Bharti Airtel: Q2FY23 Result Update
08-11-2022

Bharti Airtel Ltd

Market Cap: 467,689 Cr

CMP 810

EV/EBITDA 8.3 x FY23

Results

Rs. Cr

YoY Growth

Comments

Revenue

34,527

21.9%

Healthy growth across all segments, with Mobile service India growing 24%

EBITDA

17,721

26%

ARPU increased to Rs 190

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Key Highlights

  • Total Customer base reached 501 Million globally.
  • Data traffic improved by 7.3% on quarterly basis to 13.5 Trillion Mb.
  • Launch of 5G network in 8 cities, with 1 Million customer additions within 30 days of launch and expect to cover all towns/urban India and also the key rural areas
  • Airtel Africa Revenue & EBITDA margin grew by 19% on yearly basis.
  • 40% of the industry 4G customers are contributing from the rural area,
  • EBITDA margin improved by 120bps to 52.4% due to lower spectrum usage charge(SUC) rate which fell 130bp, benefiting from the 5G auction.

 

Management Outlook

  • Bharti Airtel paid Rs 8312.4 crores to the Department of telecom (DoT) towards dues for spectrum acquired in 5G auctions. Company has paid 4 years of spectrum dues upfront, management believes this will free up future cash flows.
  • 40% of the industry 4G customers are contributing from the rural area, management aims to cover all towns and key rural areas from current 96% coverage.
  • Leveraging its dominant position in the enterprise segment to drive further growth, started testing SA mode of 5G which relevant for enterprise solution.
  • Management believes ARPU correction needs to happen to Rs 200 and eventually Rs 300 in long run to healthy return on capital.
  • Capex spends may increase in FY24-25 from current levels. However, the management said sustaining the high capex will depend on the uptake in 5G and its monetization.
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