Delay in price hike, weak Q2 results may play spoilsport for Bharti Airtel

There could be earnings cuts and lower target prices if the hikes don't materialise this year

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Bharti Airtel | Bharti Airtel shares | Tariff hike

Ram Prasad Sahu 

The Bharti Airtel stock was down about 5 per cent on Monday on worries that price hike, which is the single biggest trigger for the sector and the stock, may not happen in FY21. The Street expected a price hike post the verdict on the adjusted gross revenues case on September 1 and the same was to be initiated by Vodafone Idea (VIL).

However, after VIL announced plans to raise Rs 25,000 crore there are worries that a price hike might not happen immediately and may be pushed to the last quarter of FY21. In addition to this, a near-term concern is a weak set of results for the September ...

First Published: Mon, September 21 2020. 18:54 IST
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