Dialog posts record profits for first half of 2006
PROFIT: Dialog Telekom Ltd., (DTL) released Thursday (27 July 2006)
an overview of its Financial Performance for the six months ended 30
June 2006.
Dialog Teleckom Ltd, post consolidation with subsidiary performance,
recorded a profit after Tax (PAT) of Rs. 4.99 b for the first-half of
2006.
The company recorded a profit after tax of Rs. 4.89 b representing a
42 per cent earnings growth relative to the figure of Rs. 3.45 b
recorded for the corresponding period in 2005.
1. The above financial results are based on a limited review carried
out by the auditors and approved by the Board of Directors on 26 July
2006.
2. The consolidated financial results have been furnished to provide
information about the overall business of the company and its subsidiary
(Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt.) Ltd.)
3. Group growth compares Group results as at 1H 2006 against Company
results for 1H 2005.
Figures in the table may not sum up due to rounding.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company's Revenue
increased by 48 per cent to Rs. 12.03 b as compared to the first-half of
2005.
Revenue growth is fuelled by parallel growth in the key revenue
drivers of subscriber base, network reach, increase in usage per
customer and expansion in international business. Revenue growth has
been driven by the consistent growth in both pre-paid and post-paid
subscriber base.
The post-paid active subscriber based increased by 16 per cent when
compared to first-half of 2005 from 0.40 m to 0.47 m.
In parallel the pre-paid active subscriber base increased by 55 per
cent from 1.35 m to 2.09 m. Domestic revenues, which consist mainly of
pre-paid and post-paid revenue, accounted for approximately 78 per cent
of the Company's Revenue in the first-half of 2006.
Total revenue is composed of 40 per cent from pre-paid revenue, 38
per cent from post-paid revenue and five per cent from inbound roaming
revenue. pre-paid exceeds post-paid contribution in second-quarter of
2006.
When compared to results of first-half of 2005 pre-paid contribution
has increased from 35 per cent to 40 per cent with a growth in
subscriber base from 1.35 m to over 2.09 m. |