Bharti Airtel Q3 net profit zooms 91.5 pc to Rs 1,588 cr
The consolidated net income before exceptional items at Rs 1,994 crore, was up by 147 per cent year-on-year, it added.Bharti Airtel Managing Director Gopal Vittal said the company delivered another quarter of consistent and competitive growth across businesses.Revenue grew sequentially by 3.7 per cent, while EBITDA margin expanded to 52 per cent.
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Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Tuesday reported a 91.5 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,588 crore for the October-December quarter of 2022-23.
Total revenue rose nearly 20 per cent year-on-year to Rs 35,804 crore in the December quarter (Q3FY23) ''backed by strong and consistent performance delivery across the portfolio'', the company said in a statement.
Its consolidated net income (after exceptional items) stood at Rs 1,588 crore for the just ended quarter, translating into an increase of 91.5 per cent year-on-year. The consolidated net income (before exceptional items) at Rs 1,994 crore, was up by 147 per cent year-on-year, it added.
Bharti Airtel Managing Director Gopal Vittal said the company delivered another quarter of consistent and competitive growth across businesses.
''Revenue grew sequentially by 3.7 per cent, while EBITDA margin expanded to 52 per cent. Our strategy of winning quality customers has helped us add 6.4 million 4G customers and exit the quarter with an industry leading ARPU of Rs 193,'' Vittal said.
Postpaid, enterprise, homes as well as Africa business sustained their momentum while the DTH business showed signs of growth in an industry that continues to be under pressure, he pointed out.
The telco's 5G rollout is on track to cover all towns and key rural areas by March 2024, the top honcho said.
Mobile ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) increased to Rs 193 in Q3 FY23 from Rs 163 in Q3’22, according to the company.
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