BT Group 1st Half Pretax Profit Fell Due to Costs, Depreciation; Raises Cost Savings Target
03 November 2022 - 6:54PM
Dow Jones News
By Kyle Morris
BT Group PLC said Thursday that pretax profit for the first half
of fiscal 2023 fell after booking depreciation and costs and it
raised its cost savings target due to higher inflation.
The U.K. telecommunications company said that for the six months
ended Sept. 30, pretax profit fell to 831 million pounds ($946.7
million) from GBP1.01 billion a year earlier amid increased
depreciation from network build and higher costs.
Revenue was GBP10.37 billion compared with GBP10.31 billion.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization--which strips out exceptional and other one-off
items--was GBP3.87 billion compared with GBP3.75 billion.
The board declared an interim dividend of 2.31 pence a
share.
Financial performance is on track, it said.
Given the current inflationary environment, including increased
energy prices, it is taking further action on costs and is
increasing the cost savings target from GBP2.5 billion to GBP3.0
billion by the end of fiscal 2025.
The company is guiding for fiscal 2023 revenue of GBP20.91
billion with adjusted Ebitda of GBP7.88 billion.
Write to Kyle Morris at kyle.morris@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 03, 2022 03:39 ET (07:39 GMT)
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