2022-10-20 16:00Financial Performance - The total operating revenue for the period from January 1 to September 30, 2022, was RMB 226.6 billion, representing a 10.5% increase compared to RMB 205.0 billion in the same period of 2021[4] - The net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company for the same period was RMB 28.3 billion, a 1.5% increase from RMB 27.8 billion in 2021[4] - The EBITDA for the third quarter of 2022 was RMB 77.6 billion, with an EBITDA margin of 34.3%, down from 36.8% in the same quarter of 2021[5] - The basic and diluted earnings per share for the third quarter were both RMB 1.32, a decrease of 2.9% from RMB 1.36 in the same quarter of 2021[5] - The main business revenue for the first nine months of 2022 was RMB 193.7 billion, a 7.8% increase from RMB 179.7 billion in the same period of 2021[4] - Total operating revenue for the first three quarters was RMB 723.5 billion, an increase of 11.5% year-on-year[14] - Net profit attributable to shareholders for the first three quarters was RMB 98.5 billion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 13.3%[14] - EBITDA for the first three quarters was RMB 251.5 billion, with an EBITDA margin of 40.6% of main business revenue[14] - The company reported a total comprehensive income of RMB 100,383 million for the first three quarters of 2022, compared to RMB 86,626 million in the same period of 2021[19] - The basic earnings per share for the first three quarters of 2022 were RMB 4.62, compared to RMB 4.25 in the same period of 2021[19] Assets and Liabilities - The total assets as of September 30, 2022, were RMB 1,858.4 billion, an increase of 2.9% from RMB 1,806.0 billion at the end of 2021[4] - The total liabilities and shareholders' equity as of September 30, 2022, amounted to RMB 1,858,447 million, compared to RMB 1,806,027 million at the end of 2021[17] - The total current liabilities decreased to RMB 562,957 million as of September 30, 2022, from RMB 582,148 million at the end of 2021[17] - The company’s cash and cash equivalents at the end of the third quarter of 2022 were RMB 205,294 million, down from RMB 251,494 million at the end of 2021[21] Cash Flow - The cash flow from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was RMB 227.6 billion, down 8.6% from RMB 249.1 billion in the same period of 2021[4] - The cash flow from operating activities generated a net amount of RMB 227,592 million for the first three quarters of 2022, down from RMB 249,116 million in the same period of 2021[20] Customer Metrics - As of September 30, 2022, the total number of mobile customers reached 974 million, with a net increase of 17.15 million in the first three quarters[12] - The number of 5G package customers reached 557 million, while the number of 5G network customers was 292 million, maintaining industry leadership[12] - The average revenue per user (ARPU) for mobile services was RMB 50.7, representing a year-on-year increase of 1.0%[12] - The total number of wired broadband customers reached 265 million, with a net increase of 24.82 million in the first three quarters[14] - The ARPU for wired broadband services was RMB 34.8, showing a year-on-year growth of 0.2%[14] Research and Development - Research and development expenses for the first three quarters of 2022 were RMB 11,715 million, an increase of 23.2% from RMB 9,513 million in the same period of 2021[18] Shareholder Information - The number of shareholders at the end of the reporting period was 59,589, with 52,346 A-share holders and 7,243 Hong Kong stock holders[7] - The top shareholder, China Mobile Hong Kong (BVI) Limited, held 69.70% of the shares, totaling 14,890,116,842 shares[8] DICT Business - The DICT business revenue reached RMB 68.5 billion, marking a year-on-year increase of 40.0%[14]