TCIL net profit jumps 112% on-year to ₹156.04 crore in FY25
Telecommunications Consultants of India Limited
(
TCIL
) on Tuesday posted a 112% year-on-year jump in its profit after tax (PAT) at ₹156.04 crore in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2025 (FY25). The
telecom PSU
had reported a net profit of ₹73.37 crore in FY24.
The company's revenue, too, increased by 17% year-on-year to ₹3,502.13 crore in FY25, up from ₹2,603.46 crore in FY24.
Exceptional items for the fiscal year came at ₹3,921.95 crore, comprising a gain of ₹4,237.60 crore from
Bharti Hexacom Limited
(BHL), minus subsidiary provision (-₹244.89 crore) and IPO exposure (-₹70.66 crore).
Bharti Airtel
has a 70% stake in
Bharti Hexacom
, with the Centre, through TCIL, holding 15%. Bharti Hexacom offers mobile services in Rajasthan and the Northeast.
TCIL has executed projects in over 70 countries. Its overseas operations are currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Mauritius, and Nepal apart from the ongoing pan Africa e-Vidya Bharti and Arogya Bharti Network project operating in more than 15 African countries.
The company is also executing several government projects such as the Defence NFS project, Navy OFC projects, Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)-funded APSFL and Telengana Fiber Projects, Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) VSAT, Eklavya School, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Super Edge, Teaching Learning Material for Bihar Education Council, among others.
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