Bharti Airtel Ltd.
NSE: BHARTIARTLBharti Airtel Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Bharti Airtel (BHARTIARTL) is India's largest listed telecom operator by market presence, trading at ₹1,818.9 with a trailing PE of 40.5 and a forward PE of 21.6. Revenue has grown at 15.7% over 5 years, though 5-year cumulative earnings growth is -34%, reflecting heavy capital reinvestment and financing costs. The stock is 16.4% below its 52-week high and trades below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages.
P/E
40.5
Forward P/E
21.6
ROE
+19.4%
Debt / Equity
99.72
Profit Margin
+12.7%
Div. Yield
+0.9%
5Y ROE > 15%
2/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
51/100
News
8 headlines · 0 positive · 0 negative
Bharti Airtel Ltd Sees Significant Open Interest Surge Amid Mixed Market Signals - Markets Mojo
Markets Mojo
Bharti Airtel Ltd Sees Significant Open Interest Surge Amid Mixed Market Signals - Markets Mojo
Markets Mojo
Bharti Airtel Ltd Sees Robust Trading Activity Amid Institutional Interest - Markets Mojo
Markets Mojo
Bharti Airtel Ltd Sees Robust Value Trading Amid Mixed Technical Signals - Markets Mojo
Markets Mojo
Bharti Airtel Ltd Sees Sharp Open Interest Surge Amid Bearish Technicals - Markets Mojo
Markets Mojo
Recent context
- ·Recent news flow — 8 articles, all neutral, largely sourced from Markets Mojo — highlights open interest surges and institutional trading activity with no material corporate or regulatory developments identified in the sample period.
- ·The gap between trailing PE (40.5) and forward PE (21.6) is the dominant narrative tension: the market is pricing in substantial earnings improvement, which the 5-year earnings track record has yet to demonstrate.
- ·Nearest technical support levels are at ₹1,807, ₹1,771, and ₹1,747; resistance sits at ₹1,869, ₹1,894, and ₹1,906 — a range of roughly 8% between the first support and first resistance from current price.
Strengths
- +Revenue has compounded at 15.7% over 5 years, demonstrating consistent top-line expansion in a capital-intensive sector with high barriers to entry.
- +FCF was positive in 4 of the 5 tracked years, indicating the core business generates operational cash even amid heavy capex cycles.
- +Forward PE of 21.6 represents a significant compression from the trailing PE of 40.5, reflecting market expectations of near-term earnings normalisation.
- +Analyst mean rating of 1.56 across 32 analysts (1–5 scale, lower = more constructive) indicates a constructive tilt in sell-side coverage.
Weaknesses
- −5-year earnings growth of -34% against 15.7% revenue growth signals that capex and financing costs have consumed revenue gains at the profit line; trailing profit margin is 12.65%.
- −Debt-to-equity of 99.7 is structurally elevated; the trend has been flat over 5 years, and internally generated FCF has not reduced net leverage.
- −Price has declined 1.1% over 12 months, 4.6% over 3 months, and sits 16.4% below the 52-week high; currently trading below both the 50-DMA (₹1,840.6) and 200-DMA (₹1,956.1).
- −Quality score of 32 ranks 4th of 6 tracked telecom peers; ROE of 19.4% has exceeded 15% in only 2 of tracked historical years, indicating inconsistent capital efficiency.
Open questions
- ?Does the sharp gap between trailing PE (40.5) and forward PE (21.6) reflect genuine analyst visibility into near-term margin expansion, or does it depend on capex cycle assumptions that may not materialise on schedule?
- ?Given that debt-to-equity has remained flat at elevated levels despite 4 of 5 years of positive FCF, what is the plan for structural deleveraging, and at what D/E level would the capital structure be considered normalised for this sector?
- ?How does the 15.7% 5-year revenue CAGR translate into earnings given the current cost structure, and at what revenue level does operating leverage begin to flow meaningfully to the bottom line?
- ?With the stock 16.4% below its 52-week high and below both major moving averages, what specific catalysts — tariff hikes, subscriber additions, spectrum amortisation schedule — are expected to shift the earnings trajectory?
Peer comparison: Telecom
Ranks 4 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHARTIARTL | Bharti Airtel Ltd.You're viewing | 40.5 | +19.4% | 32 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 29.3 | +21.2% | 35 |
| INDUSTOWER | Indus Towers Ltd. | 15.9 | +19.8% | 64 |
| IDEA | Vodafone Idea Ltd. | 4.7 | — | 41 |
| HFCL | HFCL Ltd. | — | +7.3% | 34 |
| BHARTIHEXA | Bharti Hexacom Ltd. | 42.7 | +26.5% | 30 |
| TATACOMM | Tata Communications Ltd. | 54.0 | +31.1% | 5 |
Technical state
Current price
₹1,818.90
SMA 50
₹1,840.58
SMA 200
₹1,956.05
RSI (14)
44.1 (neutral)
From 52w high
-16.4%
1Y return
-1.1%
3M return
-4.6%
50-DMA
Below
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highDebt-to-equity of 99.7 is structurally elevated for a non-bank; the debt trend has been flat over 5 years and FCF was positive in only 4 of 5 tracked years, indicating internally generated cash has not reduced leverage.
- high5-year earnings growth of -34% against 5-year revenue growth of 15.7% indicates that capex intensity and financing costs have absorbed revenue gains before reaching the bottom line; trailing profit margin stands at 12.65%.
- mediumPrice at ₹1,818.9 is below both the 50-DMA (₹1,840.6) and the 200-DMA (₹1,956.1), down 4.6% over 3 months and 16.4% from the 52-week high; RSI at 44.1 is neutral with nearest support at ₹1,807.
- mediumROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of tracked historical years; quality score of 32 ranks 4th of 6 telecom peers, reflecting an uneven return-on-capital history relative to sector.
- lowNews sample consists of only 8 articles, all neutral and concentrated in a single source (Markets Mojo); directional sentiment cannot be reliably inferred from this limited, homogeneous sample.
Cross-section contradictions
- Trailing PE of 40.5 compresses to a forward PE of 21.6, implying material earnings recovery already priced in; however, 5-year historical earnings growth of -34% and ROE above 15% in only 2 of tracked years means that anticipated recovery is undemonstrated in recent reported history.
- FCF was positive in 4 of 5 tracked years — indicating recurring operational cash generation — yet debt-to-equity remains at 99.7 on a flat 5-year trend, indicating that cash generation has not structurally reduced leverage.
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