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  • Q2-2016: Hathway YoY revenue up 25.6%

    Q2-2016: Hathway YoY revenue up 25.6%

    BENGALURU: Indian multi system operator (MSO) Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited (Hathway) reported 25.6 per cent YoY growth in standalone Total Income from Operations (TIO) in Q3-2016 (quarter ended 31 December, 2015, current quarter) at Rs 300.43 crore as compared to Rs 239.15 crore and 9.6 per cent more than the Rs 270.03 crore in Q2-2016.

    Note: 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10 million = 1 crore

    All numbers in this report are standalone unless stated otherwise.

    The company’s EBIDTA (excluding other income) in Q3-2016 more than doubled (by 2.02 times) YoY to Rs 49.81 crore (16.6 per cent margin) as compared to Rs 24.58 crore (10.3 per cent margin) and increased 45.8 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 34.15 crore (12.5 per cent margin) in the immediate trailing quarter.

    Subscription numbers, broadband, activation and placement revenue

    Hathway says that its consolidated set top box (STB) deployment reached 96 lakh subscribers (Q3-2016 addition eight lakh) as on 31 December, 2015 and that 80 per cent of its cable universe is digitised.

    Hathway consolidated broadband subscribers increased by 50,000 in Q3-2015 to 5.67 lakh.

    Cable TV subscription revenue in Q3-2016 increased 9.1 per cent YoY to Rs 108  crore as compared to Rs 99 crore and was almost flat (increased by less than 0.5 per cent) QoQ as compared to Rs 107.5 crore.

    Broadband subscription revenue in the current quarter increased 53.4 per cent YoY to Rs 78.7 crore as compared to Rs 57.7 crore and increased 9.5 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 57.7 crore.

    Activation revenue in Q3-2016 more than tripled (3.1 times) YoY to Rs 22.3 crore as compared to Rs 7.2 crore and was almost fivefold (4.7 times) of the Rs 4.5 crore in Q2-2016.

    Placement revenue increased 8.4 per cent in the current quarter to Rs 82.2 crore as compared to Rs 75.8 crore in the corresponding prior year quarter, but declined 3.1 per cent as compared to Rs 84.8 crore in Q2-2016.

    ARPUs

    Net of taxes cable ARPU in Digital Addressable System (DAS) Phase I was Rs 102 and Phase II was Rs 83 as compared to Rs 100 and Rs 80 respectively in the immediate prior quarter.

    Hathway broadband standalone ARPUs increased 3.8 per cent QoQ from Rs 658 to Rs 683.

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by Hathway 

    Hathway’s standalone Total Expenditure in Q3-2016 increased 14.5 per cent YoY to Rs 314.27 crore (104.6 per cent of TIO) from Rs 274.39 crore (114.7 per cent margin) and increased 4.3 per cent from Rs 301.40 crore (110 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2015.

    Standalone Pay Channel cost in Q3-2016 increased 11.3 per cent to Rs 104.64 crore (34.8 per cent of TIO) from Rs 94.04 crore (39.3 per cent of TIO) and increased 6.5 per cent from Rs 98.27 crore (35.9 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2016.

    Employee Benefit Expense in Q3-2016 increased 37.4 per cent YoY to Rs 19.19 crore (6.4 per cent of TIO) from Rs 13.96 crore (5.8 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2015 and increased 6.4 per cent from Rs 17.83 crore (6.5 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2016.

  • Q2-2016: Hathway YoY revenue up 25.6%

    Q2-2016: Hathway YoY revenue up 25.6%

    BENGALURU: Indian multi system operator (MSO) Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited (Hathway) reported 25.6 per cent YoY growth in standalone Total Income from Operations (TIO) in Q3-2016 (quarter ended 31 December, 2015, current quarter) at Rs 300.43 crore as compared to Rs 239.15 crore and 9.6 per cent more than the Rs 270.03 crore in Q2-2016.

    Note: 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10 million = 1 crore

    All numbers in this report are standalone unless stated otherwise.

    The company’s EBIDTA (excluding other income) in Q3-2016 more than doubled (by 2.02 times) YoY to Rs 49.81 crore (16.6 per cent margin) as compared to Rs 24.58 crore (10.3 per cent margin) and increased 45.8 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 34.15 crore (12.5 per cent margin) in the immediate trailing quarter.

    Subscription numbers, broadband, activation and placement revenue

    Hathway says that its consolidated set top box (STB) deployment reached 96 lakh subscribers (Q3-2016 addition eight lakh) as on 31 December, 2015 and that 80 per cent of its cable universe is digitised.

    Hathway consolidated broadband subscribers increased by 50,000 in Q3-2015 to 5.67 lakh.

    Cable TV subscription revenue in Q3-2016 increased 9.1 per cent YoY to Rs 108  crore as compared to Rs 99 crore and was almost flat (increased by less than 0.5 per cent) QoQ as compared to Rs 107.5 crore.

    Broadband subscription revenue in the current quarter increased 53.4 per cent YoY to Rs 78.7 crore as compared to Rs 57.7 crore and increased 9.5 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 57.7 crore.

    Activation revenue in Q3-2016 more than tripled (3.1 times) YoY to Rs 22.3 crore as compared to Rs 7.2 crore and was almost fivefold (4.7 times) of the Rs 4.5 crore in Q2-2016.

    Placement revenue increased 8.4 per cent in the current quarter to Rs 82.2 crore as compared to Rs 75.8 crore in the corresponding prior year quarter, but declined 3.1 per cent as compared to Rs 84.8 crore in Q2-2016.

    ARPUs

    Net of taxes cable ARPU in Digital Addressable System (DAS) Phase I was Rs 102 and Phase II was Rs 83 as compared to Rs 100 and Rs 80 respectively in the immediate prior quarter.

    Hathway broadband standalone ARPUs increased 3.8 per cent QoQ from Rs 658 to Rs 683.

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by Hathway 

    Hathway’s standalone Total Expenditure in Q3-2016 increased 14.5 per cent YoY to Rs 314.27 crore (104.6 per cent of TIO) from Rs 274.39 crore (114.7 per cent margin) and increased 4.3 per cent from Rs 301.40 crore (110 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2015.

    Standalone Pay Channel cost in Q3-2016 increased 11.3 per cent to Rs 104.64 crore (34.8 per cent of TIO) from Rs 94.04 crore (39.3 per cent of TIO) and increased 6.5 per cent from Rs 98.27 crore (35.9 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2016.

    Employee Benefit Expense in Q3-2016 increased 37.4 per cent YoY to Rs 19.19 crore (6.4 per cent of TIO) from Rs 13.96 crore (5.8 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2015 and increased 6.4 per cent from Rs 17.83 crore (6.5 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2016.

  • Sea TV Network reports higher income, higher pay channel charges lower PAT for Q2-2014

    Sea TV Network reports higher income, higher pay channel charges lower PAT for Q2-2014

    BENGALURU: UP based Agra headquartered media and entertainment industry player Sea TV Network Limited (sea TV) reported a 43.13 per cent increase in its standalone net income from operations for Q2-2014 at Rs 4.88 crore as compared to the Rs 3.41 crore for Q2-2013 and 11.15 per cent higher than the Rs 439.1 crore for Q1-2014.

     

    PAT for Q2-2014 at Rs 0.0773 crore was a little over one fifth the Rs 0.3658 crore for Q2-2013 and a little more than a fourth of the Rs 0.3024 crore for Q1-2014.

    Exceptional items at Rs 0.2134 crore added to the company’s profit.

     

    Pay channel charges form a major portion of Sea TV’s expenditure. The company paid Rs 1.56 crore during Q2-2014 against this head, 63.6 per cent higher than the Rs 0.9533 crore for Q2-2013 and 64.4 per cent higher than the Rs 0.9463 crore for Q1-2014.

     

    Let us look at the other results recorded by Sea TV for Q2-2014

     

    Expenditure for Q2-2014 at Rs 4.32 crore was 55.9 per cent higher than the Rs 2.78 crore for Q2-2013 and 17.7 per cent more than the Rs 3.67 crore for Q1-2013.

     

    Depreciation  for Q2-2014 at Rs 1.1343 crore jumped up almost six-fold (5.78 times) as compared to the Rs 0.20 crore for Q2-2013 and was almost flat (lower by 0.28 per cent) as compared to the Rs 1.1375 crore for Q1-2014.

     

    Other expense for Q2-2014 at Rs 1.0625 crore was 1.9 per cent lower than the Rs 1.0832 crore for Q2-2013 and 1.5 per cent lower than the Rs 1.0469 crore for Q1-2014.

     

    Reserves, excluding revaluation reserves at Rs 48.80 crore were 2.24 per cent higher than the Rs 47.73 crore for Q2-2013 and almost flat (0.16 per cent more) than the Rs 48.72 crore for Q1-2014.

  • Sun TV reports PAT of Rs 169.16 crore for Q2-2014; encores interim dividend

    Sun TV reports PAT of Rs 169.16 crore for Q2-2014; encores interim dividend

    BENGALURU: A media conglomerate with one of the largest Indian television networks, Sun TV Network Limited (Sun TV) reported a PAT of Rs 169.16 crore, up 11.5 per cent as compared to the PAT of Rs 151.65 crore for the corresponding quarter of last year (Q2-2013) and 2.9 per cent higher than the Rs 164.44 crore for the immediate preceding quarter, Q1-2014.

     

    Last quarter (Q1-2014), the board of directors of the company had declared an interim dividend of Rs 2.25 per share (45 per cent). This quarter the board has declared interim dividend of Rs 2.50 (50 per cent) per share of Rs 5 each.

     

    Let us look at the other Q2-2014 figures reported by Sun TV

     

    The company reported Rs 466.41 crore as income from operations for Q2-2014 up 7.6 per cent as compared to the Rs 433.34 crore for Q2-2013, and lower by 22.5 per cent as compared to the Rs 601.85 crore for Q1-2014. It must however be noted that Rs 98.54 crore revenue came from the company’s IPL franchisee Hyderabad Sunrisers in Q1-2013 as compared to the Rs 5.43 crore for Q2-2014.

     

    Sun TV reported a total turnover of Rs 504.21 crore for Q2-2013, up 13.8 per cent as compared to the Rs 44.95 crore for Q2-2013. The company had reported total turnover of Rs 615.24 crore including IPL Franchisee turnover for Q1-2014.

     

    Sun TV reported total expense of Rs 246.29 crore (NIL IPL franchisee fee) for Q2-2014, 12.9 per cent higher than the Rs 218.17 crore for Q2-2013, but 32.6 per cent lower than the Rs 365.59 crore (this includes IPL franchisee fee of Rs 85.05 crore) for Q1-2014. The expense of Rs 246.29 crore includes expense of Rs 8.51 crore of its Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL team.

     

    Of the major expense heads, Sun TV has reported Rs 48.27 crore as employee benefit expense for Q2-2014, as compared to the Rs 42.89 crore for the corresponding quarter last year and the Rs 44.21 crore for Q1-2014. Other expenditure at Rs 36.51 crore was almost a third more (32 per cent more) than the Rs 27.66 crore for Q2-2013 and less than half (49.4 per cent of) the Rs 73.94 crore for Q1-2014.

     

    The company has not reported the breakup of its revenue and expense as has been its norm in the past.