GTPL Hathway LtdQ4 FY25
GTPL Hathway Ltd Q4 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Revenue, margin, capex, fundraise and order book outlook from management commentary.
Price: ₹59.1P/E: 48.0Market Cap: ₹772 CrSector: Entertainment
Management growth scorecard
Revenue
Category 3
Margin
Category 3
Fundraise
No
Order
N/A
Capex
Yes
1 of 4 growth signals are positive — mixed outlook.
Full analysisRevenue guidance
Category 3- Cable TV business:
- Active paying subscribers expected to grow, aiming to close the year close to 10 million subscribers.
- This quarter muted due to World Cup-related churn but expected growth driven by upcoming events like IPL and T20 World Cup.
- Expansion into new markets planned from next quarter and next year.
- Broadband business:
- Currently adding ~30k subscribers per quarter.
- Plan to increase additions to 40-50k per quarter in the near term.
- Broadband achieved milestone of 1 million active subscribers.
- B2B broadband business expected to drive future growth beyond current B2C focus.
- Industry broadband penetration expected to rise from 11% to 40-45% in next 4-5 years, indicating large growth opportunity.
- Revenue & EBITDA growth:
- Consolidated revenue grew 22% YoY; broadband revenue grew 9% YoY.
- ISP revenue growth anticipated around 16-17% annually.
- EBITDA margin expected to improve to 17-18% by Q4 and 20-21% by FY25.
Overall, steady volume and revenue growth projected supported by market expansion and key sporting events.
Margin guidance
Category 3- →The company expects EBITDA margins to improve to 17%-18% by Q4 FY24 and aims to reach 20%-21% by end of FY25.
- →PAT is projected to improve compared to FY23, with optimism for growth beyond 115 crores achieved last year.
- →Broadband active subscriber growth is expected to accelerate from current ~30k additions per quarter to 40-50k in the next quarter due to B2B business scaling.
- →Consolidated cable TV subscriber base is expected to grow, aiming to close the current year near 10 million subscribers, with growth boosted by upcoming events (IPL, World Cup).
- →ISP revenue growth is forecasted at around 16%-17% annually going forward.
- →CAPEX of ~400 crores annually is planned, funded through internal accruals, to maintain and grow broadband and cable operations, stabilizing depreciation increases (~24-25 crores yearly).
- →Overall, the company anticipates gradual improvement in profitability and subscriber growth over the next 1-3 years.
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Fundraise plans
No- →GTPL Hathway Limited is currently funding all its CAPEX (both cable TV and broadband) through internal accruals.
- →There are no plans for outside borrowing or raising debt to fund CAPEX.
- →Management confirmed they have not gone for any borrowing and intend to continue using internal accruals for investment needs.
- →No mention was made about any immediate or future fundraising through equity in the transcript.
- →Overall, the company appears focused on organic growth funded by existing cash flows without external debt or equity raising at this time.
Order book
- →GTPL Hathway has a significant ongoing project granted by Gujarat ISP Private Limited (GISL) under the BharatNet project.
- →The project involves making gram panchayats in 8,000 Gujarat villages WiFi enabled through material supply and installation at gram panchayat premises (Phase-I and Phase-II).
- →The project size is approximately Rs. 50 crores, including material and Operations & Maintenance (O&M).
- →The project is almost complete, with substantial revenues recognized in the reported quarter.
- →Remaining revenues will come from O&M in upcoming quarters.
- →The project's margin is around 12% to 13%.
- →No specific details on other pending orders or orderbook size mentioned in the transcript.
Capex plans
Yes- →GTPL Hathway Ltd's estimated annual CAPEX is around ₹400 crores.
- →Till Q3 FY24, ₹305 crores CAPEX done: ₹150 crores in Cable TV (CATV) and ₹154 crores in broadband.
- →CAPEX is primarily for maintaining and expanding Cable TV and broadband businesses.
- →No outside borrowing for CAPEX; entirely funded from internal accruals.
- →Depreciation expected to rise gradually by ₹24-25 crores annually owing to CAPEX.
- →Company plans expansion into new markets and expects to increase broadband subscriber additions from 30k to 40-50k per quarter next year.
- →B2B broadband business is a key growth area, with 65k subscribers currently and plans for significant scale-up.
- →No new financial obligations remain from Metro Cast merger; stake increase completed with necessary cash outflows.
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