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Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹2,145 crore for the quarter ending 30 September, 2022. This is an increase of 89% when compared with ₹1,134 crore in corresponding quarter of last year.
On sequential basis, Airtel reported a 33.5% rise in consolidated net profit for the quarter.
The company’s revenue from operations rose 21.9% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹34,527 crore in the quarter under review (Q2FY23), backed by strong and consistent performance delivery across the portfolio and crossing 500 million customers globally.
It had reported a revenue of ₹28,326 crore in the same period last year, the telco said in a regulatory filing.
Analysts had expected the company to report a 75 to 110% YoY growth in net profit for the quarter, while its revenue growth is expected around 20%.
Bharti Airtel’s average revenue per user (ARPU) increased to ₹190 in Q2FY23 from ₹183 in Q1FY23.
Consolidated EBITDA or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization jumped 6.7% for the quarter to ₹17,721 crore, while the operating margin improved to 51.3% from 50.6% on QoQ basis.
On Monday, ahead of the results, Airtel’s scrip on NSE closed 1.85% higher at ₹832.00 apiece. So far this year, shares of Airtel have rallied 19.4%.
Airtel 5G service
Airtel recently said its 5G services have gone live in eight cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi. The customer availing 5G services will have to pay as per their existing 4G plan.
Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Mittal had announced launch of 5G service in 8 cities on 1 October.
At present, 5G models of Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Realme and OnePlus are compatible with Airtel 5G Plus service.
The compatible models include Samsung’s flagship devices including Fold series, Galaxy S 22 series, Samsung M32, iPhone 12 series and later models, Realme 8s 5G, Realme X7 series, Realme narzo series, Vivo X50 onwards smartphones, Vivo IQOO series, Oppo Reno5G Pro and other device in same series launched later, OnePlus 8 and beyond smartphones etc.
Mobile subscribers will get up to 600 megabit per second speed in 5G network during the launch phase and handsets are expected to work at par with professional computers for accessing apps and data processing, according to industry players.
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