Company Profile

Bharti Airtel is currently trading at Rs. 577.80, up by 1.30 points or 0.23% from its previous closing of Rs. 576.50 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 579.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 582.50 and Rs. 574.45 respectively. So far 75705 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 611.70 on 20-May-2020 and a 52 week low of Rs. 321.60 on 01-Aug-2019.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 589.40 and Rs. 557.50 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 314785.66 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 58.98%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 36.12% and 4.91% respectively.

Bharti Airtel has launched ‘Priority 4G Network’ for its Platinum mobile customers. The company has deployed advanced technologies that give its Platinum mobile customers preference on the network. As a result all Platinum customers will experience faster 4G speeds. As part of Airtel Thanks program, all postpaid mobile customers on Rs 499 and above plans are designated as Platinum and enjoy a range of exclusive benefits, including a customised Platinum UI on Airtel Thanks app.

The company has been consistently rated as offering the 'Best Video Experience' by global experts and launch of ‘Priority 4G Network’ will further enhance the digital experience for Platinum customers. In addition, Airtel Platinum customers get red carpet customer care with preferential service at call centres and retail stores. All Airtel call centres and retail stores have dedicated staff to attend to Platinum customers on priority and cut down on waiting time.

Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations across Asia and Africa.

Ampere Vehicles, a wholly-owned electric mobility subsidiary of Greaves Cotton, has acquired Noida based E-3Wheeler company Bestway Agencies (BAPL) which sells E-Rickshaws under the popular ELE brand with 74% stake in the company, subject to customary closing conditions. Through this acquisition, Ampere will expand its presence in the fast disrupting E-Rickshaw segment to become an integrated last mile E-Mobility player with strong presence in both E-2W and E-3W.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has raised Rs 1,995.20 crore through private placement of unsecured non-convertible debentures (NCDs) at a coupon of 6.11% p.a. payable annually with a door to door maturity of 5 years. The pay-in date as well as allotment shall be done on July 6, 2020. The proceeds will be utilized for funding of Capital Expenditure of the company, including recoupment of expenditure already incurred.

Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) has entered into partnership with Star Health & Allied Insurance to bring a wider range of health insurance options to its customers. Health insurance products of Star Health & Allied Insurance will be made available through all 780 branches of KVB. While KVB is a 104 year old commercial Bank, Star health is India’s first standalone health insurance company.

Bharti Airtel has launched ‘Priority 4G Network’ for its Platinum mobile customers. The company has deployed advanced technologies that give its Platinum mobile customers preference on the network. As a result all Platinum customers will experience faster 4G speeds. As part of Airtel Thanks program, all postpaid mobile customers on Rs 499 and above plans are designated as Platinum and enjoy a range of exclusive benefits, including a customised Platinum UI on Airtel Thanks app.

Balaji Telefilms’ wholly owned subsidiary – ALTBalaji has entered into a strategic partnership with payment solutions company PayPoint India. This is primarily for the rural and semi-rural markets and this partnership will help ATLBalaji go deeper in these markets. PayPoint has 45,000 plus tech-enabled retailers across India wherein more than 80 percent of its customers are spread across in rural and semi-rural markets, the by making content more accessible.  PayPoint offline stores provide assistance for ALTBalaji for activation as well, along with paying for subscription and renewals in cash and access the program at the convenience of their homes.

Apollo Tyres has decided to cut its capital expenditure (capex) by Rs 400 crore in the current financial year (FY21) amid challenging business environment due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company had earlier earmarked a capex of around Rs 1,400-1,500 crore for the domestic operations for FY21. It has also taken a cut in the capex investment across its European operations. With uncertain scenario due to rising COVID-19 cases, the company has taken various steps to control cost as much as possible.

Lehar Footwears has installed the 600 Kilowatts (KW) Solar Plant Panel at the Roof Top at its plant situated at Unit 4, Kaledara Industrial Area, Tehsil Chomu, District, Jaipur, Rajasthan. The company has signed an net metering inter connection Agreement with Jaipur Discom for net metering of the Power generation from the said Solar Plant to the Discom. 

Bharti Airtel has deployed India's largest open cloud-based VoLTE network with Nokia software products. The cloud-based VoLTE deployment allows Airtel to provide its mobile customers faster and more reliable, cost-efficient call connectivity. The solution, which will cover all 22 telecom service areas in India, uses commercial 'Off-the-Shelf' IT hardware with cloud-based Virtual Network Functions (VNFs), consuming much less power and space compared to the traditional 2G/3G Circuit Switched legacy core.

The solution enables the company to free up spectrum by ramping down its 3G network, allowing the operator to use the freed up radiowaves to deploy 4G/LTE services for better speed and capacity. As part of its cloudification strategy, the comapny will also deploy Nokia's CloudBand Infrastructure Software with the aim to create new revenue opportunities for 5G and internet-connected devices. CloudBand will enable Airtel to lay the foundation for 5G networks and deliver new digital services with greater agility and ensure a reliable and high-performing network for delivering improved customer experience.

Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations across Asia and Africa.

Bharti Airtel has launched ‘Priority 4G Network’ for its Platinum mobile customers. The company has deployed advanced technologies that give its Platinum mobile customers preference on the network. As a result all Platinum customers will experience faster 4G speeds. As part of Airtel Thanks program, all postpaid mobile customers on Rs 499 and above plans are designated as Platinum and enjoy a range of exclusive benefits, including a customised Platinum UI on Airtel Thanks app.

The company has been consistently rated as offering the 'Best Video Experience' by global experts and launch of ‘Priority 4G Network’ will further enhance the digital experience for Platinum customers. In addition, Airtel Platinum customers get red carpet customer care with preferential service at call centres and retail stores. All Airtel call centres and retail stores have dedicated staff to attend to Platinum customers on priority and cut down on waiting time.

Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations across Asia and Africa.

Bharti Airtel and Comfort Investments II, an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius, an investment fund managed and advised by affiliated entities of The Carlyle Group (together Carlyle), have entered into an agreement under which Comfort Investments II will invest $235 million in Nxtra Data, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel engaged in the data centre business.

The post-money enterprise valuation of Nxtra is approximately $1.2 billion and Carlyle will hold a stake of approximately 25% in the business upon completion of the transaction, with Airtel continuing to hold the remaining stake of approximately 75%. The transaction is subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, including approval from the Competition Commission of India.

Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations across Asia and Africa.