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Revenue for the quarter ended June 2022 rose 13%-on year and 2.8% sequentially in reported currency, to $1.257 billion, the company said Thursday. Average revenue per user (ARPU<\/a>) was up 0.6% on quarter and 4.4% on year, at $2.9.
In a statement, Segun Ogunsanya<\/a>, chief executive officer at Airtel Africa<\/a>, said that the telco has improved its margins amid “strong earnings growth. I am also particularly pleased with our ongoing strengthening of the balance sheet which continued after the period ended, with early repayment of $450 million of debt at Group level\".
But the company said it faced headwinds from outbound voice call barring for customers who had not yet registered their National Identification Numbers in Nigeria and the loss of site sharing revenue in those operating companies where it recently sold towers. “Inflation is also having an impact on our cost base, particularly on energy costs, but our continued efficiency drives have ensured that we have still been able to increase our margins, albeit at a slightly slower rate,” the company said.
Airtel Africa's net finance costs in the June 2022 quarter increased by 55% on-year and 34.8% sequentially to $151 million.
\"Net finance costs increased by $54 million, as a result of $51 million higher foreign exchange and derivative losses and $6 million higher interest on lease obligations, partially offset by lower interest costs due to debt reduction (including the repayment of $505m bonds in March 2022),\" the company said in its quarterly report.
The company's net debt fell 13.5% on-year but increased 3.9% sequentially to $3.056 billion in the quarter ended June 2023.
\"Our balance sheet has continued to be de-risked through a reduction of HoldCo debt to $1 billion, from $1.9 billion in the prior period; and the increased localisation of our debt into the OpCos, such that our HoldCo debt is significantly lower than gross OpCo debt of $3 billion (including lease obligations),\" the company added.
Airtel Africa's customer base across 14 markets in the continent rose 2.4% on-quarter and 8.9% on-year to 131.6 million, with 3.1 million net additions. The active mobile money base grew 19.7% on-year and 5.6% sequentially to 27.6 million, while mobile money ARPU grew 5.9% on-year and 5% on-quarter to $2.
The company, after receiving a full payment service bank (PSB) license in Nigeria, has started operations initially at selected retail touchpoints, and operations are now being expanded gradually across the country.
\"This marks the beginning of our journey to revolutionise the financial services landscape in Nigeria, to help further digitise the Nigerian economy, and to help bank the unbanked by reaching the millions of Nigerians who do not currently have access to financial services by delivering current and savings accounts, payment and remittance services, debit and prepayment cards and more sophisticated services,\" the company said.
Airtel's Kenya unit has also announced on July 15 that it has purchased 60 MHz of additional spectrum of 2600 MHz band, which will support its 4G<\/a> expansion for both mobile data and fixed wireless home broadband capability and will allow for future 5G<\/a> rollout. Kenya is one of the largest markets by revenue for the company.
Looking into the future, the company said it will continue to target growth ahead of the market this year, and despite inflationary pressures, the continued focus on cost efficiencies should also support margin resilience.
\"Longer term, the opportunities for sustainable profitable growth stemming from our underpenetrated markets for each of mobile voice, data, and mobile money services remain hugely attractive, and we are confident of continuing to deliver on our growth strategy,\" CEO Ogunsanya said.
Bharti’s Africa operation, which has seen a strong business resurgence in recent years, was made part of the FTSE<\/a> 100 Index in 2021. The company completed its first full year of profitability in FY18, marking a turnaround from previous years when losses had mounted every quarter, dragging down consolidated numbers, and had even cast doubt on Bharti’s strategy of entering the continent back in 2010. Airtel Africa Plc was listed on London Stock Exchange<\/a> in late-June 2019.
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Airtel mln非洲第一季度净178美元,上季度下降了26%,高成本、尼日利亚称除非伤害
在一份声明中,根据Ogunsanya, Airtel非洲首席执行官表示,电信的利润率有所提高在“强劲的收益增长。我也特别高兴我们持续加强资产负债表持续时间结束后,早期在集团层面偿还4.5亿美元的债务”。
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截至2022年6月的季度收入增长13%——年报告货币,顺序和2.8%至12.57亿美元,该公司周四表示。每用户平均收入(ARPU)季度增长0.6%和4.4%,报2.9美元。
在一份声明中,根据Ogunsanya首席执行官Airtel非洲说,电信的利润率有所提高在“强劲的收益增长。我也特别高兴我们持续加强资产负债表持续时间结束后,早期在集团层面偿还4.5亿美元的债务”。
面临阻力,但该公司表示,从出站语音电话除非顾客还没有注册在尼日利亚本国身份证号码和网站分享收入的损失在那些运营公司最近销售的城楼。“通货膨胀也影响我们的成本基础,特别是在能源成本,但我们继续效率驱动确保我们还能够增加我们的利润,虽然速度慢一点,”该公司表示。
Airtel非洲2022年6月季度的净财务费用同比增加了55%和34.8%顺序为1.51亿美元。
“净融资成本增加了5400万美元,因此5100万美元的外汇和衍生品亏损和600万美元高利息租赁义务,部分抵消了低利息成本由于削减债务(包括偿还505美元的债券在2022年3月),”该公司在其季度报告中称。
该公司的净债务同比下降13.5%,但顺序增加了3.9%至30.56亿美元在截至2023年6月的季度。
“我们的资产负债表已经继续通过减少(HoldCo债务10亿美元,从19亿年之前的时期;和我们的债务的增加本地化OpCos,这样我们HoldCo债务是明显低于OpCo债务总额为30亿美元(包括租赁义务),”该公司说。
Airtel非洲的客户基础欧洲大陆14市场同比增长8.9% 2.4%。今年第一季度,到1.316亿年,与310万年净增加。活跃的移动货币基础顺序2760万同比增长19.7%和5.6%,而移动货币ARPU一季度经济同比增长了5.9%和5%,2美元。
公司在收到全额支付服务银行(PSB)许可证在尼日利亚,最初在选择零售接触点开始运营,业务正在全国逐步扩大。
“这标志着我们的旅程的开始彻底改变金融服务景观在尼日利亚,进一步帮助尼日利亚经济数字化,并帮助银行的地区达到数以百万计的尼日利亚人不目前获得金融服务的提供当前和储蓄账户,付款和汇款服务,借记卡和预付卡片和更复杂的服务,”该公司表示。
Airtel的肯尼亚单位也在7月15日宣布购买60 MHz作为额外的频谱的2600 MHz频带,这将支持它4 g扩张对移动数据和固定无线家庭宽带能力和将允许为未来5克推出。肯尼亚最大的市场之一,公司的收入。
展望未来,该公司表示,将继续今年目标市场的增长,尽管通胀压力,持续关注成本效益也应该支持弹性。
“长远来看,可持续盈利增长机会源于我们的未开发市场的移动的声音,数据,和移动货币服务仍然非常有吸引力,我们有信心继续实现我们的增长战略,”首席执行官Ogunsanya说。
Bharti的非洲操作,一个强大的业务近年来复兴,的一部分富时100指数在2021年。盈利能力的公司完成了第一个全年FY18,标志着与前几年当损失安装每个季度,拖累巩固数字,甚至怀疑Bharti的策略在2010年进入大陆。非洲Airtel公司上市伦敦证券交易所在2019年报导称。
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