This form of effective dialogue is conducted through regular interactions
which includes analyst briefings, earnings call, conferences, non-deal
roadshows and one-on-one meetings with the members of the investing
community. The Investor Relations team is primarily responsible to provide
updates on the Company’s quarterly financial performance, corporate and
regulatory developments as well as to discuss strategic matters and address
issues that the members of the investing community may have with respect
to the business or operations of the Company.
In 2015, Axiata conducted 278 meetings with investors and analysts via
face-to-face meetings and conference calls. In addition to the above, Axiata
hosted ‘Robi Analyst Day’ on 9 January 2015 and ‘Dialogue with GCEO &
GCFO: Introducing XL Axiata’s New CEO’ on 31 March 2015. On 5 October
2015, Axiata organised its annual ‘Analyst & Investor Day’ in Kuala Lumpur.
The event was well received with participation by 60 analysts and investors,
both local and foreign based. Long term strategies, financial strategy,
network technology strategy, management incentives, Over-the-Top (OTT)
strategy, as well as updates from key Operating Companies (OpCos) were
amongst the key topics covered.
INVESTOR
RELATIONS
Axiata has a dedicated investor relations function which reports directly to the Group
Chief Financial Officer. The investor relations team enables the most effective two-way
communication between the Company and the investing community, which includes financial
analysts, fund managers and institutional shareholders, as well as others who are interested
in undertaking an investment in Axiata.
Axiata organises an earnings call every quarter chaired by the President &
GCEO and GCFO once the quarterly financial performance is announced
on the Bursa Malaysia Securities webpage. Conducted via a conference
call which involves participation from senior management of major OpCos,
the earnings call represents an avenue to provide dialogue between fund
managers and financial analysts with the Group’s Senior Management while
setting a platform for them to receive a balanced and complete view of
the Group’s performance and the challenges. The earnings calls are hosted
immediately after the release of the results to facilitate timely publication
and/or dissemination of analysts’ reports to the members of the investing
community. The Company’s quarterly financial performance materials
presented during the analyst briefing are available online on the investor
relations page at
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To date throughout FY15, the Group has enjoyed relatively extensive
coverage and exposure to the members of the investment community with
a total of 30 equity research analysts covering the Company.
The list of coverage is listed on the next page.
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