Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications company which builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets voice, mobile, internet access, pay television and other products and services. It is a member of the S&P/ASX 20 and Australia’s largest telecommunications company by market share.

Key points

• Telstra’s share price is advancing after management provided details of the company’s restructure
• The plan will see shareholders swap their shares for new Telstra Group shares
• The restructure will make Telstra more transparent and make it easier to divest other assets

The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price is making early gains after management outlined details of its restructure to unlock “additional value to shareholders”.

Under the plan, shareholders in the country’s largest telco will swap their shares in Telstra Corporation for Telstra Group Limited.

The 5% lift in Telstra’s fiscal 2022 first-half underlying EBITDA to AUD 3,495 million masked a stellar showing from mobile. The key division delivered a 25% jump in EBITDA to AUD 1,957 million, with margin surging by 860 basis points year on year to 41.8%. This is almost back to the halcyon days of 2016-17, despite first-time absorption of infrastructure cost allocations, which dampened margins by around 400 basis points.

Upcoming Dividend

Below is the upcoming trade, Ex-Dividend Date and Dividend Pay Date for Telstra.

ASX Code	Company Name	Ex Dividend Date	Dividend Pay Date	Amount ¢	Franking %
TLS	Telstra	02 Mar 2022	01 Apr 2022	8.00	100.00

 

The impact of COVID-19 on Telstra demonstrates the relative resilience of its earnings and the strength of its balance sheet, although the impact on high-margin roaming revenue was notable. The cost-out program is back on track, with management in February 2021 increasing the T22 cost-out target by the end of fiscal 2022 to AUD 2.7 billion from AU.

The Telstra share price is currently up 0.9% to $3.905 in morning trade. For comparison, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is up 0.76%.

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Sources: The Motley Fool, www.morningstar.com.au/Stocks/UpcomingDividends, Telstra.