Tag: Q4 FY22

  • Inox Leisure reports Rs 706 crore revenues in FY22

    Inox Leisure reports Rs 706 crore revenues in FY22

    Mumbai: Inox Leisure Ltd has announced the results for the financial year (FY) 2021-2022 as well as the fourth quarter (Q4) ended on 31 March. The company’s total revenues for the year stood at Rs 706 crore and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBIDTA) at Rs 87 crore. The company reported profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 164 crore.

    Inox reported advertising revenues of Rs 34 crore “indicating a revival in the preference for cinema advertising,” said the statement.

    The company added another 32 new screens during the financial year and plans to add another 16 properties with 77 screens in FY2. Inox operates 161 multiplexes with 681 screens across 72 cities.

    Inox Leisure reported that 23 million guests visited its cinema properties in FY22 and it recorded its highest ever average ticket price (ATP) of Rs 217 against Rs 170 in the previous financial year. The company also reported highest ever spends per head of Rs 91 up from Rs 77 in the previous FY.

    Inox reported revenues of Rs 325 crore in Q4 FY22 with EBIDTA at Rs 21 crore and PAT at Rs 12 crore. During the quarter exhibited blockbuster films such as “Valimai,” “Bheemla Nayak,” “Gangubai Kathiawadi,” “The Kashmir Files,” “Radhe Shyam,” and “RRR.” Its ATP for the quarter stood at Rs 218 and spends per head stood at Rs 86 whereas occupancy stood at 24 per cent. The company stated that 11 million guests visited Inox cinemas during the quarter. In March 2022, the company reported its highest ever box office and food and beverage (F&B) collection in a single month.

    During the quarter, the company launched a digital wallet called Inox InstaPay that enabled users to make ticket and F&B purchases in return for rewards. It also announced a merger with India’s leading cinema exhibition chain PVR.

  • Hathway Cable and Datacom reports revenue of Rs 1,793 crore in FY22

    Hathway Cable and Datacom reports revenue of Rs 1,793 crore in FY22

    Mumbai: Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd reported gross revenue of Rs 1,793 crore in FY22 an increase of four per cent over FY21. Its broadband revenue stood at Rs 621.9 crore while CATV revenue stood at Rs 1171.1 crore for the financial year. The company reported profit after tax of Rs 130.4 crore a decline of 49 per cent year-on-year.

    “The business model for the company was protected in spite of Covid-19 led movement restrictions and disrupted supply chains,” said the statement.

    In its fourth quarter results, the company saw gross revenues of Rs 448.8 crore, an increase of two per cent year-on-year. Broadband revenue for the quarter stood at 157.1 crore and CATV revenue at Rs 291.7 crore. It saw profit after tax of Rs 28.4 crore in the quarter, a 16 per cent decline quarter-on-quarter.

    CATV business highlights

    The company reported 5.4 million set-top-box connections and more than 109 cities and major towns. “In the last two years, the company has created an extensive incremental infrastructure for market share gain. We have connected over 250 new locations with IP links,” said the statement. “Our product/go-to-market strategy/infrastructure ready for taking benefit of a more conducive market and business scenario with pandemic becoming more manageable. Set top box procurement and market share gain plans being rolled out.”  

    It further added, “The casting of OTT apps through already seeded new generation HD boxes is being piloted. This unique feature can give access to OTT to millions of Hathway Cable TV customers without any need to buy an additional OTT box. We have also piloted TV Plug. Using this Hathway can provide the most reliable last mile cable TV connectivity from a mobile tower network.

    Hathway Cable has also launched a digital platform to enhance the competencies of partner local cable operators in the cable TV business.

    ISP business highlights

    The company’s subscription revenue stood at Rs 157.1 crore with an increase of 32K customers in Q4 FY22 led by strong FTTH customer acquisition. FTTH consumers now account for 70 per cent of overall ISP consumers. “The company saw subdued revenue growth on account of higher speed and unlimited data limits now available at lower ARPU plans at industry level,” said the statement.

    The company reported 1.11 million broadband subscribers at the end of the fourth quarter FY22.