Total subscribers
up 4.7%
to 297.7m
Active data subscribers
increased by 10.3%
to 164.4m
Data traffic
up 29.1% to
19 11.7PB
Mobile Money (MoMo)
monthly active users (MAU)
up 1.8% to 63.2m
Fintech transaction volumes
up 14.5% to 11.1bn
Group service revenue
increased by 23.2% to
R105.1bn on a reported
basis;
up 22.4%*
in constant currency (CC)
Data revenue
increased 36.5% on a
reported basis;
up 34.3%*
in CC
Fintech revenue
increased by 37.3% on
a reported basis;
24.9%*
in CC
EBITDA (before
once-off items)
increased by 60.6% on
a reported basis;
up 42.3%*
in CC
EBITDA margin
increased by 10.7pp
on a reported basis
to 42.7%; up 7.1pp*
to
44.2%*
in CC
Reported
headline EPS
(HEPS) increased
by 352% to
645 cents
(H1 2024:
256 cents loss)
Adjusted HEPS
increased by
76.1% to
657 cents
(H1 2024:
373 cents)
Capex (ex-leases) of
R20.8bn, with capex
intensity of 19.0%
Holdco leverage flat at
1.5x
Net-debt-to-EBITDA
improved to 0.5x
(Dec 2024: 0.7x)
No interim dividend declared
(H1 2024: nil)
Upgraded medium-term guidance: Group service revenue growth of ‘at least high-teens’ (previously ‘at least mid-teens’)
| * | Constant currency (CC) information after accounting for the impact of the pro forma adjustments as defined and included throughout this results announcement. Refer to contents page for more detail on the basis upon which constant currency information is presented. |
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