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Telefonica: record profits in the first quarter

Thanks to the sale of the British operator O2 to Hutchinson Whampoa, Telefonica's profits soar in the first quarter of the year, rising to 1,8 billion euros (+162%)

Telefonica: record profits in the first quarter

Boom of to evaluate for Telefonica in the first quarter of the year. The Spanish telecommunications group recorded in the first three months of 2015 a profit of 1,8 billion euros, up by 162 % thanks to the sale of the British O2 and more favorable exchange rates. This is a result well beyond the expectations of analysts who had estimated a net profit of 669 million euros.

The figure of the is also very positive Telephony turnover and grows by 12,6% to 11,54 billion euros also as a result of the integration of the German branch E-plus. On a like-for-like basis, the increase in group sales is more moderate and is equal to +3,3%. "The evolution of exchange rates helps to increase the increase in revenues by 3,2%," explains the Iberian company in a note. Spain, Brazil and Germany contribute 66% of sales.

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