Vodafone Idea Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Vodafone Idea reported Q1 FY27 revenue of Rs. 11,689 Crore, up 6.0% YoY, with cash EBITDA rising 13.5% YoY to Rs. 2,475 Crore. The company recorded its first quarter of positive net subscriber additions since the merger, with customer ARPU rising to Rs. 195, and it raised a first tranche of funding of Rs. 6,400 Crore including partial warrant proceeds. Management also detailed network expansion, including 5G availability in over 200 cities and capex orders worth Rs. 9,000 Crore placed with equipment partners.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: Rs. 11,689 Crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Our revenue improved 6.0% YoY to Rs. 11,689 Crore while Cash EBITDA demonstrated double digit growth of 13.5% and stood at Rs. 2,475 Crore.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash EBITDA: Rs. 2,475 Crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Our revenue improved 6.0% YoY to Rs. 11,689 Crore while Cash EBITDA demonstrated double digit growth of 13.5% and stood at Rs. 2,475 Crore.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Subscriber base: 193.1 million customers (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“We have also increased our subscriber base to 193.1 million customers vis-à-vis last quarter.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Customer ARPU: Rs. 195 (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Our Customer ARPU grew from Rs. 177 in Q1FY26 to Rs. 195 in Q1FY27, a growth of 10.2% YoY; highest in the industry and a sequential improvement of 2.6%.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
4G/5G subscriber mix: 67.4% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“The Customer ARPU expansion over the last year has been driven primarily by premiumization which is evident from our improving 4G/5G subscriber mix which stood at 67.4% in Q1FY27 up from 64.4% in Q1FY26 as well as higher data usage by per broadband subscriber.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Average data usage per 4G/5G subscriber: 21.7 GB (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“The average data usage by a 4G/5G subscriber improved 25.2% YoY to 21.7 GB in Q1FY27.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: Rs. 5,034 Crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“The EBIDTA for the quarter crossed Rs. 5,000 Crore mark and reached Rs. 5,034 Crore improving by 9.1% YoY.”
Tejas Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 43.1% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“The EBITDA margin improved by over 120 basis points from 41.8% to 43.1% during the same period.”
Tejas Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex: Rs. 1,930 Crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Due to supply side issues arising from geopolitical constraints, the capex investment for the quarter was Rs. 1,930 Crore.”
Tejas Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Bank debt: Rs. 211 Crore (as of June 30, 2026)
p. 6
“Our bank debt has reduced to Rs. 211 Crore as of June 30, 2026 from Rs. 1,926 Crore as of June 30, 2025; a reduction of Rs. 1,715 Crore in last 12 months.”
Tejas Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Free cash and bank balance: Rs. 6,558 Crore (as of June 30, 2026)
p. 6
“The free cash and bank balance stood at Rs. 6,558 Crore as of June 30, 2026.”
Tejas Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total debt: Rs. 3,489 Crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 9
“Abhijit has just clarified on the debt for the quarter, we are ending at Rs.3,489 Crore.”
Tejas Mehta, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Capex — Rs. 45,000 Crore · next three years
stated firmly by Abhijit Kishore
p. 4
“I also want to update you on our broader financial architecture that supports our capex plan of Rs. 45,000 Crore over the next three years.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Site rollout pace — roughly around 3,500 sites a month on an average · hereon
stated as an aspiration by Abhijit Kishore
p. 8
“We are looking at deploying roughly around 3,500 sites a month on an average hereon.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash EBITDA — 3x of the cash EBITDA · next 3 years
stated firmly by Abhijit Kishore
p. 9
“Our guidance for the next 3 years was 3x of the cash EBITDA, which is obviously built with certain assumptions on the organic as well as some of the price corrections which will happen.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue CAGR — around 16.8% · 3 years
stated firmly by Abhijit Kishore
p. 9
“On the top line, when we had looked at the total cash EBITDA of 3x, we had taken a guidance of a CAGR of around 16.8% for 3 years, which also continues as we speak.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
4G site rollout — roughly around 55,000 -57,000 sites on 4G · next 18-odd months
stated firmly by Abhijit Kishore
p. 13
“If you remember in the 3-year guidance, I had said roughly around 55,000 -57,000 sites on 4G and 86,000 to 90,000 sites on 5G.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
5G site rollout — 86,000 to 90,000 sites on 5G · third year of execution
stated conditionally by Abhijit Kishore
p. 14
“On 5G because you need fiber it might get into the third year of execution as well.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FY29 targets — sustained net addition, double-digit revenue growth and 3x on the cash EBITDA · FY29
stated firmly by Abhijit Kishore
p. 14
“Our 3-year targets are unambiguous sustained net addition, double-digit revenue growth and 3x on the cash EBITDA.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
Management's answers to analyst questions, in Parakho's words rather than a transcript. Each row names who answered and carries the verbatim quote it was drawn from.
Management said churn has reduced across circles due to network investment, and this is the first quarter of positive net additions.
Answered by Abhijit Kishore
Asked by Sanjesh Jain: How is the capex-driven network improvement translating into mobile subscriber net additions across circles?
p. 7
“We clearly see a difference on the customer retentivity, which is what I spoke of the 0.24% reduction in churn that we see over the last year.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they have actually seen an increase in postpaid acquisition and retention, not a decline.
Answered by Abhijit Kishore
Asked by Sanjesh Jain: Does the Airtel Fast Lane 5G launch pose a risk to Vodafone Idea's postpaid customers?
p. 8
“On the contrary, Sanjesh, I will say that we have seen an increase in our postpaid acquisition as well as retentivity.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed bank debt of Rs. 211 crore plus NCD of Rs. 3,300 crore, and reiterated the 3x cash EBITDA and 16.8% revenue CAGR guidance.
Answered by Abhijit Kishore
Asked by Aditya Suresh: What is the current net debt position and cash EBITDA guidance breakdown?
p. 9
“On the net debt, as Tejas said, we started the year with Rs. 700-odd Crore of the bank debt that we had.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said cost efficiency offset the addition of sites, though some inflationary pressure from diesel could show up later.
Answered by Tejas Mehta
Asked by Gaurav: Why has network opex remained broadly stable despite site rollout?
p. 9
“Having said that, we have seen some inflationary challenges from diesel, etc. So, you might see some impact from that.”
Tejas Mehta, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there has been no dip in postpaid net additions and they continue to add subscribers.
Answered by Abhijit Kishore
Asked by Balaji Subramanian: Is the dip in ex-M2M postpaid subscribers linked to Bharti's Fast Lane launch?
p. 10
“No. So we have not seen, as I said, even to Sanjesh, we've not seen any dip in the postpaid business.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the divergence to seasonal urban-to-rural migration in Q1, not a structural issue, and said July already showed improved traction.
Answered by Abhijit Kishore
Asked by Aditya Bansal: What explains divergent subscriber trends such as VLR decline versus overall improvement?
p. 13
“Quarter 1 typically is a seasonal quarter where we see some customers migrating that from urban to rural market.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Geopolitical headwinds impairing capex deployment
p. 3
“Our disciplined execution and commitment to deliver a superior network experience has yielded robust progress despite prevailing geopolitical headwinds impairing the capex deployment in Q1FY27.”
Abhijit Kishore, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Supply side issues from geopolitical constraints reducing capex spend
p. 6
“Due to supply side issues arising from geopolitical constraints, the capex investment for the quarter was Rs. 1,930 Crore.”
Tejas Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Inflationary pressure on network costs from diesel
p. 9
“Having said that, we have seen some inflationary challenges from diesel, etc. So, you might see some impact from that.”
Tejas Mehta, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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