(Reuters) -Telecoms group Swisscom reported a rise in nine-month core profit on Thursday, boosted by the Vodafone Italia acquisition it closed in January.
For the first nine months of the year, group core profit after lease expenses (EBITDAaL) rose 17.3% to 3.78 billion Swiss francs ($4.77 billion) from 3.22 billion francs a year earlier.
The third-quarter EBITDAaL came in at 1.3 billion francs, beating consensus expectations of 1.27 billion, due partly to efficiency measures and cost savings in its business in Switzerland.
The company confirmed its 2025 outlook.
($1 = 0.7931 Swiss francs)
(Reporting by Amir Orusov; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
