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Chunghwa Telecom Reports Un-Audited Consolidated Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2023TAIPEI, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) ("Chunghwa" or "the Company") today reported its un-audited operating results for the first quarter of 2023. All figures were prepared in accordance with Taiwan-International Financial Reporting Standards ("T-IFRSs") on a consolidated basis. (Comparisons throughout the press release, unless otherwise stated, are made with regard to the prior year period.) First Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights
"Thanks to the outstanding work and dedication of the Chunghwa team, the first quarter of 2023 started off strong as we beat all financial forecasts amid a challenging macro environment. We demonstrate vibrant growth in our three business groups, all of which delivered positive YoY increases in both revenue and profit." said Mr. Shui-Yi Kuo, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Chunghwa Telecom. "Our mobile service revenue increased by 6.6% YoY, which outperformed and led the industry, owing to the upselling resulting from 5G migration and the increase of post-paid subscriber numbers. Our revenue share exceeds our subscriber share by 2.9%, reflecting a healthier subscriber structure. In addition, for our fixed broadband business, we are delighted to announce the subscriber number of 300Mbps and above has passed the 1 million threshold in the first quarter." "As for segment-level performance, the consumer business group expanded in both revenue and profit mainly driven by the increase of postpaid subscribers, steady 5G migration and stabilized iPhone supply. Subscribers of Fixed-Broadband, Mobile, and Wi-Fi altogether maintained growth momentum and Home Wi-Fi device subscription numbers increased 1.5 times on a year-over-year basis. Our enterprise business group maintained its growth trajectory achieving an 8.2% year-over-year increase in revenue and a 3.7% year-over-year increase in income before tax, mainly propelled by the strong demand of the ICT business. We showed impressive growth in emerging enterprise application revenue, particularly in 5G private networks and big data services, which all doubled their year-over-year revenue. Additionally, revenue from our cloud service, IDC, and cyber security segments each experienced a more than 30% year-over-year increase in the quarter. We are confident about our strong growth potential and market scale in enterprise sector. The top line of our international business group increased by 24.3% year-over-year attributable to enlarging demands for the international private leased circuit, IDC, and cloud services from global clients." "Chunghwa is well positioned to continue its lead going forward, which is underpinned by our strong positions with leading market shares, competitive technologies, and growing customer trust. We believe these strengths will create both near- and long-term value for stakeholders," Mr. Kuo concluded. Revenue Consumer Business Group's income before tax for the first quarter of 2023 increased 3.3% YoY, while revenue increased by 4.1% to NT$ 34.05 billion. Mobile service revenue increased 7.2% YoY, mainly due to increase in postpaid subscriber growth and stable 5G migration. Fixed-line service revenue was flat, while the fixed broadband revenue grew year over year propelled by the successful upsell of speed upgrade and growth of home Wi-Fi service. In addition, sales revenue increased 4.4% YoY mainly due to the stabilized iPhone supply during the quarter. Enterprise Business Group's income before tax for the first quarter of 2023 increased 3.7% YoY, while revenue increased by 8.2% to NT$ 17.10 billion, mainly due to strong ICT business growth, particularly in 5G private networks, IDC, cloud, cyber security and big data services. Other revenue increased by 32.6% year over year due to the recognition of ST-2 satellite compensation from the government. Mobile service business revenue remained flat owing to the continued 5G miration and the growth of international roaming revenue. Fixed-line revenue decreased year-over-year, though digital transformation demand continued to drive up data communication revenue and broadband access revenue. International Business Group's income before tax for the first quarter of 2023 increased 13.3% YoY, while revenue increased by 24.3% to NT$ 2.13 billion, mainly driven by emerging business revenue and fixed broadband revenue due to strong demand of international private leased circuit, IDC and cloud services from global clients. Operating Costs and Expenses Operating Income and Net Income Cash Flow and EBITDA Cash and cash equivalents, as of March 31st, 2023, decreased by 16.7% to NT$ 38.72 billion as compared to that as of March 31st, 2022. EBITDA for the first quarter of 2023 was NT$ 22.05 billion, increasing by 3.3% year over year. EBITDA margin was 40.68%, as compared to 41.61% in the same period of 2022. Business Highlights Mobile Fixed Broadband/HiNet Fixed line Financial Statements NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer or selling security holder and that will contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements. NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES In managing the Company's business, Chunghwa Telecom relies on EBITDA as a means of assessing its operating performance because it excludes the effect of (i) depreciation and amortization, which represents a non-cash charge to earnings, (ii) certain financing costs, which are significantly affected by external factors, including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and inflation rates, which have little or no bearing on our operating performance, (iii) income tax (iv) other expenses or income not related to the operation of the business. CAUTIONS ON USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Chunghwa Telecom's management believes investors will benefit from greater transparency in referring to these non-GAAP financial measures when assessing the Company's operating results, as well as when forecasting and analyzing future periods. However, the Company recognizes that:
Further, these non-GAAP financial measures may be unique to Chunghwa Telecom, as they may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. As such, this presentation of non-GAAP financial measures may not enhance the comparability of the Company's results to the results of other companies. Readers are cautioned not to view non-GAAP results as a substitute for results under T-IFRSs, or as being comparable to results reported or forecasted by other companies. About Chunghwa Telecom Contact: Angela Tsai View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chunghwa-telecom-reports-un-audited-consolidated-operating-results-for-the-first-quarter-of-2023-301819360.html SOURCE Chunghwa Telecom |