RComm sequential quarterly profit rises 60.5 percent
November 12th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANSMumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Telcom service provider Reliance Communications Saturday posted an increase of 60.5 percent in net profit at Rs.252 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30 against Rs.157 crore during the previous quarter.
Total revenues stood at Rs.5,040 crore during the quarter, up 2 percent as compared to Rs.4,940 crore during the last quarter, the company said in a regulatory filing.
The wireless revenue of the company also grew 2 percent at Rs.4,417 crore during the period under review against Rs.4,327 crore in the previous quarter. The company said that its wireless revenues were driven by growth of paid minutes and strong growth in the data business.
The wireless minutes of usage increased from 97.3 billion to 98.9 billion as compared to the previous quarter. The company said it has 2.1 million active 3G customers, the highest in the industry.
Reliance Communications also said that it continues to be free cash flow positive.
“RCom generated operational cash flow of Rs.1,605 crore in this quarter. Post payment of 3G auction fees and with peak capex behind us, this is the first full year of positive free cash flow for the company and this trend will continue in succeeding years,” the company said.
The company also bagged orders worth Rs.1,400 crore from HDFC Bank for outsourced data centre facility in India during the quarter. The data centre will house equipment possessing the highest computing power in the industry in India today.
The company currently has 147 million customers.
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