1Q Business Update

For the quarter ended 30 June 2021

12 August 2021

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1Q financial highlights

Operating revenueEBITDA

S$3,798m

S$997m

8% ( 2%1 )

11% ( 5%1 )

Regional associates' PBT

Underlying net profit

S$514m S$451m

38% ( 42%1 )

31% ( 33%1 )

EBIT

(before associates' contributions)

S$312m

  • 19% ( 16%1 )

Net profit

S$445m

  • N.M.2

1.

Constant currency - assuming constant exchange rates from corresponding quarter in FY2021.

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2.

Net loss of S$20m in Q1FY21.

Revenue

S$3,798m

    • 8%1 (Underlying2 9%)
  • Broad-basedgrowth across business segments, with improved operating & business environment
  • Improvement in Australia. Optus increased mobile ARPU & service revenue, driven by higher penetration of Optus Choice plans
  • Robust ICT growth from NCS, data centres, cloud & cyber security services
  • Rebound in Amobee revenue with recovery of advertising spending in the US

S$M

3,798

8% (Underlying2 9%)

3,534

414

Singapore Consumer 1%

409

1,717

Australia Consumer 8%3

1,595

920

Group Enterprise 2%

900

499

528

NCS 6%4

96

98

Trustwave

3%

236

Amobee

56%

151

-115

-114

Interco Eliminations5

Q1FY21

Q1FY22

  1. Up 2% in constant currency.
  2. Excludes Optus' NBN migration revenues (Q1FY22: A$42m, Q1FY21: A$108m).
  3. Down 3% in A$ terms.
  4. Up 9% excluding Singtel-originated business which has been progressively transferred to Singtel from 1 April 2021 as part of the Singtel Group's restructuring.

5. Elimination of intercompany transactions between Group Enterprise, NCS & Trustwave.

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EBITDA

S$997m

    • 11%1 (Underlying2 31%)
  • Double-digitgrowth in EBITDA, underpinned by improvement in Australia
  • Solid 31% increase in underlying EBITDA, excluding Optus' NBN migration revenue & Jobs Support Scheme credits in Singapore

S$M

997 11% (Underlying2 31%)

897

149

Singapore Consumer 4%

156

506

Australia Consumer 24%3

410

307

Group Enterprise Stable

306

83

84

NCS 2%

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Amobee

-27-12

-24

Trustwave

Others4

-18

-29

Q1FY21

Q1FY22

  1. Up 5% in constant currency.
  2. Excludes Optus' NBN migration & Jobs Support Scheme credits (JSS) from the Singapore government (Q1FY22: S$3m, Q1FY21: S$69m).
  3. Up 12% in A$ terms.

4. Includes intercompany eliminations & corporate.

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Regional associates' pre-tax profits

S$514m

    • 38%1
  • Resilient performance by associates against intense competition & pandemic impact
  • Turnaround in Airtel earnings from prior year net loss, led by convincing operating momentum in India & Africa
  • Growth in home broadband services with movement restrictions in India, Thailand & the Philippines

S$M

514 38%

373

85

AIS 1%

87

26

Intouch

Stable

26

99

Globe

Stable

98

241

Telkomsel Stable

242

64

Airtel N.M.

-79

Q1FY21

Q1FY22

1. Up 42% in constant currency.

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