Deutsche Telekom Raises 2023 Guidance After Tower Sale Boosts First-Quarter Profit

By Adria Calatayud

Deutsche Telekom on Thursday raised its adjusted earnings guidance for 2023 slightly after first-quarter net profit surged thanks to a large gain from the sale of a majority stake in its tower business completed earlier this year.

The German telecommunications giant said it now expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization after leases--a closely watched profitability metric--of around 40.9 billion euros ($44.92 billion) in 2023, up from the EUR40.8 billion it previously anticipated. The company said the change follows a guidance increase at T-Mobile US.

For the first quarter, Deutsche Telekom's adjusted Ebitda after leases was up 0.9% at EUR9.96 billion. Quarterly net profit surged to EUR15.36 billion from EUR3.95 billion in the year-earlier period, thanks to the sale of the stake in its tower business.

Net revenue for the quarter rose to EUR27.82 billion from EUR27.75 billion, with service revenue up 3.5%.

Analysts had expected Deutsche Telekom to report adjusted Ebitda after leases of EUR9.91 billion on revenue of EUR27.78 billion, according to consensus estimates provided by the company.

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May 11, 2023 01:18 ET (05:18 GMT)

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