Financial Performance - Altice USA is driving towards approximately $3.4 billion of Adjusted EBITDA in FY 2025[11] - Q2 2025 revenue was $2.147 billion, a decrease of 4.2% year-over-year[25,49] - Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 2025 was $804 million, a decrease of 7.3% year-over-year, with a margin of 37.4%[25,49] - Cash capital expenditures for Q2 2025 were $384 million, representing 17.9% of revenue, an increase of 10.3% year-over-year[30,49] Subscriber and ARPU Trends - Improved broadband subscriber trends were observed in Q2 2025, with a 31% improvement in net adds compared to Q2 2024[13,15] - Broadband ARPU grew year-over-year in Q2 2025, reaching $74.77[13,25] - Fiber customer net adds reached 56,000 in Q2 2025, compared to 40,000 in Q2 2024[20] - Mobile line net adds reached 38,000 in Q2 2025, compared to 33,000 in Q2 2024[20] Network and Operational Enhancements - The company added 35,000 total passings in Q2 2025 and 61,000 in H1 2025, with a focus on fiber passings[35] - Service visit rates improved by approximately 19% year-over-year in Q2 2025[22] - Workforce optimization led to approximately a 5% headcount reduction[23] Capital Structure - Altice USA completed a $1 billion primarily HFC Asset-Backed Loan in July 2025[13,36,38] - The weighted average cost of debt is 6.9%, and the weighted average life of debt is 3.6 years[40] - Liquidity is approximately $1.5 billion as of June 30, 2025[40]

Core Viewpoint - Chunghwa Telecom reported strong financial results for Q2 2025, exceeding guidance across key metrics, driven by growth in core telecom services and enterprise ICT business despite global economic uncertainties [2][5][8] Financial Highlights - Total revenues for Q2 2025 increased by 4.8% to NT$ 56.73 billion [3][5] - Operating income rose by 5.2% to NT$ 12.54 billion, with an operating margin of 22.1% [8] - Net income attributable to stockholders increased by 3.5% to NT$ 10.17 billion, with basic earnings per share (EPS) at NT$ 1.31 [5][8] Segment Performance - Consumer Business Group revenue increased by 1.4% year-over-year to NT$ 34.07 billion, driven by mobile and fixed broadband ARPU growth [4][5] - Enterprise Business Group revenue surged by 12.4% year-over-year to NT$ 18.98 billion, with ICT revenue up 37% year-over-year [5][6] - International Business Group revenue decreased by 16.8% to NT$ 2.20 billion, primarily due to reduced demand for international fixed voice services [5][6] Operating Costs and EBITDA - Total operating costs and expenses increased by 4.8% to NT$ 44.19 billion, attributed to higher manpower costs and growing ICT business [7] - EBITDA for Q2 2025 was NT$ 22.58 billion, reflecting a 3.5% year-over-year increase, with an EBITDA margin of 39.80% [9] Subscriber Metrics - As of June 30, 2025, mobile subscribers totaled 13.13 million, with mobile service revenue increasing by 2.0% to NT$ 17.06 billion [10] - Fixed broadband subscribers slightly increased by 0.7% to 4.44 million, with fixed broadband revenue growing 1.8% year-over-year to NT$ 11.59 billion [11]

Q1 2025 Performance Highlights - Altice USA reported 37,000 broadband subscriber net losses[10] - The company achieved 69,000 fiber net additions, surpassing 600,000 fiber customers[10] - Mobile line net additions reached 49,000, achieving the 500,000 mobile lines milestone[10] - Broadband ARPU grew by 2.4% year-over-year[10] - Gross margin reached 68.8% due to optimized programming agreements[10] Financial Results - Total revenue for Q1 2025 was $2.15 billion, a decrease of 4.4% year-over-year[50] - Adjusted EBITDA for Q1 2025 was $799 million, a decrease of 5.6% year-over-year[50] - Excluding non-carriage impacts, revenue decreased by 3.9% and Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 4.8%[26] - Cash capital expenditures were $356 million, representing 16.5% of revenue[50] 2025 Outlook and Strategy - Altice USA aims to deliver approximately $3.4 billion in Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2025[12, 15, 19] - The company is targeting approximately $1.2 billion in cash capital expenditures in FY 2025[39] - Altice USA estimates a $12 million negative revenue impact and a $7 million negative Adjusted EBITDA impact from the temporary non-carriage of certain programming networks in Q1 2025[27, 53] - The company's fiber network penetration reached 20.3%[34]