Telstra Profit Down, but Share Price Up

Telstra’s net profit fell back by 12.8 percent but that didn’t worry the markets, as shares rose today.
Telstra Profit Down, but Share Price Up
A Telstra logo is seen as pedestrian walk outside the Telstra Melbourne headquarters in Melbourne, Australia on June 14, 2017 Michael Dodge/Getty Images
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Telstra’s FY24 net profit fell by 12.8 percent to $1.8 billion (US$1.2 billion) for the year, largely due to its struggling fixed-line enterprise business, against which it recorded a $311 million writedown.

In May, the Australian telco said it was implementing several measures to prop up its lagging fixed-line business performance, where revenue fell by 67 percent for the full year. It included the axing of up to 2,800 jobs—close to 10 percent of its entire workforce—with the majority of this to occur within 2024.

Rex Widerstrom
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