Annual Report 2012, PDF - Axiata Group Berhad - Investor Relations

President &GCEO’S Business ReviewIndonesiaXL finished the year on a strong footing with positiveperformances across all services, recording strongrevenue growth of 15% in 2012 to IDR21.3 trillion (RM6.9billion). This was driven by growth in data at 50%followed by SMS at 16% and voice at 6%. EBITDA grewby 4% with EBITDA margin at 46%. Investment for data,which saw XL accelerating capex spending in the year,did have an impact on PAT which declined by 2% toIDR2.8 trillion (RM0.9 billion).Data* was the fastest growing segment in the year, upby 50%, with an increased 20% contribution of usagerevenue, from 15% a year ago. XL finished the year witha solid foundation to capture future data opportunitiesthrough its strategic investments, successfully enhancingits end-to-end data infrastructure. This will be furtherstrengthened with another tranche of 5MHz, which wassuccessfully secured by XL in March 2013, bringing thetotal to 15MHz in the 2100MHz band for 3G services.In light of 2012’s strong performance, XL has announcedan increase in dividend payout of 40%, from 35%, of2012 normalised PAT.XL – Revenue Growth15%RM6.9 billionNote* Excluding SMS and Value Added Services (VAS)18