Shares of beleaguered telecom operator Vodafone Idea gained after a weak start on Monday as the Sensex tanked 833.20 points to 74,404.79 in early trade, and the Nifty fell 234 points to 23,401.70. The stock opened in red at Rs 12.81, down from the previous close of Rs 12.96 on the BSE. It fell further to touch the low of Rs 12.47, representing a fall of Rs 0.49 or 3.7 per cent from the last closing price. However, the stock gained momentum and touched the intraday high of Rs 13.04. The counter remained volatile despite the company posting a consolidated net profit of Rs 51,970 crore for the March quarter of FY2025-26. Last seen, the stock was trading at Rs 12.65 with a fall of 2.39 per cent, and the market cap of the company stood at Rs 1,37,162.28.
The stock has been losing for the last two days and has fallen 0.23 per cent in the period. Technically, it trades higher than the 5-day, 20-day, 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving averages.
Vi quarterly results
The company has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 51,970 crore in the January-March quarter of FY 2025-26. This is the first time ever in about six years that the company has posted a profit. According to an exchange filing, the company has posted a profit mainly due to relief in statutory liabilities. It had posted a loss of Rs 7,167 crore in the same period a year ago.
Vodafone Idea (Vi) operational metrics, however, show a loss of around Rs 5,515 crore during the reported quarter and Rs 24,059 crore for the fiscal year 2026 before exceptional items comprising relief on adjusted gross revenue (AGR).
The Department of Telecom (DoT) on January 27 confirmed that the AGR (adjusted gross revenue) dues of Vodafone Idea (Vi) as of December 31, 2025, amount to Rs 87,695 crore.
Thereafter, the DoT informed Vi on April 30 that the Committee formed for the purpose of reassessment had finalised the AGR dues at Rs 64,046 crore for FY 2006-07 to 2018-19 as of December 31, 2025.
Vodafone Idea share price history
According to BSE Analytics, the stock has yielded a positive return of 80.20 per cent in three years but has corrected 4.82 per cent in two years. In one year, it has gained 71.64 per cent. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, it has gained 8.86 per cent, compared to a 12.77 per cent correction in the benchmark index.
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