StarHub - Maybank Research 2023-11-08: Ramping Up Investments; 9MFY23 Earnings Exceed Expectation

StarHub - Ramping Up Investments; 9MFY23 Earnings Exceed Expectation

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  • StarHub (SGX:CC3)'s 9MFY23 EBITDA at S$343.7m (+1.3% y-o-y) exceeded/in-line with MIBG/consensus expectations at 78%/75% of FY23E forecasts. Improvement in PATMI to S$113.9m (+29% y-o-y) was mainly lifted by higher profit from operations, offset by higher taxation.
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Broad-based growth in 3Q23

  • Service revenue lifted to S$526m (+8.9% y-o-y) in 3Q23 as all segments contributed as did consolidation of MyRepublic Broadband from 2Q22.
  • Notably, mobile revenue grew 7.2% y-o-y on higher postpaid and prepaid revenue. Postpaid ARPU rose 10% y-o-y on higher roaming and VAS revenue due to travel recovery.
  • Enterprise segment’s 3Q23 revenue was S$253.6m (+14.8% y-o-y) led by Cybersecurity services (+45.1%) due to higher project recognition.
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  • We foresee further earnings and cost synergies as StarHub continues to improve cost efficiencies through infrastructure and capacity optimisation.

Harvesting benefits from 2024

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Above is an excerpt from a report by Maybank Research.
Clients of Maybank Securities may be the first to access the full PDF report @ https://www.maybanktrade.com.sg/.



Kelvin Tan Maybank Research | https://www.maybank-ke.com.sg/ 2023-11-08



Read also Maybank's most recent report:
2025-11-17 StarHub - Weak 3Q25 But Competitive Green Shoots Emerging.

Previous report by Maybank:
2025-08-14 StarHub 1H25 - Consumer Drag Likely To Persist Near Term.

Price targets by other brokers at StarHub Target Prices.

Listing of research reports at StarHub Analyst Reports.

Relevant links:
StarHub Share Price History,
StarHub Announcements,
StarHub Dividend Payout Dates & Corporate Actions,
StarHub News






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