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BT Group -2.4% despite fiscal Q2 beat, raised dividend

Published 10/27/2016, 03:51 PM
BT Group -2.4% despite fiscal Q2 beat, raised dividend
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  • BT Group (LON:BT) is off 2.4% today after Q2 earnings came in quite strong, adding users across the board, and the company boosted its dividend 10%.
  • Revenue grew to £6B -- up 34.5%, but up 1.1% adjusting for the purchase of wireless firm EE. EPS fell 10% on an as-reported basis, though (adjusted EPS up 4%).
  • BT logged monthly net additions in mobile pay of 280,000, and hit broadband net adds of 76,000. Openreach added 440,000 fiber broadband net adds, with half of those from external providers for the first time.
  • "Our consumer facing lines of business have performed well, but in the enterprise space, UK public sector continues to be a challenging market," says CEO Gavin Patterson.
  • Revenue breakout: Consumer, £1.25B (up 11%); EE, £1.28B (new); Business and Public Sector, £1.18B (up 15%); Global Services, £1.41B (up 16%); Wholesale and Ventures, £522M (down 9%); Openreach, £1.27B (flat).
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