GulfBase Live Support
Leave a message and our representative will contact you soon
22/04/2014 07:32 AST
Zain, Kuwait’s top telecoms operator by subscribers, reported an 8 per cent rise in first quarter profit on Monday, beating analysts’ estimates as earnings from Iraq and its domestic business rose and Sudan’s currency stabilised.
The former monopoly, which operates in eight countries in the Middle East and Africa, posted a net profit of 55.9 million dinars ($198.5 million) in the three months to March 31.
It did not provide a year-earlier figure in dinars, but its previous financial statements show it made a profit of 52 million dinars in the first three months of 2013.
Two analysts polled by Reuters had forecast profit figures of 50 million dinars and 53.3 million dinars.
The firm had posted falling profits in five of the preceding six quarters as tougher competition at home and the plunging value of Sudan’s pound weighed on the bottom line.
The currency has been steady this year after Sudan devalued it against the dollar by nearly a quarter last November. It has had less of an impact on Zain’s earnings this year, the company said.
First-quarter revenue was 311 million dinars, up 4 per cent from the year-earlier period.
Data revenue rose 27 per cent to reach 15 per cent of the total.
Chief Executive Scott Gegenheimer said in a company statement that the rise vindicated Zain’s “huge investment” in upgrading its networks.
Zain’s Iraqi operation is its most important, accounting for 35 per cent of customers and 40 per cent of revenue. The unit’s net profit rose by almost a quarter to $78.3 million.
The Gulf Today
23/03/2018
Zain, the leading telecommunications network in Kuwait supported the Kuwait Investment Forum 2018 (KIF 2018), that was held under the patronage and in the presence of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sab
Arab Times
15/03/2018
Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, announced the launch of Zain Life, a new brand that offers customers a portfolio of innovative and flexible digital services and solutions in t
Arab Times
08/03/2018
Zain, a leading telecommunications provider in the Middle East and Africa, vowed to further expand focus on digital transformation and talent development, through signing a memorandum of understandin
Arab Times
Ticker | Price | Volume |
---|---|---|
SABIC | 114.77 | 5,915,941 |
05/04/2018
SABIC announced the successful completion of the pilot operation of the Methyl Methacrylate Monomer (MMA) and Poly Methyl Methacrylate (PMMA) plants and the commencement of commercial operations.
Saudi Gazette
05/04/2018
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed QIB’s Issuer Credit Rating at A-, Qatar’s leading Islamic bank has said in a release. According to S&P, the major contributing factors strengthening QIB’s rating
Gulf Times
05/04/2018
Qatar National Bank (QNB) aims to increase its profit by 5-8 percent this year and loans and investments by 10-12 percent, helped by expansion into faster-growing Southeast Asia markets, its CEO told
The Peninsula
04/04/2018
Doha Bank has announced the official inauguration of its Chennai Branch, in the southern Indian state, will be held today. This is Doha Bank’s third city in India after its successful establishment o
The Peninsula
04/04/2018
Bank of Sharjah said it has engaged SHUAA Capital International as liquidity providers for its shares and will commence the activity from April 4. SHUAA Capital International shall not hold more than
Gulf News