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Yahoo
05-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chunghwa Telecom Reports Un-Audited Consolidated Operating Results for the Second Quarter of 2025
TAIPEI, Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) ("Chunghwa" or "the Company") today reported its un-audited operating results for the second quarter of 2025. All figures were prepared in accordance with Taiwan-International Financial Reporting Standards ("T-IFRSs") on a consolidated basis. (Comparisons throughout the press release, unless otherwise stated, are made with regard to the prior year period.) Second Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights Total revenue increased by 4.8% to NT$ 56.73 billion. Consumer Business Group revenue increased by 1.4% to NT$ 34.07 billion. Enterprise Business Group revenue increased by 12.4% to NT$ 18.98 billion. International Business Group revenue decreased by 16.8% to NT$ 2.20 billion. Total operating costs and expenses increased by 4.8% to NT$ 44.19 billion. Operating income increased by 5.2% to NT$ 12.54 billion. EBITDA increased by 3.5% to NT$ 22.58 billion. Net income attributable to stockholders of the parent increased by 3.5% to NT$ 10.17 billion. Basic earnings per share (EPS) was NT$1.31. Total revenue, operating income, net income attributable to stockholders of the parent and EPS all exceeded the upper end of our proposed guidance. "We're proud to deliver another outstanding quarter, with results exceeding the upper end of our guidance across revenue, operating income, net income attributable to stockholders of the parent, and EPS," stated Mr. Chih-Cheng Chien, Chairman and CEO of Chunghwa Telecom. "Second quarter revenue reached a ten-year high for the same period, driven by robust growth in our core telecom services and enterprise ICT business. Despite ongoing global economic uncertainty, evolving geopolitical risks, and the rapid pace of digital transformation, our performance underscores the strength of our business model, the agility of our organization, and our ability to capitalize on emerging opportunities." "Chunghwa continued to lead the mobile market, achieving record highs in both subscriber and revenue share," said Mr. Rong-Shy Lin, President of Chunghwa Telecom. "In fixed broadband, higher-speed plan adoption and bundled service offerings drove further ARPU expansion. We also saw broad-based growth across consumer allocation services, including multi-play packages, video content, and cybersecurity solutions. Our Enterprise Business Group delivered a standout quarter, with total ICT revenue up 37% year-over-year, fueled by strong demand for IDC, cloud, AIoT, and 5G private networks. While our International Business Group faced temporary headwinds due to project timing, demand in Southeast Asia remained solid with new ICT contracts secured in Vietnam and Singapore. We remain focused on expanding our presence in high-growth overseas markets." "Looking ahead, we remain confident in our strategy to position Chunghwa as a leading digital enabler in the AI era," added Mr. Lin. "From launching major submarine cable systems and scaling LEO satellite connectivity, to being upgraded to MSCI ESG 'AAA' and receiving prestigious data center awards, we are building a future-ready infrastructure that ensures resilient, secure, and intelligent connectivity—both in Taiwan and globally. These advancements reinforce our industry leadership and create sustainable, long-term value for our shareholders." RevenueChunghwa Telecom's total revenues for the second quarter of 2025 increased by 4.8% to NT$ 56.73 billion. Consumer Business Group's revenue for the second quarter of 2025 increased by 1.4% YoY to NT$ 34.07 billion, with its income before tax increased 4.8% YoY. The remarkable performance was mainly driven by steady growth in both mobile and fixed broadband ARPU. In addition to stable performance of core service revenues, CBG also benefited from higher smartphone sales, as consumers accelerated purchases in anticipation of potential tariff fluctuations. Enterprise Business Group's revenue for the second quarter of 2025 increased 12.4% YoY to NT$ 18.98 billion, mainly driven by our robust growth in ICT business, which saw a 37% year-over-year increase in revenue, fueled by the strong performance of our emerging services. As a result, EBG reported a robust 5.4% increase in income before tax during the quarter. International Business Group's revenue for the second quarter of 2025 decreased by 16.8% to NT$ 2.20 billion, while its income before tax decreased 11.9% YoY. The decline was mainly due to reduced demand for international fixed voice services and softening international roaming revenues. Operating Costs and Expenses Total operating costs and expenses for the second quarter of 2025 increased by 4.8% to NT$ 44.19 billion, mainly due to higher manpower cost and the growing ICT business. Operating Income and Net IncomeOperating income for the second quarter of 2025 increased by 5.2% to NT$ 12.54 billion. The operating margin was 22.1%, as compared to 22.0% in the same period of 2024. Net income attributable to stockholders of the parent increased by 3.5% to NT$ 10.17 billion. Basic earnings per share was NT$1.31. Cash Flow and EBITDACash flow from operating activities, as of June 30th, 2025, decreased by 0.2% year over year to NT$ 29.16 billion. Cash and cash equivalents, as of June 30th, 2025, decreased by 7.1% to NT$ 35.05 billion as compared to that as of June 30th, 2024. EBITDA for the second quarter of 2025 was NT$ 22.58 billion, increasing by 3.5% year over year. EBITDA margin was 39.80%, as compared to 40.31% in the same period of 2024. Business Highlights MobileAs of June 30th, 2025, Chunghwa Telecom had 13.13 million mobile subscribers, representing a 2.2% year-over-year decrease. In the second quarter, total mobile service revenue increased by 2.0% to NT$ 17.06 billion, while mobile post-paid ARPU excluding IoT SIMs maintained stable and flat year over year at NT$ 556. Fixed Broadband/HiNetAs of June 30th, 2025, the number of broadband subscribers slightly increased by 0.7% to 4.44 million. The number of HiNet broadband subscribers increased by 1.3% to 3.77 million. In the second quarter, total fixed broadband revenue grew 1.8% year over year to NT$ 11.59 billion, while ARPU increased 1.9% to NT$ 804. Fixed lineAs of June 30th, 2025, the number of fixed-line subscribers was 8.77 million. Financial StatementsFinancial statements and additional operational data can be found on the Company's website at NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSThis press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Chunghwa's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Investors are cautioned that actual events and results could differ materially from those statements as a result of a number of factors including, but not limited to the risks outlined in Chunghwa's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms F-1, F-3, 6-K and 20-F, in each case as amended. The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect the current belief of Chunghwa as of the date of this press release and Chunghwa undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that occur subsequent to such date, except as required under applicable law. This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer or selling security holder and that will contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements. NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURESTo supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards pursuant to the requirements of the Financial Supervisory Commission, or T-IFRSs, Chunghwa Telecom also provides EBITDA, which is a "non-GAAP financial measure". EBITDA is defined as consolidated net income (loss) excluding (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) total net comprehensive financing cost (which is comprised of net interest expense, exchange gain or loss, monetary position gain or loss and other financing costs and derivative transactions), (iii) other income, net, (iv) income tax, (v) (income) loss from discontinued operations. In managing the Company's business, Chunghwa Telecom relies on EBITDA as a means of assessing its operating performance because it excludes the effect of (i) depreciation and amortization, which represents a non-cash charge to earnings, (ii) certain financing costs, which are significantly affected by external factors, including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and inflation rates, which have little or no bearing on our operating performance, (iii) income tax (iv) other expenses or income not related to the operation of the business. CAUTIONS ON USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURESIn addition to the consolidated financial results prepared under T-IFRSs, Chunghwa Telecom also provide non-GAAP financial measures, including "EBITDA". The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with another method for assessing its operating results in a manner that is focused on the performance of its ongoing operations. Chunghwa Telecom's management believes investors will benefit from greater transparency in referring to these non-GAAP financial measures when assessing the Company's operating results, as well as when forecasting and analyzing future periods. However, the Company recognizes that: these non-GAAP financial measures are limited in their usefulness and should be considered only as a supplement to the Company's T-IFRSs financial measures; these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the Company's T-IFRSs financial measures; these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered to be superior to the Company's T-IFRSs financial measures; and these non-GAAP financial measures were not prepared in accordance with T-IFRSs and investors should not assume that the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings release were prepared under a comprehensive set of rules or principle. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures may be unique to Chunghwa Telecom, as they may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. As such, this presentation of non-GAAP financial measures may not enhance the comparability of the Company's results to the results of other companies. Readers are cautioned not to view non-GAAP results as a substitute for results under T-IFRSs, or as being comparable to results reported or forecasted by other companies. About Chunghwa TelecomChunghwa Telecom (TAIEX 2412, NYSE: CHT) ("Chunghwa" or "the Company") is Taiwan's largest integrated telecommunications services company that provides fixed-line, mobile, broadband, and internet services. The Company also provides information and communication technology services to corporate customers with its big data, information security, cloud computing and IDC capabilities, and is expanding its business into innovative technology services such as IoT, AI, etc. Chunghwa has been actively and continuously implemented environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives with the goal to achieve sustainability and has won numerous international and domestic awards and recognitions for its ESG commitments and best practices. For more information, please visit our website at Contact: Angela TsaiPhone: +886 2 2344 5488Email: chtir@ View original content: SOURCE Chunghwa Telecom Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Cision Canada
24-06-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Chunghwa Telecom Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Taiwan Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for Excellence in Data Center Services
The company is recognized for driving AI-ready infrastructure, strategic innovation, and sustainable growth in Taiwan's fast-evolving data center market. SAN ANTONIO, June 24, 2025 /CNW/ -- Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that Chunghwa Telecom has been recognized with the 2025 Taiwan Competitive Strategy Leadership Award in the data center services industry for its outstanding achievements in strategy development, infrastructure modernization, and customer-centric innovation. This recognition highlights Chunghwa Telecom's strategic focus on delivering scalable, sustainable, and AI-ready data center solutions tailored to the evolving demands of Taiwan's enterprise and hyperscaler clients. Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. Chunghwa Telecom excelled in both, demonstrating its ability to align strategic initiatives with market demand while executing them with consistency and scale. "Chunghwa Telecom demonstrates a strong focus on addressing emerging customer needs and transforming Taiwan's digital landscape by aligning its value propositions to address AI workloads' unique requirements in its existing and planned data center infrastructure facilities," said Nishchal Khorana, Associate Partner at Frost & Sullivan. Guided by a long-term growth strategy centered on infrastructure innovation, customer alignment, and sustainability, Chunghwa Telecom has consistently shown agility with its dynamic digital ecosystem. Its ongoing investment in advanced infrastructure, such as high-density data centers and AI-specific service offerings, positions the company as a key enabler of Taiwan's digital economy. Notably, Chunghwa Telecom's upcoming Taoyuan hyperscale facility—designed to deliver 12 megawatts of IT load—will set a new standard in energy-efficient, high-capacity colocation for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. "Chunghwa Telecom, as part of its AI 2.0 strategic initiative, is accelerating the network resilience at sea, on land, on space and in the air this year. The company will upgrade relevant IDC facilities across Taiwan into AI-ready data centers (AI-DCs), while also developing its own AI computing cloud platform. In parallel, Chunghwa Telecom will leverage its AI capabilities to promote industry domain-specific AI applications.", said Ben-Yuan Chang, President of Enterprise Business Group at Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's commitment to customer-centricity is reflected in its proactive approach to infrastructure modernization. The company's Existing Building Retrofitting Project, launched in 2024, focuses on converting legacy sites into AI-ready data centers through enhanced power, cooling, and structural capabilities. These retrofitted facilities complement its new builds, contributing to its continuously expanding total IT load capacity and making Chunghwa Telecom one of Taiwan's largest data center operators. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents the Competitive Strategy Leadership Award to a company that demonstrates outstanding strategy development and implementation, resulting in measurable improvements in competitive positioning. The award recognizes forward-thinking organizations that are reshaping their industries through innovation and growth excellence. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry. About Frost & Sullivan For six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, megatrends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion. Contact: Tarini Singh E: [email protected] About Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX 2412, NYSE: CHT) ("Chunghwa" or "the Company") is Taiwan's largest integrated telecommunications services company that provides fixed-line, mobile, broadband, and internet services. The Company also provides information and communication technology services to corporate customers with its big data, information security, cloud computing and IDC capabilities, and is expanding its business into innovative technology services such as IoT, AI, etc. Chunghwa has actively and continuously implemented environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives with the goal to achieve sustainability and has won numerous international and domestic awards and recognitions for its ESG commitments and best practices. For more information, please visit our website at
HKFP
13-06-2025
- HKFP
Taiwan jails Chinese ship captain for deliberately severing subsea cable
A Chinese ship captain was sentenced to three years in a Taiwanese prison on Thursday for deliberately severing an undersea telecoms cable off the self-ruled island. The captain, surnamed Wang, and his Togolese-registered cargo ship Hongtai were detained in February after a cable linking the Penghu archipelago and Taiwan was reported cut. A district court in southern Taiwan found Wang guilty of violating the Telecommunications Management Act for destroying a submarine cable and jailed him for three years. The court said Wang had ordered two crew members to lower the Hongtai's anchor into waters off southwestern Taiwan where he would have known anchoring was prohibited because it could damage the subsea cable. The anchor's claw did not lodge in the seabed and the ship drifted. The cable had been 'completely severed' by the time Taiwan's coast guard intercepted the Hongtai and ordered the lifting of its anchor, the court said in the judgement. Wang admitted he had been negligent but denied 'intentional wrongdoing.' He can appeal against the sentence. The court said the evidence was sufficient to find Wang's 'criminal conduct established', adding that the punishment was 'a warning'. Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom spent more than NT$17 million (US$578,000) to repair the cable, the court said. Prosecutors had said Wang was the first Chinese ship captain charged with severing an undersea telecoms cable. The other seven crew members were to be deported without charge. Taiwan has 14 international underwater cables and 10 domestic ones. There have been a series of undersea cable breakages in recent years, with previous incidents blamed on natural deterioration of the wires or Chinese ships. The coast guard said previously the Hongtai was among 52 'suspicious' Chinese-owned ships flying flags of convenience from Mongolia, Cameroon, Tanzania, Togo and Sierra Leone highlighted for close monitoring.
ABC News
12-06-2025
- ABC News
Chinese captain jailed for three years for cutting an undersea cable off Taiwan
A Chinese ship captain has been sentenced to three years in a Taiwanese prison for deliberately severing an undersea telecommunications cable off the self-ruled island. The captain, surnamed Wang, and his Togolese-registered cargo ship Hong Tai were detained in February, after a cable linking the Penghu archipelago and Taiwan was reported cut. A district court in southern Taiwan found Wang guilty of violating the Telecommunications Management Act for destroying a submarine cable and jailed him for three years. The court on Thursday, local time, said Wang had ordered two crew members to lower the Hong Tai's anchor into waters off south-western Taiwan where he would have known anchoring was prohibited because it could damage the subsea cable. The anchor's claw did not lodge in the seabed and the ship drifted. The cable had been "completely severed" by the time Taiwan's coast guard intercepted the Hong Tai and ordered the lifting of its anchor, the court said in the judgement. Wang admitted he had been negligent but denied "intentional wrongdoing". He can appeal against the sentence. The court said the evidence was sufficient to find Wang's "criminal conduct established", adding that the punishment was "a warning". Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom spent more than NT$17 million ($AU887,000) to repair the cable, the court said. Prosecutors had said Wang was the first Chinese ship captain charged with severing an undersea telecoms cable. The other seven crew members were to be deported without charge. Taiwan has 14 international underwater cables and 10 domestic ones. There have been a series of undersea cable breakages in recent years, with previous incidents blamed on natural deterioration of the wires or Chinese ships. The coast guard said previously the Hong Tai was among 52 "suspicious" Chinese-owned ships flying flags of convenience from Mongolia, Cameroon, Tanzania, Togo and Sierra Leone highlighted for close monitoring. AFP/ABC
CNA
12-06-2025
- CNA
Taiwan jails Chinese ship captain for severing subsea cable
TAIPEI: A Chinese ship captain was sentenced to three years in a Taiwanese prison on Thursday (Jun 12) for deliberately severing an undersea telecoms cable off the self-ruled island. The captain, surnamed Wang, and his Togolese-registered cargo ship Hongtai were detained in February after a cable linking the Penghu archipelago and Taiwan was reported cut. A district court in southern Taiwan found Wang guilty of violating the Telecommunications Management Act for destroying a submarine cable and jailed him for three years. The court said Wang had ordered two crew members to lower the Hongtai's anchor into waters off southwestern Taiwan where he would have known anchoring was prohibited because it could damage the subsea cable. The anchor's claw did not lodge in the seabed and the ship drifted. The cable had been "completely severed" by the time Taiwan's coast guard intercepted the Hongtai and ordered the lifting of its anchor, the court said in the judgement. Wang admitted he had been negligent but denied "intentional wrongdoing". He can appeal against the sentence. The court said the evidence was sufficient to find Wang's "criminal conduct established", adding that the punishment was "a warning". Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom spent more than NT$17 million (US$578,000) to repair the cable, the court said. Prosecutors had said Wang was the first Chinese ship captain charged with severing an undersea telecoms cable. The other seven crew members were to be deported without charge. Taiwan has 14 international underwater cables and 10 domestic ones. There have been a series of undersea cable breakages in recent years, with previous incidents blamed on natural deterioration of the wires or Chinese ships. The coast guard said previously the Hongtai was among 52 "suspicious" Chinese-owned ships flying flags of convenience from Mongolia, Cameroon, Tanzania, Togo and Sierra Leone highlighted for close monitoring.
