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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of November, 2006
 

 
TELEMIG CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
TELEMIG CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 


SCN QUADRA 04 - Ed. Centro Empresarial Varig, sala 702-A
Cep: 70.714-000 - Brasília (DF) - Brazil

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)



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Oscar Thompson  
CEO and Head of Investor Relations 
oscar@telepart.com.br 
Phone: +55 (61) 3429-5620 
 
Renata Pantoja
Investor Relations Coordinator
rpantoja@telepart.com.br
Phone: +55 (61) 3429-5616


TELEMIG CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2006 RESULTS

- EBITDA of R$91.3 million or 32.0% of net service revenues in the quarter
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Net income of R$35.3 million for the quarter
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Market share estimated at 32.7% in the quarter

Brasília, Brazil, November 13, 2006 – Telemig Celular Participações S.A. (BOVESPA: TMCP3 (Common)/TMCP4 (Preferred); NYSE: TMB), the holding company of the wireless telecommunications services provider in the State of Minas Gerais, today announced its third quarter 2006 results. The Company acquired 19,997 new customers in the quarter, increasing its client base to 3,423,977. EBITDA reached R$91.3 million in 3Q06, representing 32.0% of net service revenues. Year-to-date, EBITDA and EBITDA margin reached R$270.0 million and 34.7% of net service revenues, respectively.

Operation Analysis:

Customer base reached 3,423,977 
 

The Company’s customer base reached 3,423,977 in 3Q06, representing increases of 0.6% and 12.5% when compared to 2Q06 and 3Q05, respectively. For the quarter, net additions amounted to 19,997.

In 3Q06, prepaid net additions amounted to 32,202, bringing the total prepaid base to 2,619,066 or 76% of the total base. The postpaid base decreased 12,205 customers, ending the quarter with 804,911 customers, or 24% of the total base. This reduction is a result of both the adoption of a more strict policy for acquiring new customers as of April 2006 and dealers’ commissioning.

CLIENT BASE (000s)



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Churn rate
 

For 3Q06, blended annualized churn rate reached 36.8%, compared to 35.2% and 38.3% registered in 2Q06 and 3Q05, respectively. When compared to the previous quarter, the annualized prepaid churn rate increased by 3.7 p.p., reaching 41.5% . This increase is related to the profile of clients acquired by the end of 2005. For the postpaid segment, which accounts for most of generated revenues, churn rates decreased by 5.6 p.p. when compared 2Q06, reaching 21.8% . The significant decrease in the postpaid churn rate was mainly due to the establishment of a more strict policy for acquiring new clients as of April 2006, focused on credit analysis and dealers’ commissioning.

CHURN RATE (annualized)



“Full billing” 
 

As of July 14, 2006, the Company adopted the “full billing” rule for interconnection charges, according to the new Regulation for Network Usage Fees of SMP Providers issued by Anatel, which established that interconnection payments between SMP operators for traffic in the same registration area may occur regardless of the traffic balance between the operators. Before the adoption of above-mentioned regulation, payments between SMP operators for traffic in the same area only occurred when the traffic balance between any two companies was either less than 45% or in excess of 55% (the “bill and keep” rule).

The consequences of the adoption of the “full billing” rule for Telemig Celular are basically (i) increase of interconnection costs and revenues, (ii) EBITDA increase and (iii) EBITDA margin decrease. Excluding the impact of the adoption of the “full billing” rule, EBITDA and EBITDA margin would have reached R$87.7 million and 36.9% of net service revenues in 3Q06, respectively.

Operating revenues 
 

Net service revenues totaled R$285.2 million in 3Q06, an increase of R$42.3 million, or 17.4%, over the previous quarter. This significant increase is related to the adoption of the “full billing” rule, which generated higher interconnection revenues. When compared to 3Q05, net service revenues increased R$9.8 million or 3.5% .

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Excluding the impact of the “full billing” rule, net service revenues would have reached R$237.7 million in 3Q06, which is R$5.2 million lower than the R$242.9 million recorded in 2Q06. This reduction is related to both a higher volume of retention promotional discounts in the postpaid segment and lower data revenues (VAS).

When compared to 3Q05, net service revenues, excluding the impact of the “full billing” rule, was reduced by R$37.8 million, reflecting (i) lower roaming revenues, (ii) a higher volume of retention and customer relations discounts in the postpaid segment and (iii) lower interconnection revenues due to a higher volume of minutes received from other wireless operators, which, according to the bill & keep rule, do not generate revenues.

Data revenues (VAS) reached R$21.7 million in 3Q06, down R$2.2 million when compared to the R$23.9 million recorded in 2Q06. This decrease is a consequence of the end of the “Seleção do Faustão” promotion developed during 2Q06. When compared to 3Q05, data revenues (VAS) increased R$6.3 million.

Net equipment revenues for the quarter totaled R$21.3 million, 15.6% lower than the R$25.2 million registered in 2Q06. This decrease was a result of the reduction of promotional campaigns during the quarter. When compared to 3Q05, net equipment revenues increased by R$2.9 million due to stronger handset sales.

During 3Q06, handset subsidies for new client acquisitions reached R$9.6 million or R$28.8 per gross addition, compared to R$12.1 million and R$40.2 per gross addition registered in the previous quarter. This decrease was as a consequence of the reduction of promotional campaigns in the quarter. When compared to 3Q05, handset subsidies were fairly stable.

As a result, total net revenues totaled R$306.5 million in the quarter, an increase of 14.3% and 4.3% when compared 2Q06 and 3Q05, respectively. Excluding the impact of the “full billing” rule, total net revenues would have reached R$258.9 million, lower than the R$268.1 million and R$293.8 million registered in 2Q06 and 3Q05, respectively.

Operating costs and expenses
 

Cost of services for the third quarter of 2006 amounted to R$102.3 million, 69.2% higher when compared to the R$60.5 million registered in 2Q06 and 76.4% higher than the R$58.0 million recorded in 3Q05. This increase is primarily related to the adoption of the “full billing” rule, which led to higher interconnection costs.

Excluding the impact of the “full billing” rule, cost of services would have reached R$58.4 million in 3Q06, lower than the R$60.5 million recorded in 2Q06 and in line with 3Q05.

Selling and marketing expenses for the quarter totaled R$57.1 million, down 9.2% when compared to the previous quarter. This decrease is a result of the reduction of promotional campaigns and advertisements during the quarter, partially offset by higher client retention subsidies costs. When compared to 3Q05, selling and marketing expenses decreased R$3.7 million as a result of the reduction of costs related to promotional campaigns and advertisements and dealers’ commissioning, partially offset by a higher level of client retention subsidies.


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Customer acquisition cost for the third quarter of 2006 decreased to R$136 from R$171 reported in the previous quarter. This decrease was as a consequence of lower handset subsidies and the reduction of both promotional campaigns and advertising expenses in the third quarter. When compared to 3Q05, acquisition costs decreased from R$141 to R$136, as a result of the reduction of expenses related to promotional campaigns.

Retention costs reached R$43.7 million in 3Q06, representing a slight increase when compared to R$43.0 million recorded in 2Q06 and higher than the R$33.0 million registered in 3Q05, due to increased expenses related to discounts and subsidies.

General and administrative expenses reached R$21.3 million, in line with the previous quarter and 13.7% higher than the R$18.7 million recorded in 3Q05. This increase is associated with the growth of the payroll expenses.

Other operating revenues in the amount of R$3.5 million recorded in 3Q06 resulted from the recovery of Value-Added Tax (ICMS) lapsed credits.

Bad debt in 3Q06 reached R$7.0 million, 46.8% lower than the R$13.2 million registered in the previous quarter. This decrease is related to the establishment of more strict rules concerning the client acquisition process, with focus on credit analysis and strong efforts for the recovery of past-due billings as of April 2006. When compared to 3Q05, bad debt increased R$2.0 million, as a consequence of the credit profile of clients acquired through 2Q06. As a percentage of net service revenues, bad debt reached 2.5% against 5.5% registered in the previous quarter. Excluding the impact of the “full billing” rule, bad debt would have reached 3.0% of net service revenues in 3Q06.

BAD DEBT (R$ million)


Average revenue per user (ARPU)
 

Postpaid MOU (minutes of use) for 3Q06 totaled 190, a 6.1% increase when compared to the 179 minutes posted in the previous quarter. This increase is related to larger number of promotional minutes offered to client retention.

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Postpaid ARPU increased by 14.8%, reaching R$72.6 in the third quarter, against R$63.3 registered in 2Q06 and by 4.6% when compared to the R$69.5 recorded in 3Q05, as a consequence of the adoption of the “full billing” rule.

Excluding the impact of the adoption of above mentioned rule, postpaid ARPU would have reached R$63.0 in 3Q06, in line with the previous quarter and R$6.5 higher when compared to 3Q05 as a result of lower interconnection revenues and higher volume of discounts.

For the third quarter of the year, prepaid MOU reached 31, higher than 26 minutes registered in the previous quarter, due to an increased volume of minutes granted by the PRA FALAR MAIS promotion (For Talking More promotion).

Prepaid ARPU also increased, reaching R$12.3 compared to the R$9.4 registered in the 2Q06 and the R$11.7 recorded in 3Q05, as a consequence of the adoption of the “full billing” rule.

Excluding the impact of this rule, prepaid ARPU would have reached R$9.2 in the 3Q06, in line with the previous quarter and lower than the R$11.7 posted in 3Q05, as a result of PRA FALAR MAIS and PRA FALAR FÁCIL promotions (For Talking More and For Talking Easier promotions), under which clients do not pay for credit reload.

As a result, total MOU reached 69 and blended ARPU increased to R$26.6 in 3Q06, up 18.3% when compared to the R$22.5 recorded in 2Q06. When compared to the R$26.9 registered in 3Q05, blended ARPU decreased by 1.1% . Excluding the impact of the “full billing” rule, blended ARPU would have reached R$22.0 in 3Q06, in line with 2Q06 and lower than the R$26.9 recorded in 3Q05.

ARPU (R$)



Market share estimated at 32.7% in the quarter 
 

Total market share was estimated at 32.7% in 3Q06. Excluding the Triângulo Mineiro region, market share was estimated at 34.4%, compared to estimated shares of 36.6% and 42.0% reported in 2Q06 and 3Q05, respectively. For the Triângulo Mineiro region, market share was estimated at 16.4%, compared to estimated shares of 16.0% and 7.7% posted in 2Q06 and 3Q05, respectively.

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Total gross sales share for 3Q06 was estimated at 26.0% . Excluding the Triângulo Mineiro region, total gross sales share was estimated at 26.0% in 3Q06, representing a 1.0 p.p. growth over 2Q06 and a 8.5 p.p. reduction when compared to 3Q05. For the Triângulo Mineiro region, gross sales share was estimated at 26.7%, a reduction of 2.5 p.p. over 2Q06 and of 6.0 p.p. over 3Q05.

EBITDA margin of 32.0% of net service revenues for the quarter 
 

EBITDA and EBITDA margin (excluding handsets revenues) for the third quarter of 2006 reached R$91.3 million and 32.0% of net service revenues, respectively. Excluding the impact of the adoption of the “full billing” rule, EBITDA and EBITDA margin would have reached R$87.7 million and 36.9% of net service revenues, respectively. Year-to-date, EBITDA reached R$270.0 million, representing 34.7% of net service revenues.


Depreciation and amortization 
 

For 3Q06, depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to R$46.6 million, a decrease of 4.1% and 11.5% when compared to the R$48.6 million and the R$52.7 million reported in 2Q06 and 3Q05, respectively. Year-to-date, depreciation and amortization expenses reached R$141.9 million.

Net financial expense of R$7.5 million
 

 

  R$ million 
 
2Q06 
3Q06 
Interest Expense (a) (20.2) (12.0)
Interest Income (b) 25.1  20.4 
Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)(c) 1.7 0.9 
     
Net Financial Income (Expense) 6.6  7.5 

Note: a) Interest expense: includes financial expenses related to debt, losses on hedging operations (if any), and taxes on financial transactions; b) Interest income: includes results of cash investing activities and gains on hedging operations (if any); and, c) Foreign exchange gain (loss): almost exclusively reflects currency devaluation changes on debt principal and interest payable.


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DETAILED FINANCIAL INCOME INFORMATION

  R$ million 
  2Q06  3Q06 
Expense related to debt denominated in foreign currency  (3.0) (5.3)
Gain (loss) on hedging operations  (6.6) (4.6)
Sub-total  (9.6) (9.9)
Financial expense (debt related)
(9.6)
(9.9)
Net financial expense (not related to debt)*  (4.4) (0.0)
Sub-total  (14.0) (9.9)
Interest income – cash investing activities  20.6 17.4
Net Financial Income (Expense) 6.6 7.5
* Net financial expense not related to debt are primarily associated with taxes such as CPMF and IOF.


Net income of R$35.3 million for the quarter 
 

Net income for 3Q06 totaled R$35.3 million, a growth of R$16.8 million or 90.9% when compared to the 2Q06. Net income in 2Q06 was negatively affected by the declaration of interest on equity made by Telemig Celular S.A., which led to an increase in consolidated income tax expenses in that quarter. In 3Q06, the deductibility of interest on equity declared in the previous quarter by the Controlled Company, generated a positive impact on net income provided by the reduction of income tax expenses.

Total debt of R$173.9 million for the quarter 
 

As of September 30, 2006, total debt was R$173.9 million, 100% of which were denominated in U.S. Dollars. The total debt was fully hedged at the end of the period.

Negative net debt of R$315.1 million 
 

As of September 30, 2006, the Company’s indebtedness was offset by cash and cash equivalents (R$524.7 million) but was impacted by accounts payable from hedging operations (R$35.7 million), resulting in a negative net debt of R$315.1 million.

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Investments totaled R$80.9 million for the quarter 
 

During the third quarter of 2006, Telemig Celular’s capital expenditures amounted to R$80.9 million, higher than the R$25.0 million registered in 2Q06. This increase was a consequence of the coverage and platform expansion and network optimization. Year-to-date, Telemig Celular’s capital expenditures reached R$122.1 million. The breakdown of such investments is the following:

   CAPEX (R$ million) 3Q05  4Q05  1Q06  2Q06  3Q06  2006 
Network  29.1  103.5  9.1  15.9  71.1  96.1 
IS/IT  6.7  12.6  3.7  6.2  5.9  15.8 
Others  3.5  9.0  3.3  2.9  3.9  10.1 
T O T A L  39.3  125.1  16.1  25.0  80.9  122.1 


Debt payment schedule 
 

Year  R$ million  % denominated in
 US$ 
2009                       173.9                                   100.0% 


Free cash flow 
 

Free cash flow for the quarter was positive at R$22.5 million when compared to the negative R$1.9 million registered in the previous quarter. This increase is mainly related to working capital variation resulting from inventory reduction and supplier payments. When compared to 3Q05, free cash flow was down 69.9% due to a lower EBTIDA and higher investments. Year-to-date, free cash flow reached R$2.2 million.

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Financial ratios
 

Ratios  3Q05  4Q05  1Q06  2Q06  3Q06 
 Net Debt/EBITDA (1) (1.02) (1.04) (0.99) (0.77) (0.85)
 Net Debt/Total Assets  (23%) (22%) (21%) (17%) (17%)
 Interest Coverage Ratio(1) 10.1  11.7  10.3  15.1  14.7 
 Current Liquidity Ratio  2.3  1.7  1.9  2.5  2.6 
(1) Last twelve months.           


Subsequent Event 
 

In the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of our controlled company, Telemig Celular, held on September 28, 2006, shareholders resolved to dismiss certain members of its Board of Directors. As of October 6, 2006, the Board of Directors of the controlled company unanimously resolved to dismiss the Board of Executive Officers and elect Mr. André Mastrobuono as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Oscar Thompson, Chief Operations Officer (COO), accumulating functions of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Head of Investor Relations, and Mr. Marcus Roger Meireles Martins da Costa, as Chief Technical Officer. The new members of the controlled company’s board of executive officers took office on October 6, 2006, in charge of managing the Company’s social business as of that date. Mr. Oscar Thompson and Mr. Marcus Roger Meireles Martins da Costa remain as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Human Resources Officer, respectively, of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.

Outlook 
 

For the 4Q06, Telemig Celular expects to maintain its gross sales share in approximately 32%. Net additions should remain concentrated on the prepaid segment. Blended ARPU is expected to continue fairly stable. Bad debt should reach approximately R$6 million in 4Q06.


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For additional information please contact:

Telemig Celular Participações S.A.
Investor Relations Department
Oscar Thompson / Renata Pantoja / Fernanda Ribeiro
Phones: (+55 61) 3429-5600 / 5616 / 5617
Fax: (+55 61) 3429-5626
E-mail: ri@telepart.com.br

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are not statements of historical fact, and reflect the beliefs and expectations of the Company's management. The words "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects" and "targets" and similar words are intended to identify these statements, which necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Known risks and uncertainties include those resulting from the short history of the Company's operations as an independent, private-sector, entity and the introduction of competition to the Brazilian telecommunications sector, as well as those relating to the cost and availability of financing, the performance of the Brazilian economy generally, the levels of exchange rates between Brazilian and foreign currencies and the Federal Government's telecommunications policy. Accordingly, the actual results of operations of the Company may be different from the Company's current expectations, and the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments.


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OPERATIONAL DATA

    2005    2006    Var. % 
     
    3rd Quarter   4thQuarter   1st Quarter     2nd Quarter   3rd Quarter    YTD    (3Q06/2Q06)
 
Licensed Pops (in millions)   19.2    19.2    19.2    19.5    19.5    19.5    0.0% 
 
Clients    3,042,414    3,344,184    3,401,310    3,403,980    3,423,977    3,423,977    0.6% 
   Postpaid    800,041    856,522    844,806    817,116    804,911    804,911    -1.5% 
   Prepaid    2,242,373    2,487,662    2,556,504    2,586,864    2,619,066    2,619,066    1.2% 
 
MOU Incoming                             
   Postpaid    76    75    69    69    73    70    4.8% 
   Prepaid    24    23    21    20    21    21    3.7% 
MOU Outgoing                             
   Postpaid    115    119    107    110    117    111    6.9% 
   Prepaid            10      63.1% 
 
Total Outgoing Traffic (Million of Minutes)   323.1    348.7    317.4    318.6    362.3    998.4    13.7% 
Total Incoming Traffic (Million of Minutes)   340.4    350.3    331.6    327.0    339.9    998.5    3.9% 
 
Average Revenue per User - ARPU (R$)   26.9    26.7    23.3    22.5    26.6    24.1    18.3% 
   Postpaid    69.5    70.2    64.0    63.3    72.6    66.6    14.8% 
   Prepaid    11.7    11.4    9.5    9.4    12.3    10.4    30.8% 
 
Service Revenues (R$ millions)                            
   Monthly Fee    58,074    57,393    52,267    48,836    48,217    149,320    -1.3% 
   Outgoing Traffic    100,578    104,895    98,665    99,840    97,722    296,226    -2.1% 
   Incoming Traffic    91,834    91,318    84,654    80,320    126,540    291,514    57.5% 
   Other    24,943    25,453    14,440    13,898    12,703    41,041    -8.6% 
 
   TOTAL    275,429    279,059    250,027    242,893    285,181    778,101    17.4% 
 
Data Revenues (% of net serv. revenues)   5.6%    6.7%    8.4%    9.8%    7.6%    8.5%    -2.2 p.p. 
 
Cost of Services (R$ millions)                            
   Leased lines    12,506    15,057    15,815    16,662    18,100    53,382    8.6% 
   Interconnection    9,265    15,516    9,347    9,386    52,528    57,396    459.7% 
   Rent and network maintenance    15,118    16,976    17,821    16,130    14,853    59,350    -7.9% 
   FISTEL and other taxes    13,377    19,672    14,848    13,292    13,776    60,906    3.6% 
   Other    7,722    5,495    3,347    5,037    3,092    29,876    -38.6% 
 
   TOTAL    57,987    72,717    61,178    60,507    102,349    260,909    69.2% 
 
Churn - Annualized Rate    38.3%    28.7%    30.2%    35.2%    36.8%    34.1%    1.6 p.p. 
   Postpaid    21.7%    18.3%    21.3%    27.4%    21.8%    23.5%    -5.6 p.p. 
   Prepaid    44.3%    32.4%    33.2%    37.8%    41.5%    37.5%    3.7p.p. 
 
Cost of Acquisition (R$)   141    147    166    171    136    157    -20.4% 
Retention Costs (% of net serv. revenues)   12.0%    15.7%    15.4%    17.7%    15.3%    16.1%    -2.4 p.p. 
CAPEX (R$ millions)   39.2    125.1    16.1    25.0    80.9    122.1    223.2% 
 
Number of locations served    509    535    540    540    562    562    4.1% 
Number of cell sites    1,620    1,677    1,703    1,703    1,741    1,741    2.2% 
Number of switches    15    17    17    17    17    17    0.0% 
 
Headcount    2,341    2,378    2,540    2,414    2,328    2,328    -3.6% 
Estimated Market Share                             
   Total    39%    38%    37%    35%    33%    33%    -2.0 p.p 
   Minas Market - excluding Triângulo                             
   Mineiro region    42%    41%    39%    37%    34%    34%   
- 3.0 p.p
   Triângulo Mineiro region    8%    12%    15%    16%    16%    16%    0 p.p 
 

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INCOME STATEMENT (BR GAAP)

                           
(in R$ 000)
    2005    2006        Var. % 
       
    3rd Quarter    4th Quarter    1st Quarter    2nd Quarter    3rd Quarter    YTD    (3Q06/2Q06)
 
 
Service Revenues - GROSS    377,816    389,647    356,139    358,663    442,173    1,156,975    23.3% 
Equipment Revenues - GROSS    24,527    33,139    33,356    30,038    25,229    88,623    -16.0% 
 
Total Revenues - GROSS    402,343    422,786    389,495    388,701    467,402    1,245,598    20.2% 
Taxes    (108,562)   (118,737)   (111,191)   (120,582)   (160,931)   (392,704)   33.5% 
Service Revenues - NET    275,429    279,059    250,027    242,893    285,181    778,101    17.4% 
Equipment Revenues - NET    18,352    24,990    28,277    25,226    21,290    74,793    -15.6% 
 
Total Revenues - NET    293,781    304,049    278,304    268,119    306,471    852,894    14.3% 
 
Cost of Services    57,987    72,717    61,178    60,507    102,349    224,034    69.2% 
Cost of Equipment    27,458    42,206    38,890    37,327    30,873    107,090    -17.3% 
Selling & Marketing Expenses    60,835    77,481    60,432    62,849    57,096    180,377    -9.2% 
Bad Debt Expense    5,083    6,415    11,759    13,243    7,044    32,046    -46.8% 
General & Administrative Expenses    18,738    21,843    19,484    21,042    21,296    61,822    1.2% 
Other operating expenses (income)     (18,843)     (18,961)   (3,474)   (22,435)   -81.7% 
 
EBITDA    123,680    102,230    86,561    92,112    91,287    269,960    -0.9% 
     % 
  44.9%    36.6%    34.6%    37.9%    32.0%    34.7%    -5.9 p.p. 
 
Depreciation & Amortization    52,682    51,863    46,610    48,628    46,641    141,879    -4.1% 
Interest Expense (1)   27,158    14,671    34,442    20,273    11,987    66,702    -40.9% 
Interest Income    (34,891)   (34,940)   (32,051)   (25,145)   (20,411)   (77,607)   -18.8% 
Foreign Exchange Loss (Gain)   (17,474)   13,658    (17,139)   (1,681)   938    (17,882)   -155.8% 
Others    4,681    7,526    5,114    3,339    3,957    12,410    18.5% 
Income Taxes    21,180    5,916    12,946    20,675    7,134    40,755    -65.5% 
Minority Interests    10,687    3,620    5,053    7,526    5,727    18,306    -23.9% 
 
Net Income    59,657    39,916    31,586    18,497    35,314    85,397    90.9% 
 
 
 
Number of shares (thousand)   353,926,470    353,926,470    353,926,470    357,706,556    357,706,556    357,706,556    0.0% 
Earnings per thousands shares (R$)   0.169    0.113    0.089    0.052    0.099    0.241    90.9% 
Earnings per ADS (R$)   3.371    2.256    1.785    1.034    1.974    4.826    90.9% 
 
(1) Interest paid: 3Q05 - R$10,282 thousand; 4Q05 - R$5,333 thousand; 1Q06 - R$9,152 thousand; 2Q06 - R$1,986 thousand; and, 3Q06 - R$8,806 thousand.

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BALANCE SHEET (BR GAAP)

                    (in R$ 000)
 
   
3Q06
2Q06
3Q06
2Q06
 
 
Current Assets            Current Liabilities         
Cash & cash equivalents    524,727    517,259    Loans & Financing    (0)   126 
Accounts Receivable    215,975    212,710    Loan Interest    2,899    7,214 
Taxes Receivable    81,154    86,887    Suppliers    237,019    248,631 
Other Assets    62,532    81,291    Taxes Payable    28,803    31,424 
         
    884,388    898,147    Dividends    13,635    15,697 
            Other Current Liabilities    63,396    56,976 
         
                345,752    360,068 
Long-term Assets    316,020    312,512             
            Loans & Financing    173,936    173,144 
Deferred Assets    7,384    7,442             
            Other Long-term Liabilities    79,398    79,135 
Plant & Equipment                     
Cost    2,004,491    1,925,968    Minority Interest    154,951    149,227 
Accumulated Depreciation    (1,333,484)   (1,294,202)            
         
    671,007    631,766    Shareholders' Equity    1,124,762    1,088,293 
 
    1,878,799    1,849,867        1,878,799    1,849,867 
 

 

CASH FLOW (BR GAAP)

        (in R$ 000)
 
    3Q06    YTD 
 
 
Operating Activities:         
Net income    35,314    85,397 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided         
by operating cash activities         
 Depreciation and amortization    46,641    141,879 
 Monetary variation and foreign exchange loss (principal)   792    (17,708)
 Unrealized income on hedging operations    4,569    29,821 
 Deferred income taxes and social charges    (4,841)   (20,238)
 Minority interest    5,727    18,306 
 Other    1,389    2,089 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities    (764)   (157,320)
   
Net cash provided by operating activities    88,827    82,226 
 
 
Investing Activities:         
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment    97    431 
 Investment Acquisitions    (80,894)   (122,062)
 Additions to Deferred Assets    (421)   (421)
   
Net cash used in investing activities    (81,218)   (122,052)
 
 
Financing Activities:         
 Amortization of loans    (126)   (44,577)
 Payment of dividends and interest on capital    (15)   (97,201)
   
Net cash used in financing activities    (141)   (141,778)
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents    7,468    (181,604)
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period    517,259    706,331 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period    524,727    524,727 
 


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GLOSSARY OF KEY INDICATORS

I) Average Subscribers
 
a) Average subscribers – monthly
    Sum of subscribers at the beginning and the end of the month
   
b) Average subscribers – quarterly and year to date
    Sum of the average subscribers for each month of the period
    Number of months in the period
 
II) Churn Rate (Annualized)
 
a) Churn % quarterly
       Sum of deactivations / Sum of average monthly opening subscribers for the 3 months x 12 
   
b) Churn % - year to date
    YTD deactivations / Sum of avg monthly opening subscribers since beginning of the year x 12  
    Number of months in the period
III) MOU – Minutes of Use (Monthly)
    Number of total billable minutes for the period / Average subscribers for the period
    Number of months in the periods
 
IV) ARPU – Average Revenue per User
     
    Net service revenues for the period (excluding roaming-in revenues)
    Average subscribers for the period
 
V) Customer Acquisition Cost
    (Sum of Marketing salaries, Selling salaries, Consulting (Sales and Marketing),
    Commissions, Handsets subsidies, Advertising and promotions,
    FISTEL tax (activation tax), less Activation fee for the period)
    Number of gross activations in the period
VI) Free Cash Flow
     
    Free Cash Flow = (EBITDA – CAPEX – Taxes – Net Financial Expenses*
    – Minority Interests – Working Capital Variation)
* Considers interest paid.
 
VII) Working Capital Variation
    Working Capital Variation = ( ( Current Assets – ( Cash & Cash Equivalents ) – 
    (( Current Liabilities – ( Short Term Loans and Financing - ( Loan Interest - ( Dividends)
VIII) Interest Coverage Ratio  
    Interest Coverage Ratio = EBITDA / Interest Paid
 
IX) Current Liquidity Ratio
     
    Current Liquidity Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
 
X) EBITDA
     
    EBITDA = Operational Revenues - Operational Costs - Operational Expenses* - Bad Debt
    * Does not include profit sharing.


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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 16, 2006

 
  TELEMIG CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
       
       
    By: /s/       Oscar Thompson
       
    Name: Oscar Thompson
    Title: CEO and Head of Investor Relations