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NSE: INDUSTOWER BSE: 534816

444.30

(0.62)%

Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 02:29 pm

Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends paid are covered by earnings (1.7x coverage).
  • Dividends after 3 years are expected to be covered by earnings (1.2x coverage).
  • Bharti Infratel's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
  • Bharti Infratel's dividend is above the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).
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Cons

  • Dividend payments have increased, but Bharti Infratel only paid a dividend in the past 7 years.
  • Bharti Infratel has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile (annual drop of over 20%).

future

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  • Cash flow for Bharti Infratel is expected to increase by more than 50% in 2 years time.
  • Bharti Infratel is expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity greater than 20%).
  • Performance (ROE) is expected to be above the current Asia Telecom industry average.
  • An improvement in Bharti Infratel's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
  • Bharti Infratel's revenue is expected to increase by more than 50% in 2 years time.
  • Bharti Infratel's revenue growth is expected to exceed the India market average.
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Cons

  • Bharti Infratel's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is not considered high growth.
  • Bharti Infratel's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is below the India market average.
  • Bharti Infratel's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is below the low risk savings rate of 7.2%.
  • Bharti Infratel's earnings are expected to decrease over the next year.
  • Bharti Infratel's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 3 years.
  • Bharti Infratel's net income is expected to decrease over the next 2 years.
  • Bharti Infratel's revenue is expected to grow by 19.3% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).

health

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Pros

  • Bharti Infratel is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Bharti Infratel is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Bharti Infratel is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (95.7%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 2.2x debt.
  • Bharti Infratel's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • Bharti Infratel earns more interest than it pays, coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
  • Bharti Infratel's level of debt (17.9%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
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Cons

  • The level of debt compared to net worth has increased over the past 5 years (15.1% vs 17.9% today).
  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The tenure for the Bharti Infratel board of directors is about average.
  • Devender's remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in India.
  • Devender's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
  • The average tenure for the Bharti Infratel management team is over 5 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced team.
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Cons

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      Cons

      • Bharti Infratel has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

      past

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      Pros

      • Bharti Infratel's 1-year earnings growth exceeds its 5-year average (32.1% vs 7.2%)
      • Bharti Infratel's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
      • Bharti Infratel used its assets more efficiently than the Asia Telecom industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
      • Bharti Infratel has significantly improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
      • Bharti Infratel has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%).
      • Bharti Infratel's earnings growth has exceeded the Asia Telecom industry average in the past year (32.1% vs 3%).
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      Cons

        value

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        Pros

        • Bharti Infratel is good value based on earnings compared to the Asia Telecom industry average.
        • BSE:534816 is up 6.7% outperforming the Telecom industry which returned -0% over the past month.
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        Cons

        • Bharti Infratel's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
        • Bharti Infratel's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
        • Bharti Infratel is overvalued based on assets compared to the Asia Telecom industry average.
        • Bharti Infratel earnings are not expected to grow next year, we can't assess if its growth is good value.
        • Bharti Infratel is overvalued based on earnings compared to the India market.
        • 534816 underperformed the Telecom industry which returned -14.4% over the past year.
        • 534816 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.
        • BSE:534816 is up 6.7% underperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.

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