REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 21 (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications (STEL.SI) reported on Monday a 23% decline in first-quarter net profit, citing the one-off impact at Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS) in Nigeria as the naira depreciated sharply against the U.S. dollar, as well as high costs.
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), Southeast Asia's largest telecoms company, owns an effective 29.5% stake in India's Bharti Airtel.
SingTel said in a statement net profit for the quarter ended June 30 was S$483 million ($355.91 million), compared with S$628 million a year earlier.
On an underlying basis, net profit for the quarter gained 14.5% to S$571 million.
SingTel also recorded a 2.7% decline in its first-quarter operating revenue to S$3.49 billion, hurt by currency exchange headwinds and competition.
Persons:
Edgar Su, SingTel, Yuen Kuan, Sameer Manekar, Upasana Singh, Muralikumar
Organizations:
REUTERS, Singapore Telecommunications, Bharti Airtel, U.S ., Optus, Thomson
Locations:
Singapore, Nigeria, Nigerian, Australia, Bengaluru