Sector analysis · India

Telecommunication sector earnings growth, Q1 FY25

The 20 largest Telecommunication companies by market cap at the end of Q1 FY25 (30 Jun 2024), compared with Q4 FY24.

The top 20 at Q1 FY25

Q1 FY25 vs Q4 FY24: combined net profit −₹607 cr (+26%), median EPS −11% (13 of 20 up), market-cap-weighted price +20%. 20 of 20 reported.

Quarter

Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 FY26 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY26 Q1 FY27

Compared with

YoY QoQ

Weight is each company's share of the 20 companies' combined market cap. Contribution is the change in its owners' profit divided by their combined base profit, in percentage points, so the column adds up to the sector's earnings growth. EPS cannot be added across companies, which is why contributions use profit.

#	Company	Weight	EPS ₹, base → now	EPS growth	Contribution	Price
1	Bharti Airtel LimitedBHARTIARTL	64.1%	3.43 → 6.84	+99%	+14.5 pp	+18%
2	Vodafone Idea LimitedIDEA	9.5%	−1.53 → −0.95	loss, smaller	+8.6 pp	+39%
3	Indus Towers LimitedINDUSTOWER	7.9%	6.88 → 7.15	+4%	+0.5 pp	+29%
4	Bharti Hexacom LimitedBHARTIHEXA	4.4%	4.45 → 10.22	+130% one-off	+2.0 pp	—
5	Tata CommTATACOMM	4.1%	11.27 → 11.68	+4%	+0.1 pp	−8%
6	ITI LimitedITI	2.3%	−2.49 → −0.95	loss, smaller one-off	+1.0 pp	+22%
7	Tejas Networks LimitedTEJASNET	1.9%	8.60 → 4.53	−47%	−0.5 pp	+115%
8	HFCL LimitedHFCL	1.3%	0.76 → 0.77	+1%	0.0 pp	+23%
9	Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) LimitedTTML	1.2%	−1.58 → −1.65	loss, bigger	−0.1 pp	+5%
10	Railtel Corporation Of India LimitedRAILTEL	1.2%	2.42 → 1.52	−37% one-off	−0.2 pp	+28%
11	Route Mobile LimitedROUTE	0.9%	14.03 → 12.51	−11%	−0.1 pp	+14%
12	Sterlite Technologies LimitedSTLTECH	0.5%	−2.05 → −0.98	loss, smaller	+0.2 pp	+24%
13	GTL Infrastructure LimitedGTLINFRA	0.3%	−0.17 → −0.16	loss, smaller	+0.1 pp	+103%
14	Optiemus Infracom LimitedOPTIEMUS	0.2%	2.80 → 1.41	−50%	−0.1 pp	+26%
15	M T N LMTNL	0.2%	−12.44 → −12.28	loss, smaller	+0.1 pp	+29%
16	Birla CableBIRLACABLE	0.1%	0.49 → 0.01	−98%	0.0 pp	+7%
17	GTL LimitedGTL	0.0%	8.66 → 0.82	−91%	−0.9 pp	+45%
18	UMIYA BUILDCON LIMITEDUMIYA-MRO	0.0%	−1.20 → 0.88	turned profitable	0.0 pp	+7%
19	Aksh Optifibre LimitedAKSHOPTFBR	0.0%	−3.71 → −0.34	loss, smaller	+0.4 pp	+1%
20	Tamilnadu Telecommunication LimitedTNTELE	0.0%	−1.14 → −0.71	loss, smaller	0.0 pp	+4%
	Sector earnings growth	100%			+25.7 pp

Who joined and who left

1 joined and 1 left the top 20 since Q4 FY24, as market caps moved.

Joined the top 20 since Q4 FY24 1

now #4 Bharti Hexacom Limited BHARTIHEXA

Left the top 20 since Q4 FY24 1

was #20 Uniinfo Telecom Services Limited UNIINFO

EPS growth by company, Q2 FY24 to Q1 FY27

Each company's EPS growth quarter on quarter, every quarter it was in the top 20.

≤ −40%−20%0+20%≥ +40% Blue is growth, red is decline, grey is about zero; the colour stops deepening at ±40%.

turned profitableto loss crossed zero, so there is no growth rate to print
loss, smallerloss, bigger a loss in both quarters
sources disagree our two sources disagree, so the figure is left out of the sector totals
outside not in the sector's top 20 that quarter

EPS growth of each company in the sector's top 20, by quarter
Company	Q2 FY24	Q3 FY24	Q4 FY24	Q1 FY25	Q2 FY25	Q3 FY25	Q4 FY25	Q1 FY26	Q2 FY26	Q3 FY26	Q4 FY26	Q1 FY27
BHARTIARTL	−17%	+81%	−16%	+99%	−14%	+312%	−25%	−46%	+14%	−2%	+10%	+11%
IDEA	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	turned profitable	sources disagree
INDUSTOWER	−4%	+19%	+20%	+4%	+18%	+80%	−56%	−2%	+6%	−3%	+1%	−3%
BHARTIHEXA	outside	outside	outside	+130%	−50%	+3%	+80%	−16%	+8%	+12%	−6%	+8%
TATACOMM	−42%	−80%	+618%	+4%	−32%	+4%	+341%	−82%	−4%	+100%	−28%	−49%
ITI	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	turned profitable	to loss
TEJASNET	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	turned profitable	−47%	+255%	−41%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller
HFCL	0%	+18%	+31%	+1%	−34%	0%	to loss	loss, smaller	turned profitable	+36%	+83%	+27%
TTML	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	turned profitable	to loss
RAILTEL	+81%	−8%	+25%	−37%	+49%	−10%	+74%	−42%	+15%	−18%	+128%	−54%
ROUTE	−4%	+19%	−17%	−11%	+29%	−19%	−31%	−6%	to loss	turned profitable	+12%	−43%
STLTECH	−37%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	turned profitable	−60%	to loss	turned profitable	+234%
GTLINFRA	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	turned profitable	+4,550%	−95%
OPTIEMUS	−42%	+232%	+34%	−50%	+13%	+9%	+46%	−35%	+15%	−27%	+83%	−6%
MTNL	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, bigger
BIRLACABLE	−56%	−29%	−61%	−98%	+6,600%	−22%	−8%	−6%	−49%	+483%	+169%	+184%
GTL	+1,252%	−94%	+3,508%	−91%	−28%	to loss	turned profitable	+39%	outside	outside	outside	outside
UMIYA-MRO	loss, bigger	turned profitable	to loss	turned profitable	−18%	+57%	−59%	+3,552%	−81%	outside	outside	outside
AKSHOPTFBR	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	outside	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside
TNTELE	sources disagree	sources disagree	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside