Annual Report
2015-16

Consolidated
Income Statement

(` Millions, except per share data)

Particulars Notes Year ended
March 31, 2016
Year ended
March 31, 2015
Revenue 6 965,321 920,394
Other operating income   871 957
Operating expenses 8 (625,259) (607,468)
    340,933 313,883
Depreciation and amortisation 10 (174,498) (155,311)
Profit from operating activities before exceptional items   166,435 158,572
Share of results of joint ventures and associates 17 9,654 7,223
Profit before finance income, finance costs, other expenses, exceptional items and tax   176,089 165,795
Finance income 11 16,177 24,788
Finance costs 11 (85,042) (73,252)
Other expenses 9 (1,024) (1,669)
Exceptional items, net 12 14,505 (8,532)
Profit before tax   120,705 107,130
Income tax expense (including exceptional items) 13 (59,368) (54,047)
Profit for the year   61,337 53,083
Attributable to :      
Equity holders of the Parent   54,842 51,835
Non-controlling interests (including exceptional items)   6,495 1,248
Profit for the year   61,337 53,083
Earnings per share (In `) 38    
Basic, profit attributable to equity holders of the Parent   13.72 12.97
Diluted, profit attributable to equity holders of the Parent   13.72 12.97

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

As per our report of even date

For S. R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration No: 101049W

per Nilangshu Katriar
Partner
Membership No: 58814

Place: Gurgaon
Date: April 27, 2016

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of Bharti Airtel Limited

Sunil Bharti Mittal
Chairman

Gopal Vittal
Managing Director & CEO (India & South Asia)

Rajendra Chopra
Company Secretary

Nilanjan Roy
Global Chief Financial Officer