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TKG Trading Update Bullish

TELKOM SA SOC LIMITED - Trading update for the first quarter ended 30 June 2026

Telkom SA SOC Ltd
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What this filing means

Telkom delivered a genuine Q1 operating beat: Group EBITDA rose 10% with the margin expanding 1.8 percentage points to 27.7%, driven by 8.8% data revenue growth at a group level. The share had sold off year-to-date and sits near the lower end of its 52-week range, so this print lands against modest expectations rather than a prior run-up. BCX's 10.9% revenue decline is a persistent headwind, keeping the overall read constructive but not uniformly strong.

Bull case

  • Group EBITDA grew 10.0% with margin expanding 1.8 ppts to 27.7%, signalling operating leverage as cost discipline offset only 2.6% top-line growth.
  • Data revenue rose 8.8% to R6.9bn and lifted to 62.4% of group revenue, anchoring the mix shift toward higher-quality recurring streams.

Bear case

  • BCX revenue fell 10.9% with IT hardware and software revenue 30.1% lower, signalling entrenched weakness in core enterprise and hardware segments that headline growth elsewhere cannot mask.
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Category
Trading Update
Event posture
Constructive
Published
Aug 3, 2026

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