Reliance Communications Q2 net profit down 28% at Rs 39 crore

Reliance Communications (RCom) on Monday reported a net profit of Rs 39 crore for the second quarter, down 28 percent sequentially. RCom said that its consolidated revenue in the second quarter stood at Rs 5,142 crore, down 4% from Rs 5,361 crore in the first quarter. The telco’s EBITDA stood at Rs 1,542 crore, down 1% from Rs 1,560 crore in the first quarter.

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For the India operations, the telco’s revenue stood at Rs 4,488 crore, down 4% from Rs 4,693 crore in the first quarter. EBITDA for the India operations stood at Rs 1,297 crore in the second quarter, down 4% from Rs 1,353 crore in the first quarter.

RCom said that its global operations revenue stood at Rs 1,089 crore, down 8% from Rs 1,185 crore in the first quarter. The Anil Ambani-led telco’s minutes if usage went down 2% sequentially at 97.9 billion in the second quarter. The average revenue per unit (ARPY) however surged 5% sequentially to reach Rs 155 in the second quarter. RPM stood at 44.6 paisa, down 1% quarter on quarter.

The total data customer base is 35.1 million including 24.5 million 3G/4G customers in the second quarter, the company said. The total data traffic stood at 104.8 billion MB, up over 8% on a yearly basis. The traffic has increased mainly due to increase in data usage per subscribers, the telco said.