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By Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ)
Vodafone Idea shares dropped nearly 4% after Q4FY26 results despite reporting a ₹51,970 crore profit, largely due to AGR liability relief. Revenue grew 3% YoY to ₹11,332 crore, while ARPU rose to ₹190. The telecom operator also approved a ₹4,730 crore fundraising plan and continued expanding its 5G and broadband network across India.
Shares of Vodafone Idea fell nearly 4% to an intraday low of ₹12.45 on Monday after the telecom operator reported its Q4FY26 earnings. Investors remained cautious as the reported profit was largely driven by a one-time AGR-related accounting gain, while revenue growth stayed muted.
Vodafone Idea reported a consolidated net profit of ₹51,970 crore for Q4FY26, marking its first quarterly profit in nearly six years. The company had posted a loss of ₹7,167 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
The sharp rise in profit was mainly due to a one-time accounting gain after the government reassessed the company’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities. The Department of Telecommunications reduced Vodafone Idea’s AGR dues to ₹64,046 crore from ₹87,695 crore as of December 31, 2025.
Following the reassessment, Vodafone Idea derecognised liabilities worth ₹80,502 crore and recognised a revised liability of ₹24,880 crore, representing the present value of future AGR payments. This resulted in a gain of ₹55,622 crore being credited to the profit and loss statement.
However, before exceptional items, the telecom operator reported an operational loss of around ₹5,515 crore for the quarter.
Revenue from operations rose 3% YoY to ₹11,332 crore from ₹11,017 crore in Q4FY25. EBITDA increased 4.9% to ₹4,889 crore.
Average revenue per user increased 8.3% YoY to ₹190 from ₹175, driven by tariff hikes and customer upgrades. The company said ARPU growth was the highest in the industry.
Vodafone Idea’s total subscriber base stood at 19.28 crore during the quarter, while its 4G and 5G subscriber base increased to 128.9 million from 126.4 million a year ago. The company said subscriber additions turned net positive from February 2026.
The telecom operator expanded its 5G services to 83 cities during FY26 and increased 4G coverage by 48 million people, taking overall coverage to more than 86% of India’s population.
Vodafone Idea also added over 17,300 broadband towers during the year, taking total unique broadband towers to 2,02,008. The company said 4G data capacity increased more than 12% compared with FY25.
Capital expenditure for FY26 stood at ₹8,742 crore, including ₹2,294 crore during the March quarter.
Vodafone Idea’s board approved raising ₹4,730 crore through the issuance of up to 430 crore fully convertible warrants to Suryaja Investments Pte. Ltd, a Singapore-based Aditya Birla Group promoter entity.
The warrants will be issued at ₹11 each and converted into equity shares. The investor will pay 25% of the amount at the time of subscription, while the remaining 75% will be paid at the time of conversion.
As of March 31, 2026, Vodafone Idea’s deferred payment obligations stood at ₹1,27,360 crore towards spectrum dues and ₹25,254 crore towards AGR liabilities. The company said instalments payable by March 2027 are estimated at ₹7,076 crore.
Source: Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ)
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