Vodafone Group Plc

Overview

Date Founded

1982

Headquarters

Vodafone House,The Connection,Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN

Type of Company

Public

Employees (Worldwide)

93K

Industries

Wireless Telecommunications
Internet Software & Services
Computer Software

Company Description

Vodafone Group Plc engages in telecommunication services in Europe and internationally. The firms offers mobile services that enable customers to call, text, and access data; fixed line services, including broadband, television (TV) offerings, and voice; and convergence services under the GigaKombi and Vodafone One names to customers. It also provides mobile, fixed, and a suite of converged communication services, such as Internet of Things (IoT) comprising managed IoT connectivity, automotive, and insurance services, as well as smart metering and health solutions; cloud and security portfolio comprising public and private cloud services, as well as cloud-based applications and products for securing networks and devices; and international voice, IP transit, and messaging services to support business customers that include small home offices and large multi-national companies. In addition, the company offers M-Pesa, an African payment platform, which provides money transfer, financial, and business and merchant payment services; and various services to operators through its market agreements, as well as rents capacity to mobile virtual network operators to provide mobile services. The firm has a strategic partnership with Open Fiber. As of March 31, 2019, it had approximately 650 million mobile customers, 19 million fixed broadband customers, and 14 million TV customers. The company was founded on July 17, 1984 and is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

Website

http://www.vodafone.com

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In The News

PR Newswire

May 14, 2021

Global Pay TV Forecasts Report 2020-2025: Pay TV Revenues Down, Subscriptions Up - Revenues Peaked in 2016 at $202 Billion but will Fall to $152 Billion in 2025

Silicon Valley Business News

May 3, 2021

Google Cloud teams up with Vodafone to develop data services

BBC

May 3, 2021

Vodafone using Google's cloud and AI to retain customers

PR Newswire

May 3, 2021

Vodafone and Google Cloud to Develop Industry-First Global Data Platform; - The two companies sign six-year strategic partnership to build powerful new integrated data platform and distributed system for Vodafone, supporting the creation of new digital pr

Nasdaq

May 2, 2021

Vodafone teams up with Google Cloud on data analytics

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Executives & Employees

Nicholas J. Read

Chief Executive Officer

Serpil Timuray

Chief Executive Officer

Margherita Della Valle

Chief Financial Officer

Rosemary E. S. Martin

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

Johan Wibergh

Group Chief Technology Officer

Alex Froment-Curtil

Chief Commercial Officer

Colman Deegan

Chief Executive Officer Vodafone Spain

Yolanda Cuba

Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone Ghana

Hannes Ametsreiter

Chief Executive Officer Vodafone Germany

Aldo Bisio

Chief Executive Officer Vodafone Italy

Board of Directors

Jean-François van Boxmeer

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Dibevit Import SRL

Renee James

Founder at Ampere Computing LLC

Clara Furse

Director at Amadeus IT Group SA

Valerie Gooding

Trustee & Deputy Chairman at The British Museum Co. Ltd.

Michel Demaré

Chief Financial Officer at ABB Immobilien und Projekte GmbH

Amparo Moraleda

Director at Airbus SE

David Nish

Former Group Chief Executive Officer at Standard Life Aberdeen Plc

Crispin Davis

Industrial Adviser at CVC Advisers Ltd.

Margherita Della Valle

Chief Financial Officer at Vodafone Group Plc

Olaf Meijer Swantee

Director at Telia Co. AB

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Owners & Shareholders

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Robeco Institutional Asset Management BV

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State Street Global Advisors Ltd.

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Aviva Investors Global Services Limited

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Recent Transactions

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Vodafone Group Plc, Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs AG purchase Kabel Deutschland Holding AG

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Indus Towers Ltd. purchases Indus Towers Ltd. (Inactive) from Vodafone Group Plc

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Welltel (Ireland) Ltd. purchases Intellicom Ltd. from Vodafone Group Plc

Transaction Advisors

Investment Advisor

UBS AG

Advised onVodafone Group Plc, Vodafone International Holdings BV purchase Hutchison Essar Ltd. from Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

Accountant

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services LLC

Advised onRipplewood Investments LLC purchases SOFTBANK TELECOM Corporation from Vodafone Group Plc

Legal Advisor

Linklaters LLP

Advised onSoftBank Group Corp., BB Mobile Corp. purchase Vodafone K.K from Vodafone Group Plc resulting in a new company SoftBank Corp.

Investment Advisor

Simon Warshaw

Advised onVodafone Group Plc, Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs AG purchase Kabel Deutschland Holding AG

Legal Advisor

Roland Turnill

Advised onVodafone Idea Ltd. purchases Vodafone India Ltd. from Vodafone Group Plc

Legal Advisor

Steven C. Todrys

Advised onVerizon Communications, Inc., Vodafone Group Plc, Verizon Wireless, Inc. purchase Alltel Corp. from GS Capital Partners LP, Atlantis Holdings LLC, TPG Capital LLC

Advisors & Consultants

Advisor

Paul Jeffrey Taubman

Founder at PJT Partners, Inc.

Consultant

Arjun Gupta

Founder at Arjun Gupta Community Foundation

Advisor

Ian Charter MacLaurin

Former Life Peer at United Kingdom House of Lords

Clients

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Key Stats and Financials As of 2021

Market Capitalization

$50.4B

Total Enterprise Value

$118B

Earnings Per Share

$0

TEVNet Income

857.51x

Debt TEV

0.67x

Enterprise Value / Sales

2.19x

EBITDAMargin

41.74%

Enterprise Value EBITDAOperating

5.25x

Three Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate Of Revenue

-1.63%

Revenue

$53.9B

Net Profit

$138M

Total Equity

$68B

Total Debt

$79.6B

EBITDA

$22.5B

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Investors

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Christopher Samuel Tugendhat

Managing Director at Lehman Brothers Europe Ltd.

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John Haggitt Charles Patten

Life Peer at United Kingdom House of Lords

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Jonathan Peter Marland

Member, Editorial Board at I-Magazine

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Competitors

Iliad Cable, Satellite, and Radio Telecommunications - Paris, France

Iliad SA engages in the provision of Internet access and telecommunication services. It offers fixed and mobile telephony services, prepaid phone cards, and internet access providing and hosting services. It operates through the following segments: France B2C, Italy, Poland, and Other. The company was founded by Xavier Niel on August 31, 1987 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

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