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SUNDAY Communications Limited. 2003 Interim Results Announcement 10 September. Good News. Interim Results. 10 September, 2003. Business Overview. Presenter Bruce Hicks Group Managing Director. SUNDAY Overview. Net profit of HK$13 million Successful launch of segmentation initiatives
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SUNDAY Communications Limited 2003 Interim Results Announcement 10 September
Good News Interim Results 10 September, 2003
Business Overview Presenter Bruce Hicks Group Managing Director
SUNDAY Overview • Net profit of HK$13 million • Successful launch of segmentation initiatives • Further debt reduction
SUNDAY Profitability • HK$13 million net profit • EBITDA up 57% to HK$160 million • Difficult environment
Profitability - Revenues • Revenues stable, with mobile services revenue down 2% to HK$582 million • Subscriber numbers rose to 650,000
Profitability – Efficiency • Benefit of changes in 2002, including China operation • Raised efficiency • Operating costs (ex depreciation) down 19% or HK$74 million
Profitability - Quality • Customers demand quality • Raised quality standards in: • Coverage • Pre-sales service • Customer care • SUNDAY competes on quality
The New Marketplace • Market maturity / saturation • Little growth in numbers • Value comes from creativity and segmentation
SUNDAY and Creativity • Integrated approach • Leader in location-based data services: • Family Watch • SARS updates • Responding creatively to price pressure: • Unlimited GPRS • Rollover airtime • All-Star Pack
SUNDAY and Segmentation • Requires organisational change • Segmenting by : • Demographics • Geography • Usage • Two services launched in Q2: • U Decide youth plan • Pinoy service • 3G will accelerate this trend
Prospects – 2H • Improving macro environment • Drive profitability through: • Efficiency and quality • Creative data services • Market segmentation • Examine China opportunities
Prospects – 3G • Critical to survival in changing mobile world • SUNDAY has: • Strategy • License • Now planning systems for: • Network • IT • Service delivery • In positive discussions on: • Technology • Financing
Conclusion SUNDAY is: • Profitable • Competitive • Poised for growth
Financial Overview Presenter Janet Fung Group Director, Finance
Consolidated Profit & Loss StatementHalf Year Ended 30 June 2003
Net Profit • Turned from net loss to net profit of $13 million • Improved by $79 million YoY, and $64 million HoH • Achieving net profit on a month-to-month basis despite the outbreak of SARS and price war ( HK$ million )
EBITDA After Restructuring Costs • Improved by $58 million (57%) YoY & $48 million (43%) HoH ( HK$ million )
-7% Mobile Services 5% Mobile Services Turnover • slight drop in mobile services revenue due to the outbreak of SARS and price war • Increase in handset sales for new MMS phones
-6% Mobile Services 6% Mobile Services Gross Profit • Slight drop in mobile services gross profit • Stable mobile services gross margin at 82%
Excluding prepaid-inactivated, 5,855k, penetration rate reached 87% in June 2003 4% 6% 7% 25% 1% -1% Total growth rate Prepaid-activated growth rate Postpaid growth rate Hong Kong Mobile Market 6,480 6,219 5,827
8% 6% 25% 26% 0% -1% Subscriber Numbers • Total subscribers including MVNO - 662,000 650,000 603,000 570,000 Total growth rate Prepaid growth rate Postpaid growth rate
Postpaid ARPU - Net Of Discounts & Incentives • Data was around 5% of ARPU in 1H 2003
Consistently Improving Operating Efficiency * Excludes one-off restructuring cost
-21% -6 -6 -4% -5 -16% -12 -18% -38% -45 YoY increase / (reduction) Operating Expenses • Reduction of $74 million (19%) YoY, $60 million (16%) HoH 29 (7%) 23 (7%) 31 (8%) 26 (8%) 148 (38%) 142 (45%) 54 (17%) 66 (17%) 118 (30%) 73 (23%)
Headcount - Hong Kong and Shenzhen 976 801 791 720 683
SUNDAY Communications Limited 2003 Interim Results Announcement 10 September