| Particulars |
For the year ended
March 31, 2016 |
For the year ended
March 31, 20155 |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
| Profit before tax |
120,705 |
107,130 |
| Adjustments for |
|
|
| Depreciation and amortisation |
174,498 |
155,311 |
| Finance income |
(16,177) |
(24,788) |
| Finance costs |
85,042 |
73,252 |
| Share of results of joint ventures and associates |
(9,654) |
(7,223) |
| Exceptional items (net) |
(24,085) |
1,941 |
| Employee share-based payment expenses |
248 |
(4) |
| Other non-cash items |
(143) |
(45) |
| Operating cash flow before changes in assets and liabilities |
330,434 |
305,574 |
| Trade & other receivables and prepayments |
(4,714) |
(11,144) |
| Inventories |
(872) |
(2) |
| Trade and other payables |
4,635 |
14,203 |
| Provisions |
(273) |
1,144 |
| Other financial and non financial liabilities |
1,811 |
(99) |
| Other financial and non financial assets |
(4,759) |
(5,741) |
| Cash generated from operations |
326,262 |
303,935 |
| Interest received |
3,661 |
1,307 |
| Dividend received from mutual funds |
118 |
480 |
| Dividend received |
- |
16,407 |
| Income tax paid |
(46,836) |
(46,111) |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities |
283,205 |
276,018 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
(193,313) |
(146,411) |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
3,798 |
2,595 |
| Purchase of intangible assets |
(81,452) |
(65,970) |
| Net movement in current investments |
63,771 |
(13,821) |
| Purchase of non-current investments |
(3,218) |
(3,078) |
| Sale of non-current investments |
7,642 |
5,618 |
| Investment in subsidiary, net of cash acquired (refer Note 7) |
(135) |
(358) |
| Sale of tower assets (refer Note 43) |
56,821 |
1,021 |
| Investment in joint venture / associate |
- |
(10) |
| Proceeds from sale of interest / capital reduction in joint venture |
55 |
87 |
| Loan to joint venture / associate |
(19) |
(154) |
| Loan repayment received from joint venture / associate (refer Note 35) |
14 |
- |
| Net cash outflow from investing activities |
(146,036) |
(220,481) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
| Proceeds from borrowings |
187,265 |
344,586 |
| Repayment of borrowings |
(309,656) |
(420,325) |
| Net proceeds from short term borrowings |
4,558 |
3,288 |
| Proceeds from sale and finance lease back of towers (refer Note 43) |
48,120 |
- |
| Repayment of finance lease liabilities |
(2,593) |
- |
| Repayment of loan to joint venture |
- |
(9,173) |
| Purchase of treasury shares |
(514) |
- |
| Interest and other finance charges paid |
(32,890) |
(33,887) |
| Proceeds from exercise of share options |
569 |
552 |
| Dividend paid (including tax) (refer Note 32) |
(15,304) |
(21,399) |
| Proceeds from issuance of equity shares to non - controlling interests (refer Note 7) |
984 |
- |
| Sale of interest in a subsidiary (refer Note 7) |
- |
40,412 |
| Acquisition of non-controlling interests (refer Note 7) |
- |
(624) |
| Net cash outflow from financing activities |
(119,461) |
(96,570) |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the year |
17,708 |
(41,033) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
1,342 |
43 |
| Add : Balance as at the beginning of the year |
(1,415) |
39,575 |
| Balance as at the end of the year (refer Note 25) |
17,635 |
(1,415) |
