Australian telco Telstra logs 31% higher annual profit
The company said its profit for the year ended June 30 came in at A$2.34 billion ($1.53 billion), rising from A$1.79 billion, opens new tab a year ago.
The result was in line with the Visible Alpha consensus estimate of A$2.34 billion.
($1 = 1.5284 Australian dollars)
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