South Africa’s telecom tower operator Helios Towers reported Q3 earnings, supportive read for credit sentiment.
At a glance, operationally guidance on tenancy sites is refined upwards to c.2500, whilst the important indicator for tenancy ratio at 2.16x is approaching FY target. Financially, revenues are up at USD216.2mn beating estimates, EBITDA margin is marginally higher at 56%, Op. Profit show +38% q/q at USD56.5mn, whilst leverage at 3.6x is sequentially lower q/q.