CelcomDigi Delivers Resilient Q1 FY2024, Accelerates Integration Activities
CelcomDigi Delivers Resilient Q1 FY2024, Accelerates Integration Activities
- Leading market on 5G adoption with streamlined consumer products and enterprise solutions, delivered on strengthened 5G-ready network
- Declares first interim dividend of 3.5 sen per share
- 領先的5G市場採用簡化的消費品和企業解決方案，構建強化的5G就緒網絡進行交付
- 宣佈每股派發首期股息3.5 sen
PETALING JAYA, 28 May 2024 – CelcomDigi Berhad (CelcomDigi) today announced its first quarter results for the Financial Year 2024 (Q1 FY2024), highlighting the company's resilient underlying performance as it moved full speed ahead with transformation and integration initiatives.
2024財年第1季，CelcomDigi Berhad（CelcomDigi）今天公佈了其第一季度業績，突出了公司通過轉型和整合計劃以全速前進的韌性潛在表現。
In the quarter under review, CelcomDigi's underlying Profit After Tax (PAT) improved 50.2% Y-Y to RM482 million, while Service Revenue was at RM2,671 million. The company's focus on providing better value for customers through refreshed 4G and 5G plans and converged offerings led to healthy subscriber growth in Postpaid (+273K, +4.0% Y-Y) and Home & Fibre (+38K, +36% Y-Y), bringing its total subscribers to 20.5 million (+174K Y-Y).
在過去的季度中，CelcomDigi的潛在稅後利潤（PAT）同比提高了50.2％，達到4.82億林吉特，而服務營收爲26.71億林吉特。公司通過刷新4G和5G計劃以及融合套餐等方式爲客戶提供更好的價值，導致後付費（+273K，同比增長4.0％）和家庭和光纖（+ 38K，同比增長36％）訂戶數量健康增長，將其總訂戶增加到2050萬（同比增加174K）。
The company declared a first interim dividend of 3.5 sen per share, equivalent to the payout in Q4 FY2023 of RM411 million and in line with its sustainable dividend commitment to shareholders.
公司宣佈每股派發3.5 sen的首期股息，相當於在Q4 FY2023的4110萬元和符合其向股東的可持續性分紅承諾。
Accelerated integration and transformation activities to deliver enhanced customer experience
加速整合和轉型活動以提供更好的客戶體驗
CelcomDigi has made solid progress on its integration and transformation programmes, especially on network and IT, as well as retail and distribution.
CelcomDigi在其整合和轉型計劃方面取得了實質性進展，特別是在網絡和IT方面，以及零售和分銷方面。
The company is ahead of schedule on its network integration and modernisation programme to build Malaysia's leading digital network, with over 7,200 sites modernised as at end April 2024. These efforts have improved overall network experience – more than 80% of customers in post-consolidation areas have experienced improvements in signal quality and network throughput, delivering average nationwide download speeds at above 67Mbps. The company anticipates that by end June 2024 it will cross the 50% completion mark in seven states, and would have completed the exercise in Penang.
公司在網絡整合和現代化計劃方面領先於計劃，以建立馬來西亞領先的數字網絡，在截至2024年4月底已現代化超過7200個站點。這些努力改善了整體網絡體驗，超過80％的後整合地區客戶體驗到了信號質量和網絡吞吐量的提高，平均全國下載速度高達67Mbps以上。公司預計到2024年6月底，將在7個州跨越50％的完成點，並已完成檳城的演練。
To provide seamless 4G and 5G connectivity services for customers, CelcomDigi has modernised all components of its network, namely RAN, core, and transport with 5G-ready equipment. Currently, almost 90% of the company's sites are 5G-ready, with the aim of completing 5G upgrades in line with the broader nationwide integration efforts. The company's 4G LTE and 4G LTE-A network coverage now stand at 97% and 92% of populated areas nationwide respectively, in line with its commitment to deliver the nation's widest and fastest 4G network, and to support Malaysians' increasing demand for more data.
爲客戶提供無縫的4G和5G連接服務，CelcomDigi已將其網絡的所有組件（即RAN，核心和傳輸）與5G就緒設備進行了現代化。目前，公司近90％的站點都已具備5G就緒能力，旨在根據更廣泛的全國整合計劃完成5G升級。公司的4G LTE和4G LTE-A網絡覆蓋率分別達到全國人口密集區域的97％和92％，符合其承諾提供全國最廣泛和最快的4G網絡，以及支持馬來西亞人不斷增長的數據需求。
An expansive IT transformation and integration exercise is currently also underway, driving operational excellence and enabling the company to serve its customers with better digital experience. Capital expenditure (CAPEX) increased to RM318 million in Q1 FY2024, reflecting the company's push to deliver on these network and IT integration milestones.
目前還在進行廣泛的IT轉型和整合練習，以推動運營卓越，並使公司能夠爲客戶提供更好的數字體驗。在Q1 FY2024中，資本支出（CAPEX）增加至3.18億林吉特，反映出公司爲實現這些網絡和IT整合里程碑的推進。
On the sales and retail front, CelcomDigi has implemented a new cost-efficient distribution model to drive channel growth and reach its consumers more effectively. The company has also begun transforming its retail outlets nationwide to provide a single CelcomDigi brand experience to its customers across all stores.
在銷售和零售方面，CelcomDigi實施了一種新的成本效益的分銷模式，以推動渠道增長並更有效地接觸消費者。公司還開始在全國範圍內改造其零售店，爲其客戶提供單一的CelcomDigi品牌體驗。
Leading 5G adoption and 5G network rollout
領先5G採用和5G網絡推出CelcomDigi繼續通過簡化其產品組合來推動5G的領導地位，以提供完整的新CelcomDigi後付費5G，預付費5G和家庭和纖維產品組合。這些有吸引力的優惠以最佳價值的4G / 5G計劃和融合套餐爲基礎，使公司能夠滿足馬來西亞人不斷增長的需求，以獲得負擔得起的超快互聯網。
CelcomDigi continued to drive 5G leadership by streamlining its product portfolios to offer a complete suite of new CelcomDigi Postpaid 5G, Prepaid 5G, and Home & Fibre products. These attractive offers are anchored on best-value 4G/5G plans and converged packages, allowing the company to deliver to Malaysians' growing need for affordable, ultra-fast internet.
公司繼續通過簡化其產品組合來推動5G的領導地位，以提供完整的新CelcomDigi後付費5G，預付費5G和家庭和纖維產品組合。這些有吸引力的優惠以最佳價值的4G / 5G計劃和融合套餐爲基礎，使公司能夠滿足馬來西亞人不斷增長的需求，以獲得負擔得起的超快互聯網。
The company is also delivering more innovative 5G enterprise solutions to market-leading companies to support their digital transformation agenda. These include partnering with PETRONAS to power the largest and most modern oil and gas platform with 5G, building an integrated digital city in Ampang Jaya powered by 5G, and introducing next-gen digital learning via Metaverse, XR, AI, robotics and 5G to 10 universities under CelcomDigi Metaversity.
公司還向市場領先的企業提供更多創新性的5G企業解決方案，以支持其數字化轉型議程。這些包括與PETRONAS合作，爲5G提供動力的最大和最現代化的石油和天然氣平台，建立由5G驅動的安邦再也數字化城市，以及通過CelcomDigi Metaversity向10所大學介紹下一代數字學習，XR，AI，機器人和5G，等。
CelcomDigi's CEO Datuk Idham Nawawi said, "Our Q1 FY2024 underlying performance was resilient, as we maintained a steady core revenue while sustaining growth on our subscriber base and improving our profitability. In this second year of operation post-merger, our focus is on building strong fundamentals for the future to achieve profitable growth, leveraging technology and competencies. We continue to step up transformation and integration activities on all fronts and remain steadfast in delivering best-in-class customer experiences, powered by a progressive and efficient organisation."
CelcomDigi的CEO Datuk Idham Nawawi表示：“我們Q1 FY2024的潛在表現具有韌性，因爲我們保持了穩定的核心收入，同時保持着訂戶基數的增長並提高了我們的盈利能力。在完成合並後的第二年中，我們的重點是爲未來構建強大的基礎，以實現可持續的增長，利用技術和能力。我們繼續在各個方面加強轉型和整合活動，並堅定不移地提供由進步和有效的組織驅動的最佳客戶體驗。”
"We are committed to making 5G a success in Malaysia, by driving 5G adoption, providing best-value consumer plans and innovative enterprise solutions, and in building a robust state-of-the-art 5G network on top of our existing nationwide network. We look forward to leading Malaysian enterprises and consumers into a secure 5G-driven connected future, accelerate enterprise digitalisation and innovation, and drive digital economic growth for the nation," he added.
“我們致力於使5G在馬來西亞取得成功，推動5G採用，並提供最有價值的消費者計劃和創新企業解決方案，以在現有全國範圍網絡之上構建強大而先進的5G網絡。我們期待領導馬來西亞企業和消費者進入安全的5G驅動的連接未來，加速企業數字化和創新，爲國家的數字經濟增長做出貢獻，”他補充道。
Financial and Operational Highlights
財務和運營要點
- Q1 FY2024 EBIT was RM557 million, at -6.2% Y-Y and -30.2% Q-Q mainly due to one-off severance package cost, leading to an overall increase in OPEX.
- Underlying PAT was RM482 million, at +50.2% Y-Y and +9.7% Q-Q, excluding impact from one-off severance package cost.
- Focus on building more sustainable and quality subscriber base in the mobile segment:
- Postpaid subscribers were +273K Y-Y and +61K Q-Q in Q1 FY2024, amounting to 6.9 million subscribers, primarily from higher take-up of Family and mid value plans. However, due to interconnect charges, reduced roaming usage attributed to seasonal factors, and lower bulk SMS revenue, Postpaid revenue was RM1,249 million, -2.6% Y-Y and -1.6% Q-Q, while ARPU stood at RM64.
- Prepaid subscribers were -137K Y-Y and -160K Q-Q in Q1 FY2024, amounting to 13.3 million subscribers, while revenue was RM1,121 million, at -1.5% Y-Y and -2.3% Q-Q, impacted by interconnect charges and reduced rotational one-time SIM acquisitions. ARPU stood at RM28.
- Q1 FY2024 EBIT爲5.57億林吉特，同比減少6.2％，環比減少30.2％，主要是由於一次性離職費用，導致整體OPEX增加。
- 潛在PAT爲4.82億林吉特，同比增加50.2％，環比增加9.7％，不包括一次性離職費用的影響。
- 集中於在移動領域建立更加可持續和高質量的訂戶基礎：
- 後付費訂閱用戶數在Q1 FY2024年同比增加了273K，環比增加了61K，達到690萬訂閱用戶數，主要來源於家庭和中端套餐的普及。然而，由於互聯互通費用、季節性因素導致的減少漫遊使用和低批量短信收入，後付費營業收入爲12.49億令吉，同比下降2.6％，環比下降1.6％，ARPU爲64令吉。
- 預付費用戶在Q1 FY2024年同比減少了137K，環比減少了160K，達到1330萬訂閱用戶數，而收入爲11.21億，同比下降1.5％，環比下降2.3％，受互聯互通費用和減少輪換一次性SIM採購的影響。 ARPU爲28令吉。
- Strong performance across subscribers growth and revenue in the Home & Fibre segment:
- Subscribers continued to trend upwards, at +38K Y-Y and +13K Q-Q, amounting to 145K subscribers from attractive product offerings and reasonable pricing.
- Revenue was RM46 million, at +17% Y-Y but -1.0% Q-Q despite subscriber growth mainly due to a one-off reclassification.
- 家庭和光纖業務繼續保持訂閱用戶數和營業收入的強勁增長:
- 訂閱用戶數繼續上升，同比增加了38K，環比增加了13K，從具有吸引力的產品和合理的定價中獲取了145K用戶。
- 營業收入爲4.6億，同比增長17％，但環比下降1.0％，儘管訂閱用戶增長主要是由於一次性重新分類。
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