Beyon Announces Q2 2025 and Half Year 2025 Financial Results
The YoY decline in net profit attributable to equity holders is mainly due to additional taxes from the application of Domestic Minimum Top-Taxes ('DMTT'), effective 1 January 2025, and acquisition charges associated with the acquisitions completed in 2024. Earnings per share (EPS) are 10.4 fils for the second quarter of 2025, compared to 12.0 fils in Q2 2024.
Second quarter
Total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders in Q2 2025 was reported at BD26.7M (US$70.8M), a 53% increase from BD17.4M (US$46.2M) in the second quarter of 2024, mainly due to favorable foreign currency translation differences and investment fair value changes.
Operating profit in Q2 2025 of BD28.5M (US$75.6M) is in line with BD28.5M (US$75.6M) reported in Q2 2024. EBITDA stands at BD46.9M (US$124.4M) in Q2 2025 compared to BD45.2M (US$119.9M) in Q2 2024, an increase of 4%. The company maintained a healthy EBITDA margin of 37% in Q2 2025. Revenues for the second quarter of 2025 increased by 11% to BD125.3M (US$332.4M) compared to BD112.5M (US$298.4M) in Q2 2024.
Six months
For the first six months of 2025, net profit attributable to equity holders of the company of BD35.3M (US$93.6M) decreased by 9% compared to BD38.6M (US$102.4M) in 2024, mainly due to DMTT and acquisition related charges. Earnings per share (EPS) are 21.3 fils for the period compared to an EPS of 23.3 fils for H1 2024.
Total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders of the company decreased by 32% from BD57.1M (US$151.5M) in H1 2024 to BD38.6M (US$102.4M) in H1 2025 mainly due to investment fair value changes.
Operating profits decreased by 2% from BD55.6M (US$147.5M) in H1 2024 to BD54.5M (US$144.6M) in H1 2025. However, EBITDA increased by 3% from BD89.2M (US$236.6M) in H1 2024 to BD92.3M (US$244.8M) in H1 2025.
The company maintained a healthy EBITDA margin of 38% in H1 2025. Revenues for the first six months of the year of BD242.8M (US$644.0M) increased by 9% from BD222.9M (US$591.2M) of revenues in H1 2024, mainly due to increases in mobile, fixed broadband, wholesale and digital services. Beyon was able to grow its overall customer base by 6% YoY with a 7% and 3% increase in mobile and broadband subscribers respectively.
Cash dividend
The Board of Directors approved an interim cash dividend for shareholders of 13.5 fils per share or 13.5% of paidup capital for the six-month period of 2025. This is in line with the 2024 interim dividend payment and the Board of Directors' commitment to continuously deliver strong returns to shareholders. Beyon Chairman Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa commented on the financial results for the second quarter of 2025 and the first six months of 2025 following a meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday 30th July, at Beyon's Campus, Hamala, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Beyon CEO, Andrew Kvaalseth, said, 'Our results in the second quarter of 2025 reinforce the strength of our operations and our disciplined approach to delivering value.'
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