The stock price of Bharti Hexacom has more-than-doubled, zooming 182 per cent against its issue price of Rs 570 per share
Vodafone Idea is expected to be one of the key beneficiaries as the company was required to submit a total of Rs 24,700 crore in BGs, ICICI Securities said in a note.
The stock hit a new high of Rs 1,454, as Jefferies expects Jio's rising focus on growth and Vodafone Idea's market share losses to drive Bharti Hexacom's operating performance in the medium-term.
Telecom operator Bharti Hexacom, which operates under the Airtel brand, reported over two-fold jump in its profit to Rs 511.2 crore in the first quarter ended on June 30, 2024, compared to Rs 253.2 crore in the same period a year ago. Total revenues of Bharti Hexacom increased by 14 per cent on a year-over-year basis to Rs 1,910.6 crore during the reported quarter from Rs 1,681.7 crore a year ago. Mobile revenues grew by 12.9 per cent Y-o-Y on the back of improved realisation and sustained customer additions. The Average revenue per user (ARPU), a key matrix to determine telecom operators' growth, for the quarter increased to Rs 205 from Rs 194 a year ago driven by continued mix improvement and focus on quality acquisitions. "We added 2.8 million smartphone customers to our network over last year, an increase of 16.3 per cent YoY. We continue to deliver industry-leading ARPU along with growing average data usage per customer at 25.7 GB per month. We rolled out 268 network towers an
Bharti Hexacom shares: With today's rally, Bharti Hexacom stock is up 104 per cent from its issue price of Rs 570. JP Morgan sees 20 per cent upside from here on