Bharti Airtel suffers net loss of Rs 5,237 cr in Q4
By MYBRANDBOOK
Telecom major Bharti Airtel reported a consolidated net loss after exceptional items of Rs 5,237 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, as compared to a net profit of Rs 107 crore in the corresponding period last year.
However, consolidated revenues during the quarter grew by 15 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 23,723 crore, as against Rs. 20,602 crore in the January-March quarter last year.
The company undertook a capex investment of Rs 25,359 crore on a consolidated basis during the year to ensure seamless services during the ongoing pandemic, Airtel said.
“These are unprecedented times for everyone across the world, as we battle the impact of COVID-19 and its consequent impact on livelihoods. Even at this difficult time, it is our investments in network technologies that have allowed us to keep the nation connected and serve our customers," Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, India & South Asia, said.
The quarter gone by saw healthy revenue growth of 14.4 per cent YoY with mobile business growing at 21.8 per cent, he said, adding that this was driven by two factors - sustained momentum of 4G customer additions of over 12.5 million, coupled with improved tariffs.
"We continue to witness strong data traffic growth of around 74 per cent YoY. It is clear today that telecom has played an essential role in keeping the country going. We are, therefore, hopeful that the government will implement the recommendations of the TRAI and the intent of the New Telecom Policy and bring down the high levels of regulatory levies and taxes that the sector is subjected to," Vittal added.
However, revenues during the year grew by 8.4 per cent at Rs 87,539 as compared with Rs 80,780 crore last year.
Nazara and ONDC set to transform in-game monetization with ‘
Nazara Technologies has teamed up with the Open Network for Digital Comme...
Jio Platforms and NICSI to offer cloud services to government
In a collaborative initiative, the National Informatics Centre Services In...
BSNL awards ₹5,000 Cr Project to RVNL-Led Consortium
A syndicate led by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (abbreviated as RVNL), along wi...
Pinterest tracks users without consent, alleges complaint
A recent complaint alleges that Pinterest, the popular image-sharing platf...
TVS ELECTRONICS LTD.
TECHROUTES NETWORK PRIVATE LIMITED
HIMACHAL FUTURISTIC COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
WIPRO LTD.
ICONS OF INDIA : RAJESH NAMBIAR
Rajesh leads the company’s India associates and enhances relationshi...
Icons Of India : Anil Agarwal
Anil Agarwal, the Founder and Chairman of Vedanta Resources Ltd., is r...
Icons Of India : ALOK OHRIE
Alok Ohrie leads Dell Technologies’ India business, overseeing Sales...
NIC - National Informatics Centre
NIC serves as the primary IT solutions provider for the government of ...
UIDAI - Unique Identification Authority of India
UIDAI and the Aadhaar system represent a significant milestone in Indi...
NPCI - National Payments Corporation of India
NPCI is an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and set...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - Soni Jiandani, Co-Founder- Pensando Systems
Soni Jiandani, Co-Founder of Pensando Systems, is a tech visionary ren...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - Aman Bhutani, CEO, GoDaddy
Aman Bhutani, the self-taught techie and CEO of GoDaddy, oversees a co...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO- Micron Technology
Sanjay Mehrotra, the President and CEO of Micron Technology, is at the...