Advanced Info Service Public Co., Ltd.

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Company Background

Advanced Info Service is Thailand's largest mobile service provider in subscribers and revenue. It is the core subsidiary of Intouch Holdings, which recently changed its name from Shin Corp., the telecom company established by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin's sister and former prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, was also once chief executive of AIS. The Shinawatras sold their stake in Shin to Singapore's Temasek in 2006. Currently, Intouch Holdings owns around 40% of AIS and Singapore Telecom owns about 23%.

AIS lags behind its two smaller rivals, Total Access Communication and True Corp., in establishing next-generation 4G network infrastructure in Thailand. It is the only carrier yet to launch 4G services as its current network does not have sufficient bandwidth. The military government that took power in May 2014 has suspended a planned 4G spectrum auction, citing "transparency" reasons.

In an attempt to diversify, AIS plans to launch fixed-line broadband services from 2015 at a cost of 4.6 billion baht. The target is to have 80,000 subscribers within the first year of service.

Business Summary

Advanced Info Service Public Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of mobile telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Phone Services, Mobile Phone and Equipment Sales, and Datanet and Broadband Services. The firm provides domestic mobile, international direct dialing, and international roaming service. The company was founded on April 24, 1986 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2021	THB	USD
Revenue	181,332.88M	5,663.77M
Gross Profit	59,879.69M	1,870.29M
Operating income	38,033.75M	1,187.95M
Income before tax	33,034.74M	1,031.81M
Net income	26,922.14M	840.89M
EBITDA	91,407.75M	2,855.04M
Diluted EPS	9.05	0.28
Dividends Per Share	7.69	0.24
Total Assets	356,683.74M	10,677.55M
Total liabilities	274,859.22M	8,228.08M
Total equity	81,698.75M	2,445.70M
Operating cash flow	82,647.66M	2,581.42M
	Currency in THB	Currency in USD

Historical Data

THB | USD

	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	157,721.80M	169,855.84M	180,893.68M	172,890.26M	181,332.88M
Gross Profit	65,463.16M	66,400.15M	68,994.24M	62,041.94M	59,879.69M
Operating income	40,359.70M	40,062.84M	41,283.32M	37,733.28M	38,033.75M
Income before tax	35,915.98M	35,759.61M	37,487.62M	32,596.14M	33,034.74M
Net income	30,077.31M	29,682.17M	31,189.57M	27,434.36M	26,922.14M
EBITDA	70,508.70M	73,941.84M	78,512.32M	89,574.28M	91,407.75M
Diluted EPS	10.11	9.98	10.49	9.22	9.05
Dividends Per Share	7.08	7.08	7.34	6.92	7.69
Total Assets	284,095.35M	290,594.98M	290,117.12M	350,530.57M	356,683.74M
Total liabilities	233,668.56M	232,926.40M	220,722.95M	274,841.21M	274,859.22M
Total equity	50,320.35M	57,521.03M	69,266.09M	75,563.98M	81,698.75M
Operating cash flow	62,250.10M	65,575.48M	73,485.66M	81,666.94M	82,647.66M

	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	4,647.96M	5,254.26M	5,826.86M	5,524.50M	5,663.77M
Gross Profit	1,929.15M	2,053.99M	2,222.40M	1,982.47M	1,870.29M
Operating income	1,189.37M	1,239.29M	1,329.79M	1,205.72M	1,187.95M
Income before tax	1,058.42M	1,106.17M	1,207.53M	1,041.57M	1,031.81M
Net income	886.35M	918.17M	1,004.66M	876.63M	840.89M
EBITDA	2,077.84M	2,287.29M	2,529.00M	2,862.24M	2,855.04M
Diluted EPS	0.29	0.30	0.33	0.29	0.28
Dividends Per Share	0.20	0.21	0.23	0.22	0.24
Total Assets	8,717.25M	8,924.90M	9,685.50M	11,699.95M	10,677.55M
Total liabilities	7,169.94M	7,153.75M	7,368.79M	9,173.60M	8,228.08M
Total equity	1,544.04M	1,766.61M	2,312.43M	2,522.16M	2,445.70M
Operating cash flow	1,834.47M	2,028.48M	2,367.08M	2,609.57M	2,581.42M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2021
PER	25.40
ROA	7.61%
ROE	34.23%
Operating margin	20.97%
Profit margin	14.84%

Key executives

Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director: Somchai Lertsutiwong
Chief Operating Officer: Seow Eng Goh
Chief Financial Officer: Tee Seeumpornroj
Chief Technology Officer: Kriengsak Wanichnatee
Chief Information Officer: Sanjay Andrew Thomas

Shareholders

Intouch Holdings Public Co. Ltd. (40.4%)
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (23.3%)
Social Security Office of Thailand (3.3%)
GIC Pte Ltd. (Investment Management) (1.1%)
Krungsri Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.4%)
Norges Bank Investment Management (0.4%)
TMB Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.3%)
APG Asset Management NV (0.2%)
JPMorgan Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd. (0.1%)
Sjunde AP-fonden (0.0%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.ais.co.th
Address: AIS Tower 1, 414 Phaholyothin Road, Samsen Nai, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
Phone: +66.2.029.3145

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Competitors

True Corp. Public Co., Ltd.
Thaicom Public Co. Ltd.

Last Updated on 4 Oct, 2022