Dubai – Mubasher: Tecom Group posted a 15% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit to AED 293 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 from AED 255 million.
Revenues increased by 10% YoY to AED 564 million in Q1-24 from AED 514 million, according to a press release.
The basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) reached AED 0.06 in the three-month period that ended on 31 March 2024, up from AED 0.05 in the comparative period of 2023.
Abdulla Belhoul, CEO of TECOM Group, said: “We are starting the year on a very strong footing. We achieved a robust financial and operational performance in the first quarter, building on our successes in 2023.”
“We anticipate the demand-induced growth momentum to be sustained for the rest of the year. Our confidence is underpinned by a positive macroeconomic outlook enabled by pro-growth government initiatives, including Dubai’s D33 and the UAE’s Operation 300 billion,” Belhoul noted.
In 2023, Tecom Group logged a 49% YoY surge in net profit to AED 1.07 billion from AED 725.61 million.
