Chunghwa Telecom Announces Full Year 2005 Guidance
28 4월 2005 - 6:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Chunghwa Telecom Announces Full Year 2005 Guidance Estimated 2005
Full Year EPS of NT$4.39 TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 28
/Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (TAIEX:
2412; NYSE: CHT) ("Chunghwa" or "the Company"), today announced
guidance for the full year 2005. The Company estimates that full
year 2005 revenues will be NT$180.0 billion, income before income
tax will be NT$54.9 billion, net income will be NT$42.3 billion and
earnings per share (EPS) will be NT$4.39*. * Unless otherwise
stated, all financial figures disclosed in this announcement are
prepared in accordance with ROC GAAP, which differ in some material
respects from generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States. The Company has launched several strategic
initiatives to actively compete in the intensely competitive
Taiwanese telecom market. These include strengthening internal
management to improve operating efficiency, further enhancing
network quality to retain existing customers, and proactively
introducing new services to attract additional customers. The
Company has also disclosed that as of the end of the first quarter,
it is on track to meet its estimated year-end guidance. As of the
end of the first quarter of 2005, service revenues were NT$44.0
billion, which is equivalent to 24.4% of the year-end estimate;
cost of services and operating expenses together were NT$29.6
billion, which is equivalent to 23.5% of the year-end estimate; and
net income was NT$11.6 billion, which is equivalent to 27.5% of the
year-end estimate. About Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chunghwa
Telecom is the leading telecom service provider in Taiwan. Chunghwa
Telecom provides fixed line services, mobile services and Internet
and data services to residential and business customers in Taiwan.
Further information about Chunghwa Telecom may be found on the
Internet at http://www.cht.com.tw/ . Disclaimer This notice
contains forecasts regarding results of operations of the Company,
which forecast may not be realized in the future. You should refer
to the critical accounting policies of the Company and the
assumptions thereof for any further details. For inquiries please
contact: Fu-fu Shen Investor Relations Tel: +886-2-2344-5488 Email:
DATASOURCE: Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. CONTACT: Fu-fu Shen,
Investor Relations, +886-2-2344-5488, or, Web Site:
http://www.cht.com.tw/
Copyright