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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
Bharti Airtel Limited is a telecommunication company. It operates through two business divisions: India & South Asia and Africa. Its B2C Services consists of Mobile Services (India), Homes Services, and Digital TV Services. Its B2B Services consists of Airtel Business,…
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A decent, fast-growing business, fairly priced.
Bharti Airtel is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 15.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 3.61× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 4.9% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 15%/yr and profit at 40%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 23%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 19.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 8% versus the prior quarter.
At 46× earnings, the stock sits at the 45th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~16%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 34.01 | 16.2 | worse |
| P/B | 8.28 | 1.78 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.11 | 5.48 | worse |
| ROE | 19.62 | 16.77 | better |
| ROCE | 20.4 | — | — |
| ROA | 6.77 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.51 | 1.38 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jio Platforms | 40.8 | 3.4 | 9.0% |
| Vodafone Idea | 3.7 | -2.6 | 67.2% |
| Bharti Hexacom | 45.6 | 11.6 | 26.9% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 15% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (40% vs 15%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 12% to 21% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 17% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 6pp across the window.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 46% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Cash conversion at 3.6× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 6% sequentially — momentum is building.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 50.1% — majority control intact. Promoters added 1.2pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction. FIIs trimmed 3.3pp — foreign money is rotating out.
Produced by a rules-based engine over licensed exchange fundamentals — every sentence above is derived from the numbers shown, no analyst or AI opinion involved. Education and research context, not investment advice. We are not SEBI-registered as an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst.