—Gross profit increases 7% to Ps.38,940 million in the year, and gross margin grows three percentage points to 85%—
—EBITDA less Capex and Interest reach record high of Ps.2,955 million—
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Total Play Telecomunicaciones, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Total Play”), a leading telecommunications company in Mexico, which offers internet access, pay television and telephony services, through one of the largest 100% fiber optic networks in the country, announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2025.
“We further strengthened our robust cash flow generation — defined as EBITDA less Capex and interest paid — which reached a record high of Ps.2,955 million for the year,” commented Eduardo Kuri, CEO of Total Play. “Higher revenue, coupled with effective cost controls, resulted in strong gross profit growth, which, combined with Capex representing only 23% of revenues — in the context of more intensive use of the fiber optic network — further boosted our financial results.”
“Regarding the balance sheet, during the period we fully amortized the outstanding balance of the Senior Notes due 2025 — totaling US$56 million — which, together with debt with cost repayments and the impact of exchange rate appreciation on our U.S. dollar-denominated debt, enabled us to reduce the company’s total debt with cost,” Mr. Kuri added. “Additionally, we reduced lease liabilities by 35% and accounts payable by 20%, while cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash increased by 6% during the period, further strengthening our liquidity position and Total Play’s capital structure.”
Fourth quarter results
Revenue for the quarter totaled Ps.11,856 million, 6% higher than Ps.11,176 million for the same period of the previous year. Total costs and expenses were Ps.6,827 million, compared to Ps.5,698 million in the prior year.
As a result, Total Play’s EBITDA was Ps.5,029 million, from Ps.5,478 million a year ago; the quarter’s EBITDA margin was 42%. The company reported operating profit of Ps.428 million, compared to Ps.972 million a year earlier.
Total Play reported net loss of Ps.767 million, up from a loss of Ps.1,516 million in the same quarter of 2024.
|
Q4 2024 |
Q4 2025 |
Change |
||
|
Ps. |
% |
|||
|
Revenue from services |
$11,176 |
$11,856 |
$680 |
6 % |
|
EBITDA |
$5,478 |
$5,029 |
$(449) |
(8) % |
|
Operating income |
$972 |
$428 |
$(544) |
(56) % |
|
Net result |
$(1,516) |
$(767) |
$749 |
49 % |
|
Amounts in millions of pesos. |
|
EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. |
Revenue from services
The company’s revenue increased 6%, as a result of 3% growth in the residential segment and 24% growth in revenue from the enterprise segment.
Totalplay Residential’s revenue increase to Ps.9,967 million, up from Ps.9,655 million the previous year, is due to a 4% increase in the number of the company’s subscribers compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 5,439,354 — a figure that includes 67,392 small and medium-sized businesses — this quarter. The company believes that the number of users achieved this quarter reflects its remarkable ability to offer technologically advanced subscribers services — with superior stability and speed — continuous innovation in its entertainment platform, and service excellence.
Average revenue per subscriber (ARPU) for the quarter was Ps.595, compared to Ps.607 a year ago. The decrease in ARPU is largely related to a growing proportion of double-play subscribers compared to triple-play users within the total residential subscriber base.
The number of homes passed by Total Play in Mexico at the end of this period was 19.5 million, compared to 17.6 million a year ago.
Penetration — the proportion of homes passed by Total Play that have the company’s telecommunications services — was 27.8% at the end of the quarter, from 29.7% a year ago.
Revenue from the enterprise segment was Ps.1,889 million, up from Ps.1,521 million in the previous year, as a result of the acquisition of Total Play services for the development of new projects for corporate clients.
Costs and expenses
Total costs and expenses increased 20%, as a result of 5% increase in service costs and 26% increase in expenses.
The increase in costs, to Ps.1,792 million, from Ps.1,708 million in the previous year, results mainly from higher costs related to organizational projects — in line with the increase in Totalplay Empresarial operations — and membership costs, partially offset by lower content costs, as a result of a higher proportion of double play users in the mix of residential service subscribers and the negotiation of terms, in an optimal way, with content production companies.
The increase in expenses, to Ps.5,035 million, from Ps.3,990 million, reflects higher expenses for maintenance, personnel, advertising and promotion, in the context of the company’s growing operations.
EBITDA and net result
Total Play’s EBITDA was Ps.5,029 million, compared to Ps.5,478 million the previous year.
Relevant variations below EBITDA were as follows:
An increase of Ps.95 million in depreciation and amortization, as a result of user acquisition costs — telecommunications equipment, labor, and installation in the period.
Other financial income of Ps.48 million, compared to other financial expenses of Ps.193 million in the same quarter of 2024, reflecting investments return in the current quarter, compared to credit-opening fees and costs related to debt issuances incurred a year ago.
Exchange gain of Ps.621 million this quarter, compared to exchange loss of Ps.817 million a year ago, as a result of net liability monetary position in foreign currency, together with appreciation of the peso against the basket of currencies in which the company’s monetary liabilities are denominated this quarter, compared to depreciation the previous year.
Total Play reported net loss of Ps.767 million, up from loss of Ps.1,516 million in the same period of 2024.
Balance sheet
As of December 31, 2025, the company’s debt with cost was Ps. 55,319 million, compared to Ps. 56,278 million in the prior year. The decrease resulted from debt amortizations during the period, including US$56 million of the remaining balance of Senior Notes due in 2025, executed last November, as well as the effect of currency appreciation on dollar-denominated debt during the period. This reduction was partially offset by the issuance of an additional US$255 million as part of the exchange of US$821 million Senior Secured Notes due 2032, announced last February, as well as the issuance of US$200 million in Additional Notes to those Senior Secured Notes, announced in April.
Lease liabilities were Ps.2,911 million, 35% lower compared to Ps.4,490 million in the previous year.
Cash and cash equivalents, as well as restricted cash held in trusts, was Ps.6,096 million, 6% higher compared to Ps.5,743 million a year ago. As a result, the company’s net debt was Ps.52,134 million, 5% lower compared to Ps.55,025 million the previous year.
The debt ratio — Net Debt / EBITDA of the last two quarters annualized — was 2.57 times.
Total Play’s fixed assets — which include accumulated investment in fiber optics, telecommunications equipment, and subscriber acquisition costs, among other assets — were Ps.81,022 million, compared to Ps.61,504 million a year ago. The increase is related, largely, to the periodic recognition of the fair value of fixed assets — revaluation — under both the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method and the Market Approach, done in the first quarter this year.
Full-Year Results
Revenue for 2025 grew 2% to Ps.45,550 million, compared to Ps.44,530 million in the previous year, as a result of a 5% increase in residential revenue and an 11% decrease in enterprise revenue. Total costs and expenses grew 6% to Ps.24,942 million, from Ps.23,578 million, resulting from a 19% increase in expenses and an 18% decrease in service costs.
Total Play reported EBITDA of Ps.20,608 million, compared to Ps.20,952 million a year ago; EBITDA margin was 45%. Operating profit was Ps.2,075 million, from Ps.3,844 million in 2024.
The company reported net loss of Ps.3,213 million, compared to a loss of Ps.7,500 million a year ago.
|
2024 |
2025 |
Change |
||
|
Ps. |
% |
|||
|
Revenue from services |
$44,530 |
$45,550 |
$1,020 |
2 % |
|
EBITDA |
$20,952 |
$20,608 |
$(344) |
(2) % |
|
Operating income |
$3,844 |
$2,075 |
$(1,769) |
(46) % |
|
Net result |
$(7,500) |
$(3,213) |
$4,287 |
57 % |
|
Amounts in millions of pesos. |
|
EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. |
About Total Play
Total Play is a leading Triple Play provider in Mexico that, thanks to the widest direct-to-home fiber optic network in the country, offers entertainment and technologically advanced services with the highest quality and speed in the market. For the latest news and updates about Total Play, visit: www.totalplay.com.mx.
Total Play is a Grupo Salinas company (www.gruposalinas.com), a group of dynamic, fast-growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating economic value through market innovation and goods and services that improve standards of living; social value to improve community well-being; and environmental value by reducing the negative impact of its business activities. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com), Grupo Salinas operates as a management development and decision forum for the top leaders of member companies. Each of the Grupo Salinas companies operates independently, with its own management, board of directors, and shareholders. Grupo Salinas has no equity holdings. The group of companies shares a common vision, values, and strategies for achieving rapid growth, superior results, and world-class performance.
Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are concepts about the future that involve risks and uncertainty that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Other risks that may affect Total Play and its subsidiaries are presented in documents sent to the securities authorities.
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TOTAL PLAY TELECOMUNICACIONES, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. |
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|
Consolidated Quarterly Income Statements |
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|
(Millions of Mexican pesos) |
|||||||||
|
4Q 24 |
4Q 25 |
Change |
|||||||
|
$ |
% |
$ |
% |
$ |
% |
||||
|
Revenue from services |
11,176 |
100 % |
11,856 |
100 % |
680 |
6 % |
|||
|
Cost of services |
(1,708) |
(15 %) |
(1,792) |
(15 %) |
(84) |
(5 %) |
|||
|
Gross profit |
9,468 |
85 % |
10,064 |
85 % |
596 |
6 % |
|||
|
General expenses |
(3,990) |
(36 %) |
(5,035) |
(42 %) |
(1,045) |
(26 %) |
|||
|
EBITDA |
5,478 |
49 % |
5,029 |
42 % |
(449) |
(8 %) |
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization |
(4,506) |
(40 %) |
(4,601) |
(39 %) |
(95) |
(2 %) |
|||
|
Operating profit |
972 |
9 % |
428 |
4 % |
(544) |
(56 %) |
|||
|
Financial cost: |
|||||||||
|
Interest revenue |
67 |
1 % |
86 |
1 % |
19 |
28 % |
|||
|
Accrued interest expense |
(1,689) |
(15 %) |
(1,763) |
(15 %) |
(74) |
(4 %) |
|||
|
Change in fair value of financial instruments |
25 |
0 % |
(66) |
(1 %) |
(91) |
— |
|||
|
Other financial (expenses) income |
(193) |
(2 %) |
48 |
0 % |
241 |
— |
|||
|
Foreign exchange (loss) gain – Net |
(817) |
(7 %) |
621 |
5 % |
1,438 |
— |
|||
|
(2,607) |
(23 %) |
(1,074) |
(9 %) |
1,533 |
59 % |
||||
|
Loss before income tax provisions |
(1,635) |
(15 %) |
(646) |
(5 %) |
989 |
60 % |
|||
|
Income tax provision |
119 |
1 % |
(121) |
(1 %) |
(240) |
— |
|||
|
Net loss for the period |
(1,516) |
(14 %) |
(767) |
(6 %) |
749 |
49 % |
|||
|
TOTAL PLAY TELECOMUNICACIONES, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. |
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|
Consolidated Accumulated Income Statements |
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|
(Millions of Mexican pesos) |
|||||||||
|
12M 24 |
12M 25 |
Change |
|||||||
|
$ |
% |
$ |
% |
$ |
% |
||||
|
Revenue from services |
44,530 |
100 % |
45,550 |
100 % |
1,020 |
2 % |
|||
|
Cost of services |
(8,108) |
(18 %) |
(6,610) |
(15 %) |
1,498 |
18 % |
|||
|
Gross profit |
36,422 |
82 % |
38,940 |
85 % |
2,518 |
7 % |
|||
|
General expenses |
(15,470) |
(35 %) |
(18,332) |
(40 %) |
(2,862) |
(19 %) |
|||
|
EBITDA |
20,952 |
47 % |
20,608 |
45 % |
(344) |
(2 %) |
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization |
(17,108) |
(38 %) |
(18,533) |
(41 %) |
(1,425) |
(8 %) |
|||
|
Operating profit |
3,844 |
9 % |
2,075 |
5 % |
(1,769) |
(46 %) |
|||
|
Financial cost: |
|||||||||
|
Interest revenue |
302 |
1 % |
261 |
1 % |
(41) |
(14 %) |
|||
|
Accrued interest expense |
(6,345) |
(14 %) |
(7,149) |
(16 %) |
(804) |
(13 %) |
|||
|
Change in fair value of financial instruments |
(1,099) |
(2 %) |
(1,176) |
(3 %) |
(77) |
(7 %) |
|||
|
Other financial (expenses) income |
(271) |
(1 %) |
304 |
1 % |
575 |
— |
|||
|
Foreign exchange (loss) gain – Net |
(4,443) |
(10 %) |
3,356 |
7 % |
7,799 |
— |
|||
|
(11,856) |
(27 %) |
(4,404) |
(10 %) |
7,452 |
63 % |
||||
|
Loss before income tax provisions |
(8,012) |
(18 %) |
(2,329) |
(5 %) |
5,683 |
71 % |
|||
|
Income tax provision |
512 |
1 % |
(884) |
(2 %) |
(1,396) |
— |
|||
|
Net loss for the period |
(7,500) |
(17 %) |
(3,213) |
(7 %) |
4,287 |
57 % |
|||
|
TOTAL PLAY TELECOMUNICACIONES, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. |
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|
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position |
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|
(Millions of Mexican pesos) |
|||||||||
|
As of December 2024 |
As of December 2025 |
Change |
|||||||
|
$ |
% |
$ |
% |
$ |
% |
||||
|
ASSETS |
|||||||||
|
Current Assets: |
|||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
3,355 |
4 % |
4,332 |
4 % |
977 |
29 % |
|||
|
Restricted cash in trusts |
2,388 |
3 % |
1,764 |
2 % |
(624) |
(26 %) |
|||
|
Customers – net |
3,319 |
4 % |
3,323 |
3 % |
4 |
0 % |
|||
|
Recoverable taxes |
3,722 |
4 % |
2,553 |
3 % |
(1,169) |
(31 %) |
|||
|
Inventories |
2,708 |
3 % |
2,546 |
3 % |
(162) |
(6 %) |
|||
|
Derivative financial instruments |
451 |
1 % |
– |
0 % |
(451) |
(100 %) |
|||
|
Other current assets |
750 |
1 % |
713 |
1 % |
(37) |
(5 %) |
|||
|
Total current assets |
16,693 |
20 % |
15,231 |
15 % |
(1,462) |
(9 %) |
|||
|
Non-Current Assets: |
|||||||||
|
Property, plant and equipmente – Net |
61,504 |
73 % |
81,022 |
81 % |
19,518 |
32 % |
|||
|
Rights-of-use assets -Net |
3,185 |
4 % |
1,854 |
2 % |
(1,331) |
(42 %) |
|||
|
Trademarks and other assets |
2,742 |
3 % |
2,459 |
2 % |
(283) |
(10 %) |
|||
|
Total non-current assets |
67,431 |
80 % |
85,335 |
85 % |
17,904 |
27 % |
|||
|
Total assets |
84,124 |
100 % |
100,566 |
100 % |
16,442 |
20 % |
|||
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|||||||||
|
Short-Term Liabilities |
|||||||||
|
Financial debt |
7,846 |
9 % |
4,336 |
4 % |
(3,510) |
(45 %) |
|||
|
Lease liabilities |
2,508 |
3 % |
1,847 |
2 % |
(661) |
(26 %) |
|||
|
Trade payables |
13,745 |
16 % |
10,943 |
11 % |
(2,802) |
(20 %) |
|||
|
Reverse factoring |
1,590 |
2 % |
358 |
0 % |
(1,232) |
(77 %) |
|||
|
Other short-term liabilities |
3,869 |
5 % |
2,910 |
3 % |
(959) |
(25 %) |
|||
|
Total short-term liabilities |
29,558 |
35 % |
20,394 |
20 % |
(9,164) |
(31 %) |
|||
|
Long-Term Liabilities |
|||||||||
|
Financial debt |
48,432 |
58 % |
50,983 |
51 % |
2,551 |
5 % |
|||
|
Lease liabilities |
1,982 |
2 % |
1,064 |
1 % |
(918) |
(46 %) |
|||
|
Employee benefits |
93 |
0 % |
138 |
0 % |
45 |
48 % |
|||
|
Deferred income tax |
5,401 |
6 % |
13,988 |
14 % |
8,587 |
159 % |
|||
|
Total long-term liabilities |
55,908 |
66 % |
66,173 |
66 % |
10,265 |
18 % |
|||
|
Total liabilities |
85,466 |
102 % |
86,567 |
86 % |
1,101 |
1 % |
|||
|
EQUITY: |
|||||||||
|
Capital stock |
8,201 |
10 % |
8,060 |
8 % |
(141) |
(2 %) |
|||
|
Retained earnings |
(14,306) |
(17 %) |
(16,579) |
(16 %) |
(2,273) |
(16 %) |
|||
|
Other comprehensive income |
4,763 |
6 % |
22,518 |
22 % |
17,755 |
n.m. |
|||
|
Total equity |
(1,342) |
(2 %) |
13,999 |
14 % |
15,341 |
n.m. |
|||
|
Total liabilities and equity |
84,124 |
100 % |
100,566 |
100 % |
16,442 |
20 % |
|||
|
TOTAL PLAY TELECOMUNICACIONES, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. |
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|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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|
(Millions of Mexican pesos) |
||||
|
2024 |
2025 |
|||
|
$ |
$ |
|||
|
Operating activities: |
||||
|
Loss before income tax provision |
(8,012) |
(2,329) |
||
|
Items not requiring the use of resources: |
||||
|
Depreciation and amortization |
17,112 |
18,533 |
||
|
Employee benefits |
23 |
34 |
||
|
Items related to investing or financing activities: |
||||
|
Accrued interest income |
(302) |
(261) |
||
|
Accrued interest expense |
6,345 |
7,149 |
||
|
Other financial transactions |
1,369 |
871 |
||
|
Unrealized exchange loss (gain) |
4,077 |
(3,113) |
||
|
20,612 |
20,884 |
|||
|
Resources (used in) generated by operating activities: |
||||
|
Customers and unearned revenue |
832 |
(376) |
||
|
Other receivables |
183 |
(2) |
||
|
Related parties, net |
244 |
18 |
||
|
Taxes to be recovered |
422 |
1,165 |
||
|
Inventories |
218 |
162 |
||
|
Advance payments |
30 |
75 |
||
|
Trade payables |
560 |
(3,202) |
||
|
Other payables |
249 |
(127) |
||
|
Cash flows generated by operating activities |
23,350 |
18,597 |
||
|
Investing activities: |
||||
|
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment |
(12,146) |
(10,559) |
||
|
Other assets |
(44) |
457 |
||
|
Collected interest |
302 |
261 |
||
|
Cash flows used in investing activities |
(11,888) |
(9,841) |
||
|
Financing activities: |
||||
|
Capital repayments |
– |
(141) |
||
|
Loans (paid) received |
(460) |
2,101 |
||
|
Leasing cash flows |
(2,284) |
(2,278) |
||
|
Restricted Cash in Trusts |
988 |
625 |
||
|
Reverse factoring |
(643) |
(1,232) |
||
|
Derivative financial instruments |
(2,038) |
240 |
||
|
Interest payment |
(6,047) |
(7,094) |
||
|
Cash flows used in financing activities |
(10,484) |
(7,779) |
||
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
978 |
977 |
||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year |
2,377 |
3,355 |
||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year |
3,355 |
4,332 |
SOURCE Total Play Telecomunicaciones, S.A.P.I. de C.V.
