Airtel’s Q4 PAT declines 11% QoQ to Rs 759 crore; ARPU falls to Rs 145

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 759 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (Q4FY21). The company posted a loss of Rs 5,237 crore during the same period, a year ago.

Sequentially, the consolidated net profit declined 11 per cent. It was Rs 853 crore in the December quarter (Q3FY21).

Its revenue from operations rose 12 per cent to Rs 25,747 crore for the March quarter. It was Rs 23,018 crore in the year-ago period. On a sequential basis, revenues dipped 3 per cent from Rs 26,517 crore.

Mobile average revenue per user (ARPU) saw a dip on quarter-on-quarter basis during the March quarter to Rs 145. It was Rs 166 in Q3FY21.