Bharti Airtel Q1 FY26 Earnings: New Delhi-headquartered Bharti Airtel on Tuesday staged a mixed financial performance for the April-June period, with its net profit falling short of Street expectations, though its revenue met the mark. Its consolidated net profit came in at Rs 5,947.9 crore for the quarter ended June 30, translating to a 46.0 per cenet sequential fall that was worse than what analysts had anticipated.
The telecom service provider’s June-quarter revenue grew 3.3 per cent to Rs 49,462.6 crore, from Rs 47,876.2 crore for the previous three months, according to a regulatory filing.
The top line was in line but the bottom line was short of analysts’ estimates.
According to Zee Business research, Bharti Airtel was estimated to register a net profit of Rs 6,024 crore with Rs 48,740 crore in revenue for the June quarter.
How did Bharti Airtel perform operationally?
Bharti Airtel’s operating profit grew to Rs 27,839 crore from Rs 27,009 crore in the previous quarter.
Its margin — a key measure of profitability — stood at 56.28 per cent, versus 56.41 per cent for the March quarter. That was almost along expected lines.
Zee Business analysts had estimated Airtel’s margin at 56.3 per cent.
Bharti Airtel subscriptions and average revenue per user
The private sector telecom firm registered an improvement of Rs 5, or 2.0 per cent, in its average revenue per user, to Rs 250 compared with the previous quarter.
According to Zee Business research, the telecom firm’s first-quarter ARPU was pegged at Rs 248.
The improvement in ARPU came as its subscriptions increased 2.5 per cent to 60.55 crore.
ARPU or average revenue per user is an important metric that determines the average amount of money a telecom service provider earns from each subscriber or user.
It is a key measure of a telecom company’s sales.
Bharti Airtel shares
Earlier on Tuesday, Bharti Airtel shares rose by Rs 14.7, or 0.8 per cent, to close at Rs 1,929.8 apiece on BSE, outperforming a 308.5-point decline in headline index Sensex.
At this level, the largecap telecom stock has risen 21 per cent so far this year, outperforming a 3.8 per cent gain in the Nifty50 index.
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