Reliance Industries reported Q3 results on Friday. Revenue growth accelerated to 10.5%, mainly driven by O2C. However, retail growth slowed materially. Overall EBITDA grew 6.1% YoY, with margins slightly dipping to 18.9% from 19.5%. Management confirmed that Jio’s IPO "should happen in the next few months for sure".
Greater China Economics | Trade Exports growth accelerated to 6.6% yoy in December (+0.7ppt mom), well above consensus, supported by strong shipments growth to Hong Kong and ASEAN, while exports growth to the US weakened further. Import growth surged to 5.7% yoy (+3.8ppt mom), beating expectations amid broad-based commodity recovery. Trade surplus widened to US$114.1b. Growths of motor vehicle, hi-tech, and mechanical & electrical exports strengthened. Overall, December’s trade data is marke...
India’s mobile revenue growth moderated as expected, after lapping last year’s tariff increase. As the IPO of Jio nears, we foresee another potential price increase. Separately for Vodafone Idea, we think AGR relief seems likely but we question whether this is sufficient to enable the company to reach “escape velocity” and become a viable 3rd operator again.
Greater China Economics | PMI November PMI undershot expectations; manufacturing PMI was at 49.2 (+0.2pt mom) and non-manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.5 (-0.6pt mom), the first contraction in nearly three years. With the services industry index weakened to 49.5 (-0.7pt mom). PMI data confirms growth momentum is easing, so expect more supportive policies to be rolled out soon, but for economic confidence to return, we need a sustainable bottom in the real estate sector. Sector Update | Heal...
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Mobile trends accelerated with margin expansion a recurring theme across the board. Both Jio and Bharti have recently discontinued their lowest entry pack which should sustain ARPU in the low-double digits, however the bullishness in mobile trajectory appears to have already been reflected in consensus.
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Reliance Industries delivered a record quarterly EBITDA and earnings, supported by a one-off gain from the sale of Asian Paints. Offsetting that, underlying earnings were still up strongly (+25% YoY) as O2C, Retail and Jio posted better margins. Crucially, Reliance Jio now claims to be the largest FWA provider globally supporting our view that FWA is following an S-curve development
India’s mobile sector sustained mid-teen growth again, though we expect a slowdown to high single digits from 2QFY25 onwards once last July’s tariff increase is lapped. Margin expansion remains a theme too. We stay constructive on India with Bharti Airtel as our preferred pick, but would continue to see Singtel as having more upside.
The easiest way to make money in EM Telcos in the last 3-4 years has been to buy the consolidation plays. XLSmart is the latest in a long line. Synergies are probably worth more than the current market cap and we therefore see substantial upside. However, with an auction coming, and capex likely to remain elevated near term, we think this will take time to play out. In a separate note out today we discuss the outlook for the Indonesian telco market more broadly.
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Reliance Industries closed off FY25 with strong Retail and O2C topline growth, alongside continued strength in Jio’s profitability. The company has also proposed a INR 5.5 dividend per share, which was in-line with expectations.
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Indian FWA net adds continue to accelerate and reached roughly c. 2.1m in the December quarter. India is probably therefore now accounting for around 50% of global shipments. We continue to think this is a critical development, and likely to drive an S-curve of adoption in Global EM.
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Reliance Industries posted strong results yesterday, backed by the turnaround in Retail during the festive period and recovery in O2C margins. Jio remained the bright spot as ARPU accelerated and crossed the INR 200 mark. Momentum continues to build for broadband as Jio AirFiber reached 4.5m.
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