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Communications
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
- 3.42 SGD
- +0.01
- +0.29%
Singapore
Apr 20, 2018Ticker
SES(Z74)Prev. close
3.41Market cap (SGD)
55,682.40MMarket cap (USD)
42,305.40MShares
16,329.20M
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Company Background
Formerly the public telephone authority, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) was privatized in 1992, before it listed the shares on the Singapore Exchange in 1993. Temasek Holdings, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, holds a majority of the shares. The group's chief executive, Chua Sock Koong, joined the company in 1989. She was chief financial officer before taking over as CEO in 2007. Forbes magazine ranked her as one of the world's 100 most powerful women in 2014.
SingTel Group makes most of its money outside Singapore, through major telecommunication affiliates. Not only does it own Optus of Australia, it also partially owns Bharti Airtel of India, Telekomunikasi Selular of Indonesia, Advanced Info Service of Thailand, Globe Telecom of the Philippines and Pacific Bangladesh Telecom of Bangladesh. The company has been making a series of acquisitions in the digital advertisement industry through Amobee, a former Silicon Valley-based ad agency wholly owned by SingTel since 2012.
Business Summary
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. is an investment holding company. The company is a communications and ICT solutions group, which provides portfolio of services from next-generation communication, technology services to infotainment to both consumers and businesses. It operates through the following segments: Group Consumer, Group Enterprise, and Group Digital Life. The Group Consumer segment includes mobile, pay TV, fixed broadband and voice, as well as equipment sales. The Group Enterprise segment provides services include mobile, equipment sales, fixed voice and data, managed services, cloud computing, cyber security, IT and professional consulting. The Group Digital Life segment focuses on digital marketing, regional premium over-the-top video, and advanced analytics and intelligence capabilities. The company was founded on March 28, 1992 and is headquartered in Singapore.
Financial Highlights
| Mar 2017 | SGD | USD |
| Revenue | 16,711.40M | 12,076.12M |
| Gross Profit | 5,458.10M | 3,944.17M |
| Operating income | 2,536.20M | 1,832.72M |
| Income before tax | 2,455.70M | 1,774.55M |
| Net income | 3,852.70M | 2,784.06M |
| EBITDA | 4,782.40M | 3,455.89M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.23 | 0.17 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| Total Assets | 48,294.20M | 34,562.51M |
| Total liabilities | 20,080.60M | 14,371.00M |
| Total equity | 28,191.20M | 20,175.48M |
| Operating cash flow | 5,004.50M | 3,616.39M |
| Currency in SGD | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | |
| Revenue | 18,183M | 16,848.10M | 17,222.90M | 16,961.20M | 16,711.40M |
| Gross Profit | 7,861.30M | 7,201.80M | 6,771.50M | 6,096.50M | 5,458.10M |
| Operating income | 2,951.90M | 2,915.10M | 2,778M | 2,712.30M | 2,536.20M |
| Income before tax | 2,734.10M | 2,955.30M | 2,727.70M | 2,585.90M | 2,455.70M |
| Net income | 3,508.30M | 3,652M | 3,781.50M | 3,870.80M | 3,852.70M |
| EBITDA | 5,086M | 5,050.90M | 4,946.70M | 4,868.40M | 4,782.40M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| Total Assets | 39,983.50M | 39,320M | 42,066.80M | 43,565.70M | 48,294.20M |
| Total liabilities | 15,994.30M | 15,427.40M | 17,298.90M | 18,563.20M | 20,080.60M |
| Total equity | 23,964.60M | 23,868.20M | 24,733.30M | 24,966.80M | 28,191.20M |
| Operating cash flow | 5,518.60M | 5,093.70M | 5,524.80M | 4,381.90M | 5,004.50M |
| Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | |
| Revenue | 14,629.14M | 13,383.75M | 13,366.09M | 12,233.19M | 12,076.12M |
| Gross Profit | 6,324.81M | 5,720.94M | 5,255.12M | 4,397.07M | 3,944.17M |
| Operating income | 2,374.95M | 2,315.69M | 2,155.91M | 1,956.23M | 1,832.72M |
| Income before tax | 2,199.72M | 2,347.62M | 2,116.87M | 1,865.07M | 1,774.55M |
| Net income | 2,822.60M | 2,901.06M | 2,934.69M | 2,791.79M | 2,784.06M |
| EBITDA | 4,091.94M | 4,012.32M | 3,838.96M | 3,511.31M | 3,455.89M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Total Assets | 32,228.97M | 31,267.14M | 30,667.63M | 32,352.36M | 34,562.51M |
| Total liabilities | 12,892.31M | 12,267.82M | 12,611.28M | 13,785.23M | 14,371.00M |
| Total equity | 19,316.83M | 18,979.92M | 18,031.12M | 18,540.62M | 20,175.48M |
| Operating cash flow | 4,439.99M | 4,046.32M | 4,287.60M | 3,160.42M | 3,616.39M |
Valuation Measures
| Mar 2017 | |
| PER | 16.36 |
| ROA | 8.38% |
| ROE | 14.49% |
| Operating margin | 15.17% |
| Profit margin | 23.05% |
Key executives
- Group CEO & Non-Independent Executive Director: Sock Koong Chua
- Group Chief Financial Officer: Cheng Cheng Lim
- Group Chief Technology Officer: Chin Kok Chong
- Chief Executive Officer-Consumer Singapore: Kuan Moon Yuen
- Head-Satellite Overseeing: Kian Soon Lim
Shareholders
- Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. (Investment Company) (52.3%)
- Central Provident Fund (5.2%)
- Templeton Global Advisors Ltd. (1.3%)
- Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors) (1.1%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.1%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (0.9%)
- CI Investments, Inc. (0.6%)
- Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Ltd. (0.6%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (0.5%)
- Templeton Investment Counsel LLC (0.3%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.singtel.com
- Address: 31 Exeter Road, Comcentre, Singapore, 239732, Singapore
- Phone: +65.6838.3388
Related Companies
- Sudong Sdn. Bhd.
- Magenta Investments Ltd.
- Singtel Global Investment Pte Ltd.
- HOOQ
- Singtel Enterprise Security Pte Ltd.
- Singtel Asian Investments Pte Ltd.
- Singapore Telecom Paging Pte Ltd.
- Singtel Australia Holding Pte Ltd.
- Optus Satellite Pty Ltd.
- Singtel Pakistan Investments Ltd.
- SingTel Idea Factory Pte Ltd.
- SingTel Digital L!fe Pte Ltd.
- Singtel Digital Media Pte Ltd.
- SingTel Global (India) Pvt Ltd.
- Singapore Telecom India Pvt Ltd.
- SingTel Innov8 Holdings Pte Ltd.
- GTW Holdings Pte Ltd.
- Singtel Innov8 Ventures Pte Ltd.
- SingTel Group Treasury Pte Ltd.
- NCS Communications Engineering Pte Ltd.
- SCS Computer Systems Pte Ltd.
- Singapore Telecom USA, Inc.
- SCS Enterprise Systems Pte Ltd.
- Singtel I2i Pte Ltd.
- Amobee, Inc.
- SingTel Employee Share Plan
- NCS Pte Ltd.
- Singtel Asia Pacific Investments Pte Ltd.
- Pastel Ltd.
- Somerset Global Corp. Ltd.
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