Release of 29.04.2025
- 3.7% total revenue growth, both services and equipment revenues up
- EBITDA excluding restructuring grows by 8.1%
- Mobile subscriber growth of 8.4%
- Competence Delivery Center for B2B digital services launched in Austria
- Start of fixed broadband services on own fiber infrastructure in Serbia
Alejandro Plater, CEO of A1 Group on the highlights of the first quarter of 2025:
“Despite a challenging macro and market environment, we started 2025 with a solid performance. In the first quarter, revenue growth was 3.7%, driven by higher service and equipment revenues. In the mobile business, our customer base grew by more than 8% with a robust increase in the M2M Business.To further accelerate the growth in B2B Digital Services, we have established a dedicated Competence Delivery Center, bundling our international resources and expertise.
For 2025 we confirm our guidance for revenue growth of 2 to 3%. We will do this by staying relevant to our customers and anticipating consumer and technology trends. CAPEX excluding spectrum is expected to amount to around EUR 800 mn (before around EUR 850 mn). Another highlight is the launch of broadband services on the fiber optic infrastructure in Serbia, which was taken over in 2023."
Thomas Arnoldner, Deputy CEO of A1 Group, adds:
“EBITDA excluding restructuring grew by 8.1% thanks to the solid service revenue development and our continued focus on improving operational efficiency. Free cash flow was over 150 million euro. Service revenues increased in all our markets except for Austria. Results benefited from solid demand for high-speed broadband, B2B digital services, and TV products, supported by value-protecting measures.
We further continued our efforts towards competitive sustainability. The A1 Group Sustainability Statement was published for the first time in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), highlighting more than 171.000 digital competence trainings in 2024, the Climate Transition Plan confirmed by SBTi and a further reduction of total GHG emissions by 15%.”
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