Results     27-Oct-23
Analysis
Vodafone Idea
Net loss widens to Rs 8737.9 crore in Q2FY2024
On consolidated basis

Quarter ended September 2023 compared with Quarter ended September 2022.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Vodafone Idea has increased 0.96% to Rs 10716.3 crore.  

Operating profit margin has jumped from 38.60% to 39.97%, leading to 4.52% rise in operating profit to Rs 4,282.80 crore.  Employee cost increased from 4.17% to 4.99%.   Other expenses fell from 57.21% to 55.04%.   Selling and administration expenses rose from 10.37% to 10.85%.   Telecommuncation charges fell from 34.91% to 33.32%.   

Other income fell 64.06% to Rs 34.5 crore.  PBIDT rose 2.95% to Rs 4317.3 crore.  Provision for interest rose 7.18% to Rs 6569 crore.  Loan funds declined from Rs 2,48,176.40 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 2,40,651.40 crore as of 30 September 2023.  Inventories rose to Rs 3.30 crore as of 30 September 2023 from Rs 1.50 crore as of 30 September 2022.  Sundry debtors were lower at Rs 2,206.40 crore as of 30 September 2023 compared to Rs 2,653.20 crore as of 30 September 2022.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 827.70 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 624.40 crore as of 30 September 2023.  Investments declined from Rs 5.60 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 4.00 crore as of 30 September 2023.  

PBDT fell 16.33% to Rs 2251.7 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 0.21% to Rs 5667.3 crore.  Fixed assets declined from Rs 65,403.40 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 56,941.00 crore as of 30 September 2023.  Intangible assets declined from Rs 1,18,001.30 crore to Rs 1,09,722.50 crore.  

Profit before tax down 4.32% to Rs -7,919.00 crore.  Share of profit/loss was 1,100% lower at Rs -1.2 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 817.7 crore, compared to Rs 4.1 crore.  Effective tax rate was negative 10.32% compared to negative 0.05%.

Minority interest was nil in both the periods.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 15.04% to Rs -8,737.90 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 32,118.80 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 48,679.70 crore as of 30 September 2023.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 50.36% as of 30 September 2023 ,compared to 74.99% as of 30 September 2022 .  

 

Year-to-date (YTD) results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Vodafone Idea has increased 1.65% to Rs 21371.8 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 40.08% to 39.49%, leading to 0.16% rise in operating profit to Rs 8,439.80 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 0.01% to 0.06%.   Employee cost increased from 4.27% to 4.84%.   Other expenses fell from 55.64% to 55.60%.   Selling and administration expenses rose from 9.93% to 11.50%.   Telecommuncation charges rose from 33.02% to 33.30%.   

Other income fell 68.91% to Rs 55.8 crore.  PBIDT fell 1.28% to Rs 8495.6 crore.  Provision for interest rose 7.79% to Rs 12967.2 crore.  Loan funds declined from Rs 2,48,176.40 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 2,40,651.40 crore as of 30 September 2023.  Inventories rose to Rs 3.30 crore as of 30 September 2023 from Rs 1.50 crore as of 30 September 2022.  Sundry debtors were lower at Rs 2,206.40 crore as of 30 September 2023 compared to Rs 2,653.20 crore as of 30 September 2022.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 827.70 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 624.40 crore as of 30 September 2023.  Investments declined from Rs 5.60 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 4.00 crore as of 30 September 2023.  

PBDT fell 30.57% to Rs 4471.6 crore.  Provision for depreciation fell 1.54% to Rs 11283.8 crore.  Fixed assets declined from Rs 65,403.40 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 56,941.00 crore as of 30 September 2023.  Intangible assets declined from Rs 1,18,001.30 crore to Rs 1,09,722.50 crore.  

Profit before tax down 5.85% to Rs -15,755.40 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 820.7 crore, compared to Rs 7.9 crore.  Effective tax rate was negative 5.21% compared to negative 0.05%.

Minority interest was nil in both the periods.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 11.32% to Rs -16,577.90 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 32,118.80 crore as of 30 September 2022 to Rs 48,679.70 crore as of 30 September 2023.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 50.36% as of 30 September 2023 ,compared to 74.99% as of 30 September 2022 .  

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 9,707.00 crore for YTD ended September 2023 from Rs 10,762.50 crore for YTD ended September 2022.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the YTD ended September 2023 stood at Rs 432.90 crore, compared to Rs 2,863.10 crore during the YTD ended September 2022.  


Full year results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Vodafone Idea has increased 9.51% to Rs 42177.2 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 41.64% to 39.87%, leading to 4.87% rise in operating profit to Rs 16,817.00 crore.  Employee cost decreased from 4.50% to 4.42%.   Other expenses rose from 53.84% to 55.68%.   Selling and administration expenses rose from 7.66% to 10.95%.   Telecommuncation charges rose from 33.06% to 33.14%.   

Other income rose 140.57% to Rs 311.3 crore.  PBIDT rose 5.96% to Rs 17128.3 crore.  Provision for interest rose 11.31% to Rs 23354.3 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 2,37,766.00 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 2,13,761.10 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Inventories rose to Rs 16.30 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 2.30 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Sundry debtors were lower at Rs 2,164.00 crore as of 31 March 2023 compared to Rs 2,443.90 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 3,496.60 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 855.40 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Investments rose to Rs 5.80 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 5.30 crore as of 31 March 2022 .  

PBDT fell 29.30% to Rs 6226 crore.  Provision for depreciation fell 2.27% to Rs 23049.7 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 60,121.40 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 53,956.60 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Intangible assets increased from Rs 1,03,226.30 crore to Rs 1,14,010.20 crore.  

Profit before tax down 3.08% to Rs -29,275.70 crore.  Share of profit/loss was 58.33% lower at Rs 0.5 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 3.5 crore, compared to Rs 11.3 crore.  Effective tax rate was negative 0.01% compared to negative 0.04%.

Minority interest was nil in both the periods.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 3.74% to Rs -29,301.10 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 32,118.80 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 48,679.70 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 50.36% as of 31 March 2023 ,compared to 74.99% as of 31 March 2022 .  

Cash flow from operating activities increased to Rs 18,868.70 crore for year ended March 2023 from Rs 17,387.00 crore for year ended March 2022.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2023 stood at Rs 3,942.20 crore, compared to Rs 6,008.90 crore during the year ended March 2022.  

Others:

ARPU for the quarter stood at Rs. 142 vs Rs. 139 in Q1FY24 (QoQ growth of 2.1%)

4G subscriber base increased to 124.7 million vs 122.9 million in Q1FY2024.

Management Commentary:

Commenting on the performance Akshaya Moondra, CEO, Vodafone Idea Limited, said “We are pleased to report another quarter of consecutive revenue growth, improvement in ARPU and 4G subscriber additions. We have also revamped our customer offerings over last few quarters to make our offerings more relevant to the customers with the changing customer needs and evolving industry landscape. We remain focused on our execution to effectively compete in the market. We remain engaged with our lenders for further debt fund raising as well as with other parties for equity and equity linked fund raising, to make required investments for network expansion, including 5G rollout.”



Vodafone Idea : Consolidated Results
 Quarter endedYear to DateYear ended
Particulars202309202209Var.(%)202309202209Var.(%)202303202203Var.(%)
Net Sales (including other operating income)10,716.3010,614.600.9621,371.8021,024.701.6542,177.2038,515.509.51
OPM (%)39.9738.60136 bps39.4940.08-59 bps39.8741.64-176 bps
OP4,282.804,097.504.528,439.808,425.900.1616,817.0016,036.104.87
Other Inc.34.5096.00-64.0655.80179.50-68.91311.30129.40140.57
PBIDT4,317.304,193.502.958,495.608,605.40-1.2817,128.3016,165.505.96
Interest6,569.006,129.107.1812,967.2012,030.007.7923,354.3020,980.8011.31
PBDT-2,251.70-1,935.60-16.33-4,471.60-3,424.60-30.57-6,226.00-4,815.30-29.30
Depreciation5667.35655.70.2111283.811460-1.5423049.723584.3-2.27
PBT-7,919.00-7,591.30-4.32-15755.4-14884.6-5.85-29275.7-28399.6-3.08
Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates-1.2-0.1-1,100.00-1.80.3PL0.51.2-58.33
PBT before EO-7920.2-7591.4-4.33-15757.2-14884.3-5.86-29275.2-28398.4-3.09
EO Income00-00--22.4164.3PL
PBT after EO-7920.2-7591.4-4.33-15757.2-14884.3-5.86-29297.6-28234.1-3.77
Taxation817.74.119,843.90820.77.910,288.603.511.3-69.03
PAT-8737.9-7595.5-15.04-16577.9-14892.2-11.32-29301.1-28245.4-3.74
Minority Interest (MI)00-00-00-
Net profit-8737.9-7595.5-15.04-16577.9-14892.2-11.32-29301.1-28245.4-3.74
P/(L) from discontinued operations net of tax00-00-00-
Net profit after discontinued operations-8737.9-7595.5-15.04-16577.9-14892.2-11.32-29301.1-28245.4-3.74
EPS (Rs)*-1.80-1.56-15.04-3.41-3.06-11.32-6.01-5.83-3.09
* EPS is on current equity of Rs 48,679.69 crore, Face value of Rs 10, Excluding extraordinary items.
# EPS is not annualised
bps : Basis points
EO : Extraordinary items
Figures in Rs crore
Source: Capitaline Corporate Database


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