Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd Issues FY 2013 Revenue Guidance Above Analysts' Estimates; Comments On FY 2013 EPS Guidance

Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd announced that for fiscal 2013, it expects total revenue to decrease by TWD2.46 billion, or 1.1%, to TWD217.82 billion compared to the unaudited consolidated revenue for fiscal 2012, Income before income taxes to be TWD46.15 billion and Earnings per share (EPS) to decrease to TWD4.85, mainly due to lower income from operations. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts were expecting the Company to report revenue of TWD208.36 billion and EPS of TWD53.18 for fiscal 2012.