Friday, November 2, 2007

Chunghwa Telecom posts EBITDA margin of nearly 55% for January-September

Press release, November 1; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 1 November 2007]

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) recorded EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization) of NT$76.705 billion (US$2.33 billion) for January-September 2007, translating into an EBITDA margin of 54.81%, according to the company's financial report.

Revenues for the first three quarters from mobile communications grew by 39.8% on year and the growth was 32.0% for fixed-line telecommunications and 26.0% for Internet access and data communications, CHT indicated.

CHT's three-quarter capital expenditure stood at NT$15.579 billion, consisting of NT$13.032 billion (83.65%) for fixed networks and Internet-access and data communication equipment, NT$2.398 billion (15.39%) for mobile communication infrastructure and NT$149 million for others.

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