Airtel Africa Plc has posted a profit before tax of $598 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2020, an increase of 77.2 per cent on $348 million in 2019.
Profit after tax stood at $408 million from $426 million recorded in 2019. According to the company, profit after tax was down by 4.4 per cent due to a one-off deferred tax recognition in Nigeria in the year ended 30 March 2019 and a lower exceptional item gain in the current period. Post one-off tax benefit, profit after tax for the year increased by $43 million or 17 per cent.
Reported revenue grew by 11.2 per cent as 13.8 per cent constant currency growth was partially offset by currency devaluation.
The strong performance was largely driven by the growth of our customer base, up by 11.9 per cent to 110.6 million, as well as a 3.3 per cent growth in ARPU. Across the regions, Nigeria and East Africa continued to deliver strong performance, and performance in Francophone Africa continued to improve with revenue up 4.1 per cent in Q4 2020.
Profit after tax stood at $408 million from $426 million recorded in 2019. According to the company, profit after tax was down by 4.4 per cent due to a one-off deferred tax recognition in Nigeria in the year ended 30 March 2019 and a lower exceptional item gain in the current period. Post one-off tax benefit, profit after tax for the year increased by $43 million or 17 per cent.
Reported revenue grew by 11.2 per cent as 13.8 per cent constant currency growth was partially offset by currency devaluation.
The strong performance was largely driven by the growth of our customer base, up by 11.9 per cent to 110.6 million, as well as a 3.3 per cent growth in ARPU. Across the regions, Nigeria and East Africa continued to deliver strong performance, and performance in Francophone Africa continued to improve with revenue up 4.1 per cent in Q4 2020.
