Shares in Helios Towers PLC (LSE:HTWS) fell 10% to 110p, a three-month low, after the telecoms infrastructure company reported lower profit in the second quarter compared to the first .
Operating profit of US$132.3 million for the first half of the year was up 91% on a year ago but the second quarter was down 3% from the first three months of the year.
Revenue of US$389.9 million for the half-year was up 11% on a year ago, with the second quarter flat on the first quarter. Sites were up 2% at the half year stage to 14,185 and tenancies up 10% to 28,574.
Cash generation of US$175.7 million was up 19% on a year ago as the second quarter saw a 115% increase quarter-on-quarter.
Chief executive Tom Greenwood said the mobile towers company had "delivered record year-to-date tenancy additions and power uptime for our customers - all leading to strong adjusted EBITDA growth, cash generation, returns expansion, and continued deleveraging".
Accordingly, he tightened full-year guidance upwards for tenancy additions, EBITDA, portfolio free cash flow and capital expenditure, including now expecting adjusted EBITDA of US$410-$420 million, up from US$405-420 million before.
The shares, having fallen to a low below 60p last October, had risen to a near-two-year-high above 130p last month.