Thursday, 18 January 2018

The Airtel, Reliance Jio fight just got uglier



Bharti Airtel Ltd has announced an enormous drop in the profitability of its India wireless business in the December portion. Earnings before interest and tax (Ebit) of the carving fell 93% year-on-year to Rs167 crore. After accounting for finance costs, the unit ran up huge losses. Airtel’s net finance costs stood at Rs2,088 crore, and 60% of this is determinable to the India wireless business, according to analysts.

The losses in the crown jewel India wireless business recommended Airtel is pleased to pay a large price—in the form of near-term losses—in fighting Reliance Jio Info comm Ltd.

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