Annual Report


for the year ended 31 March 2012

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Group Five-Year Financial Summary



Financial Year Ended 31 March

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Income Statement (S$ million)

Group operating revenue

18,825

18,071

16,871

14,934

14,844

    Singtel

6,551

6,401

5,995

5,547

4,904

    Optus

12,275

11,670

10,876

9,387

9,940

    Optus (A$ million)

9,368

9,284

8,949

8,321

7,760

Group EBITDA (1)

5,219

5,119

4,847

4,431

4,530

    Singtel

2,128

2,183

2,224

2,110

1,967

    Optus

3,091

2,937

2,623

2,321

2,564

    Optus (A$ million)

2,357

2,334

2,153

2,067

2,002

Share of associates’ pre-tax profits

2,005

2,141

2,410

2,051

2,559

Group EBITDA and share of associates’ pre-tax profits

7,223

7,260

7,257

6,482

7,089

Net profit after tax

3,989

3,825

3,907

3,448

3,960

Underlying net profit (2)

3,676

3,800

3,910

3,455

3,681

Cash Flow (S$ million)

Group free cash flow (3)

3,462

4,038

3,406

3,245

3,575

    Singapore

1,170

1,436

1,290

1,231

1,422

    Associates’ dividends (net of withholding tax)

841

1,084

858

963

1,001

    Singtel

2,011

2,520

2,148

2,194

2,423

    Optus

1,451

1,519

1,258

1,050

1,152

    Optus (A$ million)

1,111

1,206

1,015

967

903

Capital expenditure

2,249

2,005

1,923

1,918

1,879

Balance Sheet (S$ million)

Total assets

40,418

39,282

37,952

33,255

34,714

Shareholders’ funds

23,428

24,328

23,493

20,476

21,000

Net debt

7,860

6,023

6,311

6,544

7,303

Key Ratios

Proportionate EBITDA from outside Singapore (%)

78

76

74

72

75

Return on invested capital (%)

16.9

17.6

18.9

17.2

18.9

Return on equity (%)

16.7

16.0

17.8

16.6

18.9

Return on total assets (%)

10.0

9.9

11.0

10.2

11.8

Net debt to EBITDA and share of associates’
pre-tax profits (number of times)

1.1

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.0

EBITDA and share of associates’ pre-tax profits
to net interest expense (number of times)

20.7

21.8

23.5

19.9

20.7

Per Share Information (S cents)

Earnings per share - basic

25.04

24.02

24.55

21.67

24.90

Earnings per share - underlying net profit (2)

23.07

23.86

24.56

21.71

23.15

Net assets per share

147.08

152.75

147.55

128.67

132.03

Dividend per share - ordinary

15.8

15.8

14.2

12.5

12.5

Dividend per share - special

-

10.0

-

-

-

'Singtel’ refers to the Singtel Group excluding Optus.

Notes:
(1)Effective this financial year, EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, namely the aggregate of operating revenue and other income less operating expenses of the Singapore and Australia operations, and excludes the share of pre-tax results of associates.
(2)Underlying net profit is defined as net profit before exceptional items and exchange differences on capital reductions of certain overseas subsidiaries, net of hedging, as well as significant exceptional items of associates.
(3)Free cash flow refers to cash flow from operating activities, including dividends from associates, less cash capital expenditure.