Vodafone Idea's shares rose just above 1 per cent on Monday, June 2, even as the telco posted a sequential increase in absolute net loss to Rs 7,166 crore for the quarter ending March 2025 from Rs 6,609 crore in the previous quarter. The net loss year-on-year narrowed against a loss of Rs 7,674.6 crore for the previous year's Q4 reported.
Revenue for the March quarter was Rs 11,013.5 crore, a decrease of 1 per cent compared to a revenue of Rs 11,117 crore in Q3FY25, and a increase of 3.8 per cent year-on-year. The operating performance remained steady year-on-year with EBITDA of Rs 4,660 crore, which was only marginally lower than Rs 4,712 crore in the previous quarter.
ARPU jumps 14 per cent YoY to Rs 175 on tariff hikes, customer upgrades
A highlight during the March quarter was the Average Revenue per User (ARPU) jumping to Rs 175, an increase from Rs 153 a year ago. This YoY increase of 14.2 per cent was attributed to tariff increases and a better mix of subcribers (according to the company’s filing).
The EBITDA margin remained resilient (even improving slightly) at 42.3 per cent, slightly beating Bloomberg's estimate of 41.4 per cent.
Board approves Rs 20,000 crore fundraising plan; stock reacts well
The telecom company approved a fundraising of up to Rs 20,000 crore by a mix of