Telecom Company Presentation November 30, 2010 Tom Morello Erin Neal Wen Wen Agenda • • • • • • Recap of Recommendations Sector Summary NII Holding Analysis AT&T Analysis Verizon Analysis Conclusion Sector Summary Sector S&P 500 Weight SIM Weight +/- Consumer Discretionary 10.55% 10.44% -0.11% Consumer Staples 10.91% 11.71% 0.80% Energy 11.18% 9.76% -1.43% Financials 16.47% 11.41% -5.07% Health Care 11.55% 14.63% 3.07% Industrials 10.76% 13.10% 2.34% Information Technology 18.91% 20.18% 1.27% Materials 3.45% 1.64% -1.82% Telecommunication Services 3.12% 4.04% .92% Utilities 3.48% 2.10% -1.38% Cash 0.00% 1.26% 1.26% Dividend Receivables 0.00% 0.08% 0.08% 100.00% 100.00% 0.00% NIHD Overview • Founded in 1995 as Nextel International, Inc. and changed its name to NII Holdings, Inc. in December 2001 • Providing fully integrated mobile communication services in selected Latin American markets • Currently operating in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Chile NIHD Overview Price: $39.04 Target Price: $63.79 Projected Return: 63.4% 52- Week Price Range: $28.31- $45.26 Market Cap: 6.61B Beta: 2.10 Shares: 166M NIHD Business Analysis • Market Cap of $6.61b • High Beta of 2.10 • Company in growth phase – High growth rate – Heavily financed through debt • Possible factors to affect performance – Exchange rates – Interest rate NIHD Valuation Analysis Relative to S&P 500 High Low Median Current P/Trailing E 3.2 .43 1.4 1.4 P/Forward E 2.3 .52 1.2 1.2 P/B 5.3 .8 2.8 1.0 P/S 3.4 .6 1.8 1.1 P/CF 3.0 .3 1.1 .8 Absolute Valuation High Low Median P/Forward E 54.1 6.0 22.1 21.2 22.1 *Your Target E, S, B, etc/Share 2.75 P/S 34.3 6.7 18.3 16.3 18.3 2.31 42.27 P/B 16.8 1.2 8.2 2.3 8.2 5.3 43.46 P/EBITDA 20.86 .17 8.16 5.11 8.16 9.77 79.7 P/CF 32.8 2.7 12.4 8.1 12.4 6.08 75.39 Average price = $60.31 Current #Your Target Multiple Your Target Price (F x G) 60.75 DCF MODEL NIHD Sensitivity Analysis Current price Implied equity value/share Upside potential Free Cash Flow Growth Discount rate = 12.5% Terminal growth rate =5% Average = $67.28 Terminal Discount Rate NIHD 3.0% $39.16 $64.44 64.5% 9.5% 10.0% 10.5% 11.0% 11.5% 12.0% 12.5% 13.0% 88.58 80.91 74.31 68.57 63.53 59.09 55.14 51.62 93.99 85.36 78.01 71.68 66.17 61.34 57.08 53.29 100.39 90.56 82.29 75.24 69.16 63.88 59.24 55.15 108.06 96.70 87.28 79.34 72.58 66.75 61.68 57.23 117.45 104.07 93.17 84.13 76.52 70.03 64.44 59.57 129.18 113.08 100.25 89.79 81.12 73.82 67.59 62.22 144.26 124.33 108.89 96.58 86.56 78.24 71.23 65.25 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 5.5% 6.0% Potential Catalysts & Risks Catalysts • Latin America economic recovery, average growth of 8.4% • Growth of Cell phone users in markets • Expansion of 3G markets Risks • Exchange rates • Government regulations Estimated Price Weighted Average of Multiple evaluations + Weighted Average DCF Model $60.31×50% + $67.28×50% = $63.79 Return of 63.4% AT&T Overview • Four business segments – Wireless – Wireline (U-verse TV & cable, landline phone service, strategic business solutions, etc.) – Advertising Solutions (Printed and internet advertising) – Other (Corporate operations) AT&T Overview • • • • • Current Price: $27.70 Target Price: $35.36 Dividend Yield: 6% Projected Return: 34% 52 Wk Price Range: $23.78 - $28.73 • Market Capitalization: 165B • Avg Daily Volume: 25.5M • Diluted Shares Outstanding: 5.92M Verizon Overview • Leading company • Two segments: Domestic Wireless, Wireline • Favorable result for the 3rd quarter 2010, Accelerated FiOS growth • Acquisition of Alltel--cost savings • Launch of 4G network—growth driver • Decreased net profit—Large amount of expenditures on acquired Alltel property, wireless EV-DO networks and separation plan. • Fierce competition with BCE, Chunghwa telecom Verizon Overview • Market Cap: $91.45 Billion • 52 wk Range: $25.99-$34.13 • Current Price: 31.90 Absolute Valuation A. P/Forward E P/S P/B P/EBITDA P/CF High B. 17.4 2.4 5.4 5.85 8.1 Low C. 8.2 0.7 1.5 2.8 3.1 Median D. 12.7 1.2 2.3 3.72 4.3 Current E. 14.6 0.9 2.3 3.46 4 Target Multiple F. 13.5 1.1 2.25 3.6 4.2 Target E, S, B, etc/Share G. 2.34 37.45 14.14 9.1 8.1 Target Price H. 31.59 41.195 31.815 32.76 34.02 DCF: Growth Rate=9.5% FCF Growth=3.0% Current Price=$31.9 (11/29/10) Target Price= $36.96 •Target Price: $36.96* 50 %+( 1/4)*($31.59+$31.82+$32.76+$34.02)*50%= $34.75 •Upside: 8.9% •Rating: Hold •Analyst opinion: Strong buy-6, buy-9, hold-19, underperform-1,sell-1 Conclusion • NIHD has best upside potential and highest expected return of domestic telecom companies at 65% • AT&T has good expected return of 34%, but it is not has high as NIHD • Recommendation: Maintain current NIHD weight Questions?