Bharti Airtel adds 151,000 TV customers in 3Q 2014
Thursday, October 30th, 2014NEW DELHI, India — Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel” or “the Company”) today announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the Second quarter ended September 30, 2014.
Digital TV Services
As on September 30, 2014, the Company had its Digital TV operations in 639 districts with 9.5 Mn customers, an increase of 11.3% as compared to corresponding quarter last year. Net customer additions for Digital TV during the quarter were 151 K. As a result of higher HD penetration and upselling of packs, ARPU increased by Rs 22 to Rs 220 as compared to Rs 198 in the corresponding quarter last year.
Revenues from Digital TV services increased by 23.5% to Rs 6,263 Mn as compared to Rs 5,072 Mn in the corresponding quarter last year. EBITDA for the quarter increased to Rs 1,529 Mn as compared to Rs 646 Mn in the corresponding quarter last year. EBITDA margin improved significantly to 24.4% in the current quarter, as compared to a margin of 12.7% in the corresponding quarter last year.
During the current quarter, the Company incurred a capital expenditure of Rs 2,255 Mn. Cash burn during the quarter at Rs 726 Mn has increased, compared to Rs 396 Mn in the corresponding quarter last year, primarily on account of seasonal build-up of boxes.
Key Company Developments
- Airtel DTH & Samsung TV Tie up: Exclusive launch with Samsung for IDTV: India‟s first integrated TV with inbuilt; HD STB. Customer can put an Airtel CAM card in the TV and enjoy Airtel digital; TV services. No separate STB required.
- Airtel DTH introduced multiple HD channel packs (2/5/11/19) for HD STB, providing greater flexibility to consumers.
- Airtel DTH added 24 channels (22 SD, 2 HD), with increased focus on regional markets with launch of 15 regional channels. Total HD channel count is 22.
Customer Base (000’s)
Q-o-Q Q-o-Q Sep 2014 Jun 2014 Growth Sep 2013 Growth -------- -------- ------ -------- ------ Digital TV Services 9,540 9,388 1.6% 8,572 11.3%
Operational Performance – India – Digital TV
Sep 30, Jun 30, Mar 31, Dec 31, Sep 30, Parameter Unit 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 ------------------------------- ---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Customers 000s 9,540 9,388 9,012 8,807 8,572 Net additions 000s 151 376 205 235 120 Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) Rs 220 214 203 207 198 Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) US 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.2 Monthly Churn % 1.1% 0.6% 0.9% 0.8% 1.0%
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