CHINA TELECOM(601728) 华西证券·2025-05-07 14:49Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Accumulate" [1] Core Views - The company has shown stable performance with a total operating revenue of 134.51 billion yuan in Q1 2025, a slight increase of 0.01% year-on-year, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 8.86 billion yuan, up 3.11% year-on-year [2][5] - The company is focusing on digital transformation and enhancing its cloud computing strategy, with significant investments in technology innovation, particularly in AI, satellite, and quantum technologies [4][5] Financial Performance - In Q1 2025, the company achieved total operating revenue of 134.51 billion yuan, with service revenue of 124.7 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 0.3% and a quarter-on-quarter growth of 4.6% [3] - The overall expense ratio remained stable at 19.2%, with a decrease in sales expense ratio by 0.4 percentage points, while management and R&D expenses increased by 0.3 and 0.1 percentage points respectively [3] - The company expects revenue for 2025 to be 541.27 billion yuan, with projected earnings per share of 0.39 yuan, corresponding to a PE ratio of 20.3 times based on the closing price of 7.91 yuan per share on May 7, 2025 [5][7] Business Growth - The mobile communication business is developing steadily, with mobile users reaching 430 million, an increase of 4.95 million in the quarter, and 5G network users reaching 270 million, with a penetration rate of 62.0% [8] - The fixed-line and smart home businesses are also showing good growth, with broadband users at 200 million and smart home revenue increasing by 11.5% year-on-year [8] - The company is focusing on high-quality development, with IDC revenue reaching 9.5 billion yuan, up 10.4% year-on-year, and significant growth in smart revenue (151.6%), video network revenue (58.4%), satellite communication revenue (37.2%), and quantum revenue (81.1%) [8]