Mitratel Third Quarter Revenue Grows 11.9%, Net Profit Soars 16.6%
Mitratel Records Increase in Revenue and Net Profit in Quarter III-2023 of 36.62 Billion.
JAKARTA – PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk. or Mitratel (MTEL)’s strategy to continue expansion and manage costs more efficiently, including through digitalization of business processes, has produced positive results. This is reflected in the company’s performance achievements in the third quarter of 2023 which was published today (30/10). Revenue grew rapidly, resulting in increased EBITDA and increased net profit.
Mitratel posted an 11.9% increase in revenue from IDR 5.6 trillion in the first nine months of 2022 to IDR 6.3 trillion in the first nine months of 2023 (yoy). This gain was driven by an increase in the number of towers and optical fibers, both organic and inorganic, along with an increase in the number of tenants and collocations.
“Since before the initial public offering (IPO) until today, we have continued to increase the number of towers and fiber optic, especially outside Java. Now, we are enjoying the results in the form of growth in the number of tenants and elevated revenue. Our forthcoming challenge is how to increase asset productivity as reflected in the increased tenancy ratio, and operational efficiency including through digitalization so that it has a positive impact on increasing margins,” said Theodorus Ardi Hartoko or Teddy, President Director of MTEL. The growth in tower ownership was successfully offset by an increase in the number of tenants by 10.5% to 55,704 tenants from 50,390 tenants (yoy). Meanwhile, the number of collocations jumped 21.3% to 18,613 from 15,339 collocations (yoy). Throughout this year, Mitratel also succeeded in extending fiber optics to 29,042 Km.
“We believe that the future business landscape of the telecommunications industry will be marked by the divestment of towers and fiber optic owned by the MNO industry. Telecommunication operators do this because they want to focus more on product innovation that provides added value and fulfills consumer needs. “This change is certainly an opportunity for Mitratel to become a strategic partner and grow with them,” said Teddy.
In the first nine months of 2023, Mitratel built 481 new towers and added 1,192 towers through acquisitions, so that the number of towers under the ownership of MTEL by the end of September 2023 reached 37,091 towers. This achievement makes Mitratel the TowerCo with the largest number of towers in Southeast Asia.
Mitratel’s tower distribution includes 15,505 towers in Java and 21,586 towers outside Java or around 58% of the total towers. This encouraged the growth of additional tenants outside Java by 11%, higher than in Java which was 10%. “This shows that the company’s strategy to expand and optimize growth outside Java is in line with the expansion strategy of cellular operators in Indonesia,” he said.
Apart from expansion in tower and fiber optic infrastructure as well as a focus on increasing asset productivity, the company also seeks to optimize digital technology in business processes. This enables the company to provide services that are relevant to customer needs, thereby providing higher added value. “We continue to increase digital adoption so that service to our partners becomes more precise, more effective and much more efficient,” he said.
These various enhancements contributed to an increase in EBITDA margin from 78.5% in September 2022 to 80.6% in September 2023. From total revenue of IDR 6.3 trillion, the company managed to record a net profit of IDR 1.43 trillion. This net profit jumped 16.6% from the same period last year.
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Mitratel Disburses IDR 36 Billion to Acquire XL Axiata’s Tower
PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk. (MTEL) or Mitratel acquired 54 towers belonging to PT XL Axiata Tbk. (EXCL) worth IDR 36.62 billion.
Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk. (MTEL) or Mitratel acquired 54 towers belonging to PT XL Axiata Tbk. (EXCL) worth IDR 36.62 billion.
Mitratel and XL Axiata signed the tower sale and purchase agreement on Monday, September 25 2023. Furthermore, also agreed to a rental contract for 53 towers in addition to the sale and purchase agreement. The remaining 1 tower which is not included in the rental agreement, is occupied by another operator.
“The company has completed the transaction to purchase 54 telecommunications towers with 63 tenants or a tenancy ratio of 1.16. Furthermore, MTEL also agreed to lease back 53 telecommunications towers to PT XL Axiata Tbk. The total acquisition value is IDR 36.62 billion,” said Hendra Purnama, Mitratel Chief Investment Officer during Public Expose today (9/27/2023).
According to him, the XL Axiata towers that have been acquired are evenly distributed throughout Indonesia. Starting from Central Sumatra, Southern Sumatra, West Java, Jakarta, Bogor, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi.
“We always believe in the potential for economic growth outside Java and its promising contribution to the national economy. This acquisition is a form of our commitment to helping our strategic partners from the telecommunications operator industry to expand with a more efficient business model,” said Hendra.
Apart from buying towers belonging to EXCL, Hendra also conveyed that Mitratel had acquired 51 towers pertaining to two other companies. The signing of the sale and purchase was carried out at the end of last week, Friday September 22.
All these towers are located in Bali, Jakarta and Bogor. From the purchase of these 51 towers, MTEL attained 79 new tenants. This means that the tenancy ratio of these 51 new towers is 1.55.
“We believe that the divestment of tower and fiber optic assets belonging to telecommunications operators will continue. This is a strategic step for the telecommunications industry to achieve growth rapidly, efficiently and effectively. Mitratel is always ready to be their strategic partner to achieve sustainable growth together,” concluded Hendra.
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