BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY financials
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Country: GB Reporting currency: GBP Latest annual report: 2025-03-31
LEI:
549300OWFMSO9NYV4H90 Financial statements
(GBP, as reported — unscaled; 109 line items across 2 annual periods)
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||
| Revenue | £20.36B | £20.80B |
| Operating expenses | £17.87B | £18.58B |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | £2.49B | £2.22B |
| Net finance income / (cost) | -£417.0M | -£298.0M |
| Finance costs | £1.31B | £1.19B |
| Profit before tax | £2.06B | £1.90B |
| Income tax expense | £280.0M | £331.0M |
| Profit for the year | £1.78B | £1.57B |
| Total comprehensive income | £1.95B | -£563.0M |
| Cash flow statement | ||
| Cash generated from operations | £6.95B | £6.01B |
| Net cash from operating activities | £6.99B | £5.95B |
| Net cash from investing activities | -£5.87B | -£4.38B |
| Net cash from financing activities | -£1.25B | -£1.59B |
| Dividends paid | £780.0M | £850.0M |
| Proceeds from borrowings | £2.55B | £2.24B |
| Repayments of borrowings | £2.10B | £1.68B |
| Lease liability payments | £739.0M | £748.0M |
| Net change in cash | -£135.0M | -£15.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Non-current assets | £55.05B | £54.66B |
| Property, plant & equipment | £23.38B | £22.56B |
| Right-of-use assets | £3.33B | £3.64B |
| Intangible assets & goodwill | £12.43B | £12.93B |
| Current assets | £8.38B | £8.74B |
| Inventories | £331.0M | £409.0M |
| Trade & other receivables | £3.12B | £3.59B |
| Cash & equivalents | £209.0M | £409.0M |
| Total equity | £25.43B | £24.18B |
| Non-current liabilities | £27.79B | £29.40B |
| Long-term borrowings | £16.67B | £17.13B |
| Lease liabilities (non-current) | £3.87B | £4.19B |
| Current liabilities | £10.20B | £9.81B |
| Short-term borrowings | £2.09B | £1.40B |
| Lease liabilities (current) | £705.0M | £766.0M |
| Trade & other payables | £5.87B | £6.32B |
| Deferred tax liabilities | £1.72B | £1.53B |
| Derived metrics | ||
| Free cash flow | £2.05B | £984.0M |
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 10.7% |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 7.0% | 6.5% |
| Cash conversion ratio | 3.92× | 3.80× |
| Capex coverage | 1.42× | 1.20× |
| Other reported items | ||
| Adjustments For Decrease Increase In Inventories | £78.0M | -£60.0M |
| Adjustments For Decrease Increase In Trade and Other Receivables | £237.0M | -£843.0M |
| Adjustments For Depreciation and Amortisation Expense | £4.98B | £5.40B |
| Adjustments For Gain Loss On Disposal of Investments In Subsidiaries Joint Ventures and Associates | £0 | £15.0M |
| Adjustments For Increase Decrease In Contract Liabilities | £99.0M | £39.0M |
| Adjustments For Increase Decrease In Other Liabilities | -£924.0M | -£850.0M |
| Adjustments For Increase Decrease In Trade and Other Payables | -£387.0M | -£88.0M |
| Adjustments For Provisions | -£51.0M | -£18.0M |
| Assets Less Current Liabilities | £53.22B | £53.59B |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents If Different From Statement of Financial Position | £207.0M | £351.0M |
| Cash Flows From Losing Control of Subsidiaries Or Other Businesses Classified As Investing Activities | £25.0M | £81.0M |
| Current Contract Assets | £1.19B | £1.41B |
| Current Contract Liabilities | £899.0M | £906.0M |
| Current Derivative Financial Assets | £130.0M | £50.0M |
| Current Derivative Financial Liabilities | £106.0M | £94.0M |
| Current Investments | £2.63B | £2.37B |
| Current Provisions | £258.0M | £238.0M |
| Current Tax Assets | £355.0M | £423.0M |
| Current Tax Liabilities | £82.0M | £92.0M |
| Decrease Increase Through Tax On Sharebased Payment Transactions | -£18.0M | £12.0M |
| Deferred Tax Assets | £959.0M | £1.05B |
| Dividends Received From Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method Classified As Investing Activities | £4.0M | £20.0M |
| Effect of Exchange Rate Changes On Cash and Cash Equivalents | -£9.0M | -£7.0M |
| Finance Income | £898.0M | £890.0M |
| Gains Losses On Cash Flow Hedges Before Tax | -£105.0M | -£642.0M |
| Impairment Loss Recognised In Profit Or Loss Goodwill | — | £488.0M |
| Impairment Loss Recognised In Profit Or Loss Trade Receivables | £171.0M | £165.0M |
| Income Tax Relating To Components of Other Comprehensive Income | -£78.0M | £678.0M |
| Income Tax Relating To Components of Other Comprehensive Income That Will Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss | £56.0M | -£78.0M |
| Income Tax Relating To Remeasurements of Defined Benefit Plans of Other Comprehensive Income | £22.0M | -£600.0M |
| Income Taxes Paid Refund Classified As Operating Activities | -£35.0M | £59.0M |
| Increase Decrease Through Appropriation of Retained Earnings | — | £0 |
| Increase Decrease Through Sharebased Payment Transactions | £59.0M | £68.0M |
| Increase Decrease Through Transfers and Other Changes Equity | -£2.0M | — |
| Interest Paid Classified As Financing Activities | £956.0M | £865.0M |
| Interest Received Classified As Investing Activities | £132.0M | £140.0M |
| Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method | £252.0M | £307.0M |
| Issued Capital | £2.17B | £2.17B |
| Liabilities Included In Disposal Groups Classified As Held For Sale | £188.0M | £0 |
| Noncurrent Assets Or Disposal Groups Classified As Held For Sale | £245.0M | £0 |
| Noncurrent Contract Assets | £306.0M | £330.0M |
| Noncurrent Contract Liabilities | £257.0M | £175.0M |
| Noncurrent Derivative Financial Assets | £904.0M | £1.02B |
| Noncurrent Derivative Financial Liabilities | £391.0M | £445.0M |
| Noncurrent Investments Other Than Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method | £12.46B | £11.66B |
| Noncurrent Provisions | £382.0M | £411.0M |
| Noncurrent Receivables | £655.0M | £641.0M |
| Noncurrent Recognised Assets Defined Benefit Plan | £142.0M | £70.0M |
| Noncurrent Recognised Liabilities Defined Benefit Plan | £4.23B | £4.88B |
| Number of Shares Issued | 8689.8M | 8689.8M |
| Other Adjustments For Noncash Items | £135.0M | £73.0M |
| Other Cash Receipts From Sales of Equity Or Debt Instruments of Other Entities Classified As Investing Activities | £0 | £105.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income | £173.0M | -£2.13B |
| Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax | -£78.0M | -£3.16B |
| Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax Exchange Differences On Translation | -£50.0M | -£66.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax Financial Assets Measured At Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income | -£6.0M | £0 |
| Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax Gains Losses On Remeasurements of Defined Benefit Plans | £88.0M | -£2.44B |
| Other Noncurrent Payables | £276.0M | £637.0M |
| Other Reserves | £1.53B | £1.42B |
| Par Value Per Share | £0.25 | £0.25 |
| Proceeds From Disposals of Property Plant and Equipment Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill Investment Property and Other Noncurrent Assets | £36.0M | £2.0M |
| Proceeds From Government Grants Classified As Investing Activities | £98.0M | £159.0M |
| Purchase of Property Plant and Equipment Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill Investment Property and Other Noncurrent Assets | £4.94B | £4.97B |
| Reclassification Adjustments On Cash Flow Hedges Before Tax | -£329.0M | -£356.0M |
| Retained Earnings | £13.72B | £12.59B |
| Share of Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted For Using Equity Method That Will Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss Net of Tax | -£5.0M | -£11.0M |
| Share of Profit Loss of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted For Using Equity Method | -£8.0M | -£21.0M |
| Share Premium | £8.00B | £8.00B |
Methodology
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