The company posted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of EUR140.1 million in the first half of 2017, 8.1% on the year.
Digi Communications reported revenue of EUR454 million in the first six months of 2017, up 12% from the same interval a year before.
In January-June 2017, Digi Communications group reported RGU (revenue generating unit) of EUR12.9 million, up 7% on the year. RGU on the mobile services segment saw the biggest increase, reaching EUR4.3 million in January-June, up 18% on the year.
In the second quarter of 2017, the company posted revenue of EUR227.3 million, up 10.7% on the year. The company’s net profit stood at EUR16 million in the first quarter of 2017 and its adjusted EBITDA reached EUR75 million, up 14.3% on the year.
Digi Communications’ revenue in Romania rose by 12% in the first half of 2017, to EUR329.7, and by 10.2% in the second quarter of the year, to EUR164.3 million, the group said in its financial report.
The number of subscriptions to mobile telecommunications services rose nearly 14.6%, to approximately 3.3 million on June 30, 2017, from nearly 2.9 million at the end of June 2016. The number of subscriptions to cable television services grew nearly 5.1%, to approximately 2.9 million on June 30, 2017, from approximately 2,7 million on June 30, 2016.
The number of subscriptions to internet and fixed data services advanced by nearly 6.6%, to approximately 2.05 million on June 30, 2017, from approximately 1.9 million on June 30, 2016.
The monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) from mobile telecommunications services rose to an average EUR4.0 per month for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2017, compared with an average of EUR3.2 per month for the same period ended on June 30, 2016, which translates into an increase of nearly 25.0%.
Operating expenses in Romania for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2017 stood at EUR105.1 million, compared with EUR98.9 million for the same period ended on June 30, 2016, which translates into an increase of 6.3%.