Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd

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Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd Q2 FY19 Results & Presentation Highlights: Revenue, Margins & Order Book

Q2 FY19 investor presentation: what the company reported on revenue, margins and projects.

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Market cap₹1.8K Cr

P/E23.3

Updated24 Sept 2026

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Based on Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd's Q2 FY19 investor presentation. The company has not published an earnings-call transcript for this quarter, so figures here are what the presentation reports, not management guidance.

The short version

HCDL (Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited) Q2-FY19 Revenue and Volume: - Broadband Subscription Revenue: INR 1,306 Mn (stable vs INR 1,311 Mn in Q2-FY18) - Broadband Subscribers: 0.77 Mn (stable) - 71k net broadband subscriber adds Y-o-Y - ARPU: INR 690/- (down INR 18 YoY) - Home Passes stable at 5.5 Mn (added 25k in Q2-FY19) - Broadband EBITDA: INR 538 Mn with 41% margin - HDPL (Hathway Digital Private Limited, Cable TV) Q2-FY19 Revenue and Volume: - Standalone Subscription Revenue: INR 1,658 Mn (up 18% YoY from INR 1,401 Mn) - Placement revenue up 3% YoY - Activation revenue down 36% YoY - Total Income: INR 2,624 Mn (up 7% YoY) - EBITDA: INR 371 Mn (up 13% YoY) - HD Subscribers: 262k (up from 185k Q1-FY18) - Consolidated FY18 highlights (for context): - Total income growing steadily from INR 11,550 Mn (FY16) to INR 15,444 Mn (FY18) - EBITDA margin improved from 12.04% (FY16) to 22.36% (FY18) - Explicit Outlook: - No specific revenue or volume guidance explicitly stated in this presentation. EBITDA (Consolidated) for Q2-FY19: INR 3,454 Mn (FY18 full year figure), no explicit quarterly consolidated EBITDA provided. - Standalone HDPL Q2-FY19 EBITDA: INR 371 Mn, up 13% YoY from INR 328 Mn in Q2-FY18. - HCDL (Broadband standalone) Q2-FY19 Operating EBITDA: INR 538 Mn, stable YoY (INR 539 Mn in Q2-FY18), margin at 41%. - EBITDA margin (Consolidated) FY18: 22.36%, up from 16.12% in FY17. - Profit After Tax (PAT) Consolidated FY18: Loss of INR 1,079 Mn vs.

From Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd's Q2 FY19 earnings-call transcript · updated 24 Sept 2026.

Revenue & Sales Performance

HCDL (Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited) Q2-FY19 Revenue and Volume:
Broadband Subscription Revenue: INR 1,306 Mn (stable vs INR 1,311 Mn in Q2-FY18)
Broadband Subscribers: 0.77 Mn (stable)
71k net broadband subscriber adds Y-o-Y
ARPU: INR 690/- (down INR 18 YoY)
Home Passes stable at 5.5 Mn (added 25k in Q2-FY19)
Broadband EBITDA: INR 538 Mn with 41% margin
HDPL (Hathway Digital Private Limited, Cable TV) Q2-FY19 Revenue and Volume:
Standalone Subscription Revenue: INR 1,658 Mn (up 18% YoY from INR 1,401 Mn)
Placement revenue up 3% YoY
Activation revenue down 36% YoY
Total Income: INR 2,624 Mn (up 7% YoY)
EBITDA: INR 371 Mn (up 13% YoY)
HD Subscribers: 262k (up from 185k Q1-FY18)
Consolidated FY18 highlights (for context):
Total income growing steadily from INR 11,550 Mn (FY16) to INR 15,444 Mn (FY18)
EBITDA margin improved from 12.04% (FY16) to 22.36% (FY18)

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Profitability & Margins

EBITDA (Consolidated) for Q2-FY19: INR 3,454 Mn (FY18 full year figure), no explicit quarterly consolidated EBITDA provided.
Standalone HDPL Q2-FY19 EBITDA: INR 371 Mn, up 13% YoY from INR 328 Mn in Q2-FY18.
HCDL (Broadband standalone) Q2-FY19 Operating EBITDA: INR 538 Mn, stable YoY (INR 539 Mn in Q2-FY18), margin at 41%.
EBITDA margin (Consolidated) FY18: 22.36%, up from 16.12% in FY17.
Profit After Tax (PAT) Consolidated FY18: Loss of INR 1,079 Mn vs. loss of INR 1,935 Mn in FY17 (improved but still negative).

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Capital Expenditure Plans

Deployment of GPON FTTH parallel network in high-potential, densely penetrated DOCSIS home passes to offer 200-500 Mbps speeds to premium consumers. (Page 9, 10)
Launch of 300 Mbps / 2 TB plan with WiFi mesh router in Chennai; planned launch in Bangalore and Mumbai by Q4-FY19. (Page 10)
Hathway Play box (Android platform) for broadband customers to be seeded starting Q3-FY19 in selective broadband markets. (Page 10)

- No specific capex amount mentioned; focus on monetization of existing 5.5 million broadband homes passed; no further home pass expansions planned for Balance of the Year (BOY). (Page 10) - Infrastructure includes 35,000 km overground and 500 km underground optic fiber, digital headends, GPON technology, and other supporting equipment—investment ongoing but no explicit future capex details/timelines provided. (Page 6) No explicit capex figures or new plant projects detailed in the presentation.

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Fundraising & Capital Structure

The standalone balance sheet of Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd. (HCDL) shows an increase in borrowings:
Non-current borrowings increased from INR 4,832 Mn (Mar 2018) to INR 8,044 Mn (Sep 2018).
Current borrowings & other financial liabilities decreased from INR 4,887 Mn (Mar 2018) to INR 3,669 Mn (Sep 2018).
Consolidated balance sheet shows long-term and short-term borrowings slightly decreased from INR 10,650 Mn (FY17) to INR 10,076 Mn (FY18).
No specific mention of equity fundraising or issuance of shares in the presentation.

- Finance cost increased notably to INR 1,528 Mn (FY18) from INR 1,108 Mn (FY17), indicating higher interest expenses likely due to borrowings. - The presentation does not explicitly state any new fundraising via debt or equity nor detailed commentary on net debt changes. Hence, the only identifiable change relates to borrowings increase in the standalone business with no direct mention of fundraising.

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Order Book & Pipeline

The investor presentation does not report any details on order book, order inflow, or pending orders. - The document primarily focuses on financial results, key performance indicators (KPIs), operational highlights, infrastructure, growth strategy, and disclaimers. - No explicit information, data, or metrics related to order book or pending orders are provided anywhere in the presentation. - The content centers on subscription revenues, broadband metrics, capital market information, and consolidated and standalone financials without mentioning order inflows or pending orders.

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