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  • ENIL income from outside India grows as other numbers plummet in first quarter

    ENIL income from outside India grows as other numbers plummet in first quarter

    BENGALURU: Indian private FM player Entertainment Network (India) Ltd (ENIL), which runs the Mirchi brand radio network in India, reported 71.7 percent fall in consolidated Total Income from Operations (TIO) for the quarter ended 30 June 2020 (Q1 2021, quarter or period under review) as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter (Q1 2020). The company reported consolidated revenue of Rs 38.46 crore for the quarter as compared to Rs 130.52 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), revenue in Q 2021 also fell 75.3 percent from Rs 149.63 crore in Q4 2020.

    Break up of operating revenue from India was Rs 27.28 for Q1 2021, which was 78.9 percent lower y-o-y than the Rs 129.41 crore in Q1 2020 and was 81.2 percent lower q-o-q than Rs 145.02 crore in the immediate trailing quarter Q4 2020.

    Operating revenue from outside India in Q1 2021 almost quadrupled (increased 271.7 percent) y-o-y to Rs 11.18 percent (29.1 percent of operating revenue) from Rs 3.01 crore (2.3 percent of operating revenue) in Q1 2020 and increased 60.4 percent q-o-q from Rs 6.82 crore (4.5 percent of operating revenue) in Q4 2020.

    ENIL reported a consolidated loss of Rs 12.18 crore for Q1 2021 as compared to a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 2.64 crore in Q1 2020 and a lower loss of Rs 1.60 crore in Q4 2020.

    ENIL’s consolidated Earnings before Interest, Depreciation, Taxes and Amortisation (EBITDA, operating profit or operating loss) for Q1 2020 was a loss of Rs 25.94 crore as compared to operating profit of Rs 33.06 crore (25 percent of operating revenue) in Q1 2020 and an operating profit of Rs 22.99 crore (15.1 percent of operating revenue) in the immediate trailing quarter.

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by ENIL

    ENIL total expense (TE) in Q1 2020 reduced 26.9 percent y-o-y to Rs 94.41 crore from Rs 129.19 crore in Q1 2020, and fell 41.2 percent q-o-q from Rs 160.42 crore in Q4 2020.

    Production expense for the period under review declined 52.7 percent y-o-y to Rs 13.60 crore from Rs 28.77 crore in Q 2020 and fell 73.9 percent q-o-q from Rs 52.04 crore in Q4 2020.

    License fee in Q1 2021 was 12 percent lower y-o-y at Rs 7.87 crore crore as compared to Rs 8.95 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter and fell 14 percent q-o-q from Rs 9.15 crore in the immediate trailing quarter Q4 2020.

    Employee Benefit Expense (EBE) in Q1 2021 at Rs 26.30 crore fell 25.9 percent y-o-y from Rs 35.49 crore in Q1 2020 and declined 17 percent q-o-q from Rs 31.68 crore (20.7 percent of TIO).

    Finance costs in Q1 2020 declined 3 percent y-o-y to Rs 4.72 crore from Rs 4.86 crore in Q1 2020 and was almost flat (increased 0.4 percent) from Rs 4.70 crore in Q4 2020.

    Other expenses in Q1 2021 at Rs 16.64 crore declined 35.4 percent y-o-y from Rs 26.15 crore in Q1 2020 and were 53.8 percent lower q-o-q from Rs 35.97 crore in Q4 2020).

    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.

  • Q1-17: Siti revenue, EBIDTA up

    Q1-17: Siti revenue, EBIDTA up

    BENGALURU: The Dr Subhash Chandra led newly renamed Siti Networks Limited (Siti) formerly known as Siti Cable Network Limited, reported 22.7 percent and 28.7 year-over-year growth in operating revenue and EBIDTA for the quarter ended 30 June 2106 (Q1-17, current quarter). Siti’s revenue in the current quarter was Rs 281.97 crore as compared to Rs 229.72 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. EBIDTA (including other income) in Q1-17 was Rs 47.41 crore (16.8 percent margin) versus Rs 36.84 crore (16 percent margin). Loss however was higher in Q1-17 at Rs 52.61 crore as opposed to a loss of Rs 36.68 crore in Q1-16.

    The company says that its digital subscriber base has grown to 84 lakh during the current quarter from 79 lakh in the immediate trailing quarter. For Q1-16, the company had reported a digital subscriber base of 55.80 lakh. It says that it has expanded its footprint to 387 cities across the country in Q1-17 as compared to 312 cities at the end of the immediate trailing quarter. Broadband subscriber base has increased quarter-over-quarter in Q1-17 to 1.67 lakh from 1.32 lakh in Q4-16. HD Services: Siti says that it has strengthened its SITI HD+ services by expanding its bouquet to 57 HD channels. SITI HD+ customer base increased 65,140, up 29.8 percent over Q4-16 (50,170).

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

    Subscription revenue in the current quarter increased 8 percent in Q1-17 y-o-y to Rs 139.3 crore from Rs 129 crore. Carriage revenue declined slightly to Rs 72 crore from Rs 79 crore, while activation charges almost tripled (2.93 times) to Rs 36.6 crore from Rs 12.5 crore. Broadband revenue more than doubled in the current quarter to Rs 19.5 crore from Rs 9 crore in Q1-16.

    Other Income more than doubled to Rs 4.92 crore in Q1-17 from Rs 2.44 crore in Q1-16.  Finance costs in the current quarter reduced to Rs 29.67 crore from Rs 34.39 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. Total Expenditure increased to Rs 294.20 crore from Rs 231.16 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. Employee Benefit Expense increased to Rs 19.12 crore in the current quarter from Rs 13.33 crore in Q1-16.  Carriage sharing, pay channel and related costs in Q1-17 increased to Rs 148.44 crore from Rs 135.70 crore in Q1-16.

    Company speak

    Siti executive director & CEO, V D Wadhwa said, “We expanded our reach further by branching out to 387 cities in line with our strategy of select market expansion. We have established our broadband presence in Haryana and expect to significantly expand our subscriber base this year.

    Recurring cash flows were sluggish due to delays in Phase 3 monetization on account of legal bottlenecks. However, we expect a time bound resolution by the second half of the year and limited long term impact of this issue. We are well prepared for improved monetization of our subscriber base.”

    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.

  • Q1-17: Siti revenue, EBIDTA up

    Q1-17: Siti revenue, EBIDTA up

    BENGALURU: The Dr Subhash Chandra led newly renamed Siti Networks Limited (Siti) formerly known as Siti Cable Network Limited, reported 22.7 percent and 28.7 year-over-year growth in operating revenue and EBIDTA for the quarter ended 30 June 2106 (Q1-17, current quarter). Siti’s revenue in the current quarter was Rs 281.97 crore as compared to Rs 229.72 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. EBIDTA (including other income) in Q1-17 was Rs 47.41 crore (16.8 percent margin) versus Rs 36.84 crore (16 percent margin). Loss however was higher in Q1-17 at Rs 52.61 crore as opposed to a loss of Rs 36.68 crore in Q1-16.

    The company says that its digital subscriber base has grown to 84 lakh during the current quarter from 79 lakh in the immediate trailing quarter. For Q1-16, the company had reported a digital subscriber base of 55.80 lakh. It says that it has expanded its footprint to 387 cities across the country in Q1-17 as compared to 312 cities at the end of the immediate trailing quarter. Broadband subscriber base has increased quarter-over-quarter in Q1-17 to 1.67 lakh from 1.32 lakh in Q4-16. HD Services: Siti says that it has strengthened its SITI HD+ services by expanding its bouquet to 57 HD channels. SITI HD+ customer base increased 65,140, up 29.8 percent over Q4-16 (50,170).

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

    Subscription revenue in the current quarter increased 8 percent in Q1-17 y-o-y to Rs 139.3 crore from Rs 129 crore. Carriage revenue declined slightly to Rs 72 crore from Rs 79 crore, while activation charges almost tripled (2.93 times) to Rs 36.6 crore from Rs 12.5 crore. Broadband revenue more than doubled in the current quarter to Rs 19.5 crore from Rs 9 crore in Q1-16.

    Other Income more than doubled to Rs 4.92 crore in Q1-17 from Rs 2.44 crore in Q1-16.  Finance costs in the current quarter reduced to Rs 29.67 crore from Rs 34.39 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. Total Expenditure increased to Rs 294.20 crore from Rs 231.16 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. Employee Benefit Expense increased to Rs 19.12 crore in the current quarter from Rs 13.33 crore in Q1-16.  Carriage sharing, pay channel and related costs in Q1-17 increased to Rs 148.44 crore from Rs 135.70 crore in Q1-16.

    Company speak

    Siti executive director & CEO, V D Wadhwa said, “We expanded our reach further by branching out to 387 cities in line with our strategy of select market expansion. We have established our broadband presence in Haryana and expect to significantly expand our subscriber base this year.

    Recurring cash flows were sluggish due to delays in Phase 3 monetization on account of legal bottlenecks. However, we expect a time bound resolution by the second half of the year and limited long term impact of this issue. We are well prepared for improved monetization of our subscriber base.”

    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.