2024-11-11

Far EasTone Monthly Financial Highlights – October 2024

 Taipei, Taiwan – November 11, 2024 – Far EasTone Telecommunications (TAIEX: 4904) today announced its unaudited financial results for October 2024. Benefiting from the synergies of the merger with APT, the strong sales of new iPhone models driving customer upgrades to 5G, and the contribution from new economy business, the consolidated total revenue and consolidated EBITDA for October achieved year-over-year growth rates of 10.3% and 15.7%, respectively, reaching NT$9,844 million and NT$3,076 million, both setting new monthly records. The year-over-year growth rate of net income for October was as high as 22.0%, reaching NT$1,170 million, with earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.32.

For the first ten months this year,  FET's consolidated total revenue, consolidated EBITDA, and net income grew by 12.0%, 12.8%, and 11.3% year-over-year, reaching NT$85,299 million, NT$30,006 million, and NT$10,357 million, respectively. The cumulative EPS for the first ten months of 2024 was NT$2.87. With the strong contribution from the synergies of the merger with APT, FET achieved a positive year-over-year growth rate for cumulative EPS in the first ten months, continuing to deliver outstanding operational performance following the contribution of NT$3 billion in consolidated EBITDA synergies in the first nine months.

In October, FET's mobile business continued to grow steadily, with the new iPhone models driving a wave of 5G upgrades, contributing to a 5G postpaid penetration rate exceeding 42% and maintaining the highest Postpaid ARPU (average revenue per user) in the industry. Total mobile service revenue in October achieved a year-over-year growth rate of 17.5%, consistently surpassing the NT$5 billion mark, marking 44 consecutive months of positive growth since March 2021.

Far EasTone October 2024 Consolidated Financial Performance

Unit: NT$ million (except EPS)

Oct 2024

YoY%

Jan – Oct 2024

YoY%

Cons. Total Revenue

9,844

+10.3%

85,299

+12.0%

Cons. EBITDA

3,076

+15.7%

30,006

+12.8%

Cons. Net Income

1,170

+22.0%

10,357

+11.3%

EPS

NT$0.32

+10.2%

NT$2.87

+0.6%

Note:

※ Calculated based on the total outstanding shares of 3605.7 million shares.

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