- SingTel (SGX:Z74)'s 1QFY25 results were within expectation. No analyst briefing and limited financials were provided in the 1Q25 update. SingTel's 1QFY25 revenue and EBITDA were 23%/25% of our FY25e forecast.
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- Associate earnings were down 5% y-o-y to S$406mil. A weaker Indonesia rupiah pulled down Telkomsel's net profit by 6.3% points. Bharti suffered from Nigerian Naira translation losses and higher interest expenses from the additional stake in Airtel.
The Positive
Margin improvement in Australia.
- Optus's revenue decline was due to lower ICT and project-based satellite revenue. This was despite the 5% y-o-y growth in mobile revenue supported by postpaid ARPU jumping 5% y-o-y to A$33. EBITDA margins expanded 2% points to 27.6%.
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The Negative
Currency depreciation pulls down associates.
- Associate net earnings declined 5% y-o-y to S$406mil, currency headwind was 4.4% points.
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