Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Telekom Bhd's (TM) net income for the second quarter ended June 30 A slipped 2.6% to RM266mil from RM273mil in the previous corresponding period, after the breakup of the mobile business in April 2008.
Excluding the results of its demerged Axiata Group Bhd said its profit from continuing operations increased 132% as unearned income changes.
Turnover during the period under review grew by 0.9% to RM2.13bil from RM2.11bil inform the same quarter last year.
Tm declare a tax exemption of 10 divided by intérim, without action, which was next to the 12, without payment of gross per share, for the equivalent period last year.
In a press release yesterday, the group director Datuk Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa said the group's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization margins of 37.5% over the quarter and 37.9% during the period of six months " was better compared to its full - year guidance of low to mid-30s due to lower cost of operation. "
The company said it also recorded a positive growth of customers in the three sectors - business, residential and broadband.
This was, however, due to the decrease in average revenue per user (ARPU), the company attracted new customers with a better offer.
The ARPU of broadband services and industry shows a decrease of 5% and 8% in the second quarter compared to last year, while the average income from residential fixed lines showed a decrease of 16 %.
As the end of June, tm broadband customers reached 1.37 million, 18.4% from 1.157 billion a year earlier. Zamzamzairani tm said RM1.4bil was allocated for capital expenditures this year.
So far, spent RM520mil as part of its "business-as-usual" program, while RM428mil was used to create your high-speed broadband (HSBB) infrastructure.
"We expect capital expenditures higher in the second half of the year, mainly for HSBB," he said.
Tm HSBB plans to provide customers in choosing the size Tun Dr Ismail, Bangsar, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, and in the last quarter of this year, while the commercial roll-out is directed to the first quarter 2010.
On the outlook for the remainder of the year, Zamzamzairani said he expects the "challenging environment" to continue.
"The emergence of wireless networks and other broadband technologies without phone line tm will challenge the dominance of Malaysia, Internet access service market," he said.
Continent, from the Internet and data services made up 52% of sales during the six months that have found the June 30, against 46% in the previous corresponding period.
As the end of June, tm broadband customers reached 1.37 million, 18.4% from 1.157 billion a year earlier. Zamzamzairani tm said RM1.4bil was allocated for capital expenditures this year.
So far, spent RM520mil as part of its "business-as-usual" program, while RM428mil was used to create your high-speed broadband (HSBB) infrastructure.
"We expect capital expenditures higher in the second half of the year, mainly for HSBB," he said.
Tm HSBB plans to provide customers in choosing the size Tun Dr Ismail, Bangsar, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, and in the last quarter of this year, while the commercial roll-out is directed to the first quarter 2010.
On the outlook for the remainder of the year, Zamzamzairani said he expects the "challenging environment" to continue.
"The emergence of wireless networks and other broadband technologies without phone line tm will challenge the dominance of Malaysia, Internet access service market," he said.
Continent, from the Internet and data services made up 52% of sales during the six months that have found the June 30, against 46% in the previous corresponding period.
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