Bosnia's BH Telecom reports 1.3 pct rise in 2015 profit

Mtel ad Banja Luka

03/03/2016 10:16

SARAJEVO, March 3 (Reuters) - Bosnia's BH Telecom  BHTS.SJ  
on Thursday reported a 2015 pretax net profit of 89.9 million 
Bosnian marka ($50 million) up 1.3 percent from a year earlier. 
    The majority state-owned company said at a news conference 
that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and 
amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 5 percent to 209.8 million marka. 
    The Sarajevo-based company is one of three Bosnian telecoms 
firms along with HT Mostar  HTKM.SJ , based in the southern town 
of Mostar and Banja Luka-based m:tel  TKLM.BJ .  
    (1$ = 1.802 Bosnian marka) 
 
 (Reporting by Maja Zuvela; writing by Daria Sito-Sucic; editing 
by Jason Neely) 
 ((daria.sito-sucic@thomsonreuters.com; +38733 295 484; Reuters 
Messaging: daria.sito-sucic.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
Keywords: BH TELECOM RESULTS/