Idea Q4 PAT seen up 16% at Rs 266cr (QoQ)

Idea Cellular will announce its fourth quarter results this week. According to CNBC-TV18's estimates, the company's Q4 revenues are seen up 5.3 percent at 5873 crore versus Rs 5578.5 crore, quarter-on-quarter.

The company's Q4 EBITDA is seen up 6.22% at Rs 1565 crore versus Rs 1473.4 crore.

Its EBITDA is seen at 26.6 percent versus 26.4 percent

The company's PAT is seen up 16.3 percent at Rs 266 crore versus Rs 228.6 crore, Q-o-Q.

Q4 Highlights

Expect volume growth of ~5-5.5 percert (Q3 at 5.2 percent) led by market share gains. Idea to show market leading revenue growth again.

Expect some RPM improvement on freebie-reduction benefits & select base price increase

Last quarter both RPMs and margins declined sequentially which disappointed the street.