08/05/2019
Bharti Airtel fund raising of upto Rs 32,000 crore through rights issuance of upto Rs 25,000 crore and Perpetual Bond with equity credit upto Rs 7000 crore.
The rights issue price would be Rs 220 per fully paid equity share (including a premium of Rs 215 per fully paid equity share over face value of Rs 5 per share) and the rights entitlement ratio would be 19 shares for every 67 shares held by eligible shareholders as on the record date
The fund raise is likely to bring down net debt/EBITDA sharply to 3.5x (FY19), as against the current estimate of 4.5x. Additionally, the plans of Africa IPO and Bharti Infratel stake sale will help raise Rs 40,000 crore, which should reduce its net debt to Rs 47,500 crore (net debt to EBITDA of 1.6x) by FY21.
Moreover, capex intensity has peaked out, which should reduce its annual cash burn from Rs 16,900 crore in FY19 to positive free cash flow of around Rs 4,300 crore in FY21, thus restricting the increase in net debt. In our view, despite the steep dilution, the fund raising plan is a welcome positive which will allow Bharti to be self-sufficient and manage operations without any average revenue per user (ARPU) increase
Bharti Airtel trading at 322 now.
Price/Book Nearly 1.55
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