Bharti Airtel announced net profit (after exceptional items) for the April–June quarter of Rs 4,160 crore, up 158% year over year, and sales of Rs 38,506 crore, up 2.8% YoY.
The company reported that its India division’s quarterly revenues were Rs 29,046 crore, up 10.1%, driven by robust and steady growth throughout the portfolio.
The telecom giant reached 24 million customers in Q1 2025 after adding 0.8 million new users.
With 29.7 million more smartphones sold, or 12.9% YoY, the market share in the smartphone category continued to improve.
Strong additions of 4G and 5G customers, improvements in the customer mix, and an increase in average revenue per user (ARPU) drove a 10.5% gain in revenue for the mobile services India vertical. ARPU for the quarter was Rs 211 as opposed to Rs 200 in Q1 FY24, mostly due to a continued emphasis on gaining high-quality clients and providing them with more value.
Gopal Vittal, MD of Bharti Airtel, stated, “We continue to believe that industry needs over Rs 300 ARPU at the minimum for financial stability.”
Vittal reported that the quarter was consistent, with India’s sales increasing at a sequential rate of 1.9% and EBITDA margins continuing to rise to 53.7%.
FTTH and FWA Wi-Fi services are currently offered in more than 1,300 cities. By investing Rs 6,857 crore, Airtel was able to significantly strengthen its mid-band and sub-giga hertz holdings in important circles and successfully extend the spectrum that was about to expire in six circles during the recently ended spectrum auction. To deliver flawless connection and an enhanced network experience, the business installed 15,5000 mobile broadband stations and an extra 6,300 towers throughout the quarter.
With 16.3 million customers at the conclusion of the quarter, Digital TV revenue stayed steady, the business reported.
