All Financial & Performance articles – Page 12
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica outlines €200m ‘recovery plan’ for German unit, after 1&1 breakup
Loss of major wholesale customer provides a Meerkat Moment for Group to up its ownership of Telefónica Deutschland while also refreshing its German services and partnerships.
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Financial & PerformanceBT’s Jansen bows out, buoyant as ever: hints of recovery, decimated valuation
H1 FY23–24: CEO Philip Jansen’s final earnings call brings a workmanlike set of results with some bright spots to give reason enough to gloat, but slow progress on B2B turnaround and dragging fibre build indicate scale of challenge for successor Allison Kirkby.
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Financial & PerformanceBT gives glimpse into Openreach’s future as cash flow generating FibreCo
BT Group CEO Philip Jansen boasts of fibre progress, but guidance for coming quarters indicates Openreach will fall short of FY23–24 fibre build ambitions.
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica moves to take full ownership of German business
Operator buys up shares in German operating business as it looks to further simplify its structure and increase focus on its core territory.
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Financial & PerformanceH1 FY23–24: BT Consumer convergence dreams yet to manifest
Increase in Consumer broadband and mobile ARPU positioned as a key highlight for first half of the year, but more to be done on convergence — increasingly seen as a key focus for driving Consumer revenue growth.
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Financial & PerformanceVivo Q3 growth fuelled by fibre and B2B services
CEO Christian Gebara heralds fixed-line business segments as key areas for operator as it reports a solid quarterly performance.
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Financial & PerformanceH1 FY23–24: BT Business trapped between ‘the old and the new’
Revenue steadies for Business, but EBITDA takes another dip as higher value legacy contracts expire and are yet to be replaced.
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Financial & PerformanceSpend: BT expenses rise despite cost-cutting focus
BT H1 FY23–24: Operating expenditure continued to grow but capital outlay brought under control.
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Financial & PerformanceHeadlines: BT hits stride as key financials see growth
BT H1 FY23–24: Growth in revenue and EBITDA make for positive reading, but the usual Business drag brings numbers down.
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Financial & PerformanceGuidance: outlook reaffirmed as Jansen claims a job well done
H1 FY23–24: CEO claims to have set BT up for momentum towards longer-term targets thanks to strategic focus on network investment.
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M&AHelios keeps M&A plans on ice, despite sunny outlook
Middle East and Africa tower group to remain disciplined on deal-making, despite being ahead of the game on leverage reduction and growth.
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Financial & PerformanceJansen concedes losses to altnets as Openreach set to miss annual fibre build target
BT Group CEO Philip Jansen boasts of fibre progress but guidance for coming quarters indicates Openreach will fall short of four million premises passed in the FY; earnings call included a rare admission that Openreach lines are being lost to altnet rivals.
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Network & Infrastructurenexfibre maintains M&A appetite after Upp buy
Mike Fries, CEO of joint venture’s co-parent Liberty Global says fibre builder still “aggressively” focused on M&A.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafoneZiggo bats off doubters: committed to ‘value over volume’ model, despite Q3 weakness
Outgoing CEO Hoencamp concedes that ‘jam tomorrow’ outcome of subscriber losses so far outweighing ARPU gains is not “entirely by design”. Defends “balancing act”, regardless of competitive animus. Read more for Q3 highlights and takeaways…
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PeopleDT switches supervisor at Hrvatski Telekom
Europe business-to-business boss Elvira González is elected Croatian telco’s new Chairperson.
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica’s connected-security JV flags progress in profit pivot
Operator’s three-year-old joint venture with Prosegur highlights improvements in churn, user spend, and profitability after switching focus away from growth-above-all strategy seen in its startup phase.
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M&AIn depth: Vodafone concedes defeat in Spain, billions poorer, in latest bid to ‘right-size’
Cutting and running from yet another once sunny market now beset by unbearable competitive storms, will Vodafone ever find a downsize that fits?
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M&AVodafone said to near Spanish exit as Zegona preps finance
Reports indicate takeover deal is nearly complete, with Zegona said to have raised debt funding from bank syndicate and Vodafone itself.
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Strategy & ChangeUK Infrastructure Bank keeps watch on ‘stretched’ fibre space
Digital remains a sector of focus for new, state-owned investment house, attracting four more deals and more than £500m of commitments during its last fiscal year.
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Financial & PerformanceTroubled Vi to plough funds into 5G as losses mount
Aditya Birla Group Chairman pledges “significant investment” in Vi’s 5G rollout, but timelines and funding remain unclear.