Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (SET: DTAC) has announced its 2Q22 consolidated financial statement through the Stock Exchange of Thailand as follows;
| Quarter | 2Q22 | 2Q22 |
| Net Profit (Loss) Million Baht |
1,003.88 | 1,530.69 |
| Earning Per Share (Baht) |
0.42 | 0.65 |
| % Change | -34.4 | |
| 6 Months | 2022 | 2021 |
| Net Profit (Loss) Million Baht |
1,730.31 | 2,352.83 |
| Earning Per Share (Baht) | 0.73 | 0.99 |
| % Change | -26.46 | |
DTAC reported a net profit for 2Q22 of THB 1,004 million, decreasing by 34.4% YoY and improving by 38.2% QoQ. Net Profit was driven by higher EBITDA in 2Q22, offset by a provision of THB 560 million related to the fire incident.
At the end of 2Q22, total subscriber base stood at 20.3 million, an increase of 412k from the end of last quarter. The increase mainly came from prepaid segment. Prepaid subscriber increased 413k QoQ to 14.1 million, while postpaid subscriber base registered a decline of 0.7k due to a one-time clean up.
Total revenues in 2Q22 amounted to THB 19,960 million, declining by 0.1% YoY and 0.8% QoQ due to intensifying competition, partly offset by higher handset sales. Service revenue excluding IC amounted to 13,921 million for Q222, declining by 2.5% YoY due to lower IDD revenue and higher inflation, while increasing by 0.9% QoQ due to slowly improving macroeconomic situation.
Blended ARPU declined by 7.6% YoY and 0.8% QoQ.
In addition, the Board of Directors on July 15, has approved the interim dividend payment from the operational results of the first 6 months ended June 30, 2022, at the rate of THB 0.85 per share.
The Ex-dividend date is set on July 27, 2022. The interim dividend payment is scheduled to be made on August 15, 2022.
