Etisalat posts AED8.7b profit

Abu Dhabi / WAM

Etisalat Group announced Tuesday its consolidated financial statements for the 12 months ending December 31 2019, reporting consolidated net profit of AED8.7 billion.
According to a company press statement, the aggregate subscriber base reached 149 million, representing a year-on-year (YOY) increase of 6%.
Twelve months’ consolidated revenues reached to AED52.2 billion, while consolidated net profit after Federal Royalty for the twelve months amounted to AED8.7 billion, an increase of 1 percent compared to same period last year.
Consolidated Ebitda amounted to AED26.4 billion, representing an increase of 2 percent year over year and resulting in Ebitda margin of 51 percent.
Commenting on the country’s achievements, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Chairman, Etisalat Group, said: “As we begin our journey into the next decade, 2019 was a testimony to Etisalat Group leadership locally, regionally and internationally. Etisalat continued reinforcing its core business, explore new growth opportunities, while transitioning to the digital era and being well geared for the future.
He added that Etisalat Group has led the digital transformation by proactively responding to technological advancements and bringing the latest global innovations to nurture creativity. It has become clear that the paradigm shift in the telecom industry is now in full force. Digital transformation is becoming present in more areas of life, and we have striven to be at the
forefront leading it.”
Etisalat’s performance in the past year is a reflection of the company’s capabilities and agility to transform and lead in the digital space driven by our robust vision and strategy. 5G today will give an opportunity to spur innovation across many industries while enabling emergent technologies to become an integral part of UAE economy and lifestyle,” Al Tayer continued.