CLARIFICATION ON THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONAL RESULT Q1/2001
15 พฤษภาคม 2544
-Translation-
AIS 0347/2001
May 15, 2001
Subject: Submission of Reviewed Financial Statements for the First Quarter
of Year 2001
To: The President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Enclosure: 1. One set of reviewed financial statements for quarter 1/2001-
Thai version
2. One set of reviewed financial statements for quarter 1/2001-
English version
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited ("the Company") would like to
submit the reviewed financial statements for the first quarter ended
March 31, 2001 and 2000. In addition, the Company would like to clarify an
increase in net profit of Baht 1,194 million or 110%, from Baht 1,090 million
in the first quarter of 2000 to Baht 2,284 million in the first quarter of
2001, as follows:
1. The Company's subscribers increased from 1,336,200 at the end of first
quarter in year 2000 to 2,430,500 at the end of first quarter in year
2001,resulting in higher revenues from services and equipment rentals by
Baht 3,453 million, or a growth of 66%. However, the cost of services
and equipment rentals increased by Baht 1,389 million, or 43%. As a
result, the ratio of cost of services and equipment rentals to revenues
from services and equipment rentals decreased from 62% in the first
quarter of 2000 to 53% in the first quarter of 2001.
2. The Company's selling and administrative expenses increased from Baht
726 million in the first quarter of 2000 to Baht 1,185 million in the
first quarter of 2001, or an increase of 63%. Such higher expenses
were due to increasing marketing expenses. However, in the first quarter
of 2001, the ratio of selling and administrative expenses to revenues
from services and equipment rentals remained at approximately 14%,
relatively the same level as that of the first quarter in year 2000.
3. The Company's share of net profit in subsidiaries-net increased by Baht
156 million, or 42%, from that of the first quarter in year 2000.This was
mainly due to an increase in share of net profit from Advanced Wireless
Marketing Company Limited, from Baht 355 million in the first quarter of
2000 to Baht 595 million in the first quarter of 2001, or an increase of
68%, which was a result of growing sales of mobile phones from 172,295
units in the first quarter of 2000 to 471,900 units in the first quarte
of 2001.
Please be informed accordingly.
Respectfully Yours,
-Signed-
Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai
Director
Advanced Info Service Publicn Company Limited
Compliance Unit
Tel. 299-5206, 5221