Vodafone Idea shares gain 2% as Kumar Mangalam Birla buys additional stake
Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, picked up an additional 1.86 crore shares in Vi on September 6.
Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, picked up an additional 1.86 crore shares in Vi on September 6.
Vi says preferential allotment of 166 cr shares will be done for around ₹2,458 crore to two of its key vendors – Nokia Solutions and Networks India, and Ericsson India
The board of Vi has approved an issuance of up to 139.5 crore equity shares at an issue price of ₹14.87 per equity share to Oriana Investments, an entity under the Aditya Birla Group.
Through a combination of equity and debt, the company plans to raise around ₹45,000 crore.
Vi is facing capital constraints, but is in a much better position than telcos that went defunct in the not-so-distant past, says ICICI Securities
This disruptive move can halt incremental tariff increases for 2G and help Reliance Jio gain share in that segment, say analysts.
Shares of Vodafone Idea plunged 4% to ₹7 apiece on the NSE.
KM Birla has returned to the board of Vi as an additional director (non-executive and non-independent) with effect from April 20, 2023.
The telecom sector's postpaid ARPU is estimated to have declined to around ₹245 in FY23 from around ₹275 in fiscal FY21.
Vi has issued 1,200 debentures of the face value of ₹10 lakh each to ATC Telecom Infrastructure, while the balance 400 securities will be allotted later.