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TRAI: FM Radio ad revenue moved up in third quarter

BENGALURU: After the slump in advertisement revenues by private FM radio stations in the quarters ended 30 June 2016 (Q1-17) and 31 March 2016 (Q4-17), the trend seems have been changed, albeit marginally for Q2-17 (quarter ended 30 September 2016) and Q3-17 (quarter ended 31 December 2017) according to the data released by The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

According to TRAI data for Q3-17, radio combined ad revenues reported by 272 of the 273 private operating FM radio stations were Rs546.72 crore or an average of Rs2.01 lakh per station for Q3-17. This washigher than the average of Rs 1.94 crore per station (combined revenue Rs502.13 crore from 259 stations)for the immediate trailing quarter. Q3-17 ad revenue was however short by about Rs12 lakh per station as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter for which TRAI reported combined ad revenue of Rs533.7 crore from 240 radio stations (Average revenue per station of Rs2.22 crore per station). As a matter of fact, in Q2-16, the average revenue per station was highest at Rs 2.22 crore during the period commencing from end Q1-12 until the current quarter.

Please refer to the Figure below for FM Radio Ad Revenue over a five year plus period spanning a 23 quarter period starting with the quarter ended 30 June 2011 (Q1-12) until the quarter ended 31 December 2016 (Q2-17) as per TRAI data. The amounts are in Rs crore and rounded off to the nearest decimal place in the case of combined ad revenue and two decimal places in the case of Average Revenue per station.

In absolute terms, combined Radio ad revenue in Q3-17 increased 8.9 percent and 3.4 percent year-over-year (y-o-y, as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year) and quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q, immediate trailing quarter) respectively. Average revenue per station in the current quarter declined 9.6 percent y-o-y, but increased 3.7 percent q-o-q. The total number of stations in Q3-17 increased 13.3 percent y-o-y and 5 percent q-o-q.

Please refer to Figure B for y-o-y and q-o-q changes

Thirteen new private FM stations commenced operations to take the total number of stations at close of 31 December 2017 to 273 in the third quarter of 2017 according to TRAI. At the close of Q2-17 (previous quarter), there were 260 private FM stations operating in the country.

Here’s two of the major radio networks’ performed in Q3-17

One of the biggest players in the private FM radio business – Entertainment Network India Limited that runs the Radio Mirchi network among others, reported 4.9 percent y-o-y increase in consolidated Total Income from Operations or revenue (TIO) for Q3-17 of Rs 150.65 crore for the current quarter as compared to Rs 143.57 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Q-o-q, revenue in Q3-17 also increased 16.2 percent from Rs 129.65 crore in Q2-17.The company’s consolidated profit after tax (PAT) in Q3-17 declined by 43.1 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) to Rs16.42 crore (10.9 percent margin) as compared to Rs28.86 crore (20.1 percent margin) and more than doubled (increased 2.18 times) q-o-q from Rs 8.05 crore (6.2 percent margin).

Commenting on the results, ENILmanaging director and chief executive officer, Prashant Pandaysaid, “We are poised on the cusp of a strong growth curve with the LoveNetwork – 8 ‘Mirchi Love’ channels of our own and 3 ‘Ishq FM’ channels of TV Today –now fully operational. This network, along with the original ‘Mirchi’ network, now comprising 42 channels, offer advertisers the widest coverage across the country. With thegovernment soon to announce the results of the second batch of auctions held recently, we willgrow even bigger. These are exciting times!”

Another player, DB Corp’s MY FM radio network which encompassed 26 live stations with the launch of nine new stations during Q2-17 and Q3-17 reported revenue increase in Q3-17 of 12.4 percent to Rs 36.32 crore as compared to Rs 32.32 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. DB Corp’s earnings press release said that its radio business operating profit (EBIDTA) grew 3 percent y-o-y to Rs 14.8 crore (41 percent margin), while profit after tax (PAT) also increased 3 percent y-o-y to Rs 8.1 crore (22 percent margin).

Unlike most of the other players in the media and entertainment, the major players of the radio industry were not as affected by the government’s demonetisation drive that commenced on November 8, 2016. With more stations to roll, the industry’s ad revenues can only grow.

May 2, 2017
FM Radio revenues witness seasonal slump in Q4-16, Q1-17

BENGALURU: Generally the Indian private FM industry witnesses a quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) advertisement (ad) revenue slump in the first quarter of every year (Q1, quarter ended 30 June), which may sometimes carry over to the second quarter (Q2, quarter ended 30 September) of the fiscal. Since fiscal 2014, the industry has also seen fourth quarter (Q4, quarter ended 31 March) revenue slumps. Continuing the trend, private FM in India has seen a drop in revenue for quarters ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-16) and 30 June 2016 (Q1-17). As mentioned above trend was noticed Q4-14 and Q1-15 onwards, when the country held general elections and political parties used this so very local medium to garner votes.

As per data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), for Q1-17, 244 radio stations had consolidated ad revenues of Rs 468.08 crore, down 9.81 percent q-o-q as compared to the Rs 514.75 crore reported by 242 stations in Q4-16. The last quarter of the previous fiscal also saw ad revenue decline of 4.35 percent from Rs 533.70 crore reported for its immediate quarter that ended on 31 December 2015 (Q3-15).

Please refer to Figure A below for FM Radio Ad Revenue over a five year plus period spanning a 21 quarter period starting with the quarter ended 30 June 2011 (Q1-12) until the quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q1-17) as per TRAI data. The amounts are in Rs crore and rounded off to the nearest decimal place.

As is obvious from the red dots on the chartabove, Q1-12, Q1-13, Q1-14, Q1-15, Q1-16 and Q1-17 have all seen q-o-q revenue drops, as have Q4-14, Q4-15 and as mentioned above- Q4-16.

Figure B below shows the q-o-q and year-over-year FM Radio Ad revenue trends. Generally y-o-y, revenues have been higher across all quarters in the period under consideration in this report, except for Q3-12 that saw a y-o-y ad revenue decline. For Q3-11, TRAI Indicator Reports mentioned ad revenue of Rs 284.88 crore from 227 radio stations or an average revenue of Rs 1.25 crore per station, as compared to ad revenue per station of Rs 1.20 crore for Q3-12.

Conclusion

Overall, despite the year-end andnew fiscal drops, ad revenues as well as ad revenues per station show a linear increasing trend as more and more advertisers have begun to understand the value proposition this very local medium with a pan-India footprint can offer. Further, the third quarter of the fiscal (Q3, quarter ended 31 December) is also the festival quarter of the year in India – a sweet quarter as far as the radio industry is concerned. The industry should see revenues rising in Q3-17.

A few of the companies such as JagranPrakashan that has large networks like Radio City and Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) which has the Radio Mirchi network in the country have already started operations of the new stations that they obtained in the FM Phase 3 auctions. The revenue of the new stations acquired in phase 3 auctions by other players such as Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL, Big FM) and HT Media Limited (Hindustan Times fame, Fever FM) if/once they start operations this fiscal, the radio industry should report substantial revenue increases. Profitability may take a hit initially, but over time that too is bound to change for the better.

Results for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 of companies whose financials are within the public domain can at the most be termed a mixed bag. While ENIL has reported a growth in revenue, its profit after tax – both on a y-o-y and a q-o-q basis have been hit with a70.3 percent y-o-y decline and a51.7 percent q-o-q decline.

ENIL won 17 stations in Phase 3 auctions and has launched 4 new stations in Q2-17 – at Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Surat and Jaipur. Earlier the company had launched Bengaluru, Guwahati, Hyderabad and Kochi stations. Bengaluru wasRadio Mirchi’s first launch in the second frequencies network.

However, ENIL managing director and CEO Prashant Panday is upbeat. In ENIL’s Q2-17 results press release he said, “We have stepped up marketing spends and early research indicates that we have made a strong start and in fact have become leaders in key markets. I am confident this will translate into a stronger business in the years ahead!”

Note: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.

December 5, 2016
FM Radio revenues witness seasonal slump in Q4-16, Q1-17

BENGALURU: Generally the Indian private FM industry witnesses a quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) advertisement (ad) revenue slump in the first quarter of every year (Q1, quarter ended 30 June), which may sometimes carry over to the second quarter (Q2, quarter ended 30 September) of the fiscal. Since fiscal 2014, the industry has also seen fourth quarter (Q4, quarter ended 31 March) revenue slumps. Continuing the trend, private FM in India has seen a drop in revenue for quarters ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-16) and 30 June 2016 (Q1-17). As mentioned above trend was noticed Q4-14 and Q1-15 onwards, when the country held general elections and political parties used this so very local medium to garner votes.

As per data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), for Q1-17, 244 radio stations had consolidated ad revenues of Rs 468.08 crore, down 9.81 percent q-o-q as compared to the Rs 514.75 crore reported by 242 stations in Q4-16. The last quarter of the previous fiscal also saw ad revenue decline of 4.35 percent from Rs 533.70 crore reported for its immediate quarter that ended on 31 December 2015 (Q3-15).

Please refer to Figure A below for FM Radio Ad Revenue over a five year plus period spanning a 21 quarter period starting with the quarter ended 30 June 2011 (Q1-12) until the quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q1-17) as per TRAI data. The amounts are in Rs crore and rounded off to the nearest decimal place.

As is obvious from the red dots on the chartabove, Q1-12, Q1-13, Q1-14, Q1-15, Q1-16 and Q1-17 have all seen q-o-q revenue drops, as have Q4-14, Q4-15 and as mentioned above- Q4-16.

Figure B below shows the q-o-q and year-over-year FM Radio Ad revenue trends. Generally y-o-y, revenues have been higher across all quarters in the period under consideration in this report, except for Q3-12 that saw a y-o-y ad revenue decline. For Q3-11, TRAI Indicator Reports mentioned ad revenue of Rs 284.88 crore from 227 radio stations or an average revenue of Rs 1.25 crore per station, as compared to ad revenue per station of Rs 1.20 crore for Q3-12.

Conclusion

Overall, despite the year-end andnew fiscal drops, ad revenues as well as ad revenues per station show a linear increasing trend as more and more advertisers have begun to understand the value proposition this very local medium with a pan-India footprint can offer. Further, the third quarter of the fiscal (Q3, quarter ended 31 December) is also the festival quarter of the year in India – a sweet quarter as far as the radio industry is concerned. The industry should see revenues rising in Q3-17.

A few of the companies such as JagranPrakashan that has large networks like Radio City and Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) which has the Radio Mirchi network in the country have already started operations of the new stations that they obtained in the FM Phase 3 auctions. The revenue of the new stations acquired in phase 3 auctions by other players such as Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL, Big FM) and HT Media Limited (Hindustan Times fame, Fever FM) if/once they start operations this fiscal, the radio industry should report substantial revenue increases. Profitability may take a hit initially, but over time that too is bound to change for the better.

Results for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 of companies whose financials are within the public domain can at the most be termed a mixed bag. While ENIL has reported a growth in revenue, its profit after tax – both on a y-o-y and a q-o-q basis have been hit with a70.3 percent y-o-y decline and a51.7 percent q-o-q decline.

ENIL won 17 stations in Phase 3 auctions and has launched 4 new stations in Q2-17 – at Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Surat and Jaipur. Earlier the company had launched Bengaluru, Guwahati, Hyderabad and Kochi stations. Bengaluru wasRadio Mirchi’s first launch in the second frequencies network.

However, ENIL managing director and CEO Prashant Panday is upbeat. In ENIL’s Q2-17 results press release he said, “We have stepped up marketing spends and early research indicates that we have made a strong start and in fact have become leaders in key markets. I am confident this will translate into a stronger business in the years ahead!”

Note: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.

December 5, 2016
Q2-17: TV Today Network topline up

BENGALURU: TV Today Network Limited (TVTN) reported 5.1 per cent increase in standalone revenue (TIO) for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q2-17, current quarter) as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year (Q2-16). Standalone profit after tax (PAT) however declined 4.1 per cent in the current quarter as compared to Q2-16. TVYN reported TIO and PAT of Rs 132.27 crore and Rs 22.57 crore (17.1 per cent margin) in Q2-17 as compared to Rs 125.81 crore and Rs 23.52 crore (18.7 per cent margin) respectively.

EBIDTA for the current quarter declined 2.4 per cent to Rs 36.92 crore (27.9 per cent margin) as compared to the Rs 37.83 crore (30.1 per cent margin) in the corresponding year ago quarter.

Segment results

The company has two main segments – Television broadcasting (TV) and Radio broadcasting (Radio) – it currently three runs radio stations under the brand Oye FM 104.8 at New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. The company has been partially successful in selling off a few of its radio stations to Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL, Radio Mirchi) and has also recently signed on ENIL on to hawk ads for its three remaining stations. Probably, the results of this association will start showing over the next few quarters.

TVTN’s TV segment reported 6.3 per cent year-over-year (y-o-y) growth in operating revenue to Rs 130.93 crore in Q2-17 as compared to Rs 123.20 crore in Q2-16. The segment reported 7.8 per cent lower operating profit of Rs 33.76 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 36.64 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter.

TVTN’s Radio segment reported 48.8 per cent decline in operating revenue at Rs 1.34 crore in Q2-17 as compared to Rs 2.61 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. The segment reported a lower operating loss of Rs 3.15 crore in the current quarter as compared to an operating loss of Rs 5.51 crore in Q2-16.

Let us look at the other numbers reported for Q2-17

Total expenditure in the current quarter increased 7.3 per cent to Rs 102.65 crore (77.6 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 95.68 crore (76.1 per cent of TIO) in Q2-16.

Production cost reduced 3.3 per cent y-o-y in Q2-17 to Rs 13.31 crore (10.1 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 13.62 crore (10.8 per cent of TIO) in Q2-16. Employee Benefit Expense in the current quarter increased 3.9 per cent y-o-y to Rs 34.46 crore (26 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 33/18 crore (26.4 per cent of TIO).

Advertisement expense in Q2-17 increased 3.16 per cent to Rs 30.97 crore (23.4 per cent of TIO) from Rs 23.53 crore (18.7 per cent of TIO) in Q2-16.

Note: 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.

December 2, 2016
Q2-17: TV Today Network topline up

BENGALURU: TV Today Network Limited (TVTN) reported 5.1 per cent increase in standalone revenue (TIO) for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q2-17, current quarter) as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year (Q2-16). Standalone profit after tax (PAT) however declined 4.1 per cent in the current quarter as compared to Q2-16. TVYN reported TIO and PAT of Rs 132.27 crore and Rs 22.57 crore (17.1 per cent margin) in Q2-17 as compared to Rs 125.81 crore and Rs 23.52 crore (18.7 per cent margin) respectively.

EBIDTA for the current quarter declined 2.4 per cent to Rs 36.92 crore (27.9 per cent margin) as compared to the Rs 37.83 crore (30.1 per cent margin) in the corresponding year ago quarter.

Segment results

The company has two main segments – Television broadcasting (TV) and Radio broadcasting (Radio) – it currently three runs radio stations under the brand Oye FM 104.8 at New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. The company has been partially successful in selling off a few of its radio stations to Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL, Radio Mirchi) and has also recently signed on ENIL on to hawk ads for its three remaining stations. Probably, the results of this association will start showing over the next few quarters.

TVTN’s TV segment reported 6.3 per cent year-over-year (y-o-y) growth in operating revenue to Rs 130.93 crore in Q2-17 as compared to Rs 123.20 crore in Q2-16. The segment reported 7.8 per cent lower operating profit of Rs 33.76 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 36.64 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter.

TVTN’s Radio segment reported 48.8 per cent decline in operating revenue at Rs 1.34 crore in Q2-17 as compared to Rs 2.61 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. The segment reported a lower operating loss of Rs 3.15 crore in the current quarter as compared to an operating loss of Rs 5.51 crore in Q2-16.

Let us look at the other numbers reported for Q2-17

Total expenditure in the current quarter increased 7.3 per cent to Rs 102.65 crore (77.6 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 95.68 crore (76.1 per cent of TIO) in Q2-16.

Production cost reduced 3.3 per cent y-o-y in Q2-17 to Rs 13.31 crore (10.1 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 13.62 crore (10.8 per cent of TIO) in Q2-16. Employee Benefit Expense in the current quarter increased 3.9 per cent y-o-y to Rs 34.46 crore (26 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 33/18 crore (26.4 per cent of TIO).

Advertisement expense in Q2-17 increased 3.16 per cent to Rs 30.97 crore (23.4 per cent of TIO) from Rs 23.53 crore (18.7 per cent of TIO) in Q2-16.

Note: 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.

December 2, 2016
Q1-17: TV Today topline, bottomline up

BENGALURU: TV Today Network Limited (TVTN) reported 7.7 percent increase in standalone revenue (TIO) for the quarter ended 30 June 2016 (Q1-17, current quarter) as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year (Q1-16). Standalone profit after tax (PAT) increased 23.9 percent in the current quarter as compared to Q1-16. TVYN reported TIO and PAT of Rs 136.94 crore and Rs 22.38 crore (16.3 percent margin) in Q1-17 as compared to Rs 127.12 crore and Rs 18.06 crore (14.2 percent margin), respectively.

EBIDTA for the current quarter increased 22.9 percent to Rs 36.80 crore (26.9 percent margin) as compared to the Rs 29.95 crore (23.6 percent margin) in the corresponding year ago quarter.

Segment results

The company has two main segments – Television broadcasting (TV) and Radio broadcasting (Radio) – it currently three runs radio stations under the brand Oye FM 104.8 at New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. The company has been partially successful in selling off a few of its radio stations to Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL, Radio Mirchi) and has also recently signed on ENIL on to hawk ads for its three remaining stations. Probably, the results of this association will start showing over the next few quarters.

TVTN’s TV segment reported 9.1 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) growth in operating revenue to Rs 136 crore in Q1-17 as compared to Rs 124.66 crore in Q1-16. The segment reported an operating profit of Rs 33.79 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 28.11 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter.

Radio segment reported 45.3 percent decline in operating revenue at Rs 1.35 crore in Q1-17 as compared to Rs 2.62 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. The segment reported a higher operating loss of Rs 3.52 crore in the current quarter as compared to an operating loss of Rs 2.82 crore in Q1-16.

Let us look at the other numbers reported for Q1-17

Total expenditure in the current quarter increased 2.3 percent to Rs 107.61 crore (78.6 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 105.16 crore (82.7 percent of TIO) in Q1-16.

Production cost increased 11.2 percent y-o-y in Q1-17 to Rs 13.48 crore (9.8 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 12.11 crore (9.5 percent of TIO). Employee Benefit Expense in the current quarter increased 18.6 percent y-o-y to Rs 38.73 crore (28.3 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 32.66 crore (25.7 percent of TIO).

Advertisement expense in Q1-17 declined 18.6 percent to Rs 31.13 crore (22.7 percent of TIO) from Rs 38.24 crore (23.6 percent of TIO) in Q1-16.

Note: 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.

September 8, 2016
Q1-17: TV Today topline, bottomline up

BENGALURU: TV Today Network Limited (TVTN) reported 7.7 percent increase in standalone revenue (TIO) for the quarter ended 30 June 2016 (Q1-17, current quarter) as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year (Q1-16). Standalone profit after tax (PAT) increased 23.9 percent in the current quarter as compared to Q1-16. TVYN reported TIO and PAT of Rs 136.94 crore and Rs 22.38 crore (16.3 percent margin) in Q1-17 as compared to Rs 127.12 crore and Rs 18.06 crore (14.2 percent margin), respectively.

EBIDTA for the current quarter increased 22.9 percent to Rs 36.80 crore (26.9 percent margin) as compared to the Rs 29.95 crore (23.6 percent margin) in the corresponding year ago quarter.

Segment results

The company has two main segments – Television broadcasting (TV) and Radio broadcasting (Radio) – it currently three runs radio stations under the brand Oye FM 104.8 at New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. The company has been partially successful in selling off a few of its radio stations to Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL, Radio Mirchi) and has also recently signed on ENIL on to hawk ads for its three remaining stations. Probably, the results of this association will start showing over the next few quarters.

TVTN’s TV segment reported 9.1 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) growth in operating revenue to Rs 136 crore in Q1-17 as compared to Rs 124.66 crore in Q1-16. The segment reported an operating profit of Rs 33.79 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 28.11 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter.

Radio segment reported 45.3 percent decline in operating revenue at Rs 1.35 crore in Q1-17 as compared to Rs 2.62 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. The segment reported a higher operating loss of Rs 3.52 crore in the current quarter as compared to an operating loss of Rs 2.82 crore in Q1-16.

Let us look at the other numbers reported for Q1-17

Total expenditure in the current quarter increased 2.3 percent to Rs 107.61 crore (78.6 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 105.16 crore (82.7 percent of TIO) in Q1-16.

Production cost increased 11.2 percent y-o-y in Q1-17 to Rs 13.48 crore (9.8 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 12.11 crore (9.5 percent of TIO). Employee Benefit Expense in the current quarter increased 18.6 percent y-o-y to Rs 38.73 crore (28.3 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 32.66 crore (25.7 percent of TIO).

Advertisement expense in Q1-17 declined 18.6 percent to Rs 31.13 crore (22.7 percent of TIO) from Rs 38.24 crore (23.6 percent of TIO) in Q1-16.

Note: 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.

September 8, 2016
Radio Mirchi to hawk Oye FM 104.8 ads

BENGALURU: Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) has informed the bourses that it has entered into an Advertising Sales Agreement (ASA) with TV Today Network Limited (TVTN) on 24 August 2016, in relation to TVTN’s 3 (three) private FM radio stations at New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Pursuant to the ASA, TVTN has agreed to appoint ENIL as an agent of TVTN with effect from September 1, 2016 to facilitate the sale of TVTN’s airtime to third-parties who wish to advertise using TVTN’s airtime. ENIL operates stations under the brand Radio Mirchi.

Early last year, TVTN had offered to sell seven radio stations that it ran under the brand Oye FM 104.8. The company had entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with ENIL to sell all its seven radio stations to it subject to approvals and conditions. TVTN received approval from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B Ministry) in July last year for sale of four of its radio stations at Jodhpur, Amritsar, Patiala and Shimla to ENIL and a binding agreement was signed between the two in September to that effect. The I&B Ministry had earlier declined its approval on the grounds that the proposed sale by TV Today Network and proposed purchase by ENIL is not in conformity with the FM radio guidelines.

August 25, 2016
Radio Mirchi to hawk Oye FM 104.8 ads

BENGALURU: Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) has informed the bourses that it has entered into an Advertising Sales Agreement (ASA) with TV Today Network Limited (TVTN) on 24 August 2016, in relation to TVTN’s 3 (three) private FM radio stations at New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Pursuant to the ASA, TVTN has agreed to appoint ENIL as an agent of TVTN with effect from September 1, 2016 to facilitate the sale of TVTN’s airtime to third-parties who wish to advertise using TVTN’s airtime. ENIL operates stations under the brand Radio Mirchi.

Early last year, TVTN had offered to sell seven radio stations that it ran under the brand Oye FM 104.8. The company had entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with ENIL to sell all its seven radio stations to it subject to approvals and conditions. TVTN received approval from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B Ministry) in July last year for sale of four of its radio stations at Jodhpur, Amritsar, Patiala and Shimla to ENIL and a binding agreement was signed between the two in September to that effect. The I&B Ministry had earlier declined its approval on the grounds that the proposed sale by TV Today Network and proposed purchase by ENIL is not in conformity with the FM radio guidelines.

August 25, 2016
FY-16: Radio Mirchi revenue up 16 percent, crosses Rs 500 crore

BENGALURU: Indian private FM player Entertainment Network (India) Limited (ENIL), which runs the Radio Mirchi radio network in India, reported 16 percent increase in Total Income from Operations (TIO) for the year ended 31 March 2015 (FY-16, current year). Annual revenue crossed Rs 500 crore for the first time in FY-16. The company reported consolidated revenue of Rs 508.61 crore for the current year as compared to Rs 434.48 crore in the previous fiscal.

Note: (1) 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.
(2) The numbers in this report are consolidated unless stated otherwise. Consolidated quarterly numbers for the quarter ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-16) have been arrived at by deducting the company’s reported consolidated numbers for the nine month period ended 31 December 2015 (9M-16) from its reported consolidated numbers for FY-16.

The company’s consolidated profit after tax (PAT) in FY-16 declined sightly by 5.7 percent to Rs 99.99 crore (19.7 percent PAT margin) as compared to Rs 105.98 crore (24.2 percent PAT margin). ENIL’s board of directors has recommended a dividend of Re.1 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each.

Commenting on the results, ENIL CEO Prashant Panday said, “Rs 500 crores is an important milestone in any media company’s life and I am happy we’ve crossed that! We’re now working on launching our 2nd channel in every major city in the country, as well as entering new markets like Chandigarh, Kochi and Guwahati for the first time with brand Mirchi. We look forward to a very exciting next 5-years.”

Consolidated TIO for the quarter ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-16, current quarter) increased 18.3 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) to Rs 147.20 crore from Rs 124.43 crore and increased 2.5 percent quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) from Rs 143.56 crore in Q3-16.

Consolidated PAT in Q4-16 declined 21 percent y-o-y to Rs 20.15 crore (13.7 percent PAT margin) as compared to Rs 25.49 crore (20.5 percent PAT margin) and declined 25.3 percent q-o-q from Rs 26.99 crore (18.8 percent PAT margin).

Let us look at the other numbers reported by Radio Mirchi

ENIL’s consolidated Earnings before Interest, Depreciation, Taxes and Amortisation (EBIDTA) for FY-16 increased 9.7 percent to Rs 159.35 crore (31.3 percent EBIDTA margin) from Rs 145.25 crore (33.1 percent EBIDTA margin). EBIDTA in Q4-16 at Rs 38.53 crore (26.2 percent EBIDTA margin) increased 11.6 percent y-o-y from Rs 34.53 crore (27.7 percent EBIDTA margin), but declined 22.5 percent q-o-q from Rs 49.74 crore (34.6 percent EBIDTA margin).

ENIL total expense (TE) in FY-16 increased 18.2 percent to Rs 385.54 crore (75.8 percent of TIO) from Rs 326.10 crore (74.4 percent of TIO) in FY-15. TE in Q4-2016 at Rs 117.57 crore (79.9 percent of TIO) increased 19.8 percent y-o-y as compared to Rs 102.74 crore (71.6 percent of TIO) and increased 14.4 percent q-o-q from Rs 102.74 crore (71.6 percent of TIO).

ENIL paid 20.2 per cent higher license fee in FY-16 at Rs 26.19 crore (5.1 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 21.79 crore (5 percent of TIO) in FY-15. License fee in Q4-2016 increased 5.7 percent y-o-y to Rs 6.37 crore (4.3 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 6.03 crore (4.8 percent of TIO), but declined 7.2 percent q-o-q from Rs 6.87 crore (4.8 percent of TIO) in Q3-16.

The company’s marketing expense in FY-16 increased 31.7 percent to Rs 99.74 crore (19.6 percent of TIO) from Rs 75.76 crore (17.3 percent of TIO) in FY-15. Marketing expense in Q4-2016 at Rs 41.21 crore (28 percent of TIO) increased 30.5 percent y-o-y from Rs 31.57 crore (25.4 percent of TIO) and increased 29.7 percent q-o-q from Rs 31.78 crore (22.1 percent of TIO).

The company’s programming and royalty expenses in the current year increased 16.8 percent to Rs 17.86 crore (3.5 percent of TIO) from Rs 15.28 crore (3.5 percent of TIO) in FY-15. Programming and royalty expenses in the current quarter increased 20.3 percent y-o-y to Rs 5.09 crore (3.5 percent of TIO) from Rs 4.23 crore (3.4 percent of TIO) 6.8 percent q-o-q from Rs 4.77 crore (3.3 percent of TIO) in Q3-16.

Employee Benefit Expense (EBE) in FY-16 increased 13 percent to Rs 93.53 crore (18.4 percent of TIO) from Rs 82.76 crore (18.9 percent of TIO) in the previous year. EBE in Q4-16 at Rs 25.06 crore (17 percent of TIO) increased 19.4 percent y-o-y from Rs 20.98 crore (16.9 percent of TIO) and increased 1.4 percent q-o-q from Rs 24.70 crore (17.2 percent of TIO).

Other expenses in FY-16 increased 14.6 percent to Rs 111.95 crore (22 percent of TIO) from Rs 97.64 crore (22.3 percent of TIO) in FY-15. Other expenses in Q4-16 at Rs 30.94 crore (21 percent of TIO) increased 14.2 percent y-o-y from Rs 27.08 (21.8 percent of TIO) and increased 20.3 percent q-o-q from Rs 25.72 crore (17.9 percent of TIO).

ENIL won 17 stations in Phase 3 auctions and has launched Bengaluru, Guwahati and Kochi stations. Bengaluru is Radio Mirchi’s first launch in the second frequencies network.

Radio Mirchi with Delhi International Airport (P) Limited (DIAL) has launched ‘Mirchi T3’ radio at Terminal 3 of Delhi Airport. With Mirchi T3, Radio Mirchi looks to cater to the niche group of premium listeners who frequent India’s premier airport.

May 20, 2016