Starhub has revealed another terrible set of performance. This is because of the declining revenue in Mobile and PayTV segments, as a result, Starhub's cashflow generated for the second half of the year has fallen to only $280 million. This can be seen using a comparsion of the cashflow statements of Q2 and Q4 of FY 2017.
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First Half of Starhub Cashflow |
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Full Year of Starhub cash flow |
Declining Deterioration
With zero1 coming on with its unlimited Data Plan at $30 per month, the arrival of virutal telecos are going to affect the profitability (in turn cashflow) of traditional telecos (E.g. Starhub and M1).
In addition, in its PayTV segment, Starhub is facing intense competition from OTT companies such as VIU (which is a subsidiary of Pacific Century, a SGX-listed company). In fact, Pacific Century has reported a growth of user base by 4 times last FY. The cost of ......