ASIAN PAY TELEVISION TRUST

31 March 2024

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AGENDA

  1. 31 MARCH 2024 RESULTS
  2. OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
  3. BUSINESS OVERVIEW
  4. BUSINESS DRIVERS

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31 MARCH 2024

RESULTS

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HIGHLIGHTS

Positive Broadband growth momentum led to continued Broadband revenue improvement in both S$ and NT$

Lower revenue and EBITDA impacted by unfavourable foreign exchange rate movements

Revenue and EBITDA at S$63.5 million and S$38.2 million for the quarter EBITDA margin improved by 1.4 percentage points to 60.1% for Q1

Continued Broadband growth momentum

  • Growth in Broadband subscribers and stable ARPU led to higher revenue in S$ and NT$ for over three years, cushioning the impact of the decline in Basic cable TV business
  • Nearly 28% of total revenue is now generated from Broadband, compared to 25% in the pcp; Broadband revenue is now over 40% of Basic cable TV revenue, compared to 34% in the pcp
  • The number of Broadband subscribers has now surpassed 50% of our Basic cable TV subscriber base

Growing total subscriber base: added c.7,000 net subscribers in Q1

  • Despite the removal of all non-paying subscribers (greater than 90 days) across all three service offerings in Q1, the continued growth in Premium digital cable TV and Broadband subscribers in Q1 increased total subscriber base to c.1,319,000 as at 31 March 2024, from c.1,312,000 as at 31 December 2023

Capital expenditure within industry norms

As a percentage of revenue, capital expenditure was 15.1% for Q1 - within industry norms

Capital expenditure increased by 52.2% for Q1 due to (i) higher network investments aimed at increasing fibre density and speed; and (ii) the purchase of vehicles to replace leased vehicles that were up for renewal, to save on overall costs

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HIGHLIGHTS

Disciplined approach to debt repayment; 83% of total debt is protected against the risk of rising interest rates through to mid-2025;re-affirmed distribution guidance of 1.05 cents per unit for 2024

Debt management

  • Made net debt repayments of S$21 million in the quarter; S$45 million to be set aside for principal repayments during the remainder of 2024
  • Hedged 90% of outstanding Onshore Facilities through to 30 June 2025 at an average fixed rate of 0.94%; as Onshore Facilities constitute approximately 92% of the Group's total outstanding debt, the net exposure to rising interest rates is contained to only 17% of total debt

Distribution guidance

  • Re-affirmeddistribution guidance of 1.05 cents per unit for full year 2024; to be paid in half-yearly instalments of 0.525 cents per unit each, subject to no material changes in planning assumptions
  • Takes into account various factors, including the elevated interest rates, a weaker NT$ against S$, ARPU pressure and a declining Basic cable TV business
  • At this guided distribution level, disciplined debt repayments can still continue, while capital expenditure can be at a level to future-proof TBC's Broadband business

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KEY OPERATING METRICS

Broadband ARPU remains unchanged at NT$392 per month alongside c.8,000 more subscribers, reflecting the success of TBC's strategy to target the broadband-only segment and offer higher speed plans at competitive prices

RGUs1 ('000)

ARPU2 (NT$ per month)

As at

Quarter ended

31 Mar 2024

31 Dec 2023

31 Mar 2024

31 Dec 2023

Basic cable TV

642

649

442

444

Premium digital cable TV

329

323

59

60

Broadband

348

340

392

392

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  • Basic cable TV: RGUs decreased by c.7,000 in the quarter to c.642,000 as at 31 March 2024 due to (i) removal of c.2,100 non-paying subscribers, (ii) a saturated cable TV market, (iii) competition from aggressively priced IPTV, (iv) growing popularity of online video and (v) expectations from consumers for discounts as they compare with the lower cable TV pricing outside of TBC's3 franchise areas, particularly in the Taipei region
  • Premium digital cable TV: RGUs increased by c.6,000 in the quarter to c.329,000 despite the removal of c.1,700 non-paying subscribers. ARPU was marginally lower due to promotions and discounted bundled packages that were offered to generate new RGUs and to retain existing RGUs. Video piracy issues and aggressively priced IPTV have also impacted ARPU, which decreased by NT$1 per month in the quarter
  • Broadband: TBC's focused broadband growth strategy led to RGUs increasing by c.8,000 in the quarter to c.348,000 despite the removal of c.1,800 non-paying subscribers. ARPU remain unchanged at NT$392 per month in the quarter. Growth driven by partnership programs with mobile operators to drive the fixed-linebroadband-only segment, and by offering higher speed plans at competitive prices

Notes: (1) RGUs refer to Revenue Generating Units, another term for subscribers or subscriptions; the terms are used interchangeably

  1. Average Revenue Per User ("ARPU") is calculated by dividing the subscription revenue for Basic cable TV or Premium digital cable TV or Broadband, as applicable, by the average number of RGUs for that service during the period

(3) TBC refers to Taiwan Broadband Communications Group

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BROADBAND GROWTH MOMENTUM

gross subscriber

addition

Total

Breakdown of ending subscribers' speed plans (in '000)

Growth Index for uptake of speed plans compared to Q1-2020 (Base=1)

Increase in take-up rate of higher speed plans since Q1 2020 contributes to continued Broadband ARPU and revenue improvement; validates the strength of Broadband growth strategy

Interpretation of Growth Index from the chart:

For example, in Q1-2020 if there was 1 subscriber taking up higher speed plan with speed ranging from 300 Mbps to 1 Gbps, then in Q1-2024, there were 5.03 times more subscribers taking up higher speed plans.

Runway for broadband growth - Most of TBC's subscribers are still in the speed plans below 300 Mbps, presenting an opportunity for TBC to move them up to higher speed plans

Interpretation of the subscriber breakdown from the chart:

Out of total 348,000 broadband subscribers as at the end of Q1-2024, 264,000 subscribers are still in the lower speed plans of below 300 Mbps and only 84,000 subscribers are in the higher speed plans at and above 300 Mbps. So, there is a lot of opportunity to move these lower speed plan subscribers to higher speed plans.

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FINANCIAL RESULTS

Broadband is starting to cushion the impact of the decline in Basic cable TV business; aim is to grow cash flows from Broadband business to a level that consistently more than offsets the decline in Basic cable TV

Group1 (S$'000)

Quarter ended 31 Mar

2024

2023

Variance2 (%)

Revenue

Basic cable TV

43,294

47,889

(9.6)

Premium digital cable TV

2,561

2,729

(6.2)

Broadband

17,598

16,462

6.9

Total revenue

63,453

67,080

(5.4)

Total operating expenses3

(25,288)

(27,707)

8.7

EBITDA

38,165

39,373

(3.1)

EBITDA margin

60.1%

58.7%

In constant Taiwan dollars ("NT$"), total revenue down 2.6% for the quarter; foreign exchange contributed to a negative variance of 2.8% for the quarter compared to the pcp

  • Basic cable TV: Down 6.8% for the quarter in constant NT$ mainly due to lower subscription revenue resulting from the decline in the number of subscribers and lower ARPU
  • Premium digital cable TV: Down 3.4% for the quarter in constant NT$. Generated predominantly from TBC's Premium digital cable TV RGUs each contributing an ARPU of NT$59 per month during the quarter for Premium digital cable TV packages and bundled DVR or DVR-only services
  • Broadband: Up 9.7% for the quarter in constant NT$. Generated predominantly from TBC's Broadband RGUs each contributing an ARPU of NT$392 per month during the quarter for high-speed Broadband services. Data backhaul generated 3.4% of Broadband revenue for the quarter. Broadband now represents nearly 28% of total revenue

Notes: (1) Group refers to APTT and its subsidiaries taken as a whole

  1. A positive variance is favourable to the Group and a negative variance is unfavourable to the Group
  2. Total operating expenses exclude depreciation and amortisation expense, net foreign exchange gain/loss and mark to market movements on foreign exchange contracts, in order to arrive at EBITDA and EBITDA margin

Total operating expenses: Lower operating expenses for the quarter are mainly due to lower pole rental expenses, resulting from the reversal of additional pole rental expenses accrued in previous years, and lower marketing and selling expenses

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NET PROFIT

Net profit includes non-cash items such as depreciation and amortisation expense, foreign exchange, mark to market movements and deferred taxes

Group1 (S$'000)

Quarter ended 31 Mar

2024

2023

Variance2 (%)

Total revenue

63,453

67,080

(5.4)

Operating expenses

Broadcast and production costs

(11,952)

(13,108)

8.8

Staff costs

(6,100)

(6,043)

(0.9)

Trustee-Manager fees

(1,960)

(1,944)

(0.8)

Other operating expenses

(5,276)

(6,612)

20.2

Total operating expenses

(25,288)

(27,707)

8.7

EBITDA

38,165

39,373

(3.1)

Other expenses

Depreciation and amortisation expense

(12,917)

(15,044)

14.1

Net foreign exchange gain/(loss)

2,389

(150)

>100

Mark to market gain on derivative financial instruments

2,365

401

>100

Amortisation of deferred arrangement fees

(832)

(776)

(7.2)

Interest and other finance costs

(10,100)

(11,050)

8.6

Income tax expense

(5,278)

(5,578)

5.4

Total other expenses

(24,373)

(32,197)

24.3

Profit after income tax

13,792

7,176

92.2

Notes: (1) Group refers to APTT and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (2) A positive variance is favourable to the Group and a negative variance is unfavourable to the Group

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