Telecom industry may see up to 40,000 job losses this year, says CFO Puneet Garg
The stock has fallen 20% by Thursday's closing since the company reported loss of Rs 948 crore in Q4
RCom has been downgraded by almost all rating agencies
Most of all India's mobile operators posted a loss in the first quarter
RCom's net debt stood at a whopping Rs 44,345 crore as on March 31 this year
The scrip of the company has fallen around 35% in May
Reliance Communication (RCom), part of the Anil Ambani group, is under renewed pressure on Dalal Street over its financial health.The stock is down 21 per cent in two weeks on the BSE exchange, after credit downgrades by domestic rating agencies. In the period, the Bharti Airtel stock price was flat (up one per cent), while Idea Cellular was down 13 per cent; the benchmark Sensex was up 1.7 per cent.Early this week, CARE downgraded RCom from the earlier A- to BB. And, said it would be on a credit watch, citing the operational risk in view of the growing pricing pressure in the sector. The agency says the high debt level at RCom, coupled with lower cash accrual and imminent repayment obligations, had increased the financial risk.This followed a similar downgrade by rating agency ICRA early this month. It had downgraded the long-term rating to BB, from BBB, and reaffirmed its earlier negative outlook. ICRA said the revision took into account the persisting pressures and weakening ...
Reliance said it had paid half yearly interest on the 2020 bond and that it had no outstanding dues
The said benefits are being offered in Reliance Communications 'super value' tariff plan
Shares of Reliance Communications were trading at 2.48 per cent higher
The company had posted net profit of Rs 303 crore in the same period a year ago
RCom signed binding agreements to sell 51 per cent stake in its tower business to Canada-based Brookfield Infrastructure
Company debt expected to come down from Rs 42,000 cr to Rs 17,000 cr, after wireless & tower deals
RCom will utilise the cash proceeds solely to reduce debt, and will also receive B Class non-voting shares in the tower company
The stock was up 9% to Rs 38.05 after the company said it signed binding agreements with Brookfield
Remaining businesses will need to generate healthy cash flow for servicing the residual debt
The company will use the proceeds of the deal with Brookfield 'solely' to repay debt
The tower sale deal along with the merger of RCom's wireless biz with Aircel - will reduce the company's debt by nearly 60% to Rs 17,000 cr
Answering shareholder queries on making technology easier for senior citizens, Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani said at the company's annual general meeting on Tuesday that his role model, his mother, Kokilaben Ambani was active on all the major social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Pinterest. Citing her case, he said there was no age for learning, which was a lifelong process. Anil Ambani also said she kept asking him about what the next big thing would be. Her latest query to her younger son: "What is VR and how do you use it?" "If I don't answer her queries, she will send me a list of links which talk about virtual reality," quipped Anil Ambani.
Moody's said that estimations for RCOM's adjusted consolidated debt/EBITDA has deteriorated further during the quarter ended June, 2016