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Bharti Airtel

BHARTIARTL · NSE & BSE · Telecom · Telecom Services

Current price

₹1,580.00

+0.60%FY24 (illustrative)

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About the company

One of India's largest telecom operators with mobile, broadband and enterprise services.

Origin & history

Founded by Sunil Mittal in 1995, Airtel grew into a leading pan-India telecom and digital services group.

Founded

1995

Headquarters

New Delhi

Business segments

Mobile Services62.0%
Home & Broadband12.0%
Enterprise / B2B18.0%
Other8.0%

Competitive position (moat)

Spectrum, network scale and a strong postpaid and enterprise franchise.

Governance

Promoter-led with a professional management team; watch capital allocation.

Promoter holding

56.4%

Institutional holding

20.0%

Why it's interesting

A consolidating telecom market with pricing power and rising ARPU as data usage grows.

What to verify

  • ARPU and tariff trajectory
  • 5G capital expenditure and returns
  • Debt levels and interest burden

Key risks

  • Intense competition
  • Regulatory levies
  • High capex

Valuation snapshot

Market cap

₹9.4 L cr

Total value of all shares: price multiplied by shares outstanding.

P/E

55.0

Price to earnings: how much you pay per rupee of profit.

P/B

9.0

Price to book: how the price compares to net asset value per share.

EV/EBITDA

15.0

Enterprise value to operating profit: a valuation that accounts for debt and cash.

Dividend yield

0.5%

Annual dividend per share as a percentage of the price.

Profitability

Revenue

₹1,50,000 cr

EBITDA

₹62,000 cr

Net income

₹17,000 cr

EPS

₹28.00

EBITDA margin

41.0%

Net margin

11.0%

ROE

12.0%

ROCE

13.0%

Revenue growth

14.0%

Balance sheet health

Debt/equity

1.1

Total debt divided by shareholders' equity: how leveraged the company is.

Cash

₹22,000 cr

Cash and equivalents on the balance sheet.

Interest coverage

3.2

How many times operating profit covers interest expense.

Dividends & returns

Dividend yield

0.5%

Dividend yield is the annual payout as a share of the price. A higher yield can signal a mature, cash-generative business - or a falling price. Check the payout history before reading too much into it.

Growth trend

Revenue growth

14.0%

Revenue growth shows how fast the top line is expanding. Pair it with margin trends to see whether growth is turning into profit.

Ownership

Promoter holding

56.4%

Share held by the founding family or group.

Institutional holding

20.0%

Share held by mutual funds, insurers and foreign institutions.

Placeholders - verify in the shareholding pattern.

Key catalysts

  • ARPU growth
  • 5G monetisation

Red flags

  • High leverage
  • Regulatory risk

52-week range

52-week low

₹980.00

Lowest price in the 52-week range.

52-week high

₹1,650.00

Highest price in the 52-week range.