IHS (IHS) Investor Presentation summary
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Investor Presentation summary
6 Oct, 2025Renewal and extension of MTN tower agreements
All tower Master Lease Agreements (MLAs) in Nigeria renewed and extended through December 2032, covering about 13,500 tenancies and 23,800 lease amendments.
Approximately 1,430 of 2,500 MTN Nigeria tenancies due to expire by 2025 will be renewed under new terms.
All MTN-IHS MLAs across Africa extended to or after 2032, covering around 26,000 tenancies in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, Rwanda, and Zambia.
Nigeria: 13,440 MTN tenancies now expire Dec. 2032; Cameroon: 1,942 expire Mar. 2033; Rwanda: 1,285 expire Apr. 2034; Zambia: 1,237 expire Apr. 2034; Côte d'Ivoire: 2,137 expire Apr. 2033; South Africa: 5,691 expire May 2034.
Group-wide, there are 59,312 IHS tenancies and 25,732 MTN tenancies as of June 30, 2024.
Key financial and contract terms
Use fee components rebased: power, USD, and NGN components; USD use fee has quarterly FX resets and annual US CPI escalators, NGN use fee has semi-annual Nigerian CPI escalators.
Overall use fees aligned to market norms.
Group-wide contracted revenue is $12.3B, with a weighted average tenant term of 8.1 years.
Updated 2024 guidance: revenue $1,670M–$1,700M (previously $1,700M–$1,730M), Adjusted EBITDA $900M–$920M (previously $935M–$955M), ALFCF $250M–$270M (previously $285M–$305M), capex unchanged at $330M–$370M.
Revenue profile and risk management
Long-term contracts provide revenue certainty and visibility, with $12.3B total contracted revenue and 8.1 years average remaining tenant term.
60% of revenue is linked to hard currencies (USD/EUR) and power, with annual escalators; 40% is local currency-linked.
Average churn is 2.1% (2021–2023), reflecting low tenancy loss.
High-quality tenants include major telecom operators with strong credit ratings.
USD revenue resets: 8% monthly, 92% quarterly.
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