Bharathi Airtel has reported fall in its profit

New Delhi: Telecom major, Bharti Airtel, has reported a fall in its profit.The firm said that its standalone net profit had dropped by 31.1 per cent to Rs 1,084.4 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013, mainly due to higher expenses. The company's standalone net profit stood at Rs 1,574.3 crore in the year-ago period. In a regulatory filing, the firm said that total expenses increased by 11.76 per cent to Rs 9,816.3 crore during the reported quarter from Rs 8,782.9 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.Total income from operations of Bharti Airtel on a standalone basis, increased by 7.35 per cent to Rs 11,548.3 crore in the last quarter of 2012-13 compared to Rs 10,757.2 crore in the same period a year ago. For the full fiscal ended March 31, 2013, the company's standalone net profit fell by 11.05 per cent to Rs 5,096.3 crore from Rs 5,730 crore in 2011-12. Income from operations (revenues) on standalone basis during 2012-13 increased by 9 per cent to Rs 45,350.9 crore from Rs 41,603.8 crore in 2011-12.