Bharti Airtel Ltd’s shares rose over 5% today, trading at ₹1705 after closing at ₹1,619.75 in the previous session. The surge came as the company reported an impressive 505% YoY jump in net profit for the third quarter, driven by a one-time gain and robust growth in ARPU.
Stock Performance Details
- Current share price: ₹1,705.05, up 5.26%
- Previous close: ₹1,619.75
- Day range: ₹1,635.00 – ₹1,682.90
- Year range: ₹1,097.65 – ₹1,779.00
- Market capitalization: ₹10.05 trillion
Bharti Airtel Q3 FY25 Key Financial Highlights:
- Net profit: ₹14,781 crore, up 505% YoY from ₹2,442 crore in Q3 FY24
- Includes a one-time gain of ₹7,546 crore from Indus Towers consolidation
- Revenue: ₹45,129 crore, up 19% YoY from ₹37,900 crore
- India revenue: ₹34,654 crore, up 24.6% YoY
- ARPU: ₹245, up from ₹208 in Q3 FY24
- Mobile data consumption: Up 23.2% YoY, at 24.5 GB per customer
Operational and Segment-Wise Highlights:
- India mobile revenue: Grew 21.4% YoY due to tariff improvements and premiumization
- Postpaid additions: 0.6 million, bringing the postpaid base to 25.3 million
- Overall India customer base: Increased to 414 million, up 4.2% YoY
- Global customer base: Grew 4.7% to 577 million across 15 countries
Business Segments:
- Homes business: Revenue grew 18.7% YoY, with 674K new customers added
- Airtel Business: Delivered 8.7% YoY growth despite global headwinds
- Digital TV: Revenue stood at ₹761 crore, down 2.9% YoY with a base of 15.8 million customers
Management Commentary:
Gopal Vittal, Vice-Chairman and MD, highlighted that strong growth in both India and Africa markets, coupled with effective cost management and strategic capital allocation, supported robust quarterly performance. Vittal also emphasized the need for further tariff corrections to support long-term investments in the telecom sector.
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