ZTE posts US$85 million quarterly profit, rebounding from loss a year ago, on back of 5G equipment business
- Revenue in the second quarter jumped 188 per cent to 22.4 billion yuan as 5G network equipment roll-outs picked up steam
ZTE Corp, China’s second largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, moved another step closer to its predicted turnaround this year, after posting a 607 million yuan (US$85 million) net profit in the quarter ended June 30 to rebound from a 2.4 billion yuan loss a year ago.
Revenue in the second quarter jumped 188 per cent to 22.4 billion yuan, up from 11.9 billion yuan in the same period last year, on the back of growing 5G network equipment sales in China and overseas markets, according to the company’s regulatory filing on Tuesday after the markets closed in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
Shenzhen-based ZTE’s second consecutive quarter of positive financial results strengthens its bid for a turnaround this year. That followed its record annual loss of about 7 billion yuan in 2018, when the company ceased major operating activities for nearly four months from April because of sanctions imposed by Washington as punishment for violating US export rules.
Shares of ZTE in Hong Kong closed virtually unchanged at HK$19.70 on Tuesday before the announcement.
The company projected its net profit for the nine months ended September 30 to range from 3.8 billion yuan to 4.6 billion yuan.