October Revenue Hits Three Records, EPS Reaches NT$0.46
Chunghwa Telecom reported October self-settled consolidated revenue of NT$23.75 billion, operating income of NT$4.65 billion, pre-tax income of NT$4.72 billion, net income attributable to parent company of NT$3.59 billion, EBITDA of NT$8.10 billion, and EPS of NT$0.46. Operating revenue, operating income, and EBITDA all hit record highs for the same period in history. Total consolidated revenue grew 13.4% year-on-year, mainly benefiting from continued strong mobile phone sales, steady growth in core telecom business, and strong growth in ICT business. Subsidiaries also benefited from continued AI demand growth, with improved product shipment momentum significantly contributing to sales revenue and driving the group to another strong revenue performance.
Steady Mobile Broadband Growth, ARPU Rises to NT$578
In core telecom business, mobile services benefited from strong iPhone new model sales driving continued strong sales of 5G upgrade plans, steady growth in high-tariff users, and continued year-on-year growth in postpaid subscribers, driving mobile service revenue up 3.6% year-on-year, with postpaid ARPU also up 2.8% year-on-year to NT$578. Fixed broadband business benefited from AI and digital applications continuing to drive high-speed bandwidth demand, with the number of 300Mbps and above high-speed broadband subscribers in October up 14.6% year-on-year, driving fixed broadband revenue up 3.0% year-on-year, while domestic leased circuit revenue also jumped sharply, continuing to provide steady growth momentum for group operations.
ICT Up 39.9% Year-on-Year, Cumulative Profit Exceeds Forecast
ICT business revenue in October grew sharply by 39.9% year-on-year, becoming the main engine of group revenue growth. This was mainly due to completion and recognition of a large IDC data center construction project, delivery of power grid energy storage system projects, and completion of overseas subsidiary projects for Taiwanese manufacturers building factories, driving IDC and cloud, smart networking and related revenues all up by more than 50% year-on-year. Cumulatively through October 2026, Chunghwa Telecom consolidated operating revenue reached NT$212.69 billion, operating income was NT$46.40 billion, pre-tax income was NT$47.40 billion, net income attributable to parent company was NT$36.56 billion, and EPS was NT$4.71, with cumulative operating revenue, operating income, pre-tax income, net income attributable to parent company, and EPS all exceeding annual financial forecast targets.