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VIL’s long-awaited resolution for its AGR demand appears probable post the recent SC order where it has permitted the government to reassess and reconcile all AGR dues, including interest and penalty till FY17.

About the stock: Bharti Airtel (Airtel) is India's second largest telecom operator with ~36.4 crore wireless customers in India and ~17.4 crore subscribers across 14 African countries. It enjoys industry leading ARPU in the wireless business in India. Q2FY26 Performance: Consolidated topline at 52145 crore, was up 5.4% QoQ and up 25.7% YoY. India wireless revenues were up 2.6% QoQ and 13.2% YoY at 27397 crore, driven by heathy Average Revenues per User (ARPU), which came at 256, up 2.2% QoQ and ~9.8% YoY. The key highlight was strong post-paid subscriber addition of ~0.95 mn subscribers at 27.5 mn. It witnessed robust 4G/5G...

We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock.

Bharti Airtel (Bharti)’s Q2FY26 print was impressive. The company reported a commendable performance across segments, incremental EBITDA margin in the mobile segment, higher consol. FCF (after finance cost) of INR 152bn and pre-tax RoCE at 19.7% in Q2FY26-annualised.

Per media reports, the Supreme Court (SC) has permitted the Centre to reconsider the issue of reassessment for Vodafone Idea (VI)’s AGR dues. This allows the government (GoI) to grant significant relief on AGR dues to VI.

Airtel experienced a strong performance in Q1FY26, supported by growth in ARPU, increase in the number of smartphone users, improved growth in home business and a rebound in the African business. The company's effective execution of portfolio premiumisation and constant growth in 5G shipments are expected to drive growth across segments. Airtel remains committed to diversifying its portfolio, acquiring high-quality customers, and expanding its fibre home pass rollout. Airtel is well-positioned for future growth due to significant expansion in fixed wireless access (FWA) and home-pass networks. The company has added new towers and...

Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) reported EBITDA declined 1% QoQ (vs.3%/5% QoQ for Bharti India Wireless/RJio), ~1% above our estimates, as lower network opex (+1% QoQ) was offset by higher SG&A costs (+8% QoQ).

Vodafone Idea (VIL) has appointed Mr. Abhijit Kishore as the new CEO. He has been serving as VIL’s COO since Mar’15. Mr Akshaya Moondra’s (outgoing CEO) term of three years expires on 18th Aug’25.

We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock

Bharti Airtel (Bharti) delivered an impressive performance yet again, with steady market share win, strong incremental EBITDA margin, disciplined capex, and consequently, FCF (after finance cost) of INR 145bn; in parallel, net debt ebbed INR 130bn in Q1FY26.

Consolidated revenue stood at Rs 49,463 crore, rising 3.3% q-o-q/ 28.5% y-o-y beating our estimates of Rs 48,205 crore, driven by strong performance in India and rebound in Africa on reported currency.

Rs258bn, BBGe: Rs279.8bn). Adj PAT came in at Rs59.5bn (+73.3% YoY; -46.7% +21.6% YoY and +2.9%QoQ with a stable EBITDA margin of 59.4%. ARPU improved marginally to Rs250 from Rs245 in previous quarter with a net subscriber addition of 1.2mn in Q1. Home services (fixed line + broadband) rev...

Railtel Corporation of India (Railtel) Q1FY26 adjusted net profit grew 2.8% YoY; and as expected revenue growth driven by projects business tends to drive profits slower.

Dependence on Government Support: The company's survival and growth depend on government support, such as the conversion of dues into equity and waiver of bank guarantee (BG) requirements for spectrum auctions. The government's shareholding in...

Vodafone Idea’s (VIL) Q4FY25 ARPU rose 0.6% QoQ (Bharti down 0.1%, RJio +1.4%), on expected lines. However, VIL lost higher-than-expected subs, and data subs dipped marginally by 0.1mn despite initial 4G network expansion.

Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) reported EBITDA declined 1% QoQ (vs.+2% QoQ for RJio/Bharti India wireless), which was above our estimates due to lower network opex (-2% QoQ, energy efficiencies) and SG&A costs (-1% QoQ).

Consolidated revenue stood at Rs 47,876 crore, up 6.1% q-o-q/ 27.3% y-o-y nearly in line with our estimates of Rs 47,528 crore, driven by strong underlying momentum in India, rebound in reported CC revenue growth in Africa and full quarter impact of Indus Towers consolidation.

Bharti Airtel (Bharti) has outlined capital allocation pivot as it is on path to generate strong FCF while management retained flexibility.

Bharti reported in-line 4QFY25 performance, with ~1%/2% QoQ growth in India wireless revenue/EBITDA as the residual flow-through of tariff hikes was offset by two fewer days QoQ.