MTN Group is Expected Report Strong Growth in First Quarter of 2025 Financial Period

MTN Group is expected to report strong growth in the first quarter of 2025, and it is likely to pull off a real turnaround for the leading telecom operator across Africa. The next financial results from the company are expected to be rich and encouraging, fueled by strong commercial performance, prudent capital spending, and improved economic conditions in key markets.

One of the highlights anticipated for the MTN Group is that earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) are expected to show tremendous improvements. Analysts and insiders bullish on the company anticipate EPS to rise by as much as about 200%, recovering from the company’s first half 2024 loss of 409 cents to a range of 495 to 577 cents in 2025, while HEPS is expected to rise even more dramatically by over 300%, moving from a negative 256 cents to a gain between 614 and 666 cents. This denotes a very positive shift with a stout signal that profitability in the company has come back.

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The MTN Group CEO pointed out that the growth also comes from the fact that the company has been able to operate in an environment with greatly stabilised inflation and foreign exchange rates, which have also showed less volatility lately. Such economic improvements in important markets have buoyed the company’s financial and operational momentum.

Brighter futures await markets like Nigeria and Ghana. For instance, MTN Nigeria achieved enviable revenue records for the first half of 2025. The net income for the firm now stands at 414.9 billion Naira, which is about 180% higher than the previous 519.1 billion loss incurred in the same period last year. This incredible recovery stemmed from a dramatic fall in foreign exchange losses aside from robust revenue growth driven by regulatory policies stabilising the currency and permitting tariff increases. Service revenue in Nigeria soared by 54.6%, achieving 2.4 trillion Naira.

MTN Nigeria recorded a 69.2% growth in data revenues as a result of increasing numbers of active data users and the usage per subscriber. Voice revenue grew by 40.3%, owing to a bigger subscriber base and new pricing strategies, while fintech contributions surged 9.0% higher owing to innovative lending products and increasing mobile money usage. These gains were backed up by the company’s investment in increasing its network capacities and building more digital infrastructure, including a new Tier III Data Centre to the existing network. The successful cost-saving initiatives put in place, such as those on renegotiated tower leases, contributed to improved profits.

Bad from the other markets, however, the mixed results from the threshold of big groups were really some kind of saving grace. For instance, MTN South Africa, to an extent, put some drag in a lot of applications on prepaid segments to slow growth there. But overall across its larger portfolio, there was good growth in service revenue and profitability, confirming the positive trajectory for the entire group.

Going back, during the first half of 2024, the telecom giant did find itself facing challenges since service revenue drops were accompanied by currency devaluation and operational problems. The scenario is totally different now; the group is headed for a terrific rebound. Service revenues are expected to increase by 50% and an EBITDA margin above 50%, making the company even more confident about growth going forward into 2025. Such growth positions MTN in a quickly recovering company in those critical African areas under adverse economic conditions in the previous year. Capital discipline and investment in technology and digital services-these factors will ultimately contribute to the growth momentum expected in the first quarter of 2025.

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The full interim results will be announced on August 18, 2025, and are expected to confirm these figures officially. These numbers are being awaited keenly both by investors and by industry watchers, as they will additionally give hints about MTN’s performance and prospects for future expansions.

MTN Group is expected to report strong growth in the first quarter of 2025. This would be attributed to solid commercial execution in addition to improved macroeconomic conditions and investments at strategic markets like Nigeria and Ghana. This is a turnaround from losses experienced in 2024 and promising for the rest of the year and beyond. The company’s initiatives to stabilize operations and take advantage of the growing demand for telecom and fintech services are set to ensure that it grows well into the future being formed by Africa’s digital economy.

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