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  • Den Networks consolidated cable, broadband numbers up in Q1-17

    Den Networks consolidated cable, broadband numbers up in Q1-17

    BENGALURU: Indian multi system operator (MSO) Den Networks Ltd (Den) Cable business segment consolidated total revenue post activation increased 9 percent in in the quarter ended 30 June 2016 (Q1-17, current quarter) to Rs 251 crore from Rs 230 crore in Q1-16. Pre-activation revenue in the current quarter increased 3 percent to Rs 215 crore from Rs 209 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter.

    Two segments contribute to Den’s revenue: Cable distribution network segment (Cable, Cable business) and Broadband segment (Boomband).

    Den’s Broadband segment revenue more than tripled (3.55 times) in Q1-17 to Rs 18 crore from Rs 5 crore in Q1-16.

    Cable segment

    Cable subscription revenue increased 13.3 percent y-o-y to Rs 111 crore in Q1-17 from Rs 98 crore in Q1-16. Cable activation revenue increased 69 percent y-o-y to Rs 36 crore from Rs 21 crore. Placement revenue declined 15 percent y-o-y to Rs 87 crore from Rs 102 crore.

    Cable segment reported EBIDTA of Rs 53 crore in Q1-17 as against and EBIDTA of Rs 14 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Please refer to the figure below for Den’s revenue break-up for Q1-7 and Q1-16.

    The company reported 98 lakh DAS subscribers for Q1-17, as compared to 72 lakh in the corresponding year ago quarter and 94 lakh in the immediate trailing quarter (Q4-16). Den has a cable subscriber base of 1.3 crore.

    Broadband segment

    Den reported 329 percent growth in broadband customers in Q1-17 as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter Q1-16. Den reported 1,15,000 broadband customers in the current quarter as compared to 35,000 in Q1-16.

    In Q4-16 Den had a broadband subscriber base of about 95,000, hence quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) broadband subscriber base growth in Q1-17 was 21 percent. Q-o-q broadband revenue increased 20 percent in the current quarter from Rs 15 crore in Q4-16.

    Broadband segment’s operating loss (EBIDTA) in Q1-17 was lower at Rs 9 crore as compared to an operating loss of Rs 18 crore in Q1-16.

    Consolidated numbers

    Den’s consolidated revenue increased 14 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) in the current quarter to Rs 269 crore from Rs 236 crore in Q1-16.

    Consolidated loss before tax in Q1-17 was lower at Rs 35 crore as compared to a loss of Rs 48 crore in Q1-16. Net loss in Q1-17 was slightly higher at Rs 52 crore as compared to a net loss of Rs 50 crore in Q1-16.

    The company reported positive post activation consolidated EBIDTA of Rs 44 crore for the current quarter as against a negative (operating loss) of Rs 4 crore in Q1-16.

    Den’s consolidated total expenditure in the current quarter declined 6.3 percent to Rs 225 crore from Rs 240 crore in Q1-16. 

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    Content costs are a major component of Den’s expenditure – Content costs in the current quarter declined 7.4 percent in the current quarter to Rs 112 crore from Rs 121 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter.

    Employee (Personnel) costs declined 19.4 percent in the current quarter to Rs 25 crore from Rs 31 crore in Q1-16. Other operating expenses in Q1-17 increased 2.5 percent to Rs 81 crore from Rs 79 crore.

    Goldman Sachs to pick up 1.58 crore Den equity shares

    As reported, the company’s existing shareholder Goldman Sachs is picking up 1.58 crore equity shares at a price of Rs 90 per share via a preferential allotment. This will take Goldman Sachs’ equity stake in DEN up from 17.79 per cent to 24.49 per cent and involve an injection of much needed capital to the tune of Rs 142.43 crore.

    Note: (1) All numbers mentioned are consolidated unless stated otherwise.

    (1.1)     The figures mentioned above have been rounded off and based on the numbers presented by Den in the public domain.

    (2) The numbers in this paper are as per Indian Accounting System. (Ind AS)

    (3) The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally 

    represented by INR). The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:

    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.

    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

  • Finance Ministry defers Jasper Infotech’s investment proposal in Den’s Macro Commerce

    Finance Ministry defers Jasper Infotech’s investment proposal in Den’s Macro Commerce

    New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has deferred a decision on a proposal by Jasper Infotech Private Limited which wanted to make downstream investment in Macro Commerce Private Limited.

    The investment was for uplinking of Non-news TV channels by purchasing 50 percent stake in the company from Den Networks Limited, its existing holding company.

    Approval has been deferred for foreign investment of up to 100 percent in a new company proposed to be incorporated in India by publishing firm Macmillan Publishers International Ltd, UK.

    The decisions of the ministry are on the recommendations of the Foreign Investments Promotion Board (FIPB).

  • Finance Ministry defers Jasper Infotech’s investment proposal in Den’s Macro Commerce

    Finance Ministry defers Jasper Infotech’s investment proposal in Den’s Macro Commerce

    New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has deferred a decision on a proposal by Jasper Infotech Private Limited which wanted to make downstream investment in Macro Commerce Private Limited.

    The investment was for uplinking of Non-news TV channels by purchasing 50 percent stake in the company from Den Networks Limited, its existing holding company.

    Approval has been deferred for foreign investment of up to 100 percent in a new company proposed to be incorporated in India by publishing firm Macmillan Publishers International Ltd, UK.

    The decisions of the ministry are on the recommendations of the Foreign Investments Promotion Board (FIPB).

  • DEN to get foreign investment by way of shares but within limit approved in August

    DEN to get foreign investment by way of shares but within limit approved in August

    NEW DELHI: DEN Networks Limited has been permitted to get foreign investment in the company by way of issue of shares or underlying securities like QIIs/ADRs/GDRs/FCCBs and other permitted securities for its telecom business.

    However, the Foreign Investments Promotion Board (FIPB) has said that DEN had been granted approval on 14 August last year for investment from FIIs/NRIs/FPIs upto 74 per cent in the company and this fresh application would be within the same approved foreign investment limit and thus involve no extra foreign investment.

    At the same time, the Ministry approved the proposal by the telecom player Atria Convergence Technologies seeking approval for transfer of its shares from existing non-resident shareholders to Argan (Mauritius) Limited and TA FVCI Investors Limited. This will not involve any foreign investment.

    The Ministry forwarded to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs the proposal of ATC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd seeking approval has been sought for acquisition of 51 per cent of the shareholding of Viom Networks Limited by ATC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (ATC Singapore) by way of transfer from existing shareholders as it involved a huge foreign direct investment of Rs 5856.51 crore.

    On the other hand, the Finance Ministry on the advice of FIPB deferred the proposal by Jasper Infotech for making downstream investment in Macro Commerce by purchasing 50 per cent stake in the company from DEN Networks, which is its existing holding company.

  • DEN to get foreign investment by way of shares but within limit approved in August

    DEN to get foreign investment by way of shares but within limit approved in August

    NEW DELHI: DEN Networks Limited has been permitted to get foreign investment in the company by way of issue of shares or underlying securities like QIIs/ADRs/GDRs/FCCBs and other permitted securities for its telecom business.

    However, the Foreign Investments Promotion Board (FIPB) has said that DEN had been granted approval on 14 August last year for investment from FIIs/NRIs/FPIs upto 74 per cent in the company and this fresh application would be within the same approved foreign investment limit and thus involve no extra foreign investment.

    At the same time, the Ministry approved the proposal by the telecom player Atria Convergence Technologies seeking approval for transfer of its shares from existing non-resident shareholders to Argan (Mauritius) Limited and TA FVCI Investors Limited. This will not involve any foreign investment.

    The Ministry forwarded to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs the proposal of ATC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd seeking approval has been sought for acquisition of 51 per cent of the shareholding of Viom Networks Limited by ATC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (ATC Singapore) by way of transfer from existing shareholders as it involved a huge foreign direct investment of Rs 5856.51 crore.

    On the other hand, the Finance Ministry on the advice of FIPB deferred the proposal by Jasper Infotech for making downstream investment in Macro Commerce by purchasing 50 per cent stake in the company from DEN Networks, which is its existing holding company.

  • Q2-2014 Den Networks reports 35 per cent higher y-o-y cable revenues

    Q2-2014 Den Networks reports 35 per cent higher y-o-y cable revenues

    BENGALURU: Indian cable TV distribution company Den Networks Limited (Den Networks) continues to rake in the moolah with 32.4 per cent higher total revenue of Rs 271.88 crore for Q2-2014 as compared to the Rs 205.26 crore for Q2-2013 and almost flat (1.8 per cent higher) as compared to the Rs 268.69 crore for Q1-2014. The company reported a 35 per cent y-o-y jump in cable revenue for Q2-2014 at Rs 258.93 crore as compared to the Rs 192.51 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year (Q2-2013).

     

    Note:  
    Den Network claims that on account of a reporting policy change, w.e.f. Q2-2014, all revenue figures exclude ‘Other Income’ which is reported separately after EBITDA, and that past period figures have also been adjusted to this effect to make it comparable. Variance/s has/have been observed between the company’s investor updates of Q1-2014 and Q2-2014 and the statements filed by the company with the stock exchanges. The differences, if any between the financial analysis for Q1-2014 and Q2-2014 must be attributed to the varied accounting methodology/communications by the company. The current analysis is being done based on the updates for Q2-2014 received.

     

    The company reported a 35 per cent y-o-y jump in cable revenue for Q2-2014 at Rs 258.93 crore as compared to the Rs 192.51 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year (Q2-2013) on the back of strong growth in subscription revenues and higher placement revenues despite lower activation revenues in the current quarter.

     

    Q-o-q, the company’s investor update for Q2-2014 says that its cable business revenue was almost the same as the Rs 256.41 crore for Q1-2014, a figure that is Rs 6.44 crore (about 2.45 per cent) lower than the Rs 262.85 crore the company had reported in its Q1-2014 investor update (ref Note above).

     

    The company says that it has deployed about four lakh set top boxes (STBs) during Q2-2014 and claims a digital subscriber base of around five million in DAS phase I and II cities and about eight million analogue subscribers in DAS phase III and IV markets.

     

    Further, Den Networks believes that the next big opportunity after full digitisation of cable TV is offering high speed broadband services to its subscribers. The company announced plans to launch its broadband service offering by late Q4, FY 2013-14 (February 2014).

     

    Let us look at the other Q2-2014 figures announced by Den Networks

     

    The company has reported breakup of its cable revenue as Rs 99.11 crore as subscription revenue, Rs 119.90 crore as placement revenue and Rs 29.43 crore as digital activation revenue.

     

    Den Network’s consolidated EBITDA for Q2 -2014 was Rs 87.70 crore vs. Rs 38.73 crore in Q2-2013, a 126 per cent leap y-o-y, and eight per cent higher than the Rs 80.94 crore for Q1-2014.

     

    Correspondingly, its cable business EDITDA for Q2-2014 at Rs 85.05 crore was 134 per cent higher than the Rs 36.36 crore for Q2-2013 and seven per cent higher than the Rs 79.39 crore for Q1-2014.

     

    Consolidated PAT at Rs 11.18 crore for Q2-2014 was up by about 10 per cent higher as compared to the PAT of Rs 10.15 crore for Q1-2014. The company says that its cable business PAT stood at Rs 9.64 crore for Q2-2014.

     

    Consolidated expense at Rs 224.13 crore for Q2-2014 was 21.54 per cent higher than the Rs 184.66 crore for Q2-2013, and 2.3 per cent lower than the Rs 229.69 crore for Q1-2014. Den Network paid 18.4 per cent more towards content cost at Rs 90.54 crore for Q2-2014 as compared to the Rs 76.5 crore in Q2-2013 and the 6.5 per cent higher than the Rs 85.01 crore in Q1-2014.

     

    Depreciation and amortisation cost at Rs 37.04 crore for Q2-2013 was more than double (2.14 times) the Rs 17.29 crore for Q2-2013 and 11.47 per cent higher than the Rs 33.23 crore for Q1-2014. Den Networks has reported a foreign exchange loss of Rs 5.96 crore in its cable business for 2-2014.
    Den Networks claims that there is a significant demand for its digital cable services in its existing Phase III and IV markets. The pace of seeding is expected to pick up in the next few months. It also says that it is witnessing a lot of interest from smaller players (MSOs and LCOs) from Phases III and IV areas looking to align themselves with it and is receiving several such requests on a regular basis.

  • Q1-2014: Den Networks continues to rake in the moolah albeit with some hiccups

    Q1-2014: Den Networks continues to rake in the moolah albeit with some hiccups

    BENGALURU: Indian cable TV distribution company Den Networks Limited (Den Networks) seems to be on a roll. Its cable business PBT in Q1-2014 was Rs 32.77 crore despite a 22 per cent rise in depreciation and finance costs as against Rs 36.81 crore in Q4-2013.

     

    Den Networks cable business PBT in Q1-2014 was Rs 32.77 crore as compared to Rs 18.40 crore in Q1-2013, up 78 per cent y-o-y. The company’s PAT (before mark to market forex losses, exceptional one-time and ESOP expense) for Q1-2014 was Rs 19.22 crore versus Rs 17.04 crore in Q1-2013, a 13 per cent rise as compared to Q4-2013. After these adjustments, Den Networks cable business PAT stood at Rs 9.22 crore.

     

    Den Networks cable business EBITDA for Q1-2014 was Rs 85.84 crore as against. Rs 43.82 crore in Q1-2013, a 96 per cent y-o-y jump, and was seven per cent more than the Rs 80.33 crore in Q4-2013.

     

    The company’s consolidated EBITDA for Q1-2014 was Rs 87.68 crore, almost double (up by 95 per cent) the Rs 45.06 crore in Q1-2013, but only 3.22 per cent more than the Rs 84.94 crore in Q4-2013.

     

    Let us look at Den Networks other figures for Q1-2014

     

    Den Networks’ consolidated revenue for Q1-2014 was Rs 275.42 crore as compared to the Rs 200.60 crore in Q1-2013, up by 37 per cent y-o-y, but was slightly lower (by 1.04 per cent) than the Rs 278.31 crore for Q4-2013.

     

    The cable distribution company’s consolidated PBT for Q1-2014 was Rs 34.49 crore while consolidated PAT for the quarter stood at Rs 10.15 crore which included the impact of mark-to-market forex losses of Rs 10 crore and higher depreciation and finance costs compared to Q4-2013.

     

    Den Networks cable business revenue for Q1- 2014 was Rs 262.85 crore as compared to the Rs 264.93 crore in Q4-2013. Revenues in Q4-2013 included Rs 15.10 crore on account of a one-time sale of Set Top Boxes (STBs). Excluding the impact of this sale, Den Networks cable business revenues grew by 5.2 per cent q-o-q (as compared to Q4-2013).

     

    Den Networks’ consolidated expenditure for Q1-2014 at Rs 187.74 crore was up 20.9 per cent as compared to the Rs 155.54 crore in Q1-2013, but was 2.9 per cent lower than the Rs 193.37 crore for Q4-2013.

     

    Consolidated operation, administrative and other costs for Q1-2014 at Rs 160.70 crore were up 20.4 per cent as compared to the Rs 133.52 crore in Q1-2013 but 2.4 per cent lower than the Rs 164.68 crore in Q4-2013.

     

    Den Networks consolidated Personnel cost for Q1-2014 at Rs 27.04 crore was 28 per cent more than the Rs 22.02 crore for Q1-2013, but 5.75 per cent lower than the Rs 28.69 crore in Q4-2013. Consolidated depreciation for Q1-2014 at Rs 33.22 crore was more than double (more by 113.5 per cent) as compared to the Rs 15.56 crore in Q1-2013 and 21.8 percent higher than the Rs 27.27 crore in Q4-2013.

     

    Consolidated interest and other financial charges of Rs 19.97 crore were more than double the Rs 9.97 crore for Q1-2013 and 22.1 per cent more than the Rs 16.36 crore in Q4-2013.

     

    Den Networks CEO S N Sharma said, “With the successful implementation of digitisation in Phase II cities, India is now firmly in the digital era. The overall response from consumers is extremely positive as they can now clearly perceive the benefits of digital and the superior experience associated with it. The major focus areas now are the completion of package selection by subscribers, collection of KYC data and the start of retail consumer billing, which are being spurred on by MSOs with a strong regulatory backing. These steps will truly complete our industry’s transformation into a B2C model. We are also drawing up plans for digitising our analog base in Phase III and IV cities while gearing up for our broadband foray.”

     

    Den Networks recently launched two digital cable channels – DEN Movies and DEN Classic, available to Den Network subscribers in selected areas. The company says that it sees the local cable channel segment become a potential growth area along with the spread of digitisation.