Telstra Reports Full Year 660186

Final ordinary dividend of 14 cents per share, fully franked.

Total revenue growth of 4.7%, exceeded guidance of 3% to 4%.

Reported EBITDA of $10.4 billion, up 5.6%, exceeded guidance of 4% to 5%; EBITDA margin of 42.2%, up 0.5 percentage points.

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased 7.7% to $6.2 billion on a reported basis. EBIT excluding accelerated depreciation at CSL New World increased 9.1%, exceeding guidance of 6% to 8%.

Accrued capital expenditure was $4.9 billion, down 16.7%, in line with guidance of $4.6 billion to $4.9 billion.

Strong sales growth at all retail business units, Sensis and key product segments, including broadband and mobiles, with sales revenue up 4.2% to $24.7 billion, a $1 billion increase for the second consecutive year.

Mobile services revenue grew 12.3% to $5.5 billion as the Next G™ network's superior coverage, speed, capacity, reliability and services brought blended ARPU growth of 7.8% to $49 per month.

Retail broadband revenue grew 49% to $1.8 billion, driven by both market share and ARPU increases.

PSTN revenue was $6.7 billion, a 3.2% decline for the year compared with 4.4% in fiscal 2007. The number of retail PSTN lines has grown for 14 consecutive months.