Financial Highlights (Consolidated) Total Income up by 24%YoY to Rs 263.0mn compared to Rs 212.8mn in Q2 FY’06.
- Revenues from publishing business up by 23% YoY to Rs 179.0mn due to continued buoyancy of ad spent especially in the specialty media segment.
- Revenue from internet business up by 14% driven by growth in page views and unique visitors.
- Revenues from content services business up by 79% due to increase in business volumes from existing clients including Encyclopedia Britannica.
EBITDA increased by 25% YoY to Rs 45.4mn from Rs 36.4mn in Q2 FY’06.
EBITDA margins maintained at 17.2% for JAS’06, after absorbing operating losses in new businesses. Total operating loses for the half year ended September 2006 are:
- Rs 14.0mn in Job Board business
- Rs 16.7mn in Content Services business
Net Profit up by 16% to Rs 23.1mn from Rs 19.9mn in Q2 FY’06 due to higher revenues.
Operational Highlights
Global Services achieves 32,000 opt-in subscribers and 8 new clients.
Initiated productivity enhancement programme for taking the company to the next level of growth.
Strengthened relationships with state governments through e-governance initiatives.
Segment Analysis
Media Segment: Revenues up by 23% YoY to Rs 205.4mn from Rs 166.3mn with strong contributions from the established brands of the company in publishing and on line domains PBIT margins increased to 24% from 22% in Q2 FY’06 driven by growth in average advertisement rates.
Media Services Segment: Revenues up by 9%YoY to Rs 61.9mn from Rs 56.8mn in Q2 FY’06 due to 79% YoY growth increase in content services business. The segment has witnessed negative PBIT margins due to the continuation of investment phase of content services and job board business.
Financials – Quarter ended September’06
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About CyberMedia (India) Ltd.
CyberMedia is South Asia's first and largest specialty media house with:
- Twelve publications (including Dataquest and PCQuest) in the infotech, telecom, consumer electronics and biotech areas
- An end-to-end Media value chain including the internet (www.ciol.com), events and television
- Media Services include market research (IDC India), job board (CyberMedia Dice), content outsourcing, multimedia, and media education
CyberMedia’s products reach out to 1.2mn readers and 0.7mn online community. Its publications are leaders in their respective categories.
For further information on company please visit www.cybermedia.co.in
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