before borrowing costs and income taxes decreased the ratio by 0.1. The EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs interest coverage ratio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2020, was 7.2 times, down from 8.0 times one year earlier. Growth in EBITDA — excluding restructuring and other costs increased the ratio by 0.2, while an increase in net interest costs reduced the ratio by 1.0.

 

Dividend payout ratio

 

Commencing in 2020, so as to be consistent with the way we manage our business, we updated our revised dividend payout ratio presented to be a historical measure calculated as the sum of the last four quarters’ dividends declared for Common Shares as recorded in the financial statements, net of dividend reinvestment plan effects (see Note 13), divided by the sum of free cash flow* amounts for the most recent four quarters for interim reporting periods (divided by annual free cash flow if the reported amount is in respect of a fiscal year).

 

For the 12-month periods ended June 30

 

Objective

 

2020

 

2019

 

Determined using management measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend payout ratio — net of dividend reinvestment plan effects

 

60%–75% 1

 

61

%

133

%

Determined using most comparable IFRS-IASB measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of dividends declared to cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures (excluding spectrum licences)

 

 

 

84

%

122

%

 


(1)         Our objective range for the dividend payout ratio is 60%-75% of free cash flow on a prospective basis.

 

12-month periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

Dividends declared

 

$

1,433

 

$

1,307

 

Amount of dividends declared reinvested in Common Shares

 

(516

)

(90

)

Dividends declared, net of dividend reinvestment plan effects

 

$

917

 

$

1,217

 

 

* Free cash flow does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS-IASB and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers; we define free cash flow as EBITDA (operating revenues less goods and services purchased and employee benefits expense) excluding certain working capital changes (such as trade receivables and trade payables), proceeds from divested assets and other sources and uses of cash, as found in the consolidated statements of cash flows. We have issued guidance on, and report, free cash flow because it is a key measure that management, and investors, use to evaluate the performance of our business.

 

 

9


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

Our calculation of free cash flow, and the reconciliation to cash provided by operating activities, is as follows:

 

12-month periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

EBITDA

 

5

 

$

5,570

 

$

5,336

 

Deduct non-cash gains from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

(13

)

(43

)

Restructuring and other costs, net of disbursements

 

 

 

22

 

43

 

Effects of contract asset, acquisition and fulfilment and TELUS Easy Payment device financing

 

 

 

43

 

(172

)

Effects of lease principal

 

31(b)

 

(346

)

(152

)

Leases accounted for as finance leases prior to adoption of IFRS 16

 

 

 

136

 

26

 

Deduct non-recurring gains and equity income related to real estate joint ventures

 

21(b)

 

 

(171

)

Donation to TELUS Friendly Future Foundation in Common Shares

 

 

 

 

100

 

Items from consolidated statements of cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation, net

 

14

 

23

 

2

 

Net employee defined benefit plans expense

 

15

 

91

 

85

 

Employer contributions to employee defined benefit plans

 

 

 

(40

)

(46

)

Interest paid

 

 

 

(764

)

(654

)

Interest received

 

 

 

8

 

9

 

Capital expenditures (excluding spectrum licences)

 

5

 

(2,911

)

(2,889

)

Free cash flow before income taxes

 

 

 

1,819

 

1,474

 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

 

 

(308

)

(562

)

Free cash flow

 

 

 

1,511

 

912

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (excluding spectrum licences)

 

5

 

2,911

 

2,889

 

Adjustments to reconcile to Cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

194

 

163

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

$

4,616

 

$

3,964

 

 

4                 financial instruments

 

(a)         Credit risk

 

Excluding credit risk, if any, arising from currency swaps settled on a gross basis, the best representation of our maximum exposure (excluding income tax effects) to credit risk, which is a worst-case scenario and does not reflect results we expect, is set out in the following table:

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

 

Cash and temporary investments, net

 

$

971

 

$

535

 

Accounts receivable

 

2,323

 

2,187

 

Contract assets

 

750

 

1,065

 

Derivative assets

 

423

 

84

 

 

 

$

4,467

 

$

3,871

 

 

Cash and temporary investments, net

 

Credit risk associated with cash and temporary investments is managed by ensuring that these financial assets are placed with: governments; major financial institutions that have been accorded strong investment grade ratings by a primary rating agency; and/or other creditworthy counterparties. An ongoing review evaluates changes in the status of counterparties.

 

Accounts receivable

 

Credit risk associated with accounts receivable is inherently managed by the size and diversity of our large customer base, which includes substantially all consumer and business sectors in Canada. We follow a program of credit evaluations of customers and limit the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary. Accounts are considered to be past due (in default) when customers have failed to make the contractually required payments when due, which is generally within 30 days of the billing date. Any late payment charges are levied at an industry-based market or negotiated rate on outstanding non-current customer account balances.

 

 

10


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

As at (millions)

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Note

 

Gross

 

Allowance

 

Net 1

 

Gross

 

Allowance

 

Net 1

 

Customer accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 30 days past billing date

 

 

 

$

826

 

$

(22

)

$

804

 

$

803

 

$

(10

)

$

793

 

30-60 days past billing date

 

 

 

262

 

(15

)

247

 

331

 

(8

)

323

 

61-90 days past billing date

 

 

 

129

 

(14

)

115

 

74

 

(5

)

69

 

More than 90 days past billing date

 

 

 

114

 

(27

)

87

 

73

 

(14

)

59

 

Unbilled customer finance receivables

 

 

 

717

 

(26

)

691

 

523

 

(18

)

505

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,048

 

$

(104

)

$

1,944

 

$

1,804

 

$

(55

)

$

1,749

 

Current

 

 

 

$

1,719

 

$

(94

)

$

1,625

 

$

1,570

 

$

(46

)

$

1,524

 

Non-current

 

20

 

329

 

(10

)

319

 

234

 

(9

)

225

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,048

 

$

(104

)

$

1,944

 

$

1,804

 

$

(55

)

$

1,749

 

 


(1)         Net amounts represent customer accounts receivable for which an allowance had not been made as at the dates of the Consolidated statements of financial position (see Note 6(b)).

 

We maintain allowances for lifetime expected credit losses related to doubtful accounts. Current economic conditions (including forward-looking macroeconomic data), historical information (including credit agency reports, if available), reasons for the accounts being past due and the line of business from which the customer accounts receivable arose are all considered when determining whether to make allowances for past-due accounts. The same factors are considered when determining whether to write off amounts charged to the allowance for doubtful accounts against the customer accounts receivable; amounts charged to the customer accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts that were written off but were still subject to enforcement activity as at June 30, 2020, totalled $541 million (December 31, 2019 – $449 million). The doubtful accounts expense is calculated on a specific-identification basis for customer accounts receivable above a specific balance threshold and on a statistically derived allowance basis for the remainder. No customer accounts receivable are written off directly to the doubtful accounts expense.

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to our allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

56

 

$

43

 

$

55

 

$

53

 

Additions (doubtful accounts expense)

 

46

 

10

 

58

 

21

 

Accounts written off, net of recoveries

 

(6

)

(11

)

(18

)

(33

)

Other

 

8

 

 

9

 

1

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

104

 

$

42

 

$

104

 

$

42

 

 

Contract assets

 

Credit risk associated with contract assets is inherently managed by the size and diversity of our large customer base, which includes substantially all consumer and business sectors in Canada. We follow a program of credit evaluations of customers and limit the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary.

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Gross

 

Allowance

 

Net (Note 6(c))

 

Gross

 

Allowance

 

Net (Note 6(c))

 

Contract assets, net of impairment allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be billed and thus reclassified to accounts receivable during:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 12-month period ending one year hence

 

$

730

 

$

(41

)

$

689

 

$

952

 

$

(42

)

$

910

 

The 12-month period ending two years hence

 

209

 

(12

)

197

 

322

 

(14

)

308

 

Thereafter

 

16

 

(1

)

15

 

21

 

(1

)

20

 

 

 

$

955

 

$

(54

)

$

901

 

$

1,295

 

$

(57

)

$

1,238

 

 

We maintain allowances for lifetime expected credit losses related to contract assets. Current economic conditions, historical information (including credit agency reports, if available), and the line of business from which the contract asset arose are all considered when determining impairment allowances. The same factors are considered when determining whether to write off amounts charged to the impairment allowance for contract assets against contract assets.

 

Derivative assets (and derivative liabilities)

 

Counterparties to our share-based compensation cash-settled equity forward agreements and foreign exchange derivatives are major financial institutions that have been accorded investment grade ratings by a primary credit rating agency. The total dollar amount of credit exposure under contracts with any one financial institution is limited and counterparties’ credit ratings are monitored. We do not give or receive collateral on swap agreements and hedging items

 

 

11


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

due to our credit rating and those of our counterparties. While we are exposed to the risk of potential credit losses due to the possible non-performance of our counterparties, we consider this risk remote. Our derivative liabilities do not have credit risk-related contingent features.

 

(b)         Liquidity risk

 

As a component of our capital structure financial policies, discussed further in Note 3, we manage liquidity risk by:

 

·                  maintaining a daily cash pooling process that enables us to manage our available liquidity and our liquidity requirements according to our actual needs;

·                  maintaining an agreement to sell trade receivables to an arm’s-length securitization trust and bilateral bank facilities (Note 22), a commercial paper program (Note 26(c)) and syndicated credit facilities (Note 26(d),(e));

·                  maintaining an in-effect shelf prospectus;

·                  continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows; and

·                  managing maturity profiles of financial assets and financial liabilities.

 

Our debt maturities in future years are as disclosed in Note 26(g). As at June 30, 2020, we could offer $2.5 billion of debt or equity securities pursuant to a shelf prospectus that is in effect until June 2022 (December 31, 2019 – $2.0 billion pursuant to a shelf prospectus that was in effect until August 2021). We believe that our investment grade credit ratings contribute to reasonable access to capital markets.

 

We closely match the contractual maturities of our derivative financial liabilities with those of the risk exposures they are being used to manage.

 

The expected maturities of our undiscounted financial liabilities do not differ significantly from the contractual maturities, other than as noted below. The contractual maturities of our undiscounted financial liabilities, including interest thereon (where applicable), are set out in the following tables:

 

 

 

Non-derivative

 

Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Composite long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest

 

 

 

Long-term
debt,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bearing

 

 

 

excluding

 

 

 

Currency swap agreement

 

 

 

Currency swap agreement

 

 

 

As at June 30, 2020

 

financial

 

Short-term

 

leases 1

 

Leases

 

amounts to be exchanged 2

 

 

 

amounts to be exchanged

 

 

 

(millions)

 

liabilities

 

borrowings 1

 

(Note 26)

 

(Note 26)

 

(Receive)

 

Pay

 

Other

 

(Receive)

 

Pay

 

Total

 

2020 (balance of year)

 

$

2,329

 

$

 

$

352

 

$

213

 

$

(80

)

$

73

 

$

4

 

$

(251

)

$

244

 

$

2,884

 

2021

 

161

 

101

 

867

 

398

 

(160

)

151

 

1

 

(203

)

205

 

1,521

 

2022

 

10

 

 

1,904

 

252

 

(160

)

151

 

8

 

 

 

2,165

 

2023

 

8

 

 

1,137

 

214

 

(160

)

150

 

 

 

 

1,349

 

2024

 

8

 

 

1,694

 

177

 

(160

)

150

 

 

 

 

1,869

 

2025-2029

 

20

 

 

9,153

 

475

 

(2,451

)

2,393

 

 

 

 

9,590

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

10,975

 

418

 

(3,168

)

3,020

 

 

 

 

11,245

 

Total

 

$

2,536

 

$

101

 

$

26,082

 

$

2,147

 

$

(6,339

)

$

6,088

 

$

13

 

$

(454

)

$

449

 

$

30,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Note 26(g))

 

 

 

$

27,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)             Cash outflows in respect of interest payments on our short-term borrowings, commercial paper and amounts drawn under our credit facilities (if any) have been calculated based upon the interest rates in effect as at June 30, 2020.

(2)             The amounts included in undiscounted non-derivative long-term debt in respect of U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt, and the corresponding amounts in the long-term debt currency swaps receive column, have been determined based upon the currency exchange rates in effect as at June 30, 2020. The hedged U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt contractual amounts at maturity, in effect, are reflected in the long-term debt currency swaps pay column as gross cash flows are exchanged pursuant to the currency swap agreements.

 

 

12


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Non-derivative

 

Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Composite long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest

 

 

 

Construction

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

 

bearing

 

 

 

credit facilities

 

debt,

 

 

 

Currency swap agreement

 

 

 

Currency swap agreement

 

 

 

December 31,

 

financial

 

Short-term

 

commitment

 

excluding

 

 

 

amounts to be exchanged 2

 

 

 

amounts to be exchanged

 

 

 

2019 (millions)

 

liabilities

 

borrowings 1

 

(Note 21)

 

leases 1

 

Leases

 

(Receive)

 

Pay

 

Other

 

(Receive)

 

Pay

 

Total

 

2020

 

$

2,639

 

$

3

 

$

10

 

$

1,657

 

$

373

 

$

(1,140

)

$

1,153

 

$

 

$

(917

)

$

921

 

$

4,699

 

2021

 

43

 

103

 

 

1,698

 

338

 

(119

)

118

 

 

 

 

2,181

 

2022

 

7

 

 

 

2,235

 

207

 

(119

)

118

 

8

 

 

 

2,456

 

2023

 

5

 

 

 

1,021

 

189

 

(119

)

118

 

 

 

 

1,214

 

2024

 

5

 

 

 

1,595

 

157

 

(119

)

118

 

 

 

 

1,756

 

2025-2029

 

4

 

 

 

7,311

 

429

 

(1,919

)

1,944

 

 

 

 

7,769

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

10,102

 

388

 

(3,019

)

3,020

 

 

 

 

10,491

 

Total

 

$

2,703

 

$

106

 

$

10

 

$

25,619

 

$

2,081

 

$

(6,554

)

$

6,589

 

$

8

 

$

(917

)

$

921

 

$

30,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

$

27,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)              Cash outflows in respect of interest payments on our short-term borrowings, commercial paper and amounts drawn under our credit facilities (if any) have been calculated based upon the interest rates in effect as at December 31, 2019.

(2)              The amounts included in undiscounted non-derivative long-term debt in respect of U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt, and the corresponding amounts in the long-term debt currency swaps receive column, have been determined based upon the currency exchange rates in effect as at December 31, 2019. The hedged U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt contractual amounts at maturity, in effect, are reflected in the long-term debt currency swaps pay column as gross cash flows are exchanged pursuant to the currency swap agreements.

 

(c)          Market risks

 

Net income and other comprehensive income for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, could have varied if the Canadian dollar: U.S. dollar exchange rate, the U.S. dollar: European euro exchange rate, market interest rates and our Common Share price varied by reasonably possible amounts from their actual statement of financial position date amounts.

 

The sensitivity analysis of our exposure to currency risk at the reporting date has been determined based upon a hypothetical change taking place at the relevant statement of financial position date. The U.S. dollar-denominated and European euro-denominated balances and derivative financial instrument notional amounts as at the statement of financial position dates have been used in the calculations.

 

The sensitivity analysis of our exposure to interest rate risk at the reporting date has been determined based upon a hypothetical change taking place at the beginning of the relevant fiscal year and being held constant through to the statement of financial position date. The relevant statement of financial position date principal and notional amounts have been used in the calculations.

 

The sensitivity analysis of our exposure to other price risk arising from share-based compensation at the reporting date has been determined based upon a hypothetical change taking place at the relevant statement of financial position date. The relevant notional number of Common Shares at the relevant statement of financial position date, which includes those in the cash-settled equity swap agreements, has been used in the calculations.

 

Income tax expense, which is reflected net in the sensitivity analysis, reflects the applicable statutory income tax rates for the reporting periods.

 

Six-month periods ended June 30

 

Net income

 

Other comprehensive income

 

Comprehensive income

 

(increase (decrease) in millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Reasonably possible changes in market risks 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10% change in C$: US$ exchange rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian dollar appreciates

 

$

4

 

$

 

$

(66

)

$

(55

)

$

(62

)

$

(55

)

Canadian dollar depreciates

 

$

(4

)

$

 

$

66

 

$

55

 

$

62

 

$

55

 

10% change in US$:  € exchange rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. dollar appreciates

 

$

 

$

 

$

(55

)

$

 

$

(55

)

$

 

U.S. dollar depreciates

 

$

 

$

 

$

55

 

$

 

$

55

 

$

 

25 basis point change in interest rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rates increase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian interest rate

 

$

 

$

 

$

118

 

$

94

 

$

118

 

$

94

 

US interest rate

 

$

 

$

 

$

(129

)

$

(90

)

$

(129

)

$

(90

)

Combined

 

$

 

$

 

$

(11

)

$

4

 

$

(11

)

$

4

 

Interest rates decrease

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian interest rate

 

$

 

$

 

$

(124

)

$

(99

)

$

(124

)

$

(99

)

US interest rate

 

$

 

$

 

$

137

 

$

95

 

$

137

 

$

95

 

Combined

 

$

 

$

 

$

13

 

$

(4

)

$

13

 

$

(4

)

 

 

13


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

Six-month periods ended June 30

 

Net income

 

Other comprehensive income

 

Comprehensive income

 

(increase (decrease) in millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

25% 2 change in Common Share price 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price increases

 

$

(8

)

$

(4

)

$

3

 

$

1

 

$

(5

)

$

(3

)

Price decreases

 

$

13

 

$

19

 

$

(3

)

$

(1

)

$

10

 

$

18

 

 


(1)         These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. Changes in net income and/or other comprehensive income generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in net income and/or other comprehensive income may not be linear. In this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the amount of net income and/or other comprehensive income is calculated without changing any other factors; in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

 

The sensitivity analysis assumes that we would realize the changes in exchange rates and market interest rates; in reality, the competitive marketplace in which we operate would have an effect on this assumption.

 

No consideration has been made for a difference in the notional number of Common Shares associated with share-based compensation awards made during the reporting period that may have arisen due to a difference in the Common Share price.

 

(2)         To facilitate ongoing comparison of sensitivities, a constant variance of approximate magnitude has been used. Reflecting a six-month data period and calculated on a monthly basis, the volatility of our Common Share price as at June 30, 2020, was 22.8% (2019 – 12.5%).

 

(3)         The hypothetical effects of changes in the price of our Common Shares are restricted to those which would arise from our share-based compensation awards that are accounted for as liability instruments and the associated cash-settled equity swap agreements.

 

(d)         Fair values

 

Derivative

 

The derivative financial instruments that we measure at fair value on a recurring basis subsequent to initial recognition are set out in the following table.

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Designation

 

Maximum
maturity date

 

Notional
amount

 

Fair value 1 and
carrying value

 

Price or
rate

 

Maximum
maturity date

 

Notional
amount

 

Fair value 1 and
carrying value

 

Price or
rate

 

Current Assets 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives used to manage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated purchases

 

HFH 3

 

2021

 

$

249

 

$

8

 

US$1.00: C$1.32

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar revenues

 

HFT 4

 

2021

 

$

76 

 

2

 

US$1.00: C$1.36

 

2020

 

$

36 

 

1

 

US$1.00: C$1.30

 

Changes in share-based compensation costs (Note 14(b))

 

HFH 3

 

 

$

 

 

 

2020

 

$

72 

 

4

 

$

24.40

*

Currency risk associated with European euro-denominated business acquisition

 

HFH 3

 

 

$

 

 

 

2020

 

$

472 

 

3

 

€1.00: US$1.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8

 

 

 

Other Long-Term Assets 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives used to manage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency risks arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 6 (Note 26(b)-(c))

 

HFH 3

 

2049

 

$

5,495 

 

$

413

 

US$1.00: C$1.30

 

2048 

 

$

3,068

 

$

76

 

US$1.00: C$1.28

 

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

14


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Designation

 

Maximum
maturity date

 

Notional
amount

 

Fair value 1 and
carrying value

 

Price or
rate

 

Maximum
maturity date

 

Notional
amount

 

Fair value 1 and
carrying value

 

Price or
rate

 

Current Liabilities 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives used to manage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated purchases

 

HFH 3

 

2021

 

$

123 

 

$

3

 

US$1.00: C$1.40

 

2020

 

$

412 

 

$

 

US$1.00: C$1.32

 

Changes in share-based compensation costs (Note 14(b))

 

HFH 3

 

2020 

 

$

72 

 

4

 

$

24.39

*

 

$

 

 

 

Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt (Note 26(b)-(c))

 

HFH 3

 

 

$

 

 

 

2020

 

$

1,037 

 

17

 

US$1.00: C$1.32

 

Currency risk arising from European euro functional currency operations purchased with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 7 (Notes 18(b), 26(e))

 

HFH 5

 

2024 

 

$

33

 

2

 

€1.00: US$1.09

 

 

$

 

 

 

Interest rate risk associated with non-fixed rate credit facility amounts drawn (Note 26(e))

 

HFH 3

 

2022

 

$

 

 

2.64

%

2022

 

$

 

 

2.64

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23

 

 

 

Other Long-Term Liabilities 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives used to manage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 6 (Note 26(b)-(c))

 

HFH 3

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

2049

 

$

2,485 

 

22

 

US$1.00: C$1.34

 

Currency risk arising from European euro functional currency operations purchased with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 7 (Notes 18(b), 26(e))

 

HFH 5

 

2025 

 

$

563

 

19

 

€1.00: US$1.09

 

 

$

 

 

 

Interest rate risk associated with non-fixed rate credit facility amounts drawn (Note 26(e))

 

HFH 3

 

2022

 

$

133 

 

8

 

2.64

%

2022

 

$

130 

 

4

 

2.64

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

26

 

 

 

 


(1)              Fair value measured at reporting date using significant other observable inputs (Level 2).

(2)              Derivative financial assets and liabilities are not set off.

(3)              Designated as held for hedging (HFH) upon initial recognition (cash flow hedging item); hedge accounting is applied. Unless otherwise noted, hedge ratio is 1:1 and is established by assessing the degree of matching between the notional amounts of hedging items and the notional amounts of the associated hedged items.

(4)              Designated as held for trading (HFT) and classified as fair value through net income upon initial recognition; hedge accounting is not applied.

(5)              Designated as a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation and hedge accounting is applied. Hedge ratio is 1:1 and is established by assessing the degree of matching between the notional amounts of hedging items and the notional amounts of the associated hedged items.

(6)              We designate only the spot element as the hedging item. As at June 30, 2020, the foreign currency basis spread included in the fair value of the derivative instruments, and which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness, was $92 (December 31, 2019 – $38).

(7)              We designate only the spot element as the hedging item. As at June 30, 2020, the foreign currency basis spread included in the fair value of the derivative instruments, and which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness was $2.

 

Non-derivative

 

Our long-term debt, which is measured at amortized cost, and the fair value thereof, are set out in the following table.

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Carrying
value

 

Fair value

 

Carrying
value

 

Fair value

 

Long-term debt, excluding leases (Note 26)

 

$

16,797

 

$

18,121

 

$

16,813

 

$

17,930

 

 

(e)          Recognition of derivative gains and losses

 

The following table sets out the gains and losses, excluding income tax effects, arising from derivative instruments that are classified as cash flow hedging items and their location within the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income.

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

15


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

Credit risk associated with such derivative instruments, as discussed further in (a), would be the primary source of hedge ineffectiveness. There was no ineffective portion of the derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedging items for the periods presented.

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of gain (loss)
recognized in other
comprehensive income

 

Gain (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive
income to income (effective portion)
(Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

(effective portion) (Note 11)

 

 

 

Amount

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

Location

 

2020

 

2019

 

THREE-MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives used to manage currency risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arising from U.S. dollar-denominated purchases

 

 

 

$

(13

)

$

(7

)

Goods and services purchased

 

$

5

 

$

4

 

Arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 1

 

26(b)-(c)

 

(216

)

(29

)

Financing costs

 

(129

)

(58

)

Arising from net investment in a foreign operation 2

 

 

 

(21

)

 

Financing costs

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

(250

)

(36

)

 

 

(127

)

(54

)

Derivatives used to manage other market risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arising from changes in share-based compensation costs and other

 

14(b)

 

 

(5

)

Employee benefits expense

 

1

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

$

(250

)

$

(41

)

 

 

$

(126

)

$

(55

)

SIX-MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives used to manage currency risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arising from U.S. dollar-denominated purchases

 

 

 

$

18

 

$

(15

)

Goods and services purchased

 

$

7

 

$

9

 

Arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 1

 

26(b)-(c)

 

424

 

(151

)

Financing costs

 

223

 

(123

)

Arising from net investment in a foreign operation 2

 

 

 

(22

)

 

Financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

420

 

(166

)

 

 

230

 

(114

)

Derivatives used to manage other market risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arising from changes in share-based compensation costs and other

 

14(b)

 

(10

)

5

 

Employee benefits expense

 

(1

)

6

 

 

 

 

 

$

410

 

$

(161

)

 

 

$

229

 

$

(108

)

 


(1)         Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are net of the change in the foreign currency basis spread (which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness) included in the fair value of the derivative instruments; such amount for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, were $(4) (2019 – $NIL) and $54 (2019 – $7), respectively.

(2)         Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are net of the change in the foreign currency basis spread (which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness) included in the fair value of the derivative instruments; such amount for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, were $2 and $2, respectively.

 

The following table sets out the gains and losses arising from derivative instruments that are classified as held for trading and that are not designated as being in a hedging relationship, and their location within the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income.

 

 

 

 

 

Gain recognized in income on derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Location

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Derivatives used to manage currency risk

 

Financing costs

 

$

3

 

$

3

 

$

4

 

$

5

 

 

5                 segment information

 

General

 

Operating segments are components of an entity that engage in business activities from which they earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses related to transactions with the other component(s)), the operations of which can be clearly distinguished and for which the operating results are regularly reviewed by a chief operating decision-maker to make resource allocation decisions and to assess performance. Effective January 1, 2020, we embarked upon modifying our internal and external reporting processes, systems and internal controls to accommodate the technology convergence-driven cessation of the historical distinction between our wireless and wireline operations at the level of regularly reported discrete performance measures that are provided to our chief operating decision-maker. Prior to the World Health Organization characterizing COVID-19 as a pandemic, we had anticipated transitioning to a new segment reporting structure during 2020, but did not, and do not, anticipate a substantive change to our products and services revenue reporting from such transition; we will continue to report wireless and wireline operations until such transition is substantially completed, but the timing of such transition may be impacted as we prioritize managing through the pandemic.

 

The wireless segment includes network revenues and equipment sales arising from mobile technologies. The wireline segment includes data revenues (which include internet protocol; television; hosting, managed information

 

 

16


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

technology and cloud-based services; customer care and business services; certain healthcare solutions; and home and business security), voice and other telecommunications services revenues (excluding wireless arising from mobile technologies), and equipment sales. Segmentation has been based on similarities in technology (mobile versus fixed), the technical expertise required to deliver the services and products, customer characteristics, the distribution channels used and regulatory treatment. Intersegment sales are recorded at the exchange value, which is the amount agreed to by the parties.

 

The segment information regularly reported to our Chief Executive Officer (our chief operating decision-maker), and the reconciliations thereof to our products and services view of revenues, other revenues and income before income taxes, are set out in the following table.

 

Three-month periods ended

 

Wireless

 

Wireline

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

$

1,485

 

$

1,534

 

$

1,765

 

$

1,552

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,250

 

$

3,086

 

Equipment

 

347

 

444

 

59

 

57

 

 

 

406

 

501

 

Revenues arising from contracts with customers

 

1,832

 

1,978

 

1,824

 

1,609

 

 

 

3,656

 

3,587

 

Other operating income

 

(1

)

5

 

73

 

5

 

 

 

72

 

10

 

 

 

1,831

 

1,983

 

1,897

 

1,614

 

 

 

3,728

 

3,597

 

Intersegment revenues

 

15

 

14

 

64

 

60

 

(79

)

(74

)

 

 

 

 

$

1,846

 

$

1,997

 

$

1,961

 

$

1,674

 

$

(79

)

$

(74

)

$

3,728

 

$

3,597

 

EBITDA 1

 

$

870

 

$

919

 

$

489

 

$

454

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,359

 

$

1,373

 

CAPEX, excluding spectrum licences 2

 

$

234

 

$

223

 

$

522

 

$

547

 

$

 

$

 

$

756

 

$

770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues — external (above)

 

$

3,728

 

$

3,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goods and services purchased

 

1,458

 

1,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits expense

 

911

 

758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA (above)

 

1,359

 

1,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

505

 

470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

220

 

163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

634

 

740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing costs

 

202

 

189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

432

 

$

551

 

 

Six-month periods ended

 

Wireless

 

Wireline

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

$

3,008

 

$

3,034

 

$

3,487

 

$

3,072

 

$

 

$

 

$

6,495

 

$

6,106

 

Equipment

 

709

 

863

 

115

 

107

 

 

 

824

 

970

 

Revenues arising from contracts with customers

 

3,717

 

3,897

 

3,602

 

3,179

 

 

 

7,319

 

7,076

 

Other operating income

 

(2

)

10

 

105

 

17

 

 

 

103

 

27

 

 

 

3,715

 

3,907

 

3,707

 

3,196

 

 

 

7,422

 

7,103

 

Intersegment revenues

 

29

 

27

 

127

 

116

 

(156

)

(143

)

 

 

 

 

$

3,744

 

$

3,934

 

$

3,834

 

$

3,312

 

$

(156

)

$

(143

)

$

7,422

 

$

7,103

 

EBITDA 1

 

$

1,804

 

$

1,827

 

$

964

 

$

925

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,768

 

$

2,752

 

CAPEX, excluding spectrum licences 2

 

$

428

 

$

400

 

$

993

 

$

1,016

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,421

 

$

1,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues — external (above)

 

$

7,422

 

$

7,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goods and services purchased

 

2,870

 

2,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits expense

 

1,784

 

1,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA (above)

 

2,768

 

2,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

1,028

 

940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

422

 

310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

1,318

 

1,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing costs

 

394

 

357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

924

 

$

1,145

 

 

 

17


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 


(1)         Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS-IASB and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers; we define EBITDA as operating revenues less goods and services purchased and employee benefits expense. We have issued guidance on, and report, EBITDA because it is a key measure that management uses to evaluate the performance of our business, and it is also utilized in measuring compliance with certain debt covenants.

(2)         Total capital expenditures (CAPEX); see Note 31(a) for a reconciliation of capital expenditures, excluding spectrum licences to cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences reported in the Consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

6                 revenue from contracts with customers

 

(a)         Revenues

 

In the determination of the minimum transaction prices in contracts with customers, amounts are allocated to fulfilling, or completion of fulfilling, future contracted performance obligations. These unfulfilled, or partially unfulfilled, future contracted performance obligations are largely in respect of services to be provided over the duration of the contract. The following table sets out our aggregate estimated minimum transaction prices allocated to remaining unfulfilled, or partially unfulfilled, future contracted performance obligations and the timing of when we might expect to recognize the associated revenues; actual amounts could differ from these estimates due to a variety of factors, including the unpredictable nature of: customer behaviour; industry regulation; the economic environments in which we operate; and competitor behaviour.

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

 

Estimated minimum transaction price allocated to remaining unfulfilled, or partially unfulfilled, performance obligations to be recognized as revenue in a future period 1, 2

 

 

 

 

 

During the 12-month period ending one year hence

 

$

2,227

 

$

2,405

 

During the 12-month period ending two years hence

 

748

 

930

 

Thereafter

 

33

 

40

 

 

 

$

3,008

 

$

3,375

 

 


(1)         Excludes constrained variable consideration amounts, amounts arising from contracts originally expected to have a duration of one year or less and, as a permitted practical expedient, amounts arising from contracts that are not affected by revenue recognition timing differences arising from transaction price allocation or from contracts under which we may recognize and bill revenue in an amount that corresponds directly with our completed performance obligations.

(2)         IFRS-IASB requires the explanation of when we expect to recognize as revenue the amounts disclosed as the estimated minimum transaction price allocated to remaining unfulfilled, or partially unfulfilled, performance obligations. The estimated amounts disclosed are based upon contractual terms and maturities. Actual minimum transaction price revenues recognized, and the timing thereof, will differ from these estimates primarily due to the frequency with which the actual durations of contracts with customers do not match their contractual maturities.

 

(b)         Accounts receivable

 

As at (millions)

 

Note

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

 

Customer accounts receivable

 

 

 

$

1,719

 

$

1,570

 

Accrued receivables — customer

 

 

 

220

 

180

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

4(a)

 

(94

)

(46

)

 

 

 

 

1,845

 

1,704

 

Accrued receivables — other

 

 

 

159

 

258

 

Accounts receivable — current

 

 

 

$

2,004

 

$

1,962

 

 

 

18


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

(c)          Contract assets

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

 

 

$

1,069

 

$

1,449

 

$

1,238

 

$

1,475

 

Net additions arising from operations

 

 

 

176

 

350

 

347

 

671

 

Amounts billed in period and thus reclassified to accounts receivable 1

 

 

 

(343

)

(357

)

(688

)

(703

)

Change in impairment allowance, net

 

4(a)

 

(2

)

(2

)

3

 

(4

)

Other

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

Balance, end of period

 

 

 

$

901

 

$

1,441

 

$

901

 

$

1,441

 

To be billed and thus reclassified to accounts receivable during:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 12-month period ending one year hence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

689

 

$

1,019

 

The 12-month period ending two years hence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

197

 

407

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

15

 

Balance, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

901

 

$

1,441

 

Reconciliation of contract assets presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position — current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross contract assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

689

 

$

1,019

 

Reclassification to contract liabilities of contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

(9

)

(5

)

Reclassification from contract liabilities of contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

(142

)

(155

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

538

 

$

859

 

 


(1)         For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, amounts billed for our wireless products and services and reclassified to accounts receivable totalled $268 (2019 – $330) and $557 (2019 – $650), respectively.

 

7                 other operating income

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Government assistance

 

 

 

$

3

 

$

5

 

$

6

 

$

12

 

Other sublet revenue

 

19

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Investment income, gain (loss) on disposal of assets and other

 

21

 

(3

)

3

 

(9

)

12

 

Interest income

 

21(b)

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

2

 

Changes in business combination-related provisions

 

25

 

71

 

 

103

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

72

 

$

10

 

$

103

 

$

27

 

 

We receive government assistance, as defined by IFRS-IASB, from a number of sources and include such amounts received in Other operating income. We recognize such amounts on an accrual basis as the subsidized services are provided or as the subsidized costs are incurred.

 

CRTC subsidy

 

Local exchange carriers’ costs of providing the level of residential basic telephone services that the CRTC requires to be provided in high cost serving areas are greater than the amounts the CRTC allows the local exchange carriers to charge for the level of service. To ameliorate the situation, the CRTC directs the collection of contribution payments, in a central fund, from all registered Canadian telecommunications service providers (including voice, data and wireless service providers) that are then disbursed to incumbent local exchange carriers as subsidy payments to partially offset the costs of providing residential basic telephone services in non-forborne high cost serving areas. The subsidy payment disbursements are based upon a total subsidy requirement calculated on a per network access line/per band subsidy rate. For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, our subsidy receipts were $2 million (2019 – $4 million) and $5 million (2019 – $8 million), respectively.

 

Government of Quebec

 

Salaries for qualifying employment positions in the province of Quebec, mainly in the information technology sector, are eligible for tax credits. In respect of such tax credits, for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, we recorded $1 million (2019 – $4 million) and $1 million (2019 – $4 million), respectively.

 

 

19


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

8   employee benefits expense

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Employee benefits expense — gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wages and salaries

 

 

 

$

901

 

$

762

 

$

1,781

 

$

1,465

 

Share-based compensation

 

14

 

46

 

30

 

78

 

64

 

Pensions — defined benefit

 

15(a)

 

25

 

19

 

52

 

39

 

Pensions — defined contribution

 

15(b)

 

25

 

20

 

46

 

43

 

Restructuring costs

 

16(a)

 

10

 

19

 

20

 

34

 

Other

 

 

 

43

 

47

 

89

 

89

 

 

 

 

 

1,050

 

897

 

2,066

 

1,734

 

Capitalized internal labour costs, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract acquisition costs

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized

 

 

 

(16

)

(12

)

(33

)

(24

)

Amortized

 

 

 

13

 

11

 

26

 

23

 

Contract fulfilment costs

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized

 

 

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

(1

)

Amortized

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

1

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

(83

)

(90

)

(170

)

(175

)

Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

 

 

(53

)

(48

)

(105

)

(94

)

 

 

 

 

(139

)

(139

)

(282

)

(270

)

 

 

 

 

$

911

 

$

758

 

$

1,784

 

$

1,464

 

 

9   financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities — gross

 

 

 

$

169

 

$

161

 

$

339

 

$

311

 

Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities - capitalized 1

 

18(a)

 

(9)

 

(4

)

(17

)

(4

)

Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities

 

 

 

160

 

157

 

322

 

307

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

19

 

17

 

16

 

35

 

32

 

Interest on short-term borrowings and other

 

 

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

8

 

Interest accretion on provisions

 

25

 

4

 

5

 

9

 

11

 

Long-term debt prepayment premium

 

26(a)

 

18

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

201

 

181

 

388

 

358

 

Employee defined benefit plans net interest

 

15

 

4

 

 

8

 

 

Foreign exchange

 

 

 

(1

)

11

 

1

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

204

 

192

 

397

 

362

 

Interest income

 

 

 

(2

)

(3

)

(3

)

(5

)

 

 

 

 

$

202

 

$

189

 

$

394

 

$

357

 

Net interest cost

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

$

403

 

$

361

 

Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities - capitalized 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17

)

(4

)

Employee defined benefit plans net interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

394

 

$

357

 

 


(1)         Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities, interest at a composite rate of 4.33% was capitalized to intangible assets with indefinite lives in the period.

 

 

20


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

10                                  income taxes

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Current income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the current reporting period

 

$

83

 

$

71

 

$

285

 

$

197

 

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

 

(2

)

(1

)

(4

)

(1

)

 

 

81

 

70

 

281

 

196

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arising from the origination and reversal of temporary differences

 

32

 

83

 

(28

)

114

 

Revaluation of deferred income tax liability to reflect future income tax rates

 

(2

)

(121

)

(5

)

(121

)

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

 

6

 

(1

)

8

 

(1

)

 

 

36

 

(39

)

(25

)

(8

)

 

 

$

117

 

$

31

 

$

256

 

$

188

 

 

Our income tax expense and effective income tax rate differ from those calculated by applying the applicable statutory rates for the following reasons:

 

Three-month periods ended June 30 ($ in millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

Income taxes computed at applicable statutory rates

 

$

113

 

26.2

%

$

147

 

26.7

%

Revaluation of deferred income tax liability to reflect future income tax rates

 

(2

)

(0.5

)

(121

)

(22.0

)

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

 

4

 

0.9

 

(2

)

(0.3

)

Other

 

2

 

0.5

 

7

 

1.2

 

Income tax expense per Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income

 

$

117

 

27.1

%

$

31

 

5.6

%

 

Six-month periods ended June 30 ($ in millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

Income taxes computed at applicable statutory rates

 

$

243

 

26.3

%

$

308

 

26.9

%

Revaluation of deferred income tax liability to reflect future income tax rates

 

(5

)

(0.5

)

(121

)

(10.6

)

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

 

4

 

0.4

 

(2

)

(0.2

)

Other

 

14

 

1.5

 

3

 

0.3

 

Income tax expense per Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income

 

$

256

 

27.7

%

$

188

 

16.4

%

 

 

21


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

11          other comprehensive income

 

.

 

Items that may subsequently be reclassified to income

 

Item never
 reclassified to
 income

 

 

 

Item never 
reclassified to
income

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in current period (Note 4(e))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives used to manage currency risk

 

Derivatives used to manage other market risks

 

 

 

Cumulative

 

Change in

 

 

 

Employee 

 

 

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Gains
 (losses)
arising

 

Prior period 
(gains) losses 
transferred to
net income

 

Total

 

Gains
 (losses) 
arising

 

Prior period 
(gains) losses
transferred to
net income

 

Total

 

Total

 

foreign
currency
translation
adjustment

 

measurement
of investment
financial 
assets

 

Accumulated
other
comp. income

 

defined
benefit
plan
re-measurements

 

Other
comp. income

 

THREE-MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated balance as at April 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

$

(70

)

 

 

 

 

$

2

 

$

(68

)

$

28

 

$

 

$

(40

)

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount arising

 

$

(36

)

$

54

 

18

 

$

(5

)

$

1

 

(4

)

14

 

11

 

 

25

 

$

16

 

$

41

 

Income taxes

 

$

(4

)

$

9

 

5

 

$

(2

)

$

1

 

(1

)

4

 

 

 

4

 

8

 

12

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

10

 

11

 

 

21

 

$

8

 

$

29

 

Accumulated balance as at June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

$

(57

)

 

 

 

 

$

(1

)

$

(58

)

$

39

 

$

 

$

(19

)

 

 

 

 

Accumulated balance as at April 1, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

$

294

 

 

 

 

 

$

(7

)

$

287

 

$

94

 

$

12

 

$

393

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount arising

 

$

(250

)

$

127

 

(123

)

$

 

$

(1

)

(1

)

(124

)

(10

)

 

(134

)

$

(901

)

$

(1,035

)

Income taxes

 

$

(43

)

$

16

 

(27

)

$

1

 

$

(1

)

 

(27

)

 

 

(27

)

(232

)

(259

)

Net

 

 

 

 

 

(96

)

 

 

 

 

(1

)

(97

)

(10

)

 

(107

)

$

(669

)

$

(776

)

Accumulated balance as at June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

$

198

 

 

 

 

 

$

(8

)

$

190

 

$

84

 

$

12

 

$

286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Items that may subsequently be reclassified to income

 

Item never
reclassified to
income

 

 

 

Item never
reclassified to
income

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in current period (Note 4(e))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives used to manage currency risk

 

Derivatives used to manage other market risks

 

 

 

Cumulative

 

Change in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Gains 
(losses) 
arising

 

Prior period 
(gains) losses 
transferred to
net income

 

Total

 

Gains 
(losses) 
arising

 

Prior period
(gains) losses
transferred to
net income

 

Total

 

Total

 

foreign 
currency 
translation
adjustment

 

measurement
of investment
financial 
assets

 

Accumulated
other
comp. income

 

Employee
defined benefit
plan
re-measurements

 

Other
comp. income

 

SIX-MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated balance as at January 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

$

(19

)

 

 

 

 

$

 

$

(19

)

$

22

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount arising

 

$

(166

)

$

114

 

(52

)

$

5

 

$

(6

)

(1

)

(53

)

17

 

 

(36

)

$

49

 

$

13

 

Income taxes

 

$

(32

)

$

18

 

(14

)

$

1

 

$

(1

)

 

(14

)

 

 

(14

)

17

 

3

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

(38

)

 

 

 

 

(1

)

(39

)

17

 

 

(22

)

$

32

 

$

10

 

Accumulated balance as at June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

$

(57

)

 

 

 

 

$

(1

)

$

(58

)

$

39

 

$

 

$

(19

)

 

 

 

 

Accumulated balance as at January 1, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

$

66

 

 

 

 

 

$

(1

)

$

65

 

$

42

 

$

12

 

$

119

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount arising

 

$

420

 

$

(230

)

190

 

$

(10

)

$

1

 

(9

)

181

 

42

 

 

223

 

$

(475

)

$

(252

)

Income taxes

 

$

100

 

$

(42

)

58

 

$

(2

)

$

 

(2

)

56

 

 

 

56

 

(122

)

(66

)

Net

 

 

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

125

 

42

 

 

167

 

$

(353

)

$

(186

)

Accumulated balance as at June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

$

198

 

 

 

 

 

$

(8

)

$

190

 

$

84

 

$

12

 

$

286

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

283

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23


 

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

12          per share amounts

 

Basic net income per Common Share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to Common Shares by the total weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per Common Share is calculated to give effect to share option awards and restricted share units.

 

The following table presents reconciliations of the denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations. Net income was equal to diluted net income for all periods presented.

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019*

 

2020

 

2019*

 

Basic total weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding

 

1,278

 

1,203

 

1,263

 

1,202

 

Effect of dilutive securities — Restricted share units

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

Diluted total weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding

 

1,280

 

1,203

 

1,264

 

1,202

 

 

For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, no outstanding equity-settled restricted share unit awards were excluded in the computation of diluted income per common share. For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, NIL and 2 million, respectively, outstanding TELUS Corporation share option awards were excluded in the calculation of diluted net income per Common Share.

 

13          dividends per share

 

(a)         Dividends declared

 

Six-month periods ended June 30
(millions except per share
amounts)

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

Declared

 

Paid to

 

 

 

Declared

 

Paid to

 

 

 

Common Share dividends

 

Effective

 

Per share*

 

shareholders

 

Total

 

Effective

 

Per share*

 

shareholders

 

Total

 

Quarter 1 dividend

 

Mar. 11, 2020

 

$

0.29125

 

Apr. 1, 2020

 

$

371

 

Mar. 11, 2019

 

$

0.27250

 

Apr. 1, 2019

 

$

329

 

Quarter 2 dividend

 

Jun. 10, 2020

 

0.29125

 

Jul. 2, 2020

 

372

 

Jun. 10, 2019

 

0.28125

 

Jul. 2, 2019

 

339

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.58250

 

 

 

$

743

 

 

 

$

0.55375

 

 

 

$

668

 

 

On July 30, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29125 per share on our issued and outstanding Common Shares payable on October 1, 2020, to holders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2020. The final amount of the dividend payment depends upon the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding at the close of business on September 10, 2020.

 

(b)   Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan

 

We have a Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan under which eligible holders of Common Shares may acquire additional Common Shares by reinvesting dividends and by making additional optional cash payments to the trustee. Under this plan, we have the option of offering Common Shares from Treasury or having the trustee acquire Common Shares in the stock market. We may, at our discretion, offer Common Shares at a discount of up to 5% from the market price under the plan. Effective with our dividends paid October 1, 2019, we offered Common Shares from Treasury at a discount of 2%. In respect of Common Shares held by eligible shareholders who have elected to participate in the plan, dividends declared during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, of $131 million (2019 — $15 million) and $253 million (2019 — $28 million), respectively, were to be reinvested in Common Shares.

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

24


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

14          share-based compensation

 

(a)         Details of share-based compensation expense

 

Reflected in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income as Employee benefits expense and in the Consolidated statements of cash flows are the following share-based compensation amounts:

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

Note

 

Employee
benefits
expense

 

Associated
operating
cash
outflows

 

Statement
of cash
flows
adjustment

 

Employee
benefits
expense

 

Associated
operating
cash
outflows

 

Statement
of cash
flows
adjustment

 

THREE-MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted share units

 

(b)

 

$

38

 

$

 

$

38

 

$

17

 

$

(1

)

$

16

 

Employee share purchase plan

 

(c)

 

5

 

(5

)

 

9

 

(9

)

 

Share option awards

 

(d)

 

3

 

 

3

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

$

46

 

$

(5

)

$

41

 

$

30

 

$

(10

)

$

20

 

SIX-MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted share units

 

(b)

 

$

60

 

$

 

$

60

 

$

40

 

$

(7

)

$

33

 

Employee share purchase plan

 

(c)

 

14

 

(14

)

 

18

 

(18

)

 

Share option awards

 

(d)

 

4

 

 

4

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

$

78

 

$

(14

)

$

64

 

$

64

 

$

(25

)

$

39

 

 

For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, the associated operating cash outflows in respect of restricted share units were net of cash inflows arising from cash-settled equity forward agreements of $1 million (2019 — $2 million) and $2 million (2019 — $3 million), respectively. For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, the income tax benefit arising from share-based compensation was $11 million (2019 — $8 million) and $19 million (2019 — $17 million), respectively.

 

(b)         Restricted share units

 

TELUS Corporation restricted share units

 

We also award restricted share units that largely have the same features as our general restricted share units, but have a variable payout (0% — 200%) that depends upon the achievement of our total customer connections performance condition (with a weighting of 25%) and the total shareholder return on our Common Shares relative to an international peer group of telecommunications companies (with a weighting of 75%). The grant-date fair value of the notional subset of our restricted share units affected by the total customer connections performance condition equals the fair market value of the corresponding Common Shares at the grant date, and thus the notional subset has been included in the presentation of our restricted share units with only service conditions. The estimate, which reflects a variable payout, of the fair value of the notional subset of our restricted share units affected by the relative total shareholder return performance condition is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. Grants of restricted share units in 2019 are accounted for as equity-settled as that was their expected manner of settlement when granted.

 

The following table presents a summary of outstanding TELUS Corporation non-vested restricted share units.

 

Number of non-vested restricted share units as at

 

June 30,
2020
*

 

December 31,
2019*

 

Restricted share units without market performance conditions

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted share units with only service conditions

 

8,930,974

 

6,186,854

 

Notional subset affected by total customer connections performance condition

 

449,850

 

282,100

 

 

 

9,380,824

 

6,468,954

 

Restricted share units with market performance conditions

 

 

 

 

 

Notional subset affected by relative total shareholder return performance condition

 

1,349,549

 

846,298

 

 

 

10,730,373

 

7,315,252

 

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

25


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to TELUS Corporation restricted share units without market performance conditions.

 

Periods ended June 30, 2020

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

 

 

Number of restricted
share units
 1

 

Weighted
average
grant-date

 

Number of restricted
share units
 1

 

Weighted
average
grant-date

 

 

 

Non-vested

 

Vested

 

fair value

 

Non-vested

 

Vested

 

fair value

 

Outstanding, beginning of period *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-vested

 

9,060,044

 

 

$

24.06

 

6,468,954

 

 

$

23.37

 

Vested

 

 

12,342

 

$

19.10

 

 

30,800

 

$

22.02

 

Issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial award

 

288,443

 

 

$

22.63

 

2,910,882

 

 

$

25.40

 

In lieu of dividends

 

121,198

 

308

 

$

21.52

 

195,615

 

308

 

$

22.92

 

Vested

 

(17,008

)

17,008

 

$

24.00

 

(28,311

)

28,311

 

$

23.84

 

Settled in cash

 

 

(17,149

)

$

24.01

 

 

(46,910

)

$

23.89

 

Forfeited and cancelled

 

(71,853

)

 

$

24.29

 

(166,316

)

 

$

23.80

 

Outstanding, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-vested

 

9,380,824

 

 

$

23.98

 

9,380,824

 

 

$

23.98

 

Vested

 

 

12,509

 

$

19.15

 

 

12,509

 

$

19.15

 

 


(1)         Excluding the notional subset of restricted share units affected by the relative total shareholder return performance condition.

 

With respect to 2.9 million TELUS Corporation restricted share units vesting in the year ending December 31, 2020, we have entered into cash-settled equity forward agreements that fix our cost at $24.39 per restricted share unit.

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. restricted share units

 

We also award restricted share units that largely have the same features as the TELUS Corporation restricted share units, but have a variable payout (0% — 150%) that depends upon the achievement of TELUS International (Cda) Inc. financial performance and non-market quality-of-service performance conditions.

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to TELUS International (Cda) Inc. restricted share units.

 

Periods ended June 30, 2020

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

 

 

Number of
non-vested
restricted
share units

 

Weighted
average
grant-date
fair value

 

Number of
non-vested
restricted
share units

 

Weighted
average
grant-date
fair value

 

Outstanding, beginning of period

 

463,978

 

US$

27.55

 

465,245

 

US$

27.49

 

Granted

 

59,929

 

US$

52.85

 

59,929

 

US$

52.85

 

Forfeited

 

(1,475

)

US$

27.81

 

(2,742

)

US$

27.93

 

Outstanding, end of period

 

522,432

 

US$

30.45

 

522,432

 

US$

30.45

 

 

(c)          Employee share purchase plan

 

We have an employee share purchase plan under which eligible employees up to a certain job classification can purchase our Common Shares through regular payroll deductions. In respect of Common Shares held within the employee share purchase plan, Common Share dividends declared during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, of $9 million (2019 — $8 million) and $18 million (2019 — $17 million), respectively, were to be reinvested in Common Shares acquired by the trustee from Treasury, with no discount applicable prior to October 1, 2019; subsequent to that date, a discount was applicable as set out in Note 13(b).

 

(d)         Share option awards

 

TELUS Corporation share options

 

Employees may be granted options to purchase Common Shares at an exercise price equal to the fair market value at the time of grant. Share option awards granted under the plan may be exercised over specific periods not to exceed seven years from the time of grant. No share option awards were granted in fiscal 2019.

 

These share option awards have a net-equity settlement feature. The optionee does not have the choice of exercising the net-equity settlement feature; it is at our option whether the exercise of a share option award is settled as a share option or settled using the net-equity settlement feature.

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

26


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to the TELUS Corporation share option plan.

 

Periods ended June 30, 2020

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

 

 

Number of
share
options

 

Weighted
average share
option price

 

Number of
share
options

 

Weighted
average share
option price
 1

 

Outstanding, beginning of period*

 

2,522,700

 

$

21.19

 

 

$

 

Granted

 

558,600

 

$

22.88

 

3,081,300

 

$

21.50

 

Forfeited

 

(6,300

)

$

21.19

 

(6,300

)

$

21.19

 

Outstanding, end of period

 

3,075,000

 

$

21.50

 

3,075,000

 

$

21.50

 

 


(1)         The weighted average remaining contractual life is 6.8 years. No options were exercisable as at the balance sheet date.

 

The weighted average fair value of share option awards granted, and the weighted average assumptions used in the fair value estimation at the time of grant, calculated by using the Black-Scholes model (a closed-form option pricing model), are as follows:

 

Periods ended June 30, 2020

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Share option award fair value (per share option)

 

$

0.63

 

$

0.65

 

Risk free interest rate

 

0.37

%

0.97

%

Expected lives(1) (years)

 

4.25

 

4.25

 

Expected volatility

 

12.1

%

12.3

%

Dividend yield

 

5.1

%

5.4

%

 


(1)         The maximum contractual term of the share option awards granted in 2020 was seven years.

 

Share option awards have a net-equity settlement feature. The optionee does not have the choice of exercising the net-equity settlement feature; it is at our option whether the exercise of a share option award is settled as a share option or settled using the net-equity settlement feature.

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. share options

 

Employees may receive equity share options (equity-settled) to purchase TELUS International (Cda) Inc. common shares at a price equal to, or a multiple of, the fair market value at the time of grant and/or phantom share options (cash-settled) that provide them with exposure to TELUS International (Cda) Inc. common share price appreciation. Share option awards granted under the plan may be exercised over specific periods not to exceed ten years from the time of grant. All equity share option awards and most phantom share option awards have a variable payout (0% — 100%) that depends upon the achievement of TELUS International (Cda) Inc. financial performance and non-market quality-of-service performance conditions.

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to the TELUS International (Cda) Inc. share option plan.

 

Periods ended June 30, 2020

 

Three months and six months

 

 

 

US$ denominated

 

Canadian $ denominated

 

 

 

Number
of share
options

 

Weighted
average
share option
price
 1

 

Number
of share
options

 

Share
option
price
 2

 

Outstanding, beginning and end of period

 

996,620

 

US$

31.11

 

53,832

 

$

21.36

 

 


(1)         The range of share option prices is US$21.90 — US$40.26 per TELUS International (Cda) Inc. equity share and the weighted average remaining contractual life is 7.0 years.

(2)         The weighted average remaining contractual life is 5.9 years.

 

* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

27


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

15          employee future benefits

 

(a)         Defined benefit pension plans — details

 

Our defined benefit pension plan expense (recovery) was as follows:

 

Three-month periods ended June 30 
(millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

Recognized in

 

Employee 
benefits 
expense 
(Note 8)

 

Financing 
costs 
(Note 9)

 

Other 
comp. 
income 
(Note 11)

 

Total

 

Employee 
benefits 
expense 
(Note 8)

 

Financing 
costs 
(Note 9)

 

Other 
comp. 
income 
(Note 11)

 

Total

 

Current service cost

 

$

23

 

$

 

$

 

$

23

 

$

18

 

$

 

$

 

$

18

 

Past service costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest; return on plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense arising from defined benefit obligations accrued

 

 

74

 

 

74

 

 

83

 

 

83

 

Return, including interest income, on plan assets 1

 

 

(71

)

(467

)

(538

)

 

(86

)

(131

)

(217

)

Interest effect on asset ceiling limit

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

4

 

(467

)

(463

)

 

 

(131

)

(131

)

Administrative fees

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Re-measurements arising from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assumptions 2

 

 

 

1,396

 

1,396

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit assets to the asset ceiling

 

 

 

(28

)

(28

)

 

 

115

 

115

 

 

 

$

25

 

$

4

 

$

901

 

$

930

 

$

19

 

$

 

$

(16

)

$

3

 

 

Six-month periods ended June 30 
(millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

Recognized in

 

Employee 
benefits 
expense 
(Note 8)

 

Financing 
costs 
(Note 9)

 

Other 
comp. 
income 
(Note 11)

 

Total

 

Employee
 benefits 
expense 
(Note 8)

 

Financing 
costs 
(Note 9)

 

Other 
comp. 
income 
(Note 11)

 

Total

 

Current service cost

 

$

46

 

$

 

$

 

$

46

 

$

36

 

$

 

$

 

$

36

 

Past service costs

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest; return on plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense arising from defined benefit obligations accrued

 

 

148

 

 

148

 

 

167

 

 

167

 

Return, including interest income, on plan assets 1

 

 

(142

)

(32

)

(174

)

 

(172

)

(490

)

(662

)

Interest effect on asset ceiling limit

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

8

 

(32

)

(24

)

 

 

(490

)

(490

)

Administrative fees

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

Re-measurements arising from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assumptions 2

 

 

 

507

 

507

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit assets to the asset ceiling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

441

 

441

 

 

 

$

52

 

$

8

 

$

475

 

$

535

 

$

39

 

$

 

$

(49

)

$

(10

)

 


(1)         The interest income on the plan assets portion of the employee defined benefit plans net interest amount included in Financing costs reflects a rate of return on plan assets equal to the discount rate used in determining the defined benefit obligations accrued.

(2)         The discount rate used to estimate the defined benefit obligations accrued as at June 30, 2020, was 2.75% (December 31, 2019 — 3.10%).

 

(b)         Defined contribution plans — expense

 

Our total defined contribution pension plan costs recognized were as follows:

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Union pension plan and public service pension plan contributions

 

$

5

 

$

5

 

$

10

 

$

11

 

Other defined contribution pension plans

 

20

 

15

 

36

 

32

 

 

 

$

25

 

$

20

 

$

46

 

$

43

 

 

 

28


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

16          restructuring and other costs

 

(a)         Details of restructuring and other costs

 

With the objective of reducing ongoing costs, we incur associated incremental non-recurring restructuring costs, as discussed further in (b) following. We may also incur atypical charges when undertaking major or transformational changes to our business or operating models or post-acquisition business integration. In other costs, we include incremental atypical external costs incurred in connection with business acquisition or disposition activity, as well as significant litigation costs, in respect of losses or settlements, adverse retrospective regulatory decisions and certain incremental atypical costs incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Restructuring and other costs are presented in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income, as set out in the following table:

 

 

 

Restructuring (b)

 

Other (c)

 

Total

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

THREE-MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goods and services purchased

 

$

43

 

$

7

 

$

17

 

$

1

 

$

60

 

$

8

 

Employee benefits expense

 

10

 

19

 

 

2

 

10

 

21

 

 

 

$

53

 

$

26

 

$

17

 

$

3

 

$

70

 

$

29

 

SIX-MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goods and services purchased

 

$

89

 

$

19

 

$

21

 

$

7

 

$

110

 

$

26

 

Employee benefits expense

 

20

 

34

 

 

5

 

20

 

39

 

 

 

$

109

 

$

53

 

$

21

 

$

12

 

$

130

 

$

65

 

 

(b)   Restructuring provisions

 

Employee-related provisions and other provisions, as presented in Note 25, include amounts in respect of restructuring activities. In 2020, restructuring activities included ongoing and incremental efficiency initiatives, some of which involved personnel-related costs and rationalization of real estate. These initiatives were intended to improve our long-term operating productivity and competitiveness.

 

(c)   Other

 

During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, incremental external costs were incurred in connection with business acquisition activity. In connection with business acquisitions, non-recurring atypical business integration expenditures that would be considered neither restructuring costs nor part of the fair value of the net assets acquired have been included in other costs.

 

Also during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, other costs were incurred in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Incremental costs were incurred due to proactive steps we elected to take to keep our customers and employees safe, including adjustments to real estate cleaning and maintenance frequency, among other items. As well, costs that have been incurred in the normal course but which are unable to contribute normally to the earning of revenues have been deemed atypical.

 

 

29


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

17          property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Owned assets

 

Right-of-use lease assets (Note 19)

 

 

 

(millions) 

 

Note

 

Network 
assets

 

Buildings and 
leasehold 
improvements

 

Other

 

Land

 

Assets under 
construction

 

Total

 

Network 
assets

 

Real 
estate

 

Other

 

Total

 

Total

 

AT COST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at January 1, 2020

 

 

 

$

31,713

 

$

3,314

 

$

1,373

 

$

48

 

$

421

 

$

36,869

 

$

219

 

$

1,267

 

$

60

 

$

1,546

 

$

38,415

 

Additions

 

 

 

393

 

15

 

24

 

5

 

666

 

1,103

 

54

 

131

 

7

 

192

 

1,295

 

Additions arising from business acquisitions

 

18(b)

 

4

 

12

 

7

 

 

 

23

 

 

41

 

1

 

42

 

65

 

Dispositions, retirements and other

 

 

 

(379

)

1

 

(122

)

 

 

(500

)

1

 

(24

)

(9

)

(32

)

(532

)

Assets under construction put into service

 

 

 

263

 

39

 

55

 

 

(357

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net foreign exchange differences

 

 

 

2

 

5

 

9

 

 

 

16

 

 

13

 

 

13

 

29

 

As at June 30, 2020

 

 

 

$

31,996

 

$

3,386

 

$

1,346

 

$

53

 

$

730

 

$

37,511

 

$

274

 

$

1,428

 

$

59

 

$

1,761

 

$

39,272

 

ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at January 1, 2020

 

 

 

$

21,060

 

$

2,052

 

$

875

 

$

 

$

 

$

23,987

 

$

6

 

$

174

 

$

16

 

$

196

 

$

24,183

 

Depreciation 1

 

 

 

767

 

62

 

75

 

 

 

904

 

14

 

101

 

9

 

124

 

1,028

 

Dispositions, retirements and other

 

 

 

(387

)

(10

)

(106

)

 

 

(503

)

 

(3

)

(3

)

(6

)

(509

)

Net foreign exchange differences

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

6

 

 

 

9

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

11

 

As at June 30, 2020

 

 

 

$

21,441

 

$

2,106

 

$

850

 

$

 

$

 

$

24,397

 

$

20

 

$

274

 

$

22

 

$

316

 

$

24,713

 

NET BOOK VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at December 31, 2019

 

 

 

$

10,653

 

$

1,262

 

$

498

 

$

48

 

$

421

 

$

12,882

 

$

213

 

$

1,093

 

$

44

 

$

1,350

 

$

14,232

 

As at June 30, 2020

 

 

 

$

10,555

 

$

1,280

 

$

496

 

$

53

 

$

730

 

$

13,114

 

$

254

 

$

1,154

 

$

37

 

$

1,445

 

$

14,559

 

 


(1)         For the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, depreciation includes $5 in respect of impairment of real estate right-of-use lease assets.

 

As at June 30, 2020, our contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment totalled $205 million over a period ending December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2019 — $136 million over a period ending December 31, 2022).

 

 

30


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

18          intangible assets and goodwill

 

(a)         Intangible assets and goodwill, net

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

Intangible 
assets with 
indefinite lives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions) 

 

Note 

 

Customer contracts,
related customer 
relationships and 
subscriber base

 

Software 1

 

Access to 
rights-of-way 
and other

 

Assets 
under 
construction

 

Total

 

Spectrum 
licences

 

Total 
intangible 
assets

 

Goodwill 1, 2

 

Total 
intangible 
assets and 
goodwill

 

AT COST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at January 1, 2020

 

 

 

$

1,032

 

$

5,870

 

$

135

 

$

254

 

$

7,291

 

$

9,937

 

$

17,228

 

$

5,673

 

$

22,901

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

42

 

1

 

281

 

324

 

 

324

 

 

324

 

Additions arising from business acquisitions

 

(b)

 

735

 

20

 

47

 

 

802

 

9

 

811

 

772

 

1,583

 

Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest)

 

 

48

 

(333

)

(29

)

 

(314

)

17

 

(297

)

 

(297

)

Assets under construction put into service

 

 

 

 

232

 

 

(232

)

 

 

 

 

 

Net foreign exchange differences

 

 

 

37

 

2

 

 

 

39

 

 

39

 

51

 

90

 

As at June 30, 2020

 

 

 

$

1,852

 

$

5,833

 

$

154

 

$

303

 

$

8,142

 

$

9,963

 

$

18,105

 

$

6,496

 

$

24,601

 

ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at January 1, 2020

 

 

 

$

285

 

$

4,028

 

$

71

 

$

 

$

4,384

 

$

 

$

4,384

 

$

364

 

$

4,748

 

Amortization

 

 

 

97

 

322

 

3

 

 

422

 

 

422

 

 

422

 

Dispositions, retirements and other

 

 

 

(13

)

(334

)

3

 

 

(344

)

 

(344

)

 

(344

)

Net foreign exchange differences

 

 

 

12

 

1

 

 

 

13

 

 

13

 

 

13

 

As at June 30, 2020

 

 

 

$

381

 

$

4,017

 

$

77

 

$

 

$

4,475

 

$

 

$

4,475

 

$

364

 

$

4,839

 

NET BOOK VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at December 31, 2019

 

 

 

$

747

 

$

1,842

 

$

64

 

$

254

 

$

2,907

 

$

9,937

 

$

12,844

 

$

5,309

 

$

18,153

 

As at June 30, 2020

 

 

 

$

1,471

 

$

1,816

 

$

77

 

$

303

 

$

3,667

 

$

9,963

 

$

13,630

 

$

6,132

 

$

19,762

 

 


(1)         The opening balance of software and goodwill have been adjusted as set out in (c).

(2)         Accumulated amortization of goodwill is amortization recorded prior to 2002; there are no accumulated impairment losses in the accumulated amortization of goodwill.

 

As at June 30, 2020, our contractual commitments for the acquisition of intangible assets totalled $48 million over a period ending December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2019 — $45 million over a period ending December 31, 2024).

 

GRAPHIC

 

31


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

(b)         Business acquisitions

 

Competence Call Center

 

On January 31, 2020, we acquired 100% of Competence Call Center, a provider of higher-value-added business services with a focus on customer relationship management and content moderation. The acquisition is complementary to, and was made with a view to growing, our existing lines of business and has been consolidated with our TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subsidiary.

 

The primary factor that contributed to the recognition of goodwill was the earnings capacity of the acquired business in excess of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired (such excess arising from the acquired workforce and the benefits of acquiring an established business). The amount assigned to goodwill is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

 

Individually immaterial transactions

 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, we acquired 100% ownership of businesses complementary to our existing lines of business. The primary factor that gave rise to the recognition of goodwill was the earnings capacity of the acquired businesses in excess of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired (such excess arising from the low level of tangible assets relative to the earnings capacities of the businesses). A portion of the amounts assigned to goodwill may be deductible for income tax purposes.

 

Acquisition-date fair values

 

Acquisition-date fair values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are set out in the following table:

 

 

 

Competence 
Call Center

 

Individually 
immaterial 
transactions

 

Total 1

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

90

 

$

1

 

$

91

 

Accounts receivable 2

 

64

 

2

 

66

 

Other

 

2

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

156

 

4

 

160

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owned assets

 

21

 

2

 

23

 

Right-of-use lease assets

 

40

 

2

 

42

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization 3

 

754

 

48

 

802

 

Intangible assets with indefinite lives

 

 

9

 

9

 

Other

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

817

 

61

 

878

 

Total identifiable assets acquired

 

973

 

65

 

1,038

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

42

 

4

 

46

 

Income and other taxes payable

 

65

 

 

65

 

Advance billings and customer deposits

 

 

5

 

5

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

11

 

5

 

16

 

 

 

118

 

14

 

132

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

214

 

1

 

215

 

Deferred income taxes

 

218

 

10

 

228

 

 

 

432

 

11

 

443

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

550

 

25

 

575

 

Net identifiable assets acquired

 

423

 

40

 

463

 

Goodwill

 

724

 

48

 

772

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

1,147

 

$

88

 

$

1,235

 

Acquisition effected by way of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash consideration

 

$

1,147

 

$

84

 

$

1,231

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

4

 

4

 

 

 

$

1,147

 

$

88

 

$

1,235

 

 


(1)         The purchase price allocation, primarily in respect of customer contracts, related customer relationships and leasehold interests and deferred income taxes, had not been finalized as of the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. As is customary in a business acquisition transaction, until the time of

 

 

32


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

acquisition of control, we did not have full access to the books and records of the acquired businesses. Upon having sufficient time to review the books and records of the acquired businesses, we expect to finalize our purchase price allocations.

(2)         The fair value of accounts receivable is equal to the gross contractual amounts receivable and reflects the best estimates at the acquisition dates of the contractual cash flows expected to be collected.

(3)         Customer contracts and customer relationships (including those related to customer contracts) are generally expected to be amortized over periods of 10 years; software is expected to be amortized over periods of 3-5 years.

 

Pro forma disclosures

 

The following pro forma supplemental information represents certain results of operations as if the business acquisitions noted above had been completed at the beginning of the fiscal 2020 year.

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30, 2020 (millions except per share amounts)

 

As reported 1

 

Pro forma 2

 

As reported 1

 

Pro forma 2

 

Operating revenues

 

$

3,728

 

$

3,730

 

$

7,422

 

$

7,475

 

Net income

 

$

315

 

$

315

 

$

668

 

$

668

 

Net income per Common Share*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.51

 

Diluted

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.51

 

 


(1)         Operating revenues and net income for the three-month period ended June 30, 2020, include: $141 and $9, respectively, in respect of Competence Call Center. Operating revenues and net income (loss) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, include: $226 and $(11), respectively, in respect of Competence Call Center.

(2)         Pro forma amounts for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, reflect the acquired businesses. The results of the acquired businesses have been included in our Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income effective the dates of acquisition.

 

The pro forma supplemental information is based on estimates and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. The pro forma supplemental information is not necessarily indicative of our consolidated financial results in future periods or the actual results that would have been realized had the business acquisitions been completed at the beginning of the periods presented. The pro forma supplemental information includes incremental property, plant and equipment depreciation, intangible asset amortization, financing and other charges as a result of the acquisitions, net of the related tax effects.

 

(c)          Business acquisitions — prior period

 

In 2019, we acquired businesses that were complimentary to our existing lines of business. As at December 31, 2019, purchase price allocations had not been finalized. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, the preliminary acquisition-date values for software, goodwill and deferred income taxes were increased (decreased)  by $32 million, $(22 million) and $10 million, respectively; as required by IFRS-IASB, comparative amounts have been adjusted so as to reflect those increases (decreases) effective the acquisition date.

 

(d)         Business acquisitions — subsequent to reporting period

 

Mobile Klinik

 

On July 1, 2020, we acquired 100% of Mobile Klinik, a storefront wireless device repair and sales business complementary to our existing wireless lines of business. Consideration of $165 million consisted of: cash of $138 million; working capital adjustments; and contingent consideration of $31 million, payment of which is dependent upon achieving revenue, profitability, store expansion and wireless subscriber addition targets through 2023. The investment was made with a view to growing our wireless business.

 

As of July 31, 2020, our initial provision for the net identifiable assets is in the range of $65 million — $85 million; as is customary in a business acquisition transaction, until the time of acquisition of control, we did not have full access to the books and records of the acquired business. Upon having sufficient time to review the books and records of the acquired business, as well as obtaining new and additional information about the facts and circumstances as of the acquisition date, we will adjust the provisional amounts for identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed and thus finalize our purchase price allocation.

 

19          leases

 

Maturity analyses of lease liabilities are set out in Note 4(b) and Note 26(g); the period interest expense in respect thereof is set out in Note 9. The additions to, the depreciation charges for, and the carrying amount of, right-of-use lease assets are set out in Note 17. We have not currently elected to exclude low-value and short-term leases from lease accounting.

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

33


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions) 

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Income from subleasing right-of-use lease assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-location sublet revenue included in operating service revenues

 

 

 

$

5

 

$

4

 

$

9

 

$

9

 

Other sublet revenue included in other operating income

 

7

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

Lease payments

 

 

 

$

98

 

$

81

 

$

200

 

$

184

 

 

20          other long-term assets

 

As at (millions) 

 

Note

 

June 30, 
2020

 

December 31, 
2019

 

Pension assets

 

 

 

$

1

 

$

155

 

Unbilled customer finance receivables

 

4(a)

 

319

 

225

 

Derivative assets

 

4(d)

 

413

 

76

 

Costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer

 

 

 

100

 

109

 

Real estate joint venture advances

 

21(b)

 

114

 

104

 

Investment in real estate joint venture

 

21(b)

 

2

 

3

 

Investment in associate

 

21

 

72

 

 

Portfolio investments 1

 

 

 

122

 

110

 

Prepaid maintenance

 

 

 

61

 

55

 

Other

 

 

 

151

 

82

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,355

 

$

919

 

 


(1)         Fair value measured at reporting date using significant other observable inputs (Level 2).

 

The costs incurred to obtain and fulfill contracts with customers are set out in the following table:

 

Periods ended June 30, 2020 (millions)

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

 

 

Costs incurred to

 

 

 

Costs incurred to

 

 

 

 

 

Obtain 
contracts with 
customers

 

Fulfill contracts
 with customers

 

Total

 

Obtain 
contracts with
 customers

 

Fulfill contracts
 with customers

 

Total

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

331

 

$

14

 

$

345

 

$

344

 

$

14

 

$

358

 

Additions

 

54

 

1

 

55

 

113

 

2

 

115

 

Amortization

 

(71

)

(1

)

(72

)

(143

)

(2

)

(145

)

Balance, end of period

 

$

314

 

$

14

 

$

328

 

$

314

 

$

14

 

$

328

 

Current 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

221

 

$

7

 

$

228

 

Non-current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93

 

7

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

314

 

$

14

 

$

328

 

 


(1)         Presented on the Consolidated statements of financial position in prepaid expenses.

 

21          real estate joint ventures and investment in associate

 

(a)         General

 

Real estate joint ventures

 

In 2013, we partnered, as equals, with two arm’s-length parties in a residential, retail and commercial real estate redevelopment project, TELUS Sky, in Calgary, Alberta. The new-build tower, scheduled for completion in 2020, is to be built to the LEED Platinum standard.

 

Associate

 

On January 13, 2020, for cash consideration of approximately $73 million, we acquired a 28% basic equity interest in Miovision Technologies Incorporated, an associate that is complementary to, and is viewed to grow, our existing Internet of Things business; our judgment is that we obtained significant influence over the associate concurrent with obtaining the newly acquired equity interest.

 

 

34


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

(b)         Real estate joint ventures

 

Summarized financial information

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30, 
2020

 

December 31, 
2019

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30, 
2020

 

December 31, 
2019

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and temporary investments, net

 

$

8

 

$

15

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

40

 

$

25

 

Other

 

17

 

18

 

Construction holdback liabilities

 

 

15

 

 

 

25

 

33

 

 

 

40

 

40

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Investment property under development

 

331

 

318

 

Construction credit facilities

 

342

 

312

 

Other

 

14

 

2

 

Other

 

 

3

 

 

 

345

 

320

 

 

 

342

 

315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

382

 

355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owners’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELUS 1

 

(3

)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other partners

 

(9

)

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12

)

(2

)

 

 

$

370

 

$

353

 

 

 

$

370

 

$

353

 

 


(1)         The equity amounts recorded by the real estate joint venture differ from those recorded by us by the amount of the deferred gains on our real estate contributed and the valuation provision we have recorded in excess of that recorded by the real estate joint venture.

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Revenue

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Interest expense 1

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) 2

 

$

(31

)

$

 

$

(33

)

$

(1

)

 


(1)         During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, the real estate joint venture capitalized $1 (2019 — $3) and $4 (2019 — $6), respectively, of financing costs.

(2)         As the real estate joint ventures are partnerships, no provision for income taxes of the partners is made in determining the real estate joint ventures’ net income and comprehensive income.

 

Our real estate joint ventures activity

 

Our real estate joint ventures investment activity is set out in the following table.

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Three-month periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Loans and 
receivables
 1

 

Equity 2

 

Total

 

Loans and 
receivables
 1

 

Equity 2

 

Total

 

Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of income and other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to us 3

 

$

 

$

(10

)

$

(10

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of financial position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items not affecting currently reported cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction credit facilities financing costs charged by us and other (Note 7)

 

1

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

 

Cash flows in the current reporting period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction credit facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts advanced

 

3

 

 

3

 

9

 

 

9

 

Financing costs paid to us

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

(1

)

 

(1

)

Funds we advanced or contributed, excluding construction credit facilities

 

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

Net increase

 

3

 

(5

)

(2

)

9

 

 

9

 

Real estate joint ventures carrying amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

111

 

(10

)

101

 

77

 

5

 

82

 

Valuation provision recorded in beginning of period balance now recorded in joint venture

 

 

6

 

6

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

114

 

$

(9

)

$

105

 

$

86

 

$

5

 

$

91

 

 

 

35


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Six-month periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Loans and 
receivables
 1

 

Equity 2

 

Total

 

Loans and 
receivables
 1

 

Equity 2

 

Total

 

Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of income and other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to us 3

 

$

 

$

(11

)

$

(11

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of financial position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items not affecting currently reported cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction credit facilities financing costs charged by us (Note 7)

 

2

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

2

 

Cash flows in the current reporting period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction credit facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts advanced

 

10

 

 

10

 

17

 

 

17

 

Financing costs paid to us

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

(2

)

 

(2

)

Funds we advanced or contributed, excluding construction credit facilities

 

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

Funds repaid to us and earnings distributed

 

 

(1

)

(1

)

 

 

 

Net increase

 

10

 

(7

)

3

 

17

 

 

17

 

Real estate joint ventures carrying amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

104

 

(2

)

102

 

69

 

5

 

74

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

114

 

$

(9

)

$

105

 

$

86

 

$

5

 

$

91

 

 


(1)         Loans and receivables are included in our Consolidated statements of financial position as Real estate joint venture advances and are comprised of advances under construction credit facilities.

(2)         We account for our interests in the real estate joint ventures using the equity method of accounting. As at June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, we had recorded equity losses in excess of our recorded equity investment in respect of one of the real estate joint ventures; such resulting balance has been included in long-term liabilities (Note 27).

(3)         As the real estate joint ventures are partnerships, no provision for income taxes of the partners is made in determining the real estate joint ventures’ net income and comprehensive income.

 

We have entered into a lease agreement with the TELUS Sky real estate joint venture; for lease accounting purposes, the lease commenced during the three-month period ended March 31, 2019.

 

Real estate joint ventures commitments and contingent liabilities

 

Construction commitments

 

The TELUS Sky real estate joint venture is expected to spend a total of approximately $475 million (December 31, 2019 — $450 million) on the construction of a mixed-use tower. As at June 30, 2020, the real estate joint venture’s construction-related contractual commitments were approximately $23 million through to 2020 (December 31, 2019 — $37 million through to 2020).

 

Construction credit facilities

 

The TELUS Sky real estate joint venture has a credit agreement, maturing August 31, 2021, with Canadian financial institutions (as 66-2/3% lender) and TELUS Corporation (as 33-1/3% lender) to provide $342 million of construction financing for the project. The construction credit facilities contain customary real estate construction financing representations, warranties and covenants and are secured by demand debentures constituting first fixed and floating charge mortgages over the underlying real estate assets. The construction credit facilities are available by way of bankers’ acceptance or prime loan and bear interest at rates in line with similar construction financing facilities.

 

As at (millions)

 

Note

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31, 
2019

 

Construction credit facilities commitment — TELUS Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undrawn

 

4(b)

 

$

 

$

10

 

Advances

 

 

 

114

 

104

 

 

 

 

 

114

 

114

 

Construction credit facilities commitment — other

 

 

 

228

 

228

 

 

 

 

 

$

342

 

$

342

 

 

 

36


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(unaudited)

 

22          short-term borrowings

 

On July 26, 2002, one of our subsidiaries, TELUS Communications Inc., entered into an agreement with an arm’s-length securitization trust associated with a major Schedule I bank under which it is able to sell an interest in certain trade receivables up to a maximum of $500 million (December 31, 2019 — $500 million). The term of this revolving-period securitization agreement ends December 31, 2021, and it requires minimum cash proceeds of $100 million from monthly sales of interests in certain trade receivables. TELUS Communications Inc. is required to maintain a credit rating of at least BB (December 31, 2019 — BB) from DBRS Limited or the securitization trust may require the sale program to be wound down prior to the end of the term.

 

Sales of trade receivables in securitization transactions are recognized as collateralized short-term borrowings and thus do not result in our de-recognition of the trade receivables sold. When we sell our trade receivables, we retain reserve accounts, which are retained interests in the securitized trade receivables, and servicing rights. As at June 30, 2020, we had sold to the trust (but continued to recognize) trade receivables of $118 million (December 31, 2019 — $124 million). Short-term borrowings of $100 million (December 31, 2019 — $100 million) are comprised of amounts advanced to us by the arm’s-length securitization trust pursuant to the sale of trade receivables.

 

The balance of short-term borrowings (if any) is comprised of amounts drawn on our bilateral bank facilities.

 

23          accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30, 
2020

 

December 31, 
2019

 

Accrued liabilities

 

$

1,102

 

$

1,091

 

Payroll and other employee-related liabilities

 

482

 

422

 

Restricted share units liability

 

95

 

77

 

 

 

1,679

 

1,590

 

Trade accounts payable

 

834

 

892

 

Interest payable

 

170

 

160

 

Other

 

190

 

107

 

 

 

$

2,873

 

$

2,749

 

 

24          advance billings and customer deposits

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30, 
2020

 

December 31, 
2019

 

Advance billings

 

$

548

 

$

522

 

Deferred customer activation and connection fees

 

8

 

9

 

Customer deposits

 

14

 

14

 

Contract liabilities

 

570

 

545

 

Other

 

126

 

130

 

 

 

$

696

 

$

675

 

 

Contract liabilities represent our future performance obligations to customers in respect of services and/or equipment and for which we have received consideration from the customer or for which an amount is due from the customer. Our contract liability balances, and the changes in those balances, are set out in the following table:

 

 

37


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

 

 

$

824

 

$

814

 

$

801

 

$

811

 

Revenue deferred in previous period and recognized in current period

 

 

 

(593

)

(642

)

(577

)

(647

)

Net additions arising from operations

 

 

 

571

 

638

 

573

 

641

 

Additions arising from business acquisitions

 

18(b)

 

 

1

 

5

 

6

 

Balance, end of period

 

 

 

$

802

 

$

811

 

$

802

 

$

811

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

721

 

$

732

 

Non-current

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70

 

65

 

Deferred customer activation and connection fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

802

 

$

811

 

Reconciliation of contract liabilities presented in the consolidated statements of financial position — current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross contract liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

721

 

$

732

 

Reclassification to contract assets for contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(142

)

(155

)

Reclassification from contract assets for contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9

)

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

570

 

$

572

 

 

25          provisions

 

(millions)

 

Asset
retirement
obligation

 

Employee-
related

 

Written put
options

 

Other

 

Total

 

As at April 1, 2020

 

$

497

 

$

41

 

$

182

 

$

122

 

$

842

 

Additions

 

 

10

 

 

75

 

85

 

Reversal

 

 

 

(70

)

(2

)

(72

)

Use

 

(1

)

(9

)

(103

)

(42

)

(155

)

Interest effect 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

Effects of foreign exchange, net

 

 

(1

)

(6

)

(1

)

(8

)

As at June 30, 2020

 

$

500

 

$

41

 

$

3

 

$

152

 

$

696

 

As at January 1, 2020

 

$

495

 

$

64

 

$

196

 

$

123

 

$

878

 

Additions

 

 

20

 

 

95

 

115

 

Reversal

 

 

 

(103

)

(16

)

(119

)

Use

 

(2

)

(43

)

(104

)

(51

)

(200

)

Interest effect 

 

7

 

 

2

 

 

9

 

Effects of foreign exchange, net

 

 

 

12

 

1

 

13

 

As at June 30, 2020

 

$

500

 

$

41

 

$

3

 

$

152

 

$

696

 

Current

 

$

10

 

$

35

 

$

 

$

38

 

$

83

 

Non-current

 

490

 

6

 

3

 

114

 

613

 

As at June 30, 2020

 

$

500

 

$

41

 

$

3

 

$

152

 

$

696

 

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

We establish provisions for liabilities associated with the retirement of property, plant and equipment when those obligations result from the acquisition, construction, development and/or normal operation of the assets. We expect that the cash outflows in respect of the balance accrued as at the financial statement date will occur proximate to the dates these assets are retired.

 

Employee-related

 

The employee-related provisions are largely in respect of restructuring activities (as discussed further in Note 16(b)). The timing of the cash outflows in respect of the balance accrued as at the financial statement date is substantially short-term in nature.

 

Written put options

 

In connection with certain business acquisitions, we have established provisions for written put options in respect of non-controlling interests. Provisions for written put options are determined based on the net present value of estimated future earnings results and require us to make key economic assumptions about the future. No cash outflows for the written put options are expected prior to their initial exercisability.

 

 

38


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

Other

 

The provisions for other include: legal claims; non-employee-related restructuring activities; contract termination costs and onerous contracts related to business acquisitions; and costs incurred in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Other than as set out following, we expect that the cash outflows in respect of the balance accrued as at the financial statement date will occur over an indeterminate multi-year period.

 

As discussed further in Note 29, we are involved in a number of legal claims and we are aware of certain other possible legal claims. In respect of legal claims, we establish provisions, when warranted, after taking into account legal assessments, information presently available, and the expected availability of recourse. The timing of cash outflows associated with legal claims cannot be reasonably determined.

 

In connection with business acquisitions, we have established provisions for contingent consideration, contract termination costs and onerous contracts acquired.

 

26          long-term debt

 

(a)         Details of long-term debt

 

As at (millions)

 

Note

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

 

Senior unsecured

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELUS Corporation senior notes 

 

(b)

 

$

14,729

 

$

14,479

 

TELUS Corporation commercial paper

 

(c)

 

 

1,015

 

TELUS Communications Inc. debentures 

 

 

 

622

 

621

 

Secured

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

 

(e)

 

1,167

 

431

 

Other

 

 

 

279

 

267

 

 

 

 

 

16,797

 

16,813

 

Lease liabilities

 

(f)

 

1,721

 

1,661

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

$

18,518

 

$

18,474

 

Current

 

 

 

$

562

 

$

1,332

 

Non-current

 

 

 

17,956

 

17,142

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

$

18,518

 

$

18,474

 

 

(b)         TELUS Corporation senior notes

 

The notes are senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured unsubordinated obligations, are senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future subordinated indebtedness, and are effectively subordinated to all existing and future obligations of, or guaranteed by, our subsidiaries. The indentures governing the notes contain certain covenants that, among other things, place limitations on our ability, and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries, to: grant security in respect of indebtedness; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; and incur new indebtedness.

 

Interest is payable semi-annually. The notes require us to make an offer to repurchase the notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase upon the occurrence of a change in control triggering event, as defined in the supplemental trust indenture.

 

At any time prior to the respective maturity dates set out in the table below, the notes are redeemable at our option, in whole at any time, or in part from time to time, on not fewer than 30 days’ and not more than 60 days’ prior notice. On or after the respective redemption present value spread cessation dates set out in the table below, the notes are redeemable at our option, in whole but not in part, on not fewer than 30 days’ and not more than 60 days’ prior notice, at redemption prices equal to 100% of the principal amounts thereof. In addition, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid to the date fixed for redemption.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal face amount

 

Redemption present
value spread

 

Series

 

Issued

 

Maturity

 

Issue
price

 

Effective
interest
rate 
1

 

Originally
issued

 

Outstanding at
financial
statement date

 

Basis
points

 

Cessation
date

 

3.60% Notes, Series CM

 

November 2013

 

January 2021 2

 

$

997.15

 

3.65

%

$

400 million

 

$

NIL

 

35

3

N/A

 

3.20% Notes, Series CO

 

April 2014

 

April 2021 2

 

$

997.39

 

3.24

%

$

500 million

 

$

NIL

 

30

3

Mar. 5, 2021

 

2.35% Notes, Series CT

 

March 2015

 

March 2022

 

$

997.31

 

2.39

%

$

1.0 billion

 

$

1.0 billion

 

35.5

3

Feb. 28, 2022

 

3.35% Notes, Series CJ

 

December 2012

 

March 2023

 

$

998.83

 

3.36

%

$

500 million

 

$

500 million

 

40

3

Dec. 15, 2022

 

3.35% Notes, Series CK

 

April 2013

 

April 2024

 

$

994.35

 

3.41

%

$

1.1 billion

 

$

1.1 billion

 

36

3

Jan. 2, 2024

 

3.75% Notes, Series CQ

 

September 2014

 

January 2025

 

$

997.75

 

3.78

%

$

800 million

 

$

800 million

 

38.5

3

Oct. 17, 2024

 

 

 

39


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal face amount

 

Redemption present
value spread

 

Series

 

Issued

 

Maturity

 

Issue
price

 

Effective
interest
rate 
1

 

Originally
issued

 

Outstanding at
financial
statement date

 

Basis
points

 

Cessation
date

 

3.75% Notes, Series CV

 

December 2015

 

March 2026

 

$

992.14

 

3.84

%

$

600 million

 

$

600 million

 

53.5

3

Dec. 10, 2025

 

2.75% Notes, Series CZ

 

July 2019

 

July 2026

 

$

998.73

 

2.77

%

$

800 million

 

$

800 million

 

33

3

May 8, 2026

 

2.80% U.S. Dollar Notes 4

 

September 2016

 

February 2027

 

US$

991.89

 

2.89

%

US$

600 million

 

US$

600 million

 

20

5

Nov. 16, 2026

 

3.70% U.S. Dollar Notes 4

 

March 2017

 

September 2027

 

US$

998.95

 

3.71

%

US$

500 million

 

US$

500 million

 

20

5

June 15, 2027

 

2.35% Notes, Series CAC

 

May 2020

 

January 2028

 

$

997.25

 

2.39

%

$

600 million

 

$

600 million

 

48

3

Nov. 27, 2027

 

3.625% Notes, Series CX

 

March 2018

 

March 2028

 

$

989.49

 

3.75

%

$

600 million

 

$

600 million

 

37

3

Dec. 1, 2027

 

3.30% Notes, Series CY

 

April 2019

 

May 2029

 

$

991.75

 

3.40

%

$

1.0 billion

 

$

1.0 billion

 

43.5

3

Feb. 2, 2029

 

3.15% Notes, Series CAA

 

December 2019

 

February 2030

 

$

996.49

 

3.19

%

$

600 million

 

$

600 million

 

39.5

3

Nov. 19, 2029

 

4.40% Notes, Series CL

 

April 2013

 

April 2043

 

$

997.68

 

4.41

%

$

600 million

 

$

600 million

 

47

3

Oct. 1, 2042

 

5.15% Notes, Series CN

 

November 2013

 

November 2043

 

$

995.00

 

5.18

%

$

400 million

 

$

400 million

 

50

3

May 26, 2043

 

4.85% Notes, Series CP

 

Multiple 6

 

April 2044

 

$

987.91

6

4.93

%6

$

500 million

6

$

900 million

6

46

3

Oct. 5, 2043

 

4.75% Notes, Series CR

 

September 2014

 

January 2045

 

$

992.91

 

4.80

%

$

400 million

 

$

400 million

 

51.5

3

July 17, 2044

 

4.40% Notes, Series CU

 

March 2015

 

January 2046

 

$

999.72

 

4.40

%

$

500 million

 

$

500 million

 

60.5

3

July 29, 2045

 

4.70% Notes, Series CW

 

Multiple 7

 

March 2048

 

$

998.06

7

4.71

%7

$

325 million

7

$

475 million

7

58.5

3

Sept. 6, 2047

 

4.60% U.S. Dollar Notes 4

 

June 2018

 

November 2048

 

US$

987.60

 

4.68

%

US$

750 million

 

US$

750 million

 

25

5

May 16, 2048

 

4.30% U.S. Dollar Notes 4

 

May 2019

 

June 2049

 

US$

990.48

 

4.36

%

US$

500 million

 

US$

500 million

 

25

5

Dec. 15, 2048

 

3.95% Notes, Series CAB

 

Multiple 8

 

February 2050

 

$

997.54

8

3.97

%8

$

400 million

8

$

800 million

8

57.5

3

Aug. 16, 2049

 

 


(1)             The effective interest rate is that which the notes would yield to an initial debt holder if held to maturity.

(2)             On May 22, 2020, we exercised our right to early redeem, on June 23, 2020, all of our 3.60% Notes, Series CM and all of our 3.20% Notes, Series CO. The long-term debt prepayment premium recorded in the three-month period ended June 30, 2020, was $18 million before income taxes (see Note 9).

(3)             The redemption price is equal to the greater of (i) the present value of the notes discounted at the Government of Canada yield plus the redemption present value spread calculated over the period to maturity, other than in the case of the Series CT, Series CU, Series CV, Series CW, Series CX, Series CY, Series CZ, Series CAA, Series CAB and Series CAC notes, for which it is calculated over the period to the redemption present value spread cessation date, or (ii) 100% of the principal amount thereof.

(4)             We have entered into foreign exchange derivatives (cross currency interest rate exchange agreements) that effectively converted the principal payments and interest obligations to Canadian dollar obligations as follows:

 

Series

 

Interest rate
fixed at

 

Canadian dollar
equivalent
principal

 

Exchange
rate

 

2.80% U.S. Dollar Notes

 

2.95

%

$

792 million

 

$

1.3205 

 

3.70% U.S. Dollar Notes

 

3.41

%

$

667 million

 

$

1.3348 

 

4.60% U.S. Dollar Notes

 

4.41

%

$

974 million

 

$

1.2985 

 

4.30% U.S. Dollar Notes

 

4.27

%

$

672 million

 

$

1.3435 

 

 

(5)             The redemption price is equal to the greater of (i) the present value of the notes discounted at the U.S. Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the redemption present value spread calculated over the period to the redemption present value spread cessation date, or (ii) 100% of the principal amount thereof.

(6)             $500 million of 4.85% Notes, Series CP were issued in April 2014 at an issue price of $998.74 and an effective interest rate of 4.86%. This series of notes was reopened in December 2015 and a further $400 million of notes were issued at an issue price of $974.38 and an effective interest rate of 5.02%.

(7)             $325 million of 4.70% Notes, Series CW were issued in March 2017 at an issue price of $990.65 and an effective interest rate of 4.76%. This series of notes was reopened in February 2018 and a further $150 million of notes were issued at an issue price of $1,014.11 and an effective interest rate of 4.61% in March 2018.

(8)             $400 million of 3.95% Notes, Series CAB were issued in December 2019 at an issue price of $991.54 and an effective interest rate of 4.00%. This series of notes was reopened in May 2020 and a further $400 million of notes were issued at an issue price of $1,003.53 and an effective interest rate of 3.93%.

 

(c)          TELUS Corporation commercial paper

 

TELUS Corporation has an unsecured commercial paper program, which is backstopped by our $2.25 billion syndicated credit facility (see (d)) and is to be used for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures and investments. This program enables us to issue commercial paper, subject to conditions related to debt ratings, up to a maximum aggregate amount at any one time of $1.4 billion (December 31, 2019 — $1.4 billion). Foreign currency forward contracts are used to manage currency risk arising from issuing commercial paper denominated in U.S. dollars. Commercial paper debt is due within one year and is classified as a current portion of long-term debt, as the amounts are fully supported, and we expect that they will continue to be supported, by the revolving credit facility, which has no repayment requirements within the next year. As at June 30, 2020, we had $NIL (December 31, 2019 — $1,015 million) of commercial paper outstanding, which was denominated in U.S. dollars (US$NIL; December 31, 2019 — US$781 million).

 

(d)         TELUS Corporation credit facility

 

As at June 30, 2020, TELUS Corporation had an unsecured revolving $2.25 billion bank credit facility, expiring on May 31, 2023, with a syndicate of financial institutions, which is to be used for general corporate purposes, including the backstopping of commercial paper.

 

The TELUS Corporation credit facility bears interest at prime rate, U.S. Dollar Base Rate, a bankers’ acceptance rate or London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) (as such terms are used or defined in the credit facility), plus applicable

 

 

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margins. The credit facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including two financial quarter-end ratio tests. These tests are that our leverage ratio must not exceed 4.25:1.00 and our operating cash flow to interest expense ratio must not be less than 2.00:1.00, all as defined in the credit facility.

 

Continued access to the TELUS Corporation credit facility is not contingent upon TELUS Corporation maintaining a specific credit rating.

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

 

Net available

 

$

2,250

 

$

1,235

 

Backstop of commercial paper

 

 

1,015

 

Gross available

 

$

2,250

 

$

2,250

 

 

We had $191 million of letters of credit outstanding as at June 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019 — $184 million), issued under various uncommitted facilities; such letter of credit facilities are in addition to the ability to provide letters of credit pursuant to our committed bank credit facility.

 

(e)          TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

 

As at June 30, 2020, TELUS International (Cda) Inc. had a credit facility, secured by its assets, expiring on January 28, 2025 (December 31, 2019 — December 20, 2022), with a syndicate of financial institutions (as 87.5% lender) and, joined in 2020, TELUS Corporation (as 12.5% lender). The credit facility is comprised of a US$600 million (December 31, 2019 — US$350 million) revolving component and an amortizing US$600 million (December 31, 2019 — US$120 million) term loan component. The credit facility is non-recourse to TELUS Corporation. The outstanding revolving component and term loan component had a weighted average interest rate of 2.68% as at June 30, 2020. In connection with the acquisition of Competence Call Center during the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, as discussed further in Note 18(b), incremental amounts were drawn on the facility.

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

As at (millions)

 

Revolving
component

 

Term loan
component 
1

 

Total

 

Revolving
component

 

Term loan
component

 

Total

 

Available

 

US$

204

 

US$

N/A

 

US$

204

 

US$

121

 

US$

N/A

 

US$

121

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to other

 

347

 

518

 

865

 

229

 

107

 

336

 

Due to TELUS Corporation

 

49

 

74

 

123

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

US$

600

 

US$

592

 

US$

1,192

 

US$

350

 

US$

107

 

US$

457

 

 


(1)         We have entered into a receive-floating interest rate, pay-fixed interest rate exchange agreement that effectively converts our interest obligations on US$103 of the debt to a fixed rate of 2.64%.

 

Relative to amounts owed to the syndicate of financial institutions, excluding TELUS Corporation, we have entered into foreign exchange derivatives (cross currency interest rate exchange agreements) that effectively convert an amortizing amount of US$415 of the principal payments and associated interest obligations to European euro obligations with an effective fixed interest rate of 0.65% and an effective fixed economic exchange rate of US$1.0932:€1.00. These have been accounted for as a net investment hedge in a foreign operation (see Note 4).

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc.’s credit facility bears interest at prime rate, U.S. Dollar Base Rate, a bankers’ acceptance rate or London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) (all such terms as used or defined in the credit facility), plus applicable margins. The credit facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including two financial quarter-end ratio tests. TELUS International (Cda) Inc.’s quarter-end net debt to operating cash flow ratio must not exceed: 4.75:1.00 during fiscal 2020; 4.25:1.00 during fiscal 2021; and 3.50:1.00 subsequently. The quarter-end operating cash flow to debt service (interest and scheduled principal repayment) ratio must not be less than 1.50:1.00, all as defined in the credit facility.

 

The term loan is subject to an amortization schedule which requires that 5% of the principal advanced be repaid each year of the term of the agreement, with the balance due at maturity.

 

(f)           Lease liabilities

 

Lease liabilities are subject to amortization schedules, which results in the principal being repaid over various periods, including reasonably expected renewals. The weighted average interest rate on lease liabilities was approximately 4.37% as at June 30, 2020.

 

 

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(g)         Long-term debt maturities

 

Anticipated requirements to meet long-term debt repayments, calculated for long-term debts owing as at June 30, 2020, are as follows:

 

Composite long-term debt
denominated in

 

Canadian dollars

 

U.S. dollars

 

Other
currencies

 

 

 

Years ending December 31

 

Long-term
debt,
excluding

 

Leases

 

 

 

Long-term
debt,
excluding

 

Leases

 

Currency swap agreement
amounts to be exchanged

 

 

 

Leases

 

 

 

(millions)

 

leases

 

(Note 19)

 

Total

 

leases

 

(Note 19)

 

(Receive) 1

 

Pay

 

Total

 

(Note 19)

 

Total

 

2020 (remainder of year)

 

$

7

 

$

144

 

$

151

 

$

18

 

$

11

 

$

(14

)

$

14

 

$

29

 

$

23

 

$

203

 

2021

 

188

 

267

 

455

 

36

 

23

 

(28

)

28

 

59

 

44

 

558

 

2022

 

1,263

 

144

 

1,407

 

36

 

22

 

(28

)

28

 

58

 

34

 

1,499

 

2023

 

529

 

122

 

651

 

36

 

18

 

(28

)

28

 

54

 

29

 

734

 

2024

 

1,115

 

110

 

1,225

 

36

 

8

 

(28

)

28

 

44

 

23

 

1,292

 

2025-2029

 

4,686

 

299

 

4,985

 

2,516

 

15

 

(1,935

)

1,907

 

2,503

 

46

 

7,534

 

Thereafter

 

4,788

 

301

 

5,089

 

1,704

 

1

 

(1,703

)

1,646

 

1,648

 

20

 

6,757

 

Future cash outflows in respect of composite long-term debt principal repayments

 

12,576

 

1,387

 

13,963

 

4,382

 

98

 

(3,764

)

3,679

 

4,395

 

219

 

18,577

 

Future cash outflows in respect of associated interest and like carrying costs 2

 

6,452

 

375

 

6,827

 

2,672

 

19

 

(2,575

)

2,409

 

2,525

 

49

 

9,401

 

Undiscounted contractual maturities (Note 4(b))

 

$

19,028

 

$

1,762

 

$

20,790

 

$

7,054

 

$

117

 

$

(6,339

)

$

6,088

 

$

6,920

 

$

268

 

$

27,978

 

 


(1)             Where applicable cash flows reflect foreign exchange rates as at June 30, 2020.

(2)             Future cash outflows in respect of associated interest and like carrying costs for commercial paper and amounts drawn under our credit facilities (if any) have been calculated based upon the rates in effect as at June 30, 2020.

 

27          other long-term liabilities

 

As at (millions)

 

Note

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

 

Contract liabilities

 

24

 

$

70

 

$

70

 

Other

 

 

 

6

 

7

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

 

76

 

77

 

Pension benefit liabilities

 

 

 

934

 

580

 

Other post-employment benefit liabilities

 

 

 

58

 

53

 

Restricted share unit and deferred share unit liabilities

 

 

 

13

 

42

 

Derivative liabilities

 

4(d)

 

27

 

26

 

Investment in real estate joint ventures

 

21(b)

 

11

 

5

 

Other

 

 

 

27

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

1,146

 

793

 

Deferred customer activation and connection fees

 

24

 

11

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,157

 

$

806

 

 

28          owners’ equity

 

(a)         Common Share capital — general

 

Our authorized share capital is as follows:

 

As at

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

 

First Preferred Shares

 

1 billion

 

1 billion

 

Second Preferred Shares

 

1 billion

 

1 billion

 

Common Shares

 

4 billion

 

4 billion

*

 

Only holders of Common Shares may vote at our general meetings, with each holder of Common Shares entitled to one vote per Common Share held at all such meetings so long as not less than 66-2/3% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares are owned by Canadians. With respect to priority in payment of dividends and in the distribution of

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

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assets in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any other distribution of our assets among our shareholders for the purpose of winding up our affairs, preferences are as follows: First Preferred Shares; Second Preferred Shares; and finally Common Shares.

 

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, we issued approximately 58 million* shares for gross proceeds of $1.5 billion.

 

As at June 30, 2020, approximately 32 million* Common Shares were reserved for issuance, from Treasury, under a dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan (see Note 13(b)), approximately 24 million* Common Shares were reserved for issuance, from Treasury, under a restricted share unit plan (see Note 14(b)) and approximately 93 million* Common Shares were reserved for issuance, from Treasury, under a share option plan (see Note 14(d)).

 

(b)         Common Share split

 

On February 13, 2020, we announced a subdivision of our Common Shares on a two-for-one basis to be effected March 17, 2020. All references, unless otherwise indicated, to the number of shares authorized, the number of shares outstanding, the number of shares reserved; per share amounts and share-based compensation information in the consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively restated to reflect the impact of the subdivision.

 

(c)          Purchase of Common Shares for cancellation pursuant to normal course issuer bid

 

As referred to in Note 3, we may purchase a portion of our Common Shares for cancellation pursuant to normal course issuer bids in order to maintain or adjust our capital structure. In December 2019, we received approval for a normal course issuer bid to purchase and cancel up to 16 million* of our Common Shares (up to a maximum amount of $250 million) from January 2, 2020, to January 1, 2021.

 

(d)         Subsidiary with significant non-controlling interest

 

Our TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subsidiary is incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and has geographically dispersed operations with principal places of business in Asia, Central America, Europe and North America. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, non-controlling shareholders purchased TELUS International (Cda) Inc. shares from treasury for $209 million, which resulted in the non-controlling interests’ ownership interest increasing to 37.7% as at March 31, 2020, up from 35.9% as at December 31, 2019. Associated with the transaction, an adjustment reflecting the approximately 1.8% increase in the non-controlling interest in the net book value of the subsidiary was credited to non-controlling interests in our Consolidated statement of changes in owners’ equity, and the net balance of proceeds was credited to contributed surplus.

 

On a continuing basis, we review our corporate organization and effect changes as appropriate so as to enhance the value of TELUS Corporation. This process can affect our subsidiaries, including TELUS International (Cda) Inc.; during the three-month period ended June 30, 2020, this process resulted in the non-controlling interests’ ownership interest decreasing to 36.2% as at June 30, 2020, with an adjustment reflecting the approximately 1.5% decrease in the non-controlling interest in the net book value of the subsidiary having been credited to non-controlling interests in our Consolidated statement of changes in owners’ equity, offset by an equal amount having been charged to contributed surplus.

 

Summarized financial information

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

 

 

As at, or for the three-month and six-month periods ended (millions) 1

 

June 30,
2020

 

June 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2020

 

June 30,
2019

 

December 31,
2019

 

Statement of financial position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

$

591

 

 

 

$

437

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,763

 

 

 

$

1,057

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

$

586

 

 

 

$

531

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,838

 

 

 

$

647

 

Statement of income and other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

611

 

$

336

 

$

1,077

 

$

645

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

71

 

$

8

 

$

78

 

$

33

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

45

 

$

19

 

$

85

 

$

51

 

 

 

 


(1)         As required by IFRS-IASB, this summarized financial information excludes inter-company eliminations.

 

* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

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29          contingent liabilities

 

Claims and lawsuits

 

General

 

A number of claims and lawsuits (including class actions and intellectual property infringement claims) seeking damages and other relief are pending against us and, in some cases, other wireless carriers and telecommunications service providers. As well, we have received notice of, or are aware of, certain possible claims (including intellectual property infringement claims) against us and, in some cases, other wireless carriers and telecommunications service providers.

 

It is not currently possible for us to predict the outcome of such claims, possible claims and lawsuits due to various factors, including: the preliminary nature of some claims; uncertain damage theories and demands; an incomplete factual record; uncertainty concerning legal theories and procedures and their resolution by the courts, at both the trial and the appeal levels; and the unpredictable nature of opposing parties and their demands.

 

However, subject to the foregoing limitations, management is of the opinion, based upon legal assessments and information presently available, that it is unlikely that any liability, to the extent not provided for through insurance or otherwise, would have a material effect on our financial position and the results of our operations, including cash flows, with the exception of the items enumerated following.

 

Certified class actions

 

Certified class actions against us include the following:

 

Per minute billing class action

 

In 2008 a class action was brought in Ontario against us alleging breach of contract, breach of the Ontario Consumer Protection Act, breach of the Competition Act and unjust enrichment, in connection with our practice of “rounding up” wireless airtime to the nearest minute and charging for the full minute. The action sought certification of a national class. In November 2014, an Ontario class only was certified by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in relation to the breach of contract, breach of Consumer Protection Act, and unjust enrichment claims; all appeals of the certification decision have now been exhausted. At the same time, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declined to stay the claims of our business customers notwithstanding an arbitration clause in our customer service agreements with those customers. This latter decision was appealed and on May 31, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed our appeal. The Supreme Court of Canada granted us leave to appeal this decision and on April 4, 2019, granted our appeal and stayed the claims of business customers.

 

Call set-up time class actions

 

In 2005 a class action was brought against us in British Columbia alleging that we have engaged in deceptive trade practices in charging for incoming calls from the moment the caller connects to the network, and not from the moment the incoming call is connected to the recipient. In 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a stay of all of the causes of action advanced by the plaintiff in this class action, with one exception, based on the arbitration clause that was included in our customer service agreements. The sole exception was the cause of action based on deceptive or unconscionable practices under the British Columbia Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, which the Supreme Court of Canada declined to stay. In January 2016, the British Columbia Supreme Court certified this class action in relation to the claim under the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act. The class is limited to residents of British Columbia who contracted wireless services with us in the period from January 21, 1999, to April 2010. We have appealed the certification decision. A companion class action was brought against us in Alberta at the same time as the British Columbia class action. The Alberta class action duplicates the allegations in the British Columbia action, but has not proceeded to date and is not certified. Subject to a number of conditions, including court approval, we have now settled both the British Columbia and the Alberta class actions.

 

Uncertified class actions

 

Uncertified class actions against us include:

 

9-1-1 class actions

 

In 2008 a class action was brought in Saskatchewan against us and other Canadian telecommunications carriers alleging that, among other matters, we failed to provide proper notice of 9-1-1 charges to the public, have been deceitfully passing them off as government charges, and have charged 9-1-1 fees to customers who reside in areas where 9-1-1 service is not available. The plaintiffs advance causes of action in breach of contract, misrepresentation

 

 

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and false advertising and seek certification of a national class. A virtually identical class action was filed in Alberta at the same time, but the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench declared that class action expired against us as of 2009. No steps have been taken in this proceeding since 2016.

 

Public Mobile class actions

 

In 2014 class actions were brought against us in Quebec and Ontario on behalf of Public Mobile’s customers, alleging that changes to the technology, services and rate plans made by us contravene our statutory and common law obligations. In particular, the Quebec action alleges that our actions constitute a breach of the Quebec Consumer Protection Act, the Quebec Civil Code, and the Ontario Consumer Protection Act. It has not yet proceeded to an authorization hearing. The Ontario class action alleges negligence, breach of express and implied warranty, breach of the Competition Act, unjust enrichment, and waiver of tort. No steps have been taken in this proceeding since it was filed and served.

 

Handset subsidy class action

 

In 2016 a class action was brought in Quebec against us and other telecommunications carriers alleging that we breached the Quebec Consumer Protection Act and the Civil Code of Quebec by making false or misleading representations relating to the handset subsidy provided to our wireless customers, and by charging our wireless customers inflated rate plan prices and termination fees higher than those permitted under the Act. The claim was later amended to also seek compensation for amounts paid by class members to unlock their mobile devices. The authorization hearing was held on April 30 and May 1, 2019, and on July 15, 2019, the Quebec Superior Court dismissed the authorization application. The Plaintiff has appealed this decision.

 

Other claims

 

Claims and possible claims received by us include:

 

Area code 867 blocking claim

 

In 2018 a claim was brought against us alleging breach of a Direct Connection Call Termination Services Agreement, breach of a duty of good faith, and intentional interference with economic relations. The plaintiffs allege that we have improperly blocked calls to area code 867 (including to customers of a plaintiff), for which a second plaintiff provides wholesale session initiation trunking services. The plaintiffs seek damages of $135 million. On April 23, 2019, the Ontario Superior Court stayed this claim on the ground that the court has no jurisdiction over, or is not the appropriate forum, for the subject matter of this action.

 

Summary

 

We believe that we have good defences to the above matters. Should the ultimate resolution of these matters differ from management’s assessments and assumptions, a material adjustment to our financial position and the results of our operations, including cash flows, could result. Management’s assessments and assumptions include that reliable estimates of any such exposure cannot be made considering the continued uncertainty about: the nature of the damages that may be sought by the plaintiffs; the causes of action that are being, or may ultimately be, pursued; and, in the case of the uncertified class actions, the causes of action that may ultimately be certified.

 

30          related party transactions

 

(a)         Transactions with key management personnel

 

Our key management personnel have authority and responsibility for overseeing, planning, directing and controlling our activities and consist of our Board of Directors and our Executive Leadership Team.

 

Total compensation expense for key management personnel, and the composition thereof, is as follows:

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Short-term benefits

 

$

2

 

$

2

 

$

4

 

$

5

 

Post-employment pension 1 and other benefits

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

2

 

Share-based compensation 2

 

11

 

5

 

10

 

20

 

 

 

$

14

 

$

8

 

$

16

 

$

27

 

 


(1)         Our Executive Leadership Team members are members of our Pension Plan for Management and Professional Employees of TELUS Corporation and certain other non-registered, non-contributory supplementary defined benefit pension plans.

(2)         In respect of restricted share units with neither an equity settlement feature nor market performance conditions, we accrue a liability equal to the product of the number of vesting restricted share units multiplied by the fair market value of the corresponding Common Shares at the end of the reporting period. Similarly,

 

 

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we accrue a liability for the notional subset of our restricted share units without an equity settlement feature and with market performance conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation-determined fair value. Restricted share units that have an equity settlement feature are accounted for as equity instruments. The expense for restricted share units that do not ultimately vest is reversed against the expense that was previously recorded in their respect.

 

As disclosed in Note 14, we made initial awards of share-based compensation in 2020 and 2019, including, as set out in the following table, to our key management personnel. As most of these awards are cliff-vesting or graded-vesting and have multi-year requisite service periods, the related expense will be recognized rateably over a period of years and thus only a portion of the 2020 and 2019 initial awards are included in the amounts in the table above.

 

Six-month periods ended June 30

 

2020

 

2019

 

($ in millions)

 

Number of
restricted
share units
*

 

Notional
value 
1

 

Grant-date
fair value 
1

 

Number of
restricted
share units

 

Notional
value 
1

 

Grant-date
fair value 
1

 

Awarded in period

 

811,954

 

$

20

 

$

28

 

 

$

 

$

 

 


(1)         Notional value is determined by multiplying the Common Share price at the time of award by the number of units awarded. The grant-date fair value differs from the notional value because the fair values of some awards have been determined using a Monte Carlo simulation (see Note 14(b)). No share options were awarded to our key management personnel in fiscal 2020 or 2019.

 

The liability amounts accrued for share-based compensation awards to key management personnel are as follows:

 

As at (millions)

 

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

 

Restricted share units

 

$

26

 

$

25

 

Deferred share units 1

 

3

 

23

 

 

 

$

29

 

$

48

 

 


(1)         Our Directors’ Deferred Share Unit Plan provides that, in addition to his or her annual equity grant of deferred share units, a director may elect to receive his or her annual retainer and meeting fees in deferred share units, Common Shares or cash. Deferred share units entitle directors to a specified number of, or a cash payment based on the value of, our Common Shares. Deferred share units are paid out when a director ceases to be a director, for any reason, at a time elected by the director in accordance with the Directors’ Deferred Share Unit Plan; during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, $NIL (2019 — $3) and $NIL (2019 — $3), respectively, was paid out.

 

Employment agreements with members of the Executive Leadership Team typically provide for severance payments if an executive’s employment is terminated without cause: generally 18—24 months of base salary, benefits and accrual of pension service in lieu of notice, and 50% of base salary in lieu of an annual cash bonus. In the event of a change in control, Executive Leadership Team members are not entitled to treatment any different than that given to our other employees with respect to non-vested share-based compensation.

 

(b)         Transactions with defined benefit pension plans

 

During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, we provided management and administrative services to our defined benefit pension plans; the charges for these services were on a cost recovery basis and amounted to $1 million (2019 — $2 million) and $3 million (2019 — $3 million), respectively.

 

(c)          Transactions with real estate joint venture and associate

 

During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we had transactions with the TELUS Sky real estate joint ventures, which is a related party, as set out in Note 21. As at June 30, 2020, we had recorded lease liabilities of $76 million (December 31, 2019 — $77 million) in respect of our TELUS Sky lease and monthly cash payments are made in accordance with the lease agreement; one-third of the amounts is due to our economic interest in the real estate joint venture.

 


* Amounts reflect retrospective application of March 17, 2020, share split (see Note 28(b)).

 

 

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

31          additional statement of cash flow information

 

(a)         Statements of cash flows — operating activities and investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in non-cash operating working capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

 

$

(1

)

$

(197

)

$

24

 

$

(223

)

Inventories

 

 

 

33

 

25

 

102

 

42

 

Contract assets

 

 

 

114

 

3

 

199

 

1

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

52

 

(26

)

5

 

(110

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

 

210

 

253

 

90

 

190

 

Income and other taxes receivable and payable, net

 

 

 

67

 

(53

)

145

 

(269

)

Advance billings and customer deposits

 

 

 

1

 

(3

)

16

 

3

 

Provisions

 

 

 

(72

)

14

 

(117

)

(36

)

 

 

 

 

$

404

 

$

16

 

$

464

 

$

(402

)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital asset additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

17

 

$

(693

)

$

(718

)

$

(1,295

)

$

(1,357

)

Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

18

 

(174

)

(166

)

(324

)

(299

)

 

 

 

 

(867

)

(884

)

(1,619

)

(1,656

)

Additions arising from leases

 

17

 

110

 

110

 

192

 

232

 

Additions arising from non-monetary transactions

 

 

 

1

 

4

 

6

 

8

 

Capital expenditures

 

5

 

(756

)

(770

)

(1,421

)

(1,416

)

Change in associated non-cash investing working capital

 

 

 

62

 

125

 

(53

)

(22

)

 

 

 

 

$

(694

)

$

(645

)

$

(1,474

)

$

(1,438

)

 

 

47


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

(b)         Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of cash flows

 

Non-cash changes

 

 

 

(millions)

 

Beginning
of period

 

Issued or
received

 

Redemptions,
repayments
or payments

 

Foreign
exchange
movement
(Note 4(e))

 

Other

 

End of
period

 

THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares

 

$

329

 

$

 

$

(329

)

$

 

$

339

 

$

339

 

Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury

 

 

 

22

 

 

(22

)

 

 

 

$

329

 

$

 

$

(307

)

$

 

$

317

 

$

339

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

500

 

$

 

$

(400

)

$

 

$

 

$

100

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELUS Corporation senior notes

 

$

12,136

 

$

1,674

 

$

 

$

(70

)

$

(25

)

$

13,715

 

TELUS Corporation commercial paper

 

1,105

 

748

 

(1,554

)

(6

)

 

293

 

TELUS Communications Inc. debentures

 

621

 

 

 

 

 

621

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

 

405

 

 

(2

)

(8

)

1

 

396

 

Lease liabilities

 

1,508

 

 

(64

)

(8

)

118

 

1,554

 

Derivatives used to manage currency risks arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt — liability (asset)

 

41

 

1,554

 

(1,551

)

76

 

(28

)

92

 

 

 

15,816

 

3,976

 

(3,171

)

(16

)

66

 

16,671

 

To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risks arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt

 

 

(1,554

)

1,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,816

 

$

2,422

 

$

(1,617

)

$

(16

)

$

66

 

$

16,671

 

THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares

 

$

371

 

$

 

$

(371

)

$

 

$

372

 

$

372

 

Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury

 

 

 

131

 

 

(131

)

 

 

 

$

371

 

$

 

$

(240

)

$

 

$

241

 

$

372

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

100

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

100

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELUS Corporation senior notes

 

$

14,763

 

$

1,000

 

$

(900

)

$

(132

)

$

(2

)

$

14,729

 

TELUS Corporation commercial paper

 

459

 

 

(454

)

(5

)

 

 

TELUS Communications Inc. debentures

 

621

 

 

 

 

1

 

622

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

 

1,285

 

 

(68

)

(50

)

 

1,167

 

Other

 

281

 

 

(3

)

 

1

 

279

 

Lease liabilities

 

1,699

 

 

(81

)

(6

)

109

 

1,721

 

Derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt — liability (asset)

 

(655

)

461

 

(434

)

158

 

78

 

(392

)

 

 

18,453

 

1,461

 

(1,940

)

(35

)

187

 

18,126

 

To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt

 

 

(461

)

461

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,453

 

$

1,000

 

$

(1,479

)

$

(35

)

$

187

 

$

18,126

 

 

 

48


 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of cash flows

 

Non-cash changes

 

 

 

(millions)

 

Beginning
of period

 

Issued or
received

 

Redemptions,
repayments
or payments

 

Foreign
exchange
movement
(Note 4(e))

 

Other

 

End of
period

 

SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares

 

$

326

 

$

 

$

(655

)

$

 

$

668

 

$

339

 

Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury

 

 

 

45

 

 

(45

)

 

 

 

$

326

 

$

 

$

(610

)

$

 

$

623

 

$

339

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

100

 

$

407

 

$

(407

)

$

 

$

 

$

100

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELUS Corporation senior notes

 

$

12,186

 

$

1,674

 

$

 

$

(122

)

$

(23

)

$

13,715

 

TELUS Corporation commercial paper

 

774

 

1,901

 

(2,363

)

(19

)

 

293

 

TELUS Communications Inc. debentures

 

620

 

 

 

 

1

 

621

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

 

419

 

13

 

(21

)

(17

)

2

 

396

 

Lease liabilities

 

1,483

 

 

(152

)

(13

)

236

 

1,554

 

Derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt — liability (asset)

 

(73

)

2,363

 

(2,361

)

141

 

22

 

92

 

 

 

15,409

 

5,951

 

(4,897

)

(30

)

238

 

16,671

 

To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt

 

 

(2,363

)

2,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,409

 

$

3,588

 

$

(2,534

)

$

(30

)

$

238

 

$

16,671

 

SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares

 

$

352

 

$

 

$

(723

)

$

 

$

743

 

$

372

 

Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury

 

 

 

261

 

 

(261

)

 

 

 

$

352

 

$

 

$

(462

)

$

 

$

482

 

$

372

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

100

 

$

200

 

$

(200

)

$

 

$

 

$

100

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELUS Corporation senior notes

 

$

14,479

 

$

1,000

 

$

(900

)

$

150

 

$

 

$

14,729

 

TELUS Corporation commercial paper

 

1,015

 

612

 

(1,692

)

65

 

 

 

TELUS Communications Inc. debentures

 

621

 

 

 

 

1

 

622

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

 

431

 

765

 

(68

)

45

 

(6

)

1,167

 

Other

 

267

 

 

(191

)

 

203

 

279

 

Lease liabilities

 

1,661

 

 

(165

)

17

 

208

 

1,721

 

Derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt — liability (asset)

 

(37

)

1,699

 

(1,650

)

(194

)

(210

)

(392

)

 

 

18,437

 

4,076

 

(4,666

)

83

 

196

 

18,126

 

To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt

 

 

(1,699

)

1,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,437

 

$

2,377

 

$

(2,967

)

$

83

 

$

196

 

$

18,126

 

 

 

49