Vodafone: interim results penalised by Germany

(CercleFinance.com) - Vodafone announced on Tuesday that it had increased its H1 sales by only 1.
6%, due to regulatory difficulties in Germany, which remains its largest market.

In its first six months to end-September, the British mobile operator posted total sales of E18.3bn, compared with E18bn a year earlier.

Service sales were up 1.7% to E15.1bn, with strong business in Africa and Turkey partially offset by an expected slowdown in Germany.

Due to a reform affecting installations in multi-dwelling units (MDUs), sales in Germany fell by 6.2% in Q2 to end-September.

Vodafone nevertheless confirmed that it was on track to achieve its full-year adjusted EBITDAaL target of around E11bn.

The operator also reiterated its target of an adjusted FCF of at least E2.4bn euros for FY 2024/25 ending in March 2025.

Following these announcements, Vodafone shares fell by over 4% on Tuesday morning in London, the third biggest drop on the FTSE 100 index (-0.7%).


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