Bharti Airtel hits all-time high on strong Q4 results
Published On: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | By: Team KnowMyStock
Shares of Bharti Airtel rallied 10 percent to hit a record high of Rs 591.95 today(19th May 2020) in the morning trade after the company reported a healthy 15.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in consolidated revenue at Rs 23,723 crore for the quarter ended March 2020 (Q4FY20). The stock of the telecom services provider surpassed its previous all-time high level of Rs 570 touched on May 13, 2020. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 2.3 percent, or 697.79 points, at 30,716.77 level at 10:37 am. The company’s India revenues also reported a strong 14.4 percent YoY jump at Rs 17,438 crore during the quarter. Mobile revenues witnessed a YoY growth of 21.8 percent primarily led by the increase in 4G customer base coupled with improved tariffs.
The company delivered a strong 25.2 per cent YoY growth in average revenue per user (ARPU) at Rs 154, as against Rs 123 in the same period last year. Sequentially, the ARPU rose 14.3 per cent from Rs 135. The company had announced a nearly 40 per cent tariff hike in December.
The consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) witnessed an increase of 51.7 per cent YoY to Rs 10,326 crore in Q4FY20. This led to an improvement in EBITDA margin of 10.5 p.p. YoY to 43.5 per cent, the company said.
However, Bharti Airtel posted a consolidated loss before tax of Rs 7,010 crore for Q4FY20 because of exceptional charges of Rs 7,004 crore including the payment of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues as compared to a profit before tax of Rs 713.5 crore a year ago and a loss of Rs 1,502.8 crore sequentially.
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