Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
About
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was the result of the corporatization of the Department of Telecom Services in 2000. Under the leadership of A Rober J Ravi, BSNL works with an authorised share capital of ₹1,50,000 cr and a paid up capital of ₹38,886.44 cr. As a wholly owned Government of India undertaking, BSNL is an industry leader in the planning, installation, network integration and maintenance of switches and transmission networks. The company provides wire line services, mobile services including 2G, 3G, 4G, and value added services, Wi-Fi services, internet and broadband services, national and international long distance services, and more. It aims to expand the company by upgrading its network, transforming to 4G network, foraying into cyber security, and upgrading and augmenting its broadband services.
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Financial Data 2024
Financial Data
| PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (INR Cr) | 21317 -42.2% | 36891 93.6% | 19055 2.2% | 18646 -1.4% | 18907 -2.1% | 19321 -22.9% | 25071 -20.5% | 31533 -2.7% | 32411 13.2% | 28645 2.3% | 27996 3.2% | 27128 -2.9% | 27934 -5.9% | 29688 -7.4% | 32045 -10.5% | 35812 - |
| Net Operating Income (INR Cr) | 19344 1.11% | 19131 13.80% | 16811 -3.67% | 17452 -2.43% | 17886 0.70% | 17761 -21.65% | 22668 0.00% | 28404 0.08% | 28381 4.18% | 27242 4.16% | 26153 1.94% | 25655 -1.26% | 25982 -3.93% | 27045 -3.11% | 27913 -7.48% | 30169 -8.14% |
| Profit (INR Cr) | -5367 - | -8161 - | -6982 - | -7441 - | -15500 - | -14904 - | -7996 - | -4793 - | -4859 - | -8234 - | -7020 - | -7884 - | -8851 - | -6384 - | -1823 - | 575 - |
| Assets (INR Cr) | 141097 40.5% | 100417 6.0% | 94754 -3.1% | 97790 -0.7% | 98469 -7.4% | 106370 -3.6% | 110312 -1.8% | 112354 -6.2% | 119816 106.7% | 57963 -12.4% | 66148 -15.5% | 78312 -7.6% | 84737 -8.0% | 92129 4.7% | 88009 -4.4% | 92047 - |
| Net Worth (INR Cr) | 106626 69.4% | 62963 40.9% | 44694 -13.5% | 51687 -12.6% | 59140 -20.9% | 74732 -16.7% | 89670 0.0% | 97674 -4.7% | 102460 153.9% | 40349 -19.4% | 50033 -10.9% | 56139 -11.8% | 63671 -12.3% | 72569 -8.1% | 78976 -2.7% | 81134 0.6% |
| Employee Cost (INR Cr) | 8418 5.1% | 8009 10.6% | 7245 7.2% | 6761 -51.5% | 13928 -7.8% | 15112 -3.6% | 15671 -3.8% | 16292 4.5% | 15585 2.1% | 15270 -3.4% | 15809 11.5% | 14176 2.4% | 13841 -3.3% | 14316 2.1% | 14021 18.7% | 11817 - |
| Interest Cost (INR Cr) | 1785 | 2565 | 2620 | 2582 | 1995 | 786 | 52 | 149 | 587 | 502 | 220 | 351 | 184 | 394 | 357 | 450 |
| Cash & Bank Balance (INR Cr) | 14075 | 2655 | 3045 | 4391 | 2372 | 750 | 759 | 3389 | 1026 | 1225 | 932 | 1161 | 1885 | 2500 | 30343 | 38134 |
| Total Debt (INR Cr) | 18625 | 31233 | 43830 | 33633 | 27842 | 19169 | 9761 | 11313 | 15383 | 6385 | 4459 | 4264 | 3024 | 1703 | 1534 | 3414 |
Key Financial Ratios
| PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit As % Of Revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6% |
| Profit As % Of Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6% |
| Profit As % Of Networth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7% |
| Interest Cost to EBITDA % | 891.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 172.5% | - | - | - | 44.0% | 11.1% | 9.8% |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.17 | 0.50 | 0.98 | 0.65 | 0.47 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| RONW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7% |
| ROCE | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -5.0% | -13.2% | -13.0% | -7.9% | -4.0% | -4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -9.3% | -9.8% | -6.9% | -2.1% | 1.9% |