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MARKET DATELINE
THAILAND EQUITY
Investment Research
Sector Update
Telecommunications
Potential For Earnings Upside
We are upgrading the FVs for ADVANC and DTAC to THB277 and
THB116 respectively after revisiting our assumptions on 3G migration,
which appears to be conservative. We are also imputing higher
handset sales given that current smartphone penetration of 20% is
likely to accelerate once 3G (2.1GHz) services are fully-commissioned
later this quarter. Maintain OVERWEIGHT on Thai telecoms given their
decent FY13-FY15 core earnings CAGR of 16.4%. We prefer ADVANC
on the back of its more aggressive pursuit of 3G subscribers.
Earnings upside from quicker 3G migration. We have raised our FY13-
FY14 core earnings forecasts for ADVANC by 6%-7% and DTAC by 7%-14% on
the back of a faster subscriber migration to 3G services. We now assume its 2G
subscribers will be fully converted within five years from seven years
previously. Hence, the savings from regulatory cost would be more apparent
and could help offset rising depreciation and amortisation (D&A), network-
related and marketing costs. Since the rollout of interim 3G services, 9% and
13% of DTAC’s and ADVANC’s subscribers have moved to 3G.
Losing its voice. The structural voice erosion in the Thai mobile market has
gained momentum following the rollout of interim 3G services. While call traffic
is still rising, voice revenue growth has trickled down to single-digit levels due
to data cannibalisation. ADVANC plans to leverage on its stronghold in the
upcountry to grow basic voice services, while DTAC has stated its intention to
resuscitate voice revenues after network issues in late 2011/early 2012 eroded
its voice services market share. Our projection of voice revenue growth of 1%-
3% for FY13/FY14 is consistent with management’s guidance.
Rising 3G capex and opex. ADVANC and DTAC are looking to invest
THB70bn and THB34bn to achieve 97% and 80% population coverage by 2015
respectively. The rise in capex and spectrum fees (from the award of the
2.1GHz spectrum last December) will bump up D&A expenses from FY13.
Network opex such as base station rental and utility expenses are expected to
increase from the rollout and commissioning of more 3G sites and co-location
while A&P spending is set to increase from marketing efforts and promotions to
raise awareness of 3G.
OVERWEIGHT
Stock Price Target ROE DY P/NTA (x) Rating
Dec-13F Dec-14F Dec-13F Dec-13F 1mth 3mth 12mth Dec-13F
Advanced Info Services THB228 THB277 23,359 5.575 18.2 16.1 82.4% 5.5% 5.1% 13.4% 30.7% 21.2 BUY
Total Access Communication PCLTHB93 THB116 7,588 3.110 20.1 16.1 34.4% 4.5% 10.1% 7.8% 13.1% 14.6 BUY
Mkt Cap
US$m
Volume
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P/E (x) Rel. Perf. (%)
Source: Company data, RHBRI estimates
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ..................................................................................... 2
Revenue Growth Intact ............................................................................. 3
Long-Term Cost Savings ........................................................................... 6
Forecasts And Valuations ........................................................................... 8
Appendices ............................................................................................ 10
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REVENUE GROWTH INTACT
Voice comes under pressure. Structural voice erosion in the Thai mobile
market became more prevalent following the introduction of interim 3G services
in 3Q11. Although industry minutes of usage (MOU) rose last year, ADVANC’s FY12 voice revenue expanded 4.8% y-o-y (vs FY11: +7.6% y-o-y) while the same contracted by 1.7% (vs FY11: +3.9% y-o-y) for DTAC. We think the phenomenon is primarily driven by the composition of bundled services, where telcos offered more free minutes to attract new subscribers onto their network. However, customers may have under-consumed the bundled minutes and
hence, telcos were not able to capitalise on out-of-bundle tariffs to boost voice revenue. Also, the high base effect and cannibalisation by data usage forced voice revenue to grow at a slower pace. For FY13, we reckon ADVANC will continue to exploit its wide network coverage in the upcountry region to sustain some form of voice growth. Its product segmentation strategy was executed effectively in FY12 and we believe it will
be replicated this year. Management has guided for FY13 voice revenue to grow at a slow pace of 2%-3% y-o-y. On the other hand, DTAC intends to engage in
voice resuscitation efforts, after overlooking this segment last year. Management intends to tap into the upcountry market to strengthen its footprint in this area. We understand DTAC has approximately 30% share while ADVANC has about 50% share.
Figure 1 Quarterly voice revenue trend Figure 2 Quarterly voice revenue vs MOU trend
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Big appetite for data. The non-voice revenue of both ADVANC and DTAC grew
robustly by 32.7% and 49.2% y-o-y respectively in FY12, given the insatiable appetite for data along with declining price-points of smartphones and tablets to encourage usage. Last year, handset sales rose, regardless whether it was a premium or a basic entry-level device. Smartphone penetration in Thailand remains low at only 20% and 3G subscription is also in its infancy, culling only about 50% of smartphone users. This indicates that the 3G market is still
largely untapped. Thus far, telcos are still competing rationally. For the next
couple of years, we expect to see non-voice revenue to continue to grow at a healthy clip, supported by a more mature 3G device ecosystem. ADVANC expects its FY13 non-voice revenue to climb by 25%-30% y-o-y and similarly, DTAC had guided its top-line to rise at high single digit, spurred by mobile internet services. We reckon these growth guidance are achievable as both telcos are looking to launch their maiden 3G-2.1GHz services in 2QFY13.
Since this license facilitates significant regulatory cost savings, we expect to see rising competition to acquire new 3G subscribers. However, the fights should be tactical rather than offensive to avoid hurting their books.
We think telcos were not able to capitalise
on out-of-bundle tariffs to boost voice
revenue.
ADVANC will continue to tap on its
stronghold in the upcountry market to
sustain voice growth while DTAC intends to engage in voice resuscitation efforts.
Non-voice revenue will continue to grow at
a healthy clip, supported by a more mature
3G device ecosystem.
Telcos to pick their fights wisely, opting for
tactical rather than offensive moves to
safeguard their interests without hurting
their books.
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Figure 3 Trends in revenue components
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Introduction of interim 3G services
Non-voice revenue continues to grow robustly. We expect
this trend to persist in FY13
Handset sales have grown considerably for the past two years and FY13 is no exception.
Smartphone penetration is still low at only 20%
Contribution from non-voice is becoming more significant
Sales of iPhone4 (23 Sept 10)
Sales of iPhone4S (16 Dec 11)
Sales of iPhone5 (2 Nov 12)
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Figure 6 Telcos are still competing rationally as industry ARPU and ARPM are stable
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3G roaming charges to be decided soon. We are impartial over the intervention of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to cut the interconnect (IC) charge rate to THB0.45/minute. This was previously already self-regulated by telcos themselves (rates ranged from THB0.5/minute-THB1.0/minute). As a result of the rate cut, IC revenue and IC
expense will decrease accordingly. Thus, net IC recipients like ADVANC and DTAC are poised to receive lesser IC profit in the future. That said, the impact to ADVANC is immaterial as it contributes 1.6% to its core earnings but should be substantial to DTAC as IC profit makes up approximately 7.2% of its core earnings.
On the upside, however, roaming charges for bridging 3G and 2G networks will be set at THB0.45/minute instead of THB1.0/minute as previously thought. In turn, the quantum of additional revenue share incurred on roaming charges
should be lesser, easing some pressure on EBITDA margins. We expect telcos to revise their guidance during the next analyst conference call.
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Figure 9 Roaming and rental fee mechanism
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LONG-TERM COST SAVINGS
3G capex to spike in 2013-2015. ADVANC and DTAC are adopting two related but dissimilar approaches in rolling out their respective 3G-2.1GHz
network – the former is aggressive while the latter is conservative with their rollout plans for the next three years. We understand ADVANC is looking to
invest THB70bn over the next three years and hopes to achieve 97% coverage by FY15 (20k 2.1GHz sites). On the other hand, DTAC intends to erect 11.5k sites (population coverage of 80%) for the same tenure but with a lesser capex amount of THB34bn. Note that NBTC has necessitated that all 3G spectrum license holders are to provide coverage of at least 50% and 80% of the
population within two and four years respectively. We reckon ADVANC is trying to reduce its operational risks given that its build-transfer-operate (BTO) concessions with CAT (1.8GHz) and TOT (900MHz) are due to expire in FY13 and FY15 respectively. As for DTAC, it intends to progressively roll out 3G services on the 2.1GHz bandwidth to take into account the level of smartphone penetration in the market. For now, the company seeks
to tap and leverage on its existing 850MHz bandwidth to provide an interim 3G service to the masses. For the past two years, DTAC already spent a substantial amount of capex to expand its 3G-850MHz coverage (now at 60% of population coverage) and also to modernize its 2G networks.
Thus, with the rising capex and also the auction fee paid for the 2x15MHz
bandwidth on the 2.1GHz spectrum late last year, we expect to see the depreciation and amortization (D&A) expenses of these telcos to increase in FY13. However, we think the D&A pressure on their books are going to be on different scales given their dissimilar approaches in rolling out their respective 3G-2.1GHz network. We foresee a softer y-o-y impact on ADVANC compared to DTAC, as the former is currently sitting at the tail-end of its BTO concessions, entailing a much lower amortization cost which could be offset against the rise
in D&A highlighted earlier. However, DTAC may be plagued by higher y-o-y D&A cost due to its earlier capex commitments with a shorter useful life (BTO concession with CAT expires in 2018).
NBTC has necessitated all 3G spectrum
license holders to provide coverage of at
least 50%/80% of the population within
two/four years.
ADVANC is looking to aggressively roll out
its 3G-2.1GHz network while DTAC intends
to progressively do the same.
Higher D&A cost to kick in and we reckon
the impact on DTAC will be greater.
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Figure 10 Impact from 3G-2.1GHz capex (ADVANC) Figure 11 Impact from 3G-2.1GHz capex (DTAC)
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On top of that, network opex is set to rise as both telcos incur higher land rental and electricity expenses from the rollout of more 3G towers and co-locating their networks. Furthermore, their FY13 marketing expenses are also expected to be higher due to increased efforts in spurring 3G product awareness. That said, ADVANC had guided its FY13 EBITDA margin to decrease to 41%-42% (from 43.4% in FY12) while DTAC expects to sustain it at the
30%-31% level. DTAC may also face another rising cost item i.e. higher interest expenses, as a result from its financial restructuring initiative early last year and a possibility of incurring debt to finance its 3G capex.
Network opex and marketing expense are
expected to increase as well.
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FORECASTS AND VALUATIONS
Upside to our earnings forecasts. Following a review of our models, we
believe we have been overly conservative in our assumptions for subscriber
migration to 3G. We also think there is an upside to our forecast on handset sales given the current low smartphone penetration of 20%. ADVANC’s core profit forecast up by 7% for FY13/14. We have increased our revenue forecast a tad higher on the back of more affordable 3G devices coming onto the market. We reckon it bodes well for the company as it
commands the largest share of the upcountry market. We also revised up our 3G-2.1GHz subscriber conversion assumption as we think ADVANC may look to migrate its subscribers at a quicker pace given that its BTO concessions are coming to an end in FY13 and FY15. Note that we had previously assumed a full migration into 3G within seven years but have now assumed all subscribers will be converted in just five years. As a result, regulatory cost savings would be greater and this could aid in offsetting the abovementioned cost pressures. In
turn, our FY13-FY14 profit projections are bumped up and we arrive at our new FV, at THB277, based on FCFF valuation (WACC: 9.2%, TG: 1.5%).
Figure 14 ADVANC’s management guidance and RHB’s forecast for FY13
ADVANC Management guidance RHB forecast
Service revenue growth (% y-o-y) 6.0-8.0 9.1
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EBITDA margin (%) 41.0-42.0 42.7
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Figure 15 Revisions to our forecast (ADVANC)
Before FV: THB240 After FV: THB277
FYE Dec (THBm) FY2013f FY2014f FYE Dec (THBm) FY2013f FY2014f FY2013f FY2014f
Revenue 148,083.6 160,226.5 Revenue 151,784.4 161,144.7 2.5 0.6
EBITDA 61,516.8 69,508.5 EBITDA 64,744.0 72,774.8 5.2 4.7
EBIT 44,514.0 50,842.3 EBIT 47,378.5 54,184.6 6.4 6.6
PBT 43,962.8 49,616.1 PBT 46,827.3 52,958.3 6.5 6.7
Normalized PATAMI 34,994.4 39,494.4 Normalized PATAMI 37,274.5 42,154.8 6.5 6.7
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Overly conservative with the assumptions
used for 3G subscriber migration.
We derived a new FV for ADVANC at
THB277. The company is looking to launch its maiden 3G-2.1GHz services in early May.
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Raising DTAC core profit forecast by 7%-14%. As for DTAC, we ascribed similar assumptions across our forecasts and revised up our FY13-FY14 profit
projections. Consequently, its FV was lifted to THB116, from THB103
previously, based on a FCFF valuation (WACC: 10.6%, TG: 1%). However, this year, we reckon elevated D&A and finance expenses may drag its earnings but growth is expected to return in FY14 as regulatory cost savings become more significant.
Figure 16 Management guidance and RHB forecast for FY13
DTAC Management guidance RHB forecast
Revenue growth (% y-o-y) High single digit 6.8
EBITDA margin (%) 30.0-31.0 30.0
Capex (THBbn) 34 within 3 years 37 within 3 years
3G-2.1GHz subscribers (m) 8.0-10.0 8.0 Source: RHBRI, DTAC
Figure 17 Revisions to our forecast (DTAC)
Before FV: THB103 After FV: THB116
FYE Dec (THBm) FY2013f FY2014f FYE Dec (THBm) FY2013f FY2014f FY2013f FY2014f
Revenue 95,102.9 98,982.1 Revenue 95,586.6 99,972.8 0.5 1.0
EBITDA 27,896.4 30,924.4 EBITDA 28,717.0 33,700.7 2.9 9.0
EBIT 14,182.5 16,624.3 EBIT 15,068.3 18,679.5 6.2 12.4
PBT 12,829.3 14,995.4 PBT 13,715.1 17,050.6 6.9 13.7
Normalized PATAMI 10,268.6 12,002.3 Normalized PATAMI 10,977.5 13,647.3 6.9 13.7
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EBITDA 29.3 31.2 EBITDA 30.0 33.7 0.7 2.5
EBIT 14.9 16.8 EBIT 15.8 18.7 0.9 1.9
PBT 13.5 15.1 PBT 14.3 17.1 0.9 1.9
Normalized PATAMI 10.8 12.1 Normalized PATAMI 11.5 13.7 0.7 1.5
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We are reiterating our OVERWEIGHT recommendation on the sector as we reckon Thai telcos have the best growth potential when compared against their regional peers. Although the rollout of 3G-2.1GHz services may exert some pressure on their bottomlines in the short term, we believe both ADVANC and DTAC stand to benefit significantly over the longer term – this is in view of the regulatory cost savings under the single licensing framework as well as lower corporate tax rate. Furthermore, valuation and yields of the telcos are
attractive and undemanding at their current levels. Our top pick is ADVANC as it carries less investment risks, being the domestic incumbent with a strong balance sheet (D/E ratio of 0.5x).
We derived a new FV for DTAC at THB116.
The company is looking to launch its
maiden 3G-2.1GHz services in late June.
Overweight on the sector. ADVANC remains
as our top pick.
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APPENDICES
Figure 18 ADVANC's financial statements
Income Statement (THBm) FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13f FY14f
Revenue 102,451.8 111,279.6 126,437.2 141,568.3 151,784.4 161,144.7
EBITDA 45,892.0 52,063.0 56,623.0 61,436.0 64,744.0 72,774.8
EBIT 25,781.3 32,696.1 38,947.7 45,806.1 47,378.5 54,184.6
PBT 24,207.7 30,033.9 36,709.3 45,613.6 46,827.3 52,958.3
PATAMI 17,055.4 20,547.4 22,217.7 34,883.2 37,274.5 42,154.8
Core earnings 17,616.0 22,107.4 26,599.7 34,883.2 37,274.5 42,154.8
y-o-y growth (%)
Revenue -7.5 8.6 13.6 12.0 7.2 6.2
EBITDA -1.1 13.4 8.8 8.5 5.4 12.4
Core earnings -14.6 25.5 20.3 31.1 6.9 13.1
Margin (%)
EBITDA 44.8 46.8 44.8 43.4 42.7 45.2
Core earnings 17.2 19.9 21.0 24.6 24.6 26.2
Balance Sheet (THBm) FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13f FY14f
Current assets 33,571.4 25,902.9 33,177.9 38,103.4 27,781.7 35,699.7
Non-current assets 91,454.3 71,554.5 53,494.5 62,864.5 81,006.6 85,213.2
Total assets 125,025.7 97,457.4 86,672.3 100,967.9 108,788.3 120,912.9
Share capital 2,965.4 2,970.1 2,973.1 2,973.1 2,973.1 2,973.1
Reserves 68,645.8 38,206.2 36,280.6 40,380.1 44,182.3 46,622.5
Minority interests 199.8 303.4 209.9 188.7 376.0 587.8
Shareholders' funds 71,811.0 41,479.7 39,463.6 43,541.9 47,531.4 50,183.4
Current liabilities 16,583.1 35,489.1 29,734.4 36,287.6 39,820.6 41,639.7
Non-current liabilities 36,631.6 20,488.6 17,474.3 21,138.4 21,435.9 29,089.4
Total liabilities 53,214.7 55,977.7 47,208.8 57,426.0 61,256.6 70,729.1
Cash Flow (THBm) FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13f FY14f
Operating cash flow 40,913.5 45,224.2 48,216.4 51,132.6 54,414.3 61,504.8
Investing cash flow -12,592.4 -5,799.5 -1,581.0 -16,758.5 -34,650.0 -22,150.0
Financing cash flow -19,060.6 -53,234.6 -38,726.1 -32,901.7 -35,923.5 -32,840.9
Source: RHBRI, ADVANC
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Figure 19 DTAC's financial statements
Income Statement (THBm) FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13f FY14f
Revenue 65,685.5 72,351.4 79,298.1 89,497.4 95,586.6 99,972.8
EBITDA 20,214.7 25,685.9 27,296.4 26,809.4 28,717.0 33,700.7
EBIT 10,193.5 15,386.0 16,817.2 15,420.4 15,068.3 18,679.5
PBT 8,855.4 14,555.2 17,078.2 14,799.5 13,715.1 17,050.6
PATAMI 6,627.8 10,891.5 11,812.9 11,278.1 10,977.5 13,647.3
Core earnings 6,684.4 10,915.2 12,269.8 11,235.1 10,977.5 13,647.3
y-o-y growth (%)
Revenue -3.0 10.1 9.6 12.9 6.8 4.6
EBITDA -12.8 27.1 6.3 -1.8 7.1 17.4
Core earnings -4.5 63.3 12.4 -8.4 -2.3 24.3
Margin (%)
EBITDA 30.8 35.5 34.4 30.0 30.0 33.7
Core earnings 10.2 15.1 15.5 12.6 11.5 13.7
Balance Sheet (THBm) FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13f FY14f
Current assets 15,979.7 21,500.4 31,125.4 16,969.2 25,462.2 23,174.1
Non-current assets 84,100.2 77,812.7 72,721.5 84,049.1 82,059.7 80,576.0
Total assets 100,079.9 99,313.2 103,846.9 101,018.3 107,521.9 103,750.1
Share capital 4,735.6 4,735.6 4,735.6 4,735.6 4,735.6 4,735.6
Reserves 57,790.4 64,127.2 30,135.0 30,193.8 24,250.3 26,816.4
Minority interests 21.7 14.9 17.0 14.5 9.0 2.2
Shareholders' funds 62,547.6 68,877.8 34,887.7 34,943.9 28,995.0 31,554.3
Current liabilities 25,258.3 25,200.0 64,850.1 37,800.0 38,163.5 34,737.3
Non-current liabilities 12,273.9 5,235.4 4,109.1 28,274.4 40,363.4 37,458.6
Total liabilities 37,532.3 30,435.4 68,959.2 66,074.4 78,526.9 72,195.8
Cash Flow (THBm) FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13f FY14f
Operating cash flow 20,657.2 23,794.7 26,748.9 22,691.7 19,601.8 25,100.8
Investing cash flow -7,138.5 -1,778.2 -5,214.8 -15,087.7 -11,659.3 -13,537.5
Financing cash flow -14,203.4 -15,581.7 -12,208.6 -24,922.5 -3,434.6 -17,096.4
Source: RHBRI, DTAC
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Figure 20 Regional valuation comparison
Company Bloomberg Currency Price Mkt Cap
Ticker (USDm) FY13 FY14 FY13 FY14 FY13 FY14 FY13 FY14 FY13 FY14
Malaysia
Axiata AXIATA MK MYR 6.66 18,684.5 19.8 18.9 1.4 4.0 8.1 7.6 2.5 2.4 3.8 4.0
DiGi DIGI MK MYR 4.63 11,851.7 23.2 20.1 0.8 1.3 11.7 11.0 140.4 140.4 4.3 4.9
Maxis MAXIS MK MYR 6.58 16,248.9 23.7 23.4 1.9 21.7 12.2 12.0 9.0 10.0 6.1 6.1
TM T MK MYR 5.40 6,360.0 26.5 24.3 -0.6 2.8 6.8 6.4 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.7
Time dotCom TDC MK MYR 4.16 784.9 15.8 14.9 -0.6 2.5 12.5 10.4 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
Singapore
SingTel ST SP SGD 3.66 47,083.9 15.5 15.2 7.2 7.2 9.0 8.8 2.2 2.0 4.6 4.6
StarHub STH SP SGD 4.37 6,061.4 23.0 19.9 -2.4 1.3 11.0 10.0 nm nm 4.6 4.6
M1 M1 SP SGD 3.00 2,222.8 16.7 14.3 1.3 0.9 9.5 8.3 7.2 6.2 4.9 4.7
Indonesia
Telkom TLKM IJ IDR 10,800 22,405.8 15.3 13.5 1.4 1.0 5.2 5.0 3.6 3.2 4.7 4.8
XL Axiata EXCL IJ IDR 5,600 4,913.5 16.6 14.0 -28.2 0.7 6.0 5.3 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.9
Indosat ISAT IJ IDR 6,400 3,578.8 28.3 36.0 -1.1 -1.7 4.9 4.7 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.6
Thailand
ADVANC ADVANC TB THB 228.00 23,354.5 18.1 16.0 2.6 1.2 10.6 9.4 14.3 13.6 5.5 6.2
DTAC DTAC TB THB 93.00 7,586.8 20.1 16.1 -8.8 0.7 8.7 7.4 7.6 7.0 4.5 5.6
Simple Avg. - Malaysia Telcos 21.8 20.3 0.6 6.4 10.3 9.5 31.1 31.3 3.6 3.8
Simple Avg. - Singapore Telcos 18.4 16.4 2.0 3.1 9.8 9.0 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.6
Simple Avg. - Indonesia Telcos 20.1 21.1 -9.3 0.0 5.4 5.0 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.8
Simple Avg. - Thailand Telcos 19.1 16.1 -3.1 0.9 9.6 8.4 11.0 10.3 5.0 5.9
Simple Avg. - Regional Telcos 20.2 19.0 -1.9 3.3 8.9 8.2 16.3 16.0 3.8 4.1
P/E (x) PEG (x) EV/EBITDA (x) P/BV (x) DY (%)
Source: RHBRI, Bloomberg
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