NXTDigital’s revenue for the third quarter stood at Rs 259.90 crores, recording a growth of 10.24% over the revenue of the previous quarter of Rs 235.76 crores.
The EBIDTA (Earnings before Interest Depreciation and Taxes) for the quarter stood at Rs 62.48 cr against Rs 51.69 cr in the previous quarter recording a growth of 20.85%, growing at a rate higher than the rate of growth in revenue.

The operating EBIDTA margin for the quarter stood at 24.04% as compared to 21.93% in the previous quarter and 17.00% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year (excluding one-time revenues). Overall, the quarterly performance ended on a strong note with a positive Profit after Tax (PAT).

For the nine-month period on a consolidated basis, the Company recorded a very healthy Operating EBIDTA of Rs 149.76 cr as compared to Rs 140.37 cr thereby clocking a growth of 6.69%. The operating EBIDTA margin for the nine-month period stood at 20.90% as compared to 18.50% for the corresponding nine months of the previous year.

The company continued its integrated approach in Q3. The company focused on innovative packaging to drive ARPU growth. The growth in ARPUs in DAS III markets – one of NXT Digital’s key markets validates the initiatives, seeing ARPUs grow by around 10% against Q3 of last fiscal.

It also enhanced its focus on cross-selling and leveraging the subscriber base to grow broadband penetration. This is reflected in the broadband customer base growing past half a million subscribers in Q3 – a growth of 26.2% over Q2 and a robust growth of 71.1% over Q3 of the previous fiscal.

Maintaining Key Performance Indices during Q3, in spite of the challenging environment. “90-day net churn” and “On-Time Renewal” stayed stable in Q3 at 1.9% and 76.3% respectively. However, both indices performed better than last fiscal, which was at 2.1% and 72.0% respectively.

Commenting on the Q3 performance, NXT Digital Media Group CEO Vynsley Fernandes said, “The organisation laid greater emphasis on implementation of the converged media strategy in the quarter gone by. We looked to leverage our video subscriber base to grow our broadband business whilst driving cross-selling and strategic alliance partnerships in key cities. Our deeper engagement with our franchisees and a focus on providing innovative packaging has continued to keep us on the growth course, especially in key semi-urban markets where we have a significant presence.”

NXT Digital today connects 5.52 million video subscriber homes in 1500+ cities and towns across India through its digital cable television (CATV) and Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) platforms, served by over 9,000 LCOs.

The company said that it will continue to focus on consolidating and growing its serviced subscriber base – across video and broadband, whether directly or through its infrastructure sharing business model, which continues to see significant traction.

The company is focused on leveraging its investments in technology to support other multi-system operators who are not just looking to pare rising connectivity costs but also improve the quality of service to their subscribers.