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CHINA MOBILE LIMITED
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(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability under the Companies Ordinance)
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ANNOUNCEMENT
The unaudited financial data of the Group for the first quarter of 2008 reflected:
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In accordance with the Company
SELECTED UNAUDITED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Financial Data (Note) For the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 March 2008
Operating Revenue
EBITDA
EBITDA Margin
Profit Attributable to Shareholders
Margin of Profit Attributable to Shareholders
Note:
Operational Data
Subscriber Base 392.14 million 369.34 million
Net Additional Subscribers for the relevant reporting period 22.80 million 19.68 million
Average Revenue per User per Month (ARPU) during the relevant reporting period (RMB/User/Month) 82 91
Total Voice Usage Volume for the relevant reporting period (Minutes) 546.40 billion 516.08 billion
Average Minutes of Usage per User per Month (MOU) during the relevant reporting period (Minutes/User/Month) 481 475
Average Revenue per Minute of Usage during the relevant reporting period (RMB) 0.170 0.191
Number of Value-Added Business Users 380.93 million 349.55 million
Number of MMS Users 107.11 million 90.83 million
Number of Wireless Music Users 309.42 million 269.83 million
SMS Usage Volume for the relevant reporting period (Messages) 150.5 billion 137.5 billion
Number of Employees 131,836 127,959
Labor Productivity (Subscribers/Employee) 2,974 2,886
By leveraging our premium network, strong brand recognition, economies of scale and highly effective refined management, the Group continued to maintain a favorable growth in its financial results for the first quarter of 2008. The Group’s operating revenue reached RMB93.024 billion, representing an increase of 19.7% compared to the same period of last year. EBITDA reached RMB49.777 billion, representing an increase of 22.2% compared to the same period of last year. With the positive effect of lowering the income tax rate in Mainland China, profit attributable to shareholders reached RMB24.102 billion, representing an increase of 37.2% compared to the same period of last year. Margin of profit attributable to shareholders reached a relatively high level of 25.9%.
The rapid growth in China
To meet new challenges and opportunities, the Group will adhere to the Scientific Development Concept and consolidate its overall competitiveness in order to adapt rapidly to changes in the operational environment. By leveraging our strong foundation and competitive edge and pursuing a sound, balanced and sustainable development, we will maintain a solid, long-term business foundation with the goal of creating best possible returns for our investors.
The Board wishes to remind investors that the above key performance indicators are based on the Group
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company is comprised of Mr. Wang Jianzhou, Mr. Li Yue, Mr. Lu Xiangdong, Mr. Xue Taohai, Madam Huang Wenlin, Mr. Sha Yuejia, Mr. Liu Aili, Madam Xin Fanfei and Mr. Xu Long as executive directors, Dr. Lo Ka Shui, Mr. Frank Wong Kwong Shing and Dr. Moses Cheng Mo Chi as independent non-executive directors and Mr Paul Michael Donovan as a non-executive director.
By Order of the Board
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