Bharti Hexacom Q2 profit rises 34% to Rs 566.1 crore

Bharti Hexacom Limited reported profit for the period of Rs 566.1 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, up 34.4% from Rs 421.2 crore a year earlier, while revenue from operations rose 11.4% to Rs 2,581.8 crore. Profit before tax increased to Rs 701.1 crore from Rs 564.1 crore in the audited standalone results.

How did Bharti Hexacom perform in the September 2026 quarter?

Bharti Hexacom increased revenue from operations by Rs 264.5 crore year on year to Rs 2,581.8 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Other income was Rs 63.9 crore, compared with Rs 61.2 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2025, taking total income to Rs 2,645.7 crore from Rs 2,378.5 crore.

Bharti Hexacom's profit before depreciation, amortisation, finance costs, exceptional items and tax rose to Rs 1,441 crore from Rs 1,269.3 crore. Depreciation and amortisation increased by Rs 46 crore to Rs 600.3 crore, while finance costs fell by Rs 11.3 crore to Rs 139.6 crore, resulting in profit before tax of Rs 701.1 crore.

What changed from the June 2026 quarter?

Bharti Hexacom's revenue from operations rose by Rs 71.9 crore from Rs 2,509.9 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Total income increased by Rs 63.7 crore even though other income declined by Rs 8.2 crore to Rs 63.9 crore, because operating revenue grew during the quarter.

Bharti Hexacom's profit for the period increased by Rs 83.7 crore from Rs 482.4 crore in the June quarter, while profit before tax rose by Rs 48.1 crore from Rs 653 crore. Total expenses increased to Rs 1,204.7 crore from Rs 1,187.7 crore, including a Rs 24.2 crore increase in network operating expenses, but sales and marketing expenses fell by Rs 4 crore to Rs 86 crore.

Bharti Hexacom reported tax expense of Rs 135 crore in the September quarter, lower than Rs 170.6 crore in the June quarter. Current tax was Rs 231.6 crore and deferred tax was a credit of Rs 96.6 crore, compared with current tax of Rs 221.1 crore and a deferred-tax credit of Rs 50.5 crore in the preceding quarter.

Which Bharti Hexacom segments drove September-quarter growth?

Bharti Hexacom's Mobile Services segment generated revenue of Rs 2,461 crore in the September 2026 quarter, up Rs 222.5 crore from Rs 2,238.5 crore a year earlier. Homes, Office and Other Services generated Rs 131.2 crore, up Rs 43.2 crore from Rs 88 crore in the September 2025 quarter.

Bharti Hexacom reported total segment revenue of Rs 2,592.2 crore before inter-segment eliminations of Rs 10.4 crore, resulting in revenue from operations of Rs 2,581.8 crore. A year earlier, eliminations were Rs 9.2 crore against total segment revenue of Rs 2,326.5 crore, which resulted in reported revenue of Rs 2,317.3 crore.

Bharti Hexacom's Mobile Services segment result before finance costs, charity and donation, exceptional items and tax was Rs 816.2 crore, compared with Rs 700.6 crore a year earlier. Homes, Office and Other Services recorded a segment result of Rs 0.1 crore, versus Rs 1.4 crore, leaving total segment results of Rs 816.3 crore before net finance costs of Rs 115.2 crore.

What do Bharti Hexacom's six-month results and cash flows show?

Bharti Hexacom reported revenue from operations of Rs 5,091.7 crore for the six months ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 4,580.3 crore in the prior-year period. Profit for the period rose to Rs 1,048.5 crore from Rs 812.8 crore, while profit before tax increased to Rs 1,354.1 crore from Rs 1,090.9 crore.

Bharti Hexacom generated net cash from operating activities of Rs 2,724 crore in the six-month period, compared with Rs 2,471.2 crore a year earlier. Purchases of property, plant and equipment and capital work-in-progress rose to Rs 1,005.6 crore from Rs 668.5 crore, and net cash used in investing activities increased to Rs 1,441.7 crore from Rs 922.6 crore.

Bharti Hexacom used Rs 1,307.8 crore in financing activities, compared with Rs 1,544.5 crore in the prior-year six months. The company paid dividends of Rs 900 crore, against Rs 500 crore a year earlier, while cash and cash equivalents declined to Rs 7.5 crore at September 30, 2026 from Rs 33 crore at March 31, 2026.

How did Bharti Hexacom's balance sheet change by September 2026?

Bharti Hexacom's total assets were Rs 19,110 crore at September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 19,050.6 crore at March 31, 2026. Property, plant and equipment rose to Rs 5,553.2 crore from Rs 5,406.2 crore, while capital work-in-progress declined to Rs 303.4 crore from Rs 476.1 crore and intangible assets fell to Rs 5,529 crore from Rs 5,777.3 crore.

Bharti Hexacom's total liabilities declined to Rs 11,796.7 crore at September 30 from Rs 11,885.4 crore at the March year-end. Total equity increased to Rs 7,313.3 crore from Rs 7,165.2 crore, as other equity rose to Rs 7,063.3 crore from Rs 6,915.2 crore; non-current borrowings fell by Rs 46.2 crore to Rs 2,369.5 crore.

Conclusion

Bharti Hexacom's September 2026 results showed profit growth of 34.4%, exceeding the 11.4% increase in revenue from operations. Mobile Services accounted for Rs 222.5 crore of the Rs 264.5 crore year-on-year revenue increase, while lower finance costs than a year earlier and a lower tax expense than in the June quarter accompanied the higher profit.

The filing does not disclose a management target, forward plan or scheduled future operating event. The next financial-results disclosure will show whether Mobile Services revenue, six-month operating cash flow of Rs 2,724 crore and capital expenditure of Rs 1,005.6 crore continue on their reported September 2026 trajectory.