Conference Call with Vodafone Idea Management and Analysts on Q4FY25 & Full Year Performance and Outlook. Listen to the full earnings transcript.
Telecom Services company Vodafone Idea announced Q4FY25 & FY25 results Q4FY25 Financial Highlights: Revenue for the quarter stood at Rs 110.1 billion; highest average daily revenue in the last 5 years Cash EBITDA for the quarter (pre-Ind AS 116) of Rs 23.2 billion; grew by 6.5% on YoY basis Customer ARPU (ex M2M) for the quarter stood at Rs 175 vs Rs 153 in Q4FY25; YoY growth of 14.2% Total subscriber base stood at 198.2 million; net loss at 1.6 million vs 5.2 million in Q3FY25 Equity raise of ~Rs 388 billion including ~Rs 19 billion preferential issue to the promoter, Vodafone Group, and conversion of ~Rs 369 billion spectrum dues to equity to the Government of India FY25 Financial Highlights: Annual revenue of Rs 435.7 billion; an annual growth of 2.2% Annual Cash EBITDA (pre IndAS116) of Rs 92 billion; an annual growth of 9.5% Capex spend of Rs 95.7 billion in FY25 4G population coverage increased to cover ~83% of population, 4G data capacity increased by ~31% and 4G speeds increased by ~28% (vs Mar’24) Equity raise of ~Rs 614 billion, including FPO of Rs 180 billion, preferential issue of ~Rs 40 billion to promoters, ~Rs 25 billion to vendors and ~Rs 369 billion from Government of India Bank debt reduced by ~Rs 17.1 billion during the year, and stood at Rs 23.3 billion as on March 31, 2025 In cognisance of all developments, credit rating upgraded to BBB- (Stable) by both ICRA and CARE Ratings Akshaya Moondra, CEO, Vodafone Idea, said “This has been a turnaround quarter for us, marked by the highest average daily revenue in the past 5 years and a significant reduction in subscriber loss. Early indicators show improvement across key business metrics and with our ongoing investments, we are well placed to effectively participate in the growth opportunity offered by the Industry. We are also pleased to announce that our 5G services are now available in cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh and Patna. Our expansion efforts are underway to offer 5G services in the key geographies of all 17 circles where we have 5G spectrum by August 2025. We also welcome the government’s decision for conversion of Rs 369.5 billion spectrum dues to equity. We remain engaged with lenders to secure debt financing to support our broader capex plans of Rs 500–550 billion.” Result PDF