On 28^th May 2020, Optus announced its FY20 earnings update for the financial year ending 31^st March. Some of the key highlights from the announcement included:

• Revenue of A$8,954mn in FY20, down 1.6% over FY19 driven by a lower volume of equipment sales and increased mix of lower-margin devices. Equipment sales declined due to unbundling of mobile devices from service contracts and weaker consumer sentiment due to bushfires and COVID-19. These trends were partially mitigated by higher NBN migration revenue.

• Operating EBITDA decreased 1.7% to A$2,652mn in FY20 due to lower handset volume sales and lower margins on equipment and NBN resale.

• Overall net profit of A$402mn in FY20, down 39.0% over FY19. The free cashflow for the financial year was strong at A$1,396, which was up 36% compared to the previous year.

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Optus 4QFY20 earnings update

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Figure 1. FY20 Optus key financials (A$mn)

Figure 2. 4QFY20 Optus key financials (A$mn)

Figure 3. Operating and financial metrics – Optus Mobile

Figure 4. Operating metrics – Optus fixed broadband subscriptions

Figure 5. 4QFY20 Optus Enterprise key financials (A$mn)