Vodafone Idea Ltd.

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Company Background

Idea Cellular is a major mobile phone service operator in India and ranked third in the country by subscriber numbers. It belongs to the Aditya Birla Group, one of the three largest conglomerates in India.

Founded in 1995, Idea was managed for some time as a company jointly owned by Birla, the Tata Group, another top Indian conglomerate, and the AT&T Group of the U.S. AT&T subsequently withdrew its capital from Idea and Tata sold its equity stake in 2006 because it established a telecom company.

As a result, Birla has placed Idea under its management. Idea acquired its rival Spice Communications in 2008 and has kept expanding its market presence to become India's third largest mobile carrier after Bharti Airtel and Vodafone. It has been winning new subscribers by promoting third-generation mobile phone services in rural areas.

Aditya Birla Nuvo, the core company of the Birla group, is Idea's biggest shareholder. Other group companies, such as Hindalco Industries and Grasim Industries, are also major stakeholders. The Birla group as a whole owns a nearly 40% stake in Idea.

Nearly 20% of Idea is also owned by the Axiata Group, a Malaysia telecom company.

Business Summary

Vodafone Idea Ltd. engages in the provision of telecommunication services. It operates through the following business segments: Mobility Services, International Long Distance, and Passive Infrastructure. The Mobility Services segment provides a system for mobile communications based mobile and related telephony services. The International Long Distance segment offers international long distance services. The Passive Infrastructure covers the passive infrastructure services. The company was founded on March 14, 1995 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2019	INR	USD
Revenue	370,273M	5,293.94M
Gross Profit	-84,945M	-1,214.49M
Operating income	-104,799M	-1,498.35M
Income before tax	-184,461M	-2,637.31M
Net income	-146,286M	-2,091.51M
EBITDA	40,550M	579.76M
Diluted EPS	-21.16	-0.30
Dividends Per Share	--	--
Total Assets	2,296.99B	33,157.63M
Total liabilities	1,700.64B	24,549.21M
Total equity	596,348M	8,608.41M
Operating cash flow	6,101M	87.22M
	Currency in INR	Currency in USD

Historical Data

INR | USD

	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019
Revenue	315,268.74M	359,357.24M	355,606.11M	282,566.42M	370,273M
Gross Profit	66,629.59M	70,197.63M	37,942.99M	-11,526.46M	-84,945M
Operating income	54,782.54M	57,735.06M	24,513.88M	-23,564.49M	-104,799M
Income before tax	49,325.32M	38,284.47M	-12,850.61M	-68,215.81M	-184,461M
Net income	31,929.06M	26,711.23M	-4,420.13M	-41,965.92M	-146,286M
EBITDA	107,818.76M	120,295.80M	102,785.92M	60,526.47M	40,550M
Diluted EPS	5.43	4.46	-0.74	-6.86	-21.16
Dividends Per Share	0.36	0.36	0	0	--
Total Assets	607,555.54M	801,255.02M	967,046.94M	985,771.65M	2,296.99B
Total liabilities	377,263.15M	565,750.15M	719,724.50M	713,147.05M	1,700.64B
Total equity	230,292.39M	235,504.87M	247,322.44M	272,624.60M	596,348M
Operating cash flow	97,522.24M	106,411.61M	76,807.30M	1,097.65M	6,101M

	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019
Revenue	5,156.21M	5,488.81M	5,303.03M	4,383.18M	5,293.94M
Gross Profit	1,089.72M	1,072.19M	565.83M	-178.79M	-1,214.49M
Operating income	895.96M	881.84M	365.56M	-365.53M	-1,498.35M
Income before tax	806.71M	584.75M	-191.63M	-1,058.16M	-2,637.31M
Net income	522.19M	407.98M	-65.91M	-650.97M	-2,091.51M
EBITDA	1,763.37M	1,837.39M	1,532.81M	938.88M	579.76M
Diluted EPS	0.08	0.06	-0.01	-0.10	-0.30
Dividends Per Share	0.00	0.00	0	0	--
Total Assets	9,708.26M	12,099.43M	14,892.53M	15,114.16M	33,157.63M
Total liabilities	6,028.37M	8,543.17M	11,083.76M	10,934.19M	24,549.21M
Total equity	3,679.89M	3,556.26M	3,808.76M	4,179.96M	8,608.41M
Operating cash flow	1,594.97M	1,625.32M	1,145.40M	17.02M	87.22M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2019
PER	--
ROA	-8.91%
ROE	-33.66%
Operating margin	-28.30%
Profit margin	-39.50%

Key executives

Chief Executive Officer, Director & MD: Ravinder Takkar
Chief Operating Officer: Ambrish Pandey Jain
Chief Financial Officer: Akshaya Moondra
Chief Technology Officer: Vishant Vora
Secretary & Compliance Officer: Pankaj Kapdeo

Shareholders

Grasim Industries Ltd. (11.5%)
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (8.4%)
Oriana Investments Pte Ltd. (7.4%)
Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd. (3.6%)
Elaine Investments Pte Ltd. (2.9%)
Hindalco Industries Ltd. (2.6%)
First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (1.8%)
Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors) (1.4%)
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd. (1.4%)
IGH Holdings Pvt Ltd. (1.4%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.vodafoneidea.com
Address: Birla Centurion, 10th Floor, Century Mills Compound, Mumbai, 400030, India
Phone: +91.95.94003434

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Competitors

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
Bharti Airtel Limited
Tata Communications Limited
Reliance Industries Limited
Axiata Group Bhd.
GTL Infrastructure Ltd

Last Updated on 3 Apr, 2020