Astro's income increases in the first quarter of the 2017 financial year

Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad registered a year-to-year growth in revenue, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) as well as Profit After Tax and Minority Interest (PATAMI) for the first quarter of its financial year ending January 31, 2017.

Its revenue recorded growth at 2 percent year-on-year to RM1.4 billion.

At the same time, its PATAMI increased at 20 percent year-on-year to RM202 million .

Astro chairman Tun Zaki Azmi today also announced the first interim dividend of 3 sen per share.

According to Astro Group Chief Executive Officer Datuk Rohana Rozhan, Astro remains focused on knowing its customers, expanding customer reach, empowering channel content and ensuring the best customer experience in an increasingly challenging global market.

He added that, the rate of Astro penetration compared to the Malaysian household now stands at 69 per cent, comprising 3.5 million Astro subscribers and 1.4 million NJOI subscribers.

Astro also recorded an increase of 80,300 subscribers, bringing the total to 4.9 million to date.