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Back 23 Feb 2012
Date Announced
:
23/02/2012  



Type
:
Announcement
Subject
:
OTHERS

Description
:
AXIATA GROUP BERHAD (“AXIATA”) – HEADLINE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (“KPIs”) FOR FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2012 AND ACHIEVEMENT OF HEADLINE KPIs FY2011

Announcement Details/Table Section :

These Headline KPIs have been set and agreed upon by the Board of Directors and Management of Axiata Group (“Group”) and shall not be construed as forecasts, projections or estimates of the Group or representations of any future performance, occurrence or matter as they are merely a set of targets/aspirations of future performance aligned to the Group's strategy which have been derived on the assumptions that the Group shall operate under the current business environment under which they had been determined.

FY 2012 Headline KPIs

FY2012 Headline KPIs
Revenue Growth (%)
5.3%
Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (“EBITDA”) Growth (%)
1.8%
Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”) (%)
Return on Capital Employed (“ROCE”) (%)
11.3
8.9%

In establishing the FY2012 Headline KPIs, the Management of Axiata has made the following assumptions:-

  1. No material increase in competition in the mobile market space of the Group’s major operating countries;
  2. No material regulatory changes impacting the operating companies (“OpCos”);
  3. No material change in currency rates, liquidity shortages and interest rates affecting our operations;
  4. No material change in CAPEX budget spending in all OpCos; and
  5. No divestment, merger and acquisition.
Moving Forward

Moving forward, the Group will remain focused on its long term business strategy and adopt careful and prudent measures particularly in respect of operating and CAPEX, in order to optimise its financial performance.

Financial year ending 31 December 2011 (“FY2011”) Headline KPIs Achievements

Below are the Group achievements against FY2011 Headline KPIs:-

FY2011 Headline KPIs
FY2011 Achievement
FY2011 Achievement
at Constant Currency
Revenue Growth (%)
10.0%
5.3%
7.5%
EBITDA Growth (%)
10.3%
1.0%
2.9%
ROIC
12.6%
12.2%
12.5%

Amidst a challenging FY2011, Revenue and EBITDA growth was below target, whilst the Group’s ROIC was marginally lower versus target. Revenue and EBITDA growth was lower mainly due to significant foreign exchange translation differences (predominantly unrealised), challenging competitive environment in all markets, as well as lower than expected market growth in Malaysia and Indonesia, which affected the Group’s overall performance.

This announcement is dated 23 February 2011.