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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of November, 2005

Commission File Number 001-14489
 

 
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações Holding Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

SCS - Quadra 2, Bloco C lote 226 7th floor
-7° Andar, Brasília, D.F.
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

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

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

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

Yes _______ No ___X____


(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)

Tele Centro Oeste Celular
Participações S.A.

Financial Statements for the Nine-month
Period Ended September 30, 2005 and
Independent Auditors' Review Report

 

 

 

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes


(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REVIEW REPORT

To the Management and Shareholders of

Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A.

Brasília - DF

1  We have performed a special review of the Quarterly Information of Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A. and subsidiaries referring to the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, prepared under the responsibility of management and according to Brazilian accounting practices, consisting of the balance sheets, individual and consolidated, the related statements of income and the performance report .

2  We conducted our review in accordance with the specific standards established by Brazilian Institute of Independent Auditors (IBRACON), together with the Federal Accounting Council, and consisted principally of: (a)  inquiries of and discussions with the persons responsible for the accounting, financial and operating areas of the Company and its subsidiaries as to the criteria adopted in preparing the Quarterly Information ; and (b)  review of the information and subsequent events that had or might have had material effects on the financial position and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries .

3  Based on our special review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the above-mentioned Quarterly Information for it to be in conformity with Brazilian accounting practices and standards established by the Brazilian Securities Commission , specifically applicable to the preparation of the mandatory Quarterly Information .

4  We had previously reviewed the individual and consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2005 and the individual and consolidated statements of income for the quarter and nine-
-month period ended September 30, 2004, presented for comparative purposes , on which we issued unqualified special review reports, dated July 25, 2005 and October 21, 2004, respectively .

5  The accompanying financial statements have been translated into English for the convenience of readers outside Brazil .

 

São Paulo , October 26, 2005

 

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU

José Domingos do Prado

Auditores Independentes

Engagement Partner

 

(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)


TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
BALANCE SHEETS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 AND JUNE 30, 2005
(In thousands of Brazilian reais - R$)

 
Company
 
Consolidated
ASSETS
09.30.05
 
06.30.05
 
09.30.05
 
06.30.05
               
CURRENT ASSETS
             
Cash and cash equivalents
1,861
 
2,731
 
12,470
 
25,438
Financial investments
93,025
 
82,592
 
1,054,002
 
979,768
Trade accounts receivable, net
125,038
 
124,802
 
570,325
 
524,677
Inventories
25,343
 
12,352
 
104,394
 
90,687
Advances to suppliers
3,288
 
3,399
 
3,903
 
3,979
Interest on capital and dividends
161,097
 
103,800
 
-
 
-
Deferred and recoverable taxes
125,978
 
105,800
 
345,446
 
322,804
Prepaid expenses
19,097
 
18,378
 
63,246
 
81,322
Other assets
13,833
 
21,415
 
17,467
 
27,416
 
568,560
 
475,269
 
2,171,253
 
2,056,091
               
NONCURRENT ASSETS
             
Deferred and recoverable taxes
266,303
 
172,863
 
456,088
 
375,631
Loans and financing
25,152
 
36,851
 
-
 
-
Prepaid expenses
928
 
1,204
 
6,416
 
9,772
Other assets
12,490
 
28,074
 
15,462
 
30,214
 
304,873
 
238,992
 
477,966
 
415,617
               
PERMANENT ASSETS
             
Investments
2,145,129
 
2,089,126
 
3,325
 
3,415
Property, plant and equipment, net
275,579
 
284,315
 
1,132,686
 
1,150,789
Deferred charges, net
369
 
-
 
19,039
 
19,729
 
2,421,077
 
2,373,441
 
1,155,050
 
1,173,933
               
TOTAL ASSETS
3,294,510
 
3,087,702
 
3,804,269
 
3,645,641

 

 
Company
 
Consolidated
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
09.30.05
 
06.30.05
 
09.30.05
 
06.30.05
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES
             
Payroll and related accruals
8,391
 
7,489
 
19,492
 
16,996
Trade accounts payable
75,827
 
67,802
 
306,287
 
338,828
Taxes payable
16,502
 
17,798
 
90,886
 
79,933
Loans and financing
17,380
 
19,105
 
78,161
 
85,147
Interest on capital and dividends payable
137,686
 
137,762
 
143,249
 
143,342
Reserve for contingencies
1,664
 
1,769
 
9,528
 
8,772
Derivative contracts
8,661
 
6,940
 
21,159
 
17,196
Other liabilities
51,981
 
63,205
 
84,629
 
94,271
 
318,092
 
321,870
 
753,391
 
784,485
               
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
             
Loans and financing
5,741
 
6,072
 
62,490
 
85,805
Reserve for contingences
130,539
 
130,372
 
137,072
 
135,254
Derivative contracts
2,938
 
2,339
 
7,067
 
5,999
Other liabilities
1,748
 
1,748
 
8,797
 
8,797
 
140,966
 
140,531
 
215,426
 
235,855
               
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
Capital
1,021,737
 
957,844
 
1,021,737
 
957,844
Treasury stock
-
 
(49,092)
 
-
 
(49,092)
Capital reserves
629,064
 
575,170
 
629,064
 
575,170
Revenue reserves
692,645
 
692,645
 
692,645
 
692,645
Retained earnings
491,880
 
448,608
 
491,880
 
448,608
 
2,835,326
 
2,625,175
 
2,835,326
 
2,625,175
               
FUNDS FOR CAPITALIZATION
126
 
126
 
126
 
126
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
3,294,510
 
3,087,702
 
3,804,269
 
3,645,641

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

 

(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004
(In thousands of Brazilian reais - R$)

 
Company
 
Consolidated
 
09.30.05
 
09.30.04
 
09.30.05
 
09.30.04
               
GROSS OPERATING REVENUE
             
Telecommunications services
396,738
 
421,803
 
1,978,109
 
1,799,197
Sale of products
62,523
 
70,366
 
344,247
 
330,508
 
459,261
 
492,169
 
2,322,356
 
2,129,705
Deductions from gross revenue
(118,853)
 
(111,578)
 
(620,145)
 
(528,162)
               
NET OPERATING REVENUE
340,408
 
380,591
 
1,702,211
 
1,601,543
Cost of services provided
(73,178)
 
(63,373)
 
(356,734)
 
(259,249)
Cost of products sold
(63,404)
 
(84,143)
 
(372,616)
 
(360,058)
               
GROSS PROFIT
203,826
 
233,075
 
972,861
 
982,236
               
OPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
             
Selling expenses
(165,791)
 
(95,930)
 
(499,739)
 
(340,105)
General and administrative expenses
(37,049)
 
(48,897)
 
(133,847)
 
(114,130)
Other operating expenses
(14,463)
 
(8,585)
 
(57,826)
 
(32,328)
Other operating revenue
23,742
 
43,134
 
59,152
 
38,656
Equity pick-up
300,856
 
299,695
 
-
 
-
 
107,295
 
189,417
 
(632,260)
 
(447,907)
               
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE FINANCIAL
             
INCOME (EXPENSES)
311,121
 
422,492
 
340,601
 
534,329
Financial expenses
(22,557)
 
(25,306)
 
(65,824)
 
(68,342)
Financial income
15,605
 
15,633
 
159,051
 
119,197
Interest on capital receivable
66,000
 
-
 
-
 
-
               
OPERATING INCOME
370,169
 
412,819
 
433,828
 
585,184
Nonoperating income (expense), net
(21)
 
167
 
2,994
 
(2,074)
               
INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND MINORITY INTERESTS
370,148
 
412,986
 
436,822
 
583,110
Income and social contribution taxes
(28,374)
 
(35,526)
 
(161,048)
 
(202,439)
Minority interests
-
 
-
 
-
 
(3,211)
               
INCOME BEFORE REVERSAL OF INTEREST ON CAPITAL
341,774
 
377,460
 
275,774
 
377,460
Reversal of interest on capital
(66,000)
 
-
 
-
 
-
               
NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
275,774
 
377,460
 
275,774
 
377,460

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

 

(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)

TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD SEPETEMBER 30, 2005

(In thousands of Brazilian reais - R$, unless otherwise indicated)

 

1 OPERATIONS

Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A. ("TCO" or "Company") is a publicly-traded company which, as of September 30, 2005, is controlled by Telesp Celular Participações S.A. ("TCP") (90.59% of the voting capital and 52.47% of total capital).

TCO is the controlling company of the operators Telegoiás Celular S.A. ("Telegoiás"), Telemat Celular S.A. ("Telemat"), Telems Celular S.A. ("Telems"), Teleron Celular S.A. ("Teleron"), Teleacre Celular S.A. ("Teleacre") and Norte Brasil Telecom S.A. ("NBT"), which provide mobile telephone services, through the licenses granted, including activities necessary or useful to provide these services in the Mid-West and North of Brazil.

The license granted to TCO is effective until July 24, 2006 and those of its subsidiaries have the following terms:

Subsidiary

 

Operating area

 

Term of license

 

 

 

 

 

Telegoiás

 

Goiás and Tocantins

 

10.29.08

Telemat

 

Mato Grosso

 

03.30.09

Telems

 

Mato Grosso do Sul

 

09.28.09

Teleron

 

Rondônia

 

07.21.09

Teleacre

 

Acre

 

07.15.09

NBT

 

Amazonas, Roraima, Amapá, Pará and Maranhão

 

11.29.13

The above licenses are renewable, once only, for a 15-year term, by paying annual charges equivalent to approximately 1% of the annual revenues of the operators.

The Company's business and that of its subsidiaries, including the services it may provide, is regulated by the National Telecommunications Agency ( Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações - ANATEL), the telecommunications regulatory agency, in accordance with Law No. 9,472, of July 16, 1997, and respective regulations, decrees, rulings and complementary plans.

On March 28, 2005, TCO's Board approved the corporate restructuring of Teleacre, Telegoiás, Teleron and Telems, through a merger with the parent company, and of Telemat, through a merger with the subsidiary TCO IP S.A. ("TCO IP"). The proposed restructurings were filed with ANATEL on June 7 and June 27, 2005, respectively.

The objective of this operation is to obtain financial and operational benefits, among others, through reductions in administrative costs, the cost of publications, and rationalization of the accounting procedures.


2  PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The individual (Company) and consolidated quarterly information ("ITR") is presented in thousands of Brazilian reais (except where otherwise mentioned) and was prepared in accordance with Brazilian accounting practices, which include the accounting practices derived from Brazilian corporate law, regulations applicable to the public telecommunications services concessionaries and accounting regulations and procedures established by the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários - CVM) .

The consolidated ITR includes, in addition to the Company's balances and transactions, the balances and transactions of its subsidiaries. In the consolidation, all the balances and transactions between the Companies stated above were eliminated.

These ITR were prepared in accordance with principles, practices and criteria consistent with those adopted in preparing the financial statements of the last fiscal year and should be analyzed together with those statements.

The financial statements referring to June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 were reclassified, where applicable, for comparison purposes .

 

3  FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial investments

93,025

 

82,592

 

1,054,002

 

979,768

The majority of the financial investments refer to fixed-income investments, indexed to variations in interbank deposit certificates (CDI), with immediate liquidity .

As of September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries held financial investments given in guarantee of lawsuits amounting to R$160,051 (R$124,848 as of June 30, 2005).

 

4  TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unbilled amounts

26,100 

 

19,536 

 

75,073 

 

57,769 

Billed amounts

62,149 

 

67,471 

 

295,337 

 

254,817 

Interconnection

35,375 

 

30,340 

 

169,533 

 

145,573 

Products sold

10,283 

 

16,004 

 

67,945 

 

103,764 

(-) Allowance for doubtful accounts

(8,869 )

 

(8,549 )

 

(37,563 )

 

(37,246 )

Total

125,038  

 

124,802  

 

570,325  

 

524,677  


No customers are responsible for more than 10% of the net accounts receivable as of September 30, 2005 and June 30, 2005, except for the amounts receivable from Brasil Telecom S.A. - BrT, which represented approximately 8% and 12%, respectively, of the net accounts receivable as of those dates.

The movements of the allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows:

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at the beginning of the year

7,478 

 

8,425 

 

33,758 

 

33,828 

Additions in the 1 st quarter

4,127 

 

3,189 

 

18,052 

 

16,737 

Write-offs in the 1 st quarter

(4,747)

 

(3,339)

 

(21,748)

 

(13,726)

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Balance as of March 31

6,858 

 

8,275 

 

30,062 

 

36,839 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions in the 2 nd quarter

11,013 

 

2,451 

 

37,388 

 

9,383 

Write-offs and recoveries in the 2 nd quarter

(9,322)

 

(2,777)

 

(30,204)

 

(12,320)

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Balance as of June 30

8,549 

 

7,949 

 

37,246 

 

33,902 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions in the 3 rd quarter

11,156 

 

5,924 

 

56,196 

 

23,044 

Write-offs and recoveries in the 3 rd quarter

(10,836)

 

(5,563)

 

(55,879)

 

(22,848)

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Balance as of September 30

8,869  

 

8,310  

 

37,563  

 

34,098  

 

5  INVENTORIES

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital handsets

26,473 

 

13,763 

 

116,376 

 

100,966 

Accessories and others

142 

 

310 

 

956 

 

2,017 

(-) Allowance for obsolescence

(1,272 )

 

(1,721 )

 

(12,938 )

 

(12,296 )

Total

25,343  

 

12,352  

 

104,394  

 

90,687  


6  DEFERRED AND RECOVERABLE TAXES

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid income and social contribution taxes

3,187

 

9,346

 

4,566

 

12,093

Withholding income tax

21,343

 

10,620

 

76,070

 

63,967

Recoverable ICMS (State VAT)

18,619

 

17,806

 

87,630

 

85,035

Recoverable PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenue)

744

 

983

 

23,052

 

25,136

Other recoverable taxes

930

 

915

 

1,757

 

1,655

Total recoverable taxes

44,823

 

39,670

 

193,075

 

187,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income and social contribution taxes

346,412

 

237,671

 

589,646

 

492,224

ICMS to be appropriated

1,046

 

1,322

 

18,813

 

18,325

Total

392,281

 

278,663

 

801,534

 

698,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

125,978

 

105,800

 

345,446

 

322,804

Noncurrent

266,303

 

172,863

 

456,088

 

375,631

Deferred income and social contribution taxes are comprised as follows:

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merged tax credit (corporate restructuring)

295,752

 

175,868

 

505,886

 

400,331

Tax credits relating to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Obsolescence

433

 

585

 

4,399

 

4,181

  Contingencies

33,463

 

33,442

 

38,130

 

37,483

  Doubtful accounts

3,016

 

2,907

 

12,772

 

12,664

  Loyalty program

787

 

680

 

1,742

 

1,504

  Employees' profit sharing

959

 

-

 

2,108

 

-

  Suppliers

5,269

 

4,462

 

13,562

 

14,500

  Other amounts

864

 

713

 

5,178

 

2,547

Tax loss carryforwards

5,869

 

19,014

 

5,869

 

19,014

Total deferred taxes

346,412

 

237,671

 

589,646

 

492,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

89,791

 

73,865

 

178,206

 

159,604

Noncurrent

256,621

 

163,806

 

411,440

 

332,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxes have been recorded based on the assumption of their future realization, as follows:

a) Tax loss carryforwards : will be offset up to a limit of 30% of the bases determined in subsequent years.

b) Merged tax credit : consists of the net balance of goodwill and the reserve for maintaining the integrity of shareholders' equity (Note 27). It is realized proportionally to the amortization of the goodwill on TCO and its subsidiaries, the term of which ends on July 31, 2010. Studies by external consultants used in the corporate restructuring process support the recovery of the amount in this period.

c) Temporary differences : will be realized upon payments of the accruals, effective losses on doubtful accounts and realization of inventories.

At the end of the 2004 fiscal year, the Company and its subsidiaries prepared technical feasibility studies, approved by the Board of Directors, which indicated full recovery of the deferred taxes recognized as determined by CVM Resolution No. 371. Management did not identify any change that could affect the conclusions of these studies as of September 30, 2005.

The subsidiary TCO IP did not recognize deferred income and social contribution taxes on tax loss carryforwards and temporary differences, due to the lack of projections of taxable income in the short term.

 

7  PREPAID EXPENSES

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISTEL fees

8,080

 

12,398

 

53,226

 

78,123

Advertising

10,704

 

5,879

 

10,704

 

5,879

Insurance premiums

23

 

34

 

33

 

56

Financial charges

171

 

217

 

355

 

461

Other

1,047

 

1,054

 

5,344

 

6,575

Total

20,025

 

19,582

 

69,662

 

91,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

19,097

 

18,378

 

63,246

 

81,322

Noncurrent

928

 

1,204

 

6,416

 

9,772

 

8  OTHER ASSETS

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escrow deposits

12,537

 

12,525

 

16,361

 

14,981

Advance for purchase of shares

-

 

15,584

 

-

 

15,584

Advances to employees

989

 

1,228

 

2,153

 

2,755

Credits with suppliers

7,296

 

8,287

 

7,346

 

8,640

Receivable from Group companies

3,844

 

7,898

 

1,313

 

977

Subsidies on handset sales

770

 

3,762

 

3,964

 

14,484

Other assets

887

 

205

 

1,792

 

209

Total

26,323

 

49,489

 

32,929

 

57,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

13,833

 

21,415

 

17,467

 

27,416

Noncurrent

12,490

 

28,074

 

15,462

 

30,214


9  INVESTMENTS

a)  Participation in subsidiaries

Investees

 

Total
interest - %

 

Total
common
shares
(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Telegoiás Celular S.A.

 

100.00

 

6,735

Telemat Celular S.A.

 

100.00

 

711

Telems Celular S.A.

 

100.00

 

1,210

Teleron Celular S.A.

 

100.00

 

727

Teleacre Celular S.A.

 

100.00

 

1,987

Norte Brasil Telecom S.A.

 

100.00

 

72,000

TCO IP S.A.

 

99.99

 

999

b)  Information on subsidiaries

 

Shareholders' equity as of

 

Net income (loss) as of

Investees

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telegoiás Celular S.A.

842,512

 

823,186

 

129,473 

 

120,919 

Telemat Celular S.A.

521,122

 

501,006

 

69,767 

 

77,163 

Telems Celular S.A.

362,105

 

352,368

 

48,588 

 

56,451 

Teleron Celular S.A.

118,077

 

115,766

 

18,284 

 

14,777 

Teleacre Celular S.A.

61,265

 

58,916

 

8,902 

 

8,228 

Norte Brasil Telecom S.A.

238,267

 

235,451

 

26,243 

 

27,816 

TCO IP S.A.

95

 

357

 

(401)

 

(2,449)

c)  Breakdown and changes

The balance of the Company's investments includes participation in the equity of the direct subsidiaries, goodwill, negative goodwill and an advance for a future capital increase, and other investments, as shown below:

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in subsidiaries

1,885,550 

 

1,784,918 

 

 

Goodwill on purchase of investments, net

3,946 

 

4,336 

 

3,946 

 

4,336 

Advance for a future capital increase

 

15,584 

 

 

Goodwill recorded on spin-off to operators

257,893 

 

286,548 

 

 

Negative goodwill on purchase of participation in NBT

(2,282)

 

(2,282)

 

(2,282)

 

(2,282)

Other investments

22  

 

22  

 

1,661  

 

1,361  

Balance of investment

2,145,129  

 

2,089,126  

 

3,325  

 

3,415  


The changes in the Company's investments for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

Investments in subsidiaries

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

Balance at the beginning of the year

1,596,505 

 

1,229,199 

Equity pick-up in the 1 st quarter

110,718 

 

80,577 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

59 

Increase of capital in subsidiaries

10,160 

 

31,168 

Capitalization of advance for future capital increase - TCO IP

(510 )

 

-  

Balance as of March 31

1,716,873 

 

1,341,003 

 

 

 

 

Increase in TCO participation in subsidiaries

 

28,555 

Equity pick-up in the 2 nd quarter

67,745 

 

100,970 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

180 

Dividends and interest on capital

 

705 

Increase of capital in TCO IP

300 

 

Negative goodwill on purchase of investment

-  

 

(431 )

Balance as of June 30

1,784,918 

 

1,470,982 

 

 

 

 

Equity pick-up in the 3 rd quarter

122,393 

 

118,148 

Increase of capital in subsidiaries

28,655 

 

Allocation of interest on capital

(66,000)

 

Realization of capital reserve in subsidiaries

15,584  

 

-  

Balance as of September 30

1,885,550  

 

1,589,130  

The movement on the balance of net goodwill in consolidated for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 is as follows:

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

Other investments

22

 

22

 

 

 

 

Goodwill/Negative goodwill:

 

 

 

  Balance at the beginning of the year

2,835 

 

4,396 

  Amortization of goodwill on purchase of investments

(391 )

 

(390 )

Balance as of March 31

2,444 

 

4,006 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of goodwill on purchase of investments

(390 )

 

(391 )

Balance as of June 30

2,054 

 

3,615 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of goodwill on purchase of investments

(390 )

 

(390 )

Balance as of September 30

1,664  

 

3,225  

 

 

 

 

Special goodwill reserve:

 

 

 

  Initial balance

286,548  

 

-  

Balance as of March 31

286,548 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefit transferred to subsidiaries (Note 27)

-  

 

286,548  

Balance as of June 30

286,548 

 

286,548 

 

 

 

 

Increase of capital in subsidiaries

(28,655 )

 

-  

Balance as of September 30

257,893  

 

286,548  

 

 

 

 

Advance for future capital increase:

 

 

 

  Balance at the beginning of the year

15,584 

 

46,752 

  Capitalization of subsidiaries

-  

 

(31,168 )

Balance as of March 31 and June 30

15,584 

 

15,584 

 

 

 

 

Capitalization of subsidiaries

(15,584)

 

 

   

 

 

Balance as of September 30

-  

 

15,584  

 

10  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

 

 

 

Company
 

 

Annual
depreciation
rates - %

   
09.30.05
 
06.30.05

 

 

   

Cost  

 

Accumulated
depreciation

 

Net book
value  

 

Net book
value  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Transmission equipment

14.29

   

354,655

 

(260,907)

 

93,748

 

87,389

 

Switching equipment

10.00

   

123,576

 

(59,532)

 

64,044

 

64,078

 

Infrastructure

5.00 to 10.00

   

73,733

 

(48,095)

 

25,638

 

23,274

 

Land

-

   

2,185

 

 

2,185

 

2,185

 

Software use rights

20.00

   

85,397

 

(42,291)

 

43,106

 

44,649

 

Buildings

4.00

   

14,525

 

(6,363)

 

8,162

 

7,207

 

Handsets

66.67

   

20,766

 

(17,275)

 

3,491

 

5,950

 

Other assets

7.00 to 20.00

   

48,957

 

(25,140)

 

23,817

 

22,650

 

Assets and construction in progress

-

   

11,388

 

-  

 

11,388

 

26,933

 

Total

 

   

735,182

 

( 459,603 )

 

275,579

 

284,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated
 

 

Annual
depreciation
rates - %

   
09.30.05
 
06.30.05

 

 

   

Cost  

 

Accumulated
depreciation

 

Net book
value  

 

Net book
value  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Transmission equipment

14.29

   

1,056,377

 

(646,035)

 

410,342

 

396,179

 

Switching equipment

10.00

   

399,835

 

(161,964)

 

237,871

 

230,855

 

Infrastructure

5.00 to 10.00

   

216,608

 

(91,180)

 

125,428

 

114,538

 

Land

-

   

7,088

 

 

7,088

 

7,861

 

Software rights

20.00

   

252,297

 

(113,955)

 

138,342

 

146,394

 

Buildings

4.00

   

53,002

 

(10,177)

 

42,825

 

32,235

 

Handsets

66.67

   

84,093

 

(62,448)

 

21,645

 

28,428

 

Concession license

7.69

   

60,779

 

(22,508)

 

38,271

 

36,476

 

Other assets

7.00 to 20.00

   

111,147

 

(47,228)

 

63,919

 

57,398

 

Assets and construction in progress

-

   

46,955

 

-  

 

46,955

 

100,425

 

Total

 

   

2,288,181

 

( 1,155,495 )

 

1,132,686

 

1,150,789

 

11  DEFERRED CHARGES

 

Annual
amortization
rates - % 

 
Consolidated

 

 

09.30.05

06.30.05

Preoperating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Financial expenses

10.00

 

16,701

 

16,701

   

  General and administrative expenses

10.00

 

27,991

 

27,991

   

Goodwill

20.00

 

558

 

154

   
 
 

45,250

 

44,846

   

Accumulated amortization

 

( 26,211 )

 

( 25,117 )

   
Total
 

19,039

 

19,729

   

 

12  TRADE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suppliers

49,652

 

30,168

 

183,985

 

172,880

Interconnections

2,940

 

10,893

 

36,559

 

67,572

Amounts to be transferred - SMP (*)

23,187

 

23,974

 

83,571

 

91,069

Other

48

 

2,767

 

2,172

 

7,307

Total

75,827

 

67,802

 

306,287

 

338,828

(*) The amounts to be passed on SMP refer to the VC2, VC3 (long distance) calls and interconnection charges billed to our clients and passed on to the long-distance operators.

 

13  TAXES PAYABLE

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State VAT (ICMS)

12,778

 

13,174

 

64,786

 

54,113

Income and social contribution taxes

180

 

87

 

10,897

 

6,597

PIS and COFINS

2,114

 

2,844

 

10,670

 

13,085

FISTEL fees

157

 

464

 

427

 

2,612

FUST and FUNTTEL

289

 

408

 

1,671

 

1,567

Other taxes

984

 

821

 

2,435

 

1,959

Total

16,502

 

17,798

 

90,886

 

79,933


14  LOANS AND FINANCING

a)  Debt composition

 

   

 

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Description

Currency
 

Interest

 

Maturity

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial institutions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  BNDES

R$

 

TJLP +
interest of
3.5% to 4% p.a.

 

01.15.06 to

01.15.08

 

2,762

 

4,106

 

89,561

 

101,913

Export Development   Canada - EDC

US$

 

Libor 6m +
interest of
3.9% to 5% p.a.

 

11.22.05

to

12.14.06

 

19,744

 

20,883

 

41,009

 

43,375

Teleproduzir (*)

R$

 

Interest of 0.2% p.m.

 

07.31.12

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

15,108

BNDES - Basket of currencies

UMBNDES

 

Variation
UMBNDES

basket + 3.5% p.a.

 

01.15.08

 

-

 

-

 

7,001

 

8,233

Other

R$

 

Column 20 FGV

 

10.31.08

 

-

 

-

 

1,407

 

1,521

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

615

 

188

 

1,673

 

802

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,121

 

25,177

 

140,651

 

170,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,380

 

19,105

 

78,161

 

85,147

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,741

 

6,072

 

62,490

 

85,805

(*) In August 2005 prepayment was made with negative goodwill of the Teleproduzir Program benefit, which refers to an agreement with the Goiás State Government for deferral of ICMS payments.

b)  Repayment schedule

The long-term amounts of loans and financing mature as follows:

 

09.30.05

Year

Company

 
Consolidated

 

 

 

 

2006 (from October)

5,741

 

20,772

2007

-

 

38,197

2008

-

 

3,521

Total

5,741

 

62,490

c)  Restrictive covenants

The Company and its subsidiaries have loans and financing from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - BNDES) and Export Development Canada - EDC, the balances of principal of which, as of September 30, 2005, were R$96,562 and R$41,009 (R$110,146 and R$43,375 as of June 30, 2005), respectively. As of that date, the various contractual economic and financial indices had been complied with by the Company and its subsidiaries .

d)  Derivatives

As of September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries had exchange rate swap contracts of US$22,370 thousand (US$22,447 thousand as of June 30, 2005), to hedge all its foreign-exchange liabilities . Up to that date, the Company and its subsidiaries had recorded an accumulated net loss of R$28,226 (R$23,195 as of June 30, 2005) on these derivatives, represented by a current liability balance of R$21,159 (R$17,196 as of June 30, 2005) and a balance in long-term liabilities of R$7,067 (R$5,999 as of June 30, 2005).

e)  Guarantees

The Company has the following guarantees:

Banks

 

Guarantees

 

 

 

BNDES operators TCO

 

15% of the receivables and CDB pledged to an amount equivalent to the next installment coming due.

BNDES NBT

 

100% of the receivables and CDB pledged to an amount equivalent to the next two installments.

 

15  OTHER LIABILITIES

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid services

3,946

 

4,751

 

31,218

 

35,762

Accrual for customer loyalty program (a)

2,316

 

2,000

 

5,123

 

4,423

Intercompany liabilities

3,295

 

14,631

 

6,252

 

12,358

Provision for pension plan

84

 

84

 

167

 

167

Reverse split of shares (b)

41,829

 

41,829

 

41,829

 

41,829

Other

2,259

 

1,658

 

8,837

 

8,529

Total

53,729

 

64,953

 

93,426

 

103,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

51,981

 

63,205

 

84,629

 

94,271

Noncurrent

1,748

 

1,748

 

8,797

 

8,797

(a) The Company and its subsidiaries have customer loyalty programs, in which calls are transformed into points for future exchange for handsets. The accumulated points, net of redemptions, are provisioned, considering historic redemption data, points generated and the average cost of a point.

(b) Refers to the credit made available to the shareholders who are beneficiaries of the excess shares resulting from the reserve split of the Company's share capital (Note 17).

 

16  RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to certain lawsuits involving labor, tax and civil matters. A reserve was recorded in the accounts for claims in which the probability of an unsuccessful outcome was classified as probable.

The composition of the reserves is as follows:

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telebrás

119,143

 

119,176

 

119,143

 

119,176

Labor

5

 

71

 

593

 

888

Civil

3,467

 

3,305

 

16,538

 

14,111

Tax

9,588

 

9,589

 

10,326

 

9,851

Total

132,203

 

132,141

 

146,600

 

144,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

1,664

 

1,769

 

9,528

 

8,772

Noncurrent

130,539

 

130,372

 

137,072

 

135,254

The changes in the reserve for contingencies in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 are as follows:

 

2005

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

Balance at the beginning of the year

124,812 

 

134,117 

New provisions, net of reversals

2,021 

 

9,008 

Monetary variations

5,385 

 

5,434 

Payments

(15 )

 

(1,959 )

Balance as of September 30

132,203  

 

146,600  


16.1. Telebrás

Correspond to the original loans from Telecomunicações Brasileiras S.A. - Telebrás, which, according to Appendix 2 of the Spin-off Report dated February 28, 1998, approved by the Shareholders' General Meeting of May 1998, should be attributed to the corresponding holding company of Telegoiás Celular S.A. and Telebrasília Celular S.A.

As it considered that there had been a mistake in the allocation of these loans at the time of the spin-off, the Company suspended the payments and began to restate the debt in accordance with the variation of the IGP-M rate plus 6% interest per annum.

In June 1999, the Company filed a suit requesting a statement that the assets corresponding to these liabilities, plus accessories of these assets, are its property, also claiming compensation for the amounts paid.

On August 1, 2001, a decision was handed down ruling the requests made by the Company in the declaratory action to be without grounds; however, on October 8, 2001 the Company filed an appeal, which was also ruled groundless, upholding the first level court decision. The Company filed a further appeal that is awaiting judgment by the Supreme Court (STJ).

16.2. Tax litigation

16.2.1. Probable loss

No significant new tax claims classified as "probable" losses were incurred in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005. The changes in the provisions for tax contingencies largely correspond to the monetary restatement on the provisions during the period.

16.2.2. Possible loss

No significant new tax claims classified as "possible" losses were incurred in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005. No significant alterations occurred in the claims indicated in this report since the last financial year.

16.3. Labor and civil suits

Include several labor and civil claims, and a reserve was posted as shown previously, which is considered to be sufficient to cover possible losses on these cases .

The amount involved in relation to claims in which the probability of loss is classified as possible is R$24,748 for civil claims and R$4,561 for labor claims.

 

17  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

a)  Capital

On March 31, 2005, Company's capital was increased by R$164,878, without the issue of new shares, by capitalizing that part of the revenue reserves that exceeded the capital as of December 31, 2004.

In the General and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meetings held on March 31, 2005, a reverse split of 386,664,974,968 nominative book-entry shares, without par value, was approved; of these, 129,458,666,783 are common shares and 257,206,308,185 are preferred shares, representing capital, in the proportion of 3,000 (three thousand) shares to 1 (one) share of the same type. Capital now comprises 128,888,325 nominative book-
-entry shares, without par value, of which 43,152,889 are common shares and 85,735,436 are preferred shares.

At the same meeting, the shareholders present unanimously approved ratification of the cancellation of the 1,927,812 common nominative book-entry shares , without par value , held in treasury, without reduction of the capital, pursuant to paragraph 1 of article 30 of Law No. 6,404/76.

On July 29, 2005, the Company advised the shareholders of a capital increase of R$63,893, corresponding to the tax benefit of the merged goodwill, effectively realized during the 2004 fiscal year. The capital was increased from R$957,844 to R$1,021,737, with the issue of 3,107,645 new common shares, while assuring the right to preference laid down in article 171 of Law No. 6,404/76. The resources arising from the exercise of the right to preference were credited to Telesp Celular Participações S.A.

The capital as of September 30 and June 30, 2005 comprises shares without par value, as follows:

 

Thousands of shares

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

 

 

 

Common shares

44,333

 

43,153 

Preferred shares

85,735

 

85,735 

Shares held in treasury

-

 

(1,928 )

Total

130,068

 

126,960  

b)  Interest on capital and dividends

The preferred shares do not have voting rights, except in the cases stipulated in the bylaws. They are, however, assured priority in the reimbursement of capital, without premium, the right to participate in the dividend to be distributed, corresponding to a minimum of 25% of net income for the financial year, calculated in accordance with article 202 of corporate law, and priority in receiving minimum noncumulative dividends equivalent to the largest of the following values:

b.1) 6% per annum on the amount resulting from dividing the subscribed capital by the total number of Company's shares.

b.2) 3% per annum on the amount resulting from division of the shareholders' equity by the total number of Company's shares, and also the right to participate in distributed income under equal conditions to the common shares, after the latter has been assured a dividend equal to the minimum priority dividend established for the preferred shares.

c)  Special goodwill reserve

This reserve represents the formation of a special goodwill reserve as a result of the Company's corporate restructuring, which will be capitalized in favor of the controlling shareholder at the time of effective realization of the tax benefit.

d)  Revenue reserve

d.1) Statutory reserve

The statutory reserve is calculated based on 5% of net annual income until the reserve reaches 20% of paid-up capital or 30% of capital plus capital reserves; from then on, appropriations to this reserve are no longer compulsory. The purpose of this reserve is to ensure the integrity of capital and it may only be used to offset losses or to increase capital.

d.2) Special reserve for expansion

The special reserve for expansion and modernization is based on the capital expenditure budget prepared by management, which shows the need for funds for investment projects for the coming financial year.

 

18  NET OPERATING REVENUE

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly subscription charges

25,069 

 

37,361 

 

81,718 

 

117,505 

Use of network

210,588 

 

202,417 

 

1,074,410 

 

891,307 

Additional call charges

7,436 

 

6,612 

 

42,479 

 

25,051 

Interconnection

126,290 

 

151,576 

 

612,096 

 

643,069 

Data services

15,758 

 

14,131 

 

108,043 

 

79,203 

Other services

11,597  

 

9,706  

 

59,363  

 

43,062  

Gross revenue from services

396,738 

 

421,803 

 

1,978,109 

 

1,799,197 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State VAT (ICMS)

(66,905)

 

(62,152)

 

(347,964)

 

(286,968)

PIS and COFINS

(13,923)

 

(14,758)

 

(69,188)

 

(62,226)

ISS

(128)

 

(100)

 

(497)

 

(529)

Discounts granted

(13,362 )

 

(12,956 )

 

(76,805 )

 

(74,969 )

Net operating revenue from services

302,420  

 

331,837  

 

1,483,655  

 

1,374,505  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross revenue from handsets and accessories

62,523 

 

70,366 

 

344,247 

 

330,508 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State VAT (ICMS)

(7,945)

 

(11,615)

 

(52,322)

 

(56,560)

PIS and COFINS

(4,682)

 

(6,423)

 

(27,611)

 

(32,479)

Discounts granted

(7,000)

 

(1)

 

(26,721)

 

(89)

Returned sales

(4,908 )

 

(3,573 )

 

(19,037 )

 

(14,342 )

Net operating revenue from handsets and accessories

37,988 

 

48,754 

 

218,556 

 

227,038 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Total net operating revenue

340,408  

 

380,591  

 

1,702,211  

 

1,601,543  

No clients have contributed with more than 10% of gross operating revenue in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, except for Brasil Telecom S.A. - BrT, a fixed-telephone operator, which contributed with approximately 16% and 23% of total gross revenue, respectively, principally in relation to interconnection revenues.


19  COST OF PRODUCTS SOLD AND SERVICES PROVIDED

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

(4,969)

 

(4,853)

 

(17,925)

 

(15,937)

Materials

(979)

 

(696)

 

(3,747)

 

(3,110)

Outside services

(2,114)

 

(6,955)

 

(32,986)

 

(27,315)

Connections

(1,097)

 

(2,554)

 

(28,166)

 

(18,882)

Rent, insurance and condominium fees

(3,653)

 

(4,465)

 

(10,700)

 

(12,742)

Interconnection

(5,646)

 

(7,474)

 

(42,788)

 

(59,155)

Taxes and contributions

(14,392)

 

(1,161)

 

(80,863)

 

(7,190)

Depreciation and amortization

(40,322)

 

(35,213)

 

(139,540)

 

(114,888)

Other

(6)

 

(2)

 

(19)

 

(30)

Cost of services provided

(73,178)

 

(63,373)

 

(356,734)

 

(259,249)

Cost of products sold

(63,404 )

 

(84,143 )

 

( 372,616 )

 

(360,058 )

Total

( 136,582 )

 

( 147,516 )

 

( 729,350 )

 

( 619,307 )

 

20  SELLING EXPENSES

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

(16,696)

 

(15,339)

 

(57,910)

 

(49,534)

Materials

(2,240)

 

(2,213)

 

(9,464)

 

(12,543)

Outside services

(65,461)

 

(41,184)

 

(203,897)

 

(153,662)

Advertising

(40,511)

 

(19,241)

 

(58,582)

 

(51,843)

Rent, insurance and condominium fees

(2,311)

 

(2,135)

 

(6,587)

 

(6,239)

Taxes and contributions

(59)

 

(135)

 

(396)

 

(462)

Depreciation and amortization

(8,492)

 

(3,416)

 

(33,234)

 

(14,051)

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(26,296)

 

(11,564)

 

(111,636)

 

(49,164)

Other

(3,725 )

 

(703 )

 

(18,033 )

 

(2,607 )

Total

( 165,791 )

 

( 95,930 )

 

( 499,739 )

 

( 340,105 )

 

21  GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

(8,992)

 

(19,042)

 

(37,027)

 

(38,554)

Materials

(704)

 

(1,108)

 

(2,940)

 

(2,390)

Outside services

(19,241)

 

(15,709)

 

(58,458)

 

(40,279)

Rent, insurance and condominium fees

(2,613)

 

(1,756)

 

(11,276)

 

(6,234)

Taxes and contributions

(140)

 

(1,788)

 

(1,807)

 

(3,184)

Depreciation and amortization

(4,714)

 

(7,910)

 

(15,383)

 

(18,312)

Other

(645 )

 

(1,584 )

 

(6,956 )

 

(5,177 )

Total

( 37,049 )

 

( 48,897 )

 

( 133,847 )

 

( 114,130 )


22  OTHER OPERATING REVENUE (EXPENSES)

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Fines

3,371 

 

5,720 

 

17,033 

 

21,778 

  Recovered expenses

1,542 

 

506 

 

6,842 

 

1,081 

  Reversal of reserves

87 

 

 

3,895 

 

2,659 

  Shared infrastructure

3,683 

 

31,048 

 

7,613 

 

3,189 

  Commercial incentives

14,544 

 

5,783 

 

22,219 

 

9,773 

  Other

515  

 

70  

 

1,550  

 

176  

Total

23,742  

 

43,134  

 

59,152  

 

38,656  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  FUST fees

(1,671)

 

(1,736)

 

(8,309)

 

(7,060)

  FUNTTEL

(836)

 

(846)

 

(4,154)

 

(3,508)

  ICMS on other expenses

(2,445)

 

(589)

 

(14,656)

 

(686)

  PIS and COFINS on other revenues

(3,132)

 

(2,823)

 

(8,222)

 

(5,051)

  Other taxes and contributions

(258)

 

(104)

 

(304)

 

(432)

  Reserve for contingencies

(2,108)

 

(812)

 

(12,903)

 

(9,926)

  Amortization of deferred charges

(34)

 

-

 

(3,213)

 

(3,407)

  Amortization of goodwill

(1,171)

 

(1,171)

 

(1,171)

 

(1,171)

  Other

(2,808 )

 

(504 )

 

(4,894 )

 

(1,087 )

Total

( 14,463 )

 

(8,585 )

 

( 57,826 )

 

( 32,328 )

 

23  FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES)

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

Financial income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Income from financial operations

12,755 

 

18,136 

 

152,054 

 

131,023 

  Monetary/Exchange variations

8,988 

 

32 

 

13,143 

 

127 

  PIS/COFINS on financial income

(6,138 )

 

(2,535 )

 

(6,146 )

 

(11,953 )

Total

15,605  

 

15,633  

 

159,051  

 

119,197  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Expenses of financial operations

(11,668)

 

(7,137)

 

(40,342)

 

(39,077)

  Monetary/Exchange variations

(2,827)

 

(15,217)

 

(5,578)

 

(22,473)

  Hedge operations, net

(8,062 )

 

(2,952 )

 

( 19,904 )

 

(6,792 )

Total

( 22,557 )

 

( 25,306 )

 

( 65,824 )

 

( 68,342 )


24  INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES

The Company and its subsidiaries estimate monthly the amounts of income and social contribution taxes on the accrual basis, paying the taxes based on a monthly estimate. Deferred taxes are recognized on temporary differences, as shown in Note 6. The composition of expenses on income and social contribution taxes is given below :

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax

(26,454)

 

(14,732)

 

(129,158)

 

(116,050)

Social contribution

(9,520)

 

(5,326)

 

(46,564)

 

(41,928)

Deferred income tax

5,588 

 
(10,852)
 

10,790 

 
(32,170)
Deferred social contribution

2,012  

 
(4,616 )
 

3,884  

 
(12,291 )
Total

( 28,374 )

 

( 35,526 )

 

( 161,048 )

 

( 202,439 )

A reconciliation of the taxes on income disclosed, eliminating the effects of the goodwill tax benefit, and the amounts calculated at the combined statutory rate of 34% is as follows :

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before taxes

370,148 

 

412,986 

 

436,822 

 

583,110 

Tax expense at combined statutory rate

(125,850)

 

(140,415)

 

(148,519)

 

(198,257)

Permanent additions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Nondeductible expenses

(4,236)

 

(1,221)

 

(12,123)

 

(3,053)

  Other additions

(579)

 

(801)

 

(377)

 

(1,013)

Permanent exclusions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Equity pick-up

102,291 

 

101,896 

 

 

  Difference additional income tax

 

 

108 

 

  Other exclusions

 

5,015 

 

 

(116)

Unrecognized tax loss and temporary differences

-  

 

-  

 

(137 )

 

-  

Tax expense

(28,374 )

 

(35,526 )

 

( 161,048 )

 

( 202,439 )

 

25  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (CONSOLIDATED)

a) Risk considerations

The major market risks to which the Company and its subsidiaries are exposed in conducting their businesses are:

•  Credit risk : derived from the possible difficulty in collecting amounts of telecommunications services provided to customers, and the sales of handsets by the distribution network, together with the risks related with investments and swap operations.

•  Interest rate risk : derived from the portion of the debt and liability positions in derivatives contracted at floating rates and involves the risk of financial expenses rising due to an unfavorable movement in interest rates (principally Libor, TJLP and CDI).

•  Currency risk : the possibility of the Company incurring losses on account of fluctuations in exchange rates that increase the balances of foreign currency denominated loan and financing liabilities.

The Company and its subsidiaries take a positive attitude towards the management of the various risks to which they are subject, by means of a wide-ranging set of operational initiatives, procedures and policies that enable the risks inherent in their businesses to be mitigated.

Credit risk

The credit risk from providing telecommunications services is minimized by a strict control of the customer base and active management of default by means of clear policies related with selling postpaid sets. As of September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries had 85% (85% as of June 30, 2005) of their customer base under the prepaid system, which requires prepaid loading and, therefore, does not represent any credit risk.

The credit risk on the sale of handsets is managed by means of a conservative credit policy, using modern management methods that involve applying credit scoring techniques, balance sheet analysis and consulting commercial databases, together with the automatic control of sales release integrated with the SAP ERP software distribution module.

The Company and its subsidiaries are also subject to credit risk derived from the temporary financial investment and amounts receivable from swap operations. The Company and its subsidiaries operate in such a way as to diversify this exposure over first rate financial institutions.

Interest rate risk

The Company and its subsidiaries are exposed to fluctuations in the TJLP (local index), on financing from BNDES. As of September 30, 2005, the principal for these operations amounted to R$89,561 (R$101,913 as of June 30, 2005).

The Company and its subsidiaries are also exposed to the risk of local interest rates, due to the fact that the liability portion of derivative operations (exchange hedge) is indexed to the CDI. However, the temporary financial investments, also indexed to the CDI, partially neutralize this effect.

Foreign currency-denominated loans are also exposed to the risk of rises in interest rates (Libor). As of September 30, 2005, the principal of these operations amounted to US$18,454 thousand (US$18,454 thousand as of June 30, 2005).

Currency/Exchange rate risk

The Company and its subsidiaries use derivative instruments as protection against currency risk on foreign currency-denominated loans and other liabilities. The instruments normally used are swap contracts.

The following table summarizes the net exposure of the Company and its subsidiaries to the exchange rate factor as of September 30, 2005:

 

 

In thousands
of US$  

 

 

 

Loans and financing

 

(19,002)

Loans and financing - UMBNDES (*)

 

(3,163)

Other liabilities

 

(391)

Hedge instruments

 

22,370  

Total

 

(186 )

(*) UMBNDES is a monetary unit calculated by the BNDES, composed of a basket of foreign currencies, the U.S. dollar being the main reason why the Company and its subsidiaries take it into consideration in analyzing the risk coverage in relation to variations in the exchange rate.

b) Derivative contracts

The Company and its subsidiaries record derivative gains and losses as net financial expenses or income.

The estimated book and market values of loans and financing and derivative instruments are as follows:

 

Book
value

 

Market
value 

 

Unrealized

gain  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and financing

(140,651)

 

(138,920)

 

1,731

Derivative contracts

(28,226)

 

(27,547)

 

679

Other liabilities

(870 )

 

(870 )

 

-

Total

( 169,747 )

 

( 167,337 )

 

2,410

c) Market value of financial instruments

The market value of the loans and financing, together with the swap contracts, was established based on the discounted cash flow method, using available interest rate projections.

The market values are calculated at a specific time based on information available and in-house valuation methodologies, and, therefore, the estimates indicated do not necessarily represent market realization values. The use of different assumptions could significantly affect the estimates .


26  POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

The Company and its subsidiaries, together with other companies of the former Telebrás system , sponsor private pension and healthcare plans for retired employees, managed by Fundação Sistel de Seguridade Social - SISTEL , as follows :

a) PBS-A: a defined-benefit multi-sponsor plan, for participants that were previously assisted and had such status on January 31, 2000 .

b) PBS-TCO: a defined-benefit retirement plan sponsored individually by the Company .

c) PAMA: a multi-sponsor healthcare plan for retired employees and their dependents, on a shared cost basis .

The contributions to the PBS-TCO Plan are determined based on actuarial studies prepared by independent actuaries, in accordance with the regulations in effect in Brazil . The system of establishing the cost is the capitalization method and the contribution payable by the sponsor is 13.5% of the payroll of the employees that participate in the Plan, of which 12% is allocated to costing the PBS-TCO Plan and 1.5% to the PAMA Plan . In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, R$0 (zero) was contributed to this plan (R$3 as of September 30, 2004).

d) TCOPREV - an individual defined contribution plan: the TCOPREV benefits plan, introduced by SISTEL in August 2000 .

The Company's contributions to the TCOPREV Plan are equal to those of the participants, ranging from 1% to 8% of the participation salary, in accordance with the percentage chosen by the participant. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the contributions to these plans amounted to R$2,756 (R$5,453 as of September 30, 2004).

Up to September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries recognized proportionally the actuarial cost foreseen for the 2005 financial year, recording R$167 for these costs in an administrative expense account.

 

27 CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING

a) First corporate restructuring

On May 13, 2004, the Board of the Company and its parent company approved a corporate restructuring for the purpose of transferring to the Company and its subsidiaries the goodwill paid by TCP on the acquisition of share control of TCO, amounting to R$1,503,121 as of May 31, 2004.

Prior to the merger of goodwill by the Company, a reserve was constituted to maintain the shareholders' equity of the acquiring company at R$992,060. Thus, net assets merged by the Company amounted to R$511,061, which basically represents the tax benefit derived from the deductibility of the goodwill when merged by the Company and its subsidiaries.

The transfer of part of the net assets to the subsidiaries was approved on June 30, 2004, based on appraisal reports prepared by independent specialists, as described below:

Company

Goodwill

 

Reserve
merged

 

Net value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telemat

248,558

 

(164,048)

 

84,510

Telegoiás

352,025

 

(232,336)

 

119,689

Telems

144,078

 

(95,092)

 

48,986

Teleron

68,775

 

(45,392)

 

23,383

Teleacre

29,353

 

(19,373 )

 

9,980

Total spin-off

842,789

 

(556,241)

 

286,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance TCO

660,332

 

( 435,819 )

 

224,513

Total

1,503,121

 

( 992,060 )

 

511,061

Concurrently with the transfer of a portion of the net assets to the subsidiaries, a proposal was approved to merge the shares of the subsidiaries' minority shareholders, who received a proportion of the Company's shares as established by a market evaluation appraisal conducted by independent experts. The transfer of the interests in the subsidiaries resulted in a capital increase of R$28,555.

The accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries maintained for corporate and tax purposes have specific accounts related with the goodwill and reserve merged and the corresponding amortization, reversal and tax credit, the balances of which are as follows:

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

First restructuring:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Merged goodwill

484,244 

 

517,260 

 

1,102,287 

 

1,177,444 

  Merged reserve

( 319,601 )

 

( 341,392 )

 

(727,510 )

 

(777,113 )

Balance

164,643  

 

175,868  

 

374,777  

 

400,331  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

Statement of income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Amortization of goodwill

(99,049)

 

(58,050)

 

(225,471)

 

(148,877)

  Reversal of reserve

65,373 

 

38,313 

 

148,809 

 

98,259 

  Tax credit

33,676  

 

19,737  

 

76,662  

 

50,618  

Effect on income

-  

 

-  

 

-  

 

-  

b) Second corporate restructuring

On August 31, 2005 the Board of Directors of the Company and its parent company approved corporate restructuring with the objective of transferring to the Company the goodwill paid by TCP on acquisition of a share interest in the Company, worth R$392,265 as of July 31, 2005.

Prior to the merger of the goodwill by the Company, a reserve was constituted to maintain the shareholders' equity in the acquiring company at R$258,895. Thus, net assets merged by the Company amounted to R$133,370, which basically represents the tax benefit derived from the deductibility of the goodwill when merged by the Company and its subsidiaries.

The merged net assets will be amortized over an estimated period of five years and set off against a special goodwill reserve, which will be transferred to the capital account in favor of the parent company on the effective realization of the tax benefit. The other shareholders are assured of participating in these capital increases, in which case the funds determined will be paid to TCP.

 

Balances on the

 

Company

Second restructuring:

date of merger 

 

09.30.05

Balance sheet:

 

 

 

  Merged goodwill

392,265 

 

385,616 

  Merged reserve

( 258,895 )

 

( 254,507 )

Balance

133,370  

 

131,109  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09.30.05

Statement of income:

 

 

 

  Amortization of goodwill

 

 

(6,649)

  Reversal of reserve

 

 

4,388 

  Tax credit

 

 

2,261  

Effect on income

 

 

-  

As shown, the goodwill amortization, net of the reversal of the reserve and corresponding tax credit, has nil effect on income and, consequently, on the calculation base of the statutory minimum dividends. To ensure a better presentation of the Company's financial and equity situation in the financial statements, the net amount of R$505,886 (R$374,777 and R$131,109 for the first and second restructuring, respectively), as of September 30, 2005 (R$400,331 as of June 30, 2005), which essentially represents the merged tax credit, was classified in the balance sheet under current and noncurrent assets, as deferred taxes (Note 6).

 

28  TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

The principal transactions with unconsolidated related parties are:

a) Use of network and long-distance (roaming) cellular communication: these transactions involve companies owned by the same controlling group: Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. - Telesp, Telerj Celular S.A., Telest Celular S.A., Telebahia Celular S.A., Telergipe Celular S.A., Telesp Celular S.A., Global Telecom S.A. and Celular CRT S.A. Some of these transactions were based on contracts signed by Telebrás with the concessionaire operators during the period prior to privatization, and the conditions were regulated by ANATEL.

b) Provision of corporate services: these are passed on to the companies under the same controlling group at the cost effectively incurred for the services.

c) Payable to related companies: refers to intercompany loans between the Company and the subsidiaries.

We set forth below a summary of the unconsolidated balances and transactions with unconsolidated related parties:

 

Consolidated  

 

09.30.05

 

06.30.05

Assets:

 

 

 

  Trade accounts receivable, net

12,815

 

5,230

  Credits with Group companies

1,313

 

977

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

  Trade accounts payable

24,969

 

16,807

  Liabilities to Group companies

6,252

 

12,358

 

 

Consolidated  

 

09.30.05

 

09.30.04

Statement of income:

 

 

 

  Revenue from telecommunications services

35,656 

 

-

  Cost of services provided

 

(5,165)

  Selling expenses

(21,073)

 

(8,591)

  General and administrative expenses

(488)

 

(17,135)

 

29  INSURANCE (CONSOLIDATED)

The Company and its subsidiaries have a policy of monitoring the risks inherent to their operations. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2005, the Companies had insurance policies in effect to cover operating risks, civil liability, health, etc. Management of the Company and its subsidiaries considers that the amounts are sufficient to cover possible losses. The principal assets, liabilities or interests covered by insurance and the amounts are shown below:

Type

 
Amounts insured

 

 

 

Operating risks

 

R$2,193,193

General civil liability - RCG

 

R$7,560

Auto (fleet of executive vehicles)

 

Fipe Table, R$250 for DC and R$50 for DM

Auto (fleet of operational vehicles)

 

R$250 for DC and R$50 for DM

 

30  AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS - ADRs PROGRAM

On November 16, 1998, the Company began trading ADRs with the following characteristics on the New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:

•  Type of share: preferred.

•  Each ADR represents one preferred share.

•  The shares are traded as ADRs with the code "TRO", on the NYSE.

•  Foreign depositary bank: The Bank of New York.

•  Custodian bank in Brazil : Banco Itaú S.A.

 


SIGNATURE

  

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 18, 2005

 
 
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
By:
/S/  Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira

 
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira
Investor Relations Officer
 
  
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans" and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.