Bharti Airtel’s Q2FY25 Results

• Bharti Airtel reported a 7% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase in its consolidated revenues for the quarter ended Sept (Q2FY25). On a year-on-year (YoY) basis too, it witnessed a growth of 12%.
• Its expenses for the quarter were up by 4% QoQ and 12% YoY.
• The net profit decreased 12% QoQ and was up 98% YoY.
• The earnings per share (EPS) of Bharti Airtel stood at 6 during Q2FY25.

Bharti Airtel’s Financial Statements for Q2FY25:

Financials:

• Overall customer base is at ~563 Mn across 15 countries (up 4.3% YoY)

• Consolidated mobile data traffic is at 19,742 PBs (up 23.6% YoY)

• Total revenues are ₹414.7 Bn; up 12.0% YoY

• EBITDA is at ₹220.2 Bn; up 12.0% YoY; EBITDA margin is 53.1%

• EBIT at ₹110.0 Bn; up 10.7% YoY; EBIT margin is 26.5% down 0.3% YoY

• Consolidated net income (before EI) of ₹39.1 Bn vis-à-vis Net income of ₹29.6 Bn in the corresponding quarter last year

• Consolidated net income (after EI) of ₹35.9 Bn vis-à-vis Net income of ₹13.4 Bn in the corresponding quarter last year

Management Commentary:

Gopal Vittal, MD,

• India revenue grew 8.7% sequentially; Africa saw 7.7% constant currency growth.
• ARPU increased, reporting an industry-leading ARPU of ₹233.
• Added 4.2 million smartphone customers through a focus on quality and premiumisation.
• Expanded Wi-Fi coverage with FWA offerings to over 2,000 cities.
• Continued investment in digital businesses to diversify and drive long-term growth.
• Launched India's first AI-powered network-based spam detection solution.
• Received validation for 5G network from OpenSignal, winning all five awards for 5G network experience.

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