Far EasTone Telecom (stock code: 4904) announced today (10) its self-accounted profit profile for December 2011.

Benefiting from the strong penetration rate of 5G and the growth momentum of the new economy, Far EasTone's consolidated total revenue in December was NT$8.125 billion.

Consolidated EBITDA and net profit after tax were NT$2.700 billion and NT$900 million respectively; compared with the same period of the previous year, the annual growth rates were 11.3% and 42.7% respectively.

Earnings per share (EPS) in December was NT$0.28, creating a remarkable achievement of double-digit growth for one consecutive year!

The annual growth rate of consolidated total revenue, accumulated consolidated EBITDA and net profit after tax was 4.5%, 9.3% and 22.1% respectively (excluding the impact of one-time income), reaching NT$89.151 billion, 30.792 billion yuan and 9.608 billion yuan, all three indicators hit new highs in the past five years!

The self-concluded earnings per share (EPS) in 2011 was NT$2.95.

The achievement rate of financial forecasts exceeded the standard in all, and the achievement rates of total revenue, EBITDA and EPS financial forecasts were 100.4%, 101.1% and 104.2% respectively.

In December 2011, both the total number of Far EasTone Telecom's users and the number of monthly rental users were growing, and the 5G penetration rate continued to rise, which drove the average monthly contribution of customers (Average Revenue Per User, ARPU) in December to positive growth for 22 consecutive months. The annual growth rate is 3.1%; the monthly ARPU growth rate is as high as 3.6%.

Far EasTone's December mobile service revenue grew at an annual rate of 4.4%, achieving positive growth for 22 months.

The annual growth rate of mobile service revenue in 2011 was 2.9%, reaching 49.824 billion, setting a new high in the past three years and firmly ranking second in the industry.

Far EasTone's digital transformation continues to create benefits, and the new economic benefits are expanding year by year. The annual growth rate of new economic revenue in 2011 reached 18%, and the proportion of revenue increased from 15% in 2010 to 19.4% year by year, which benefited from the enterprise With the strong demand for end-cloud services and the Internet of Things, the revenue growth rate of the information and communication business is the most impressive; Far EasTone's friDay shopping, personal smart Internet of Things devices and equipment also performed well, injecting new economic revenue growth.

Far EasTone's promotion of ESG has been recognized domestically and internationally. In 2011, it was the only telecommunications company in Taiwan that passed the verification of the ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement Guidelines; it was also selected as a constituent stock of the "Taiwan Sustainability Index" for 5 consecutive years, and was selected as a "Dow Jones Perpetual Index" for 4 consecutive years. Constituent stocks of the "Sustainable World Index" and has been listed as a constituent stock of the "Dow Jones Sustainable Emerging Market Index" for 7 consecutive years, firmly promoting the industry to move towards net zero and sustainable common good.

Far EasTone's heart-to-heart and warm service has been praised by all walks of life. It won the first "Taiwan Customer Service Center Evaluation" "Chain Telecom Channel Gold Award", the biggest award; National Excellent and Outstanding Store Manager".

In addition, Far EasTone actively invested in the construction of remote villages. Under the guidance of NCC, it led the construction of the "Hualien Tongli Tribal Base Station". It is the first base station in Taiwan that combines wind power and solar power generation, and microwave frequency conversion technology to save 66% of power. Technical strength to practice energy saving and carbon reduction, and ESG influence.

For related information, please refer to "Far EasTone Enterprise Website" or "Far EasTone Service Website".

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