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Bharti Airtel (532454) Aug 2025 Filing Analysis
Does management do what it says?
India capex for the quarter was Rs. 7,100 crores, a significant reduction from the elevated levels of ~Rs. 34,000 crores annually seen during the peak 5G rollout phase. (1 met across 1 tracked commitment)
“You are right in the assumption that radio capex generally is trending down but at the same time, when you look at transport capex, the investments that are going in fiber, on our core networks, they continue”
Bharti Hexacom expects EBITDAaL margins to continue improving directionally. — target: Directional increase
“Whilst ARPU customers and EBITDAaL margins have improved, there is a reduction in reported revenue due to drop in roaming revenue.”
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How durable is the business?
The segment is evolving with a heavy focus on 'Airtel Cloud' and B2B adjacencies like IoT and Cybersecurity, while intentionally shedding low-margin commoditized B2B revenue. (1 shifted)
“India non-mobile at 13%... Discontinuation of the commoditized low margin business is now fully reflected on the base... digital segment is now growing at 23%.”
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What could break the thesis?
The risk is easing as favorable currency movements in the current quarter actually aided reported revenue growth, which rose 6.2% sequentially. (2 easing, 1 stable)
“Constant currency revenue growth continues to remain strong at 6.7% sequentially and this was also helped by a favorable currency movement, which led to a solid reported revenue growth of 6.2% sequentially.”
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