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2011 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN 2012
RETURNING CASH TO
SHAREHOLDERS
NETWORK
LEADERSHIP
Returned $1.9 billion of cash
to shareholders in the form
of an 11% dividend increase
to $1.42 per share and the
repurchase of 31 million
Rogers Class B shares for
$1.1 billion
Maintain network leadership
by significantly expanding
Canada’s first LTE wireless 4G
network, further increasing
our superior broadband
cable Internet speeds, and
enhancing our TV platform
to more seamlessly provide
a four-screen “TV Anywhere”
experience
Grew high-speed Internet and
cable telephony penetration
levels to 78% and 46%
of television subscribers,
respectively
Deployed Canada’s first,
largest and fastest 4G
LTE wireless network and
completed the deployment
of DOCSIS 3.0 Internet
capabilities across our cable
TV footprint
Drive future growth through
an increased on-net business
telecom presence, expansion
of our media properties, and
new revenue streams including
M2M, Rogers Smart Home
Monitoring, multi-screen video
and digital media
Launched 24-hour local news
channel CityNews, FX Canada,
Sportsnet World and Sportsnet
Magazine, the Sports news
barker channel, and numerous
digital media properties
INTERNET AND
TELEPHONY PENETRATION
BALANCE SHEET
STRENGTH
EFFICIENCY AND
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
BUSINESS SEGMENT
OPPORTUNITY
LEADING NETWORKS
NEW REVENUE
STREAMS
EXPANSION AT MEDIASMARTPHONE
LEADERSHIP
THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS A SAMPLING OF ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.’S
2011 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS.
DURING 2012 WE WILL FOCUS ON SUSTAINING OUR LEAD AS THE TOP INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS
AND MEDIA COMPANY IN CANADA, AND ON OUR STRATEGY OF BEING THE LEADING INTEGRATOR AND
INNOVATOR THAT BRINGS PEOPLE, CONTENT AND DEVICES TOGETHER IN SEAMLESS, RELIABLE WAYS
THAT PEOPLE DEPEND ON IN THEIR HOME AND WORK LIVES. WE WILL ALSO TARGET TO:
FOR A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF OUR FINANCIAL AND OPERATING METRICS AND RESULTS, PLEASE SEE THE ACCOMPANYING MD&A LATER IN THIS REPORT.
GROWING FINANCIALS
GROWTH AND
CASH RETURNS
Delivered 2% consolidated
revenue and adjusted
operating profit growth with
contributions from each of
our three operating segments
while maintaining healthy
adjusted operating profit
margins of 38%
Drive continued revenue and
adjusted operating profit
growth of up to 4%, with
pre-tax free cash flows
targeted at up to $2.1 billion
and significant cash returned
to shareholders in the form
of an 11% dividend increase
and share buybacks of up
to $1.0 billion
Led Canadian smartphone
market with approximately
40% share and with 56% of
our postpaid customer base
now on smartphones
Approximately $2.1 billion
of available liquidity with no
near-term debt maturities, and
a ratio of 2.2 times net debt
to adjusted operating profit
Drive cost efficiencies across
the business by streamlining
and reducing complexity,
while strengthening the
customer experience by
delivering consistently
seamless, reliable and easy-
to-use services and support
Significant progress in
penetrating the small business
and enterprise markets,
with SME revenues up
approximately 23%, and the
acquisition of Atria Networks,
enabling deeper drive into
enterprise space
18 ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2011 ANNUAL REPORT