Cable TV
Hathway receives shareholders nod for equity share split
BENGALURU: Shareholders of Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited (Hathway) have voted in favour of a share split of the company’s equity shares of face value (FV) of Rs 10 each. The company had proposed splitting each equity share of FV of Rs 10 to 5 equity shares of face value of Rs 2 each. The board of directors of the company had passed the resolution at its meeting held on 13 November 2014.
Rathi and Associates, the scrutinizer of the ballot, in its report said that 101 postal ballot forms representing 1,103,011 equity shares and 69 e-voting confirmations representing 99,908,194 equity shares were received. Of these, 11 postal ballot/e-voting confirmations representing 2474 equity shares were invalid. Of the 159 net valid postal ballot forms/e-voting confirmations representing 101,008681 equity shares, 157 postal ballots/e-voting confirmations assented to the split, with 2 representing 50 shares dissenting.
Hathway has an authorised equity share capital of Rs 199.80 crore. The existing issued, subscribed, paid up share capital of the company is Rs 166,09,89,000 shares divided into 16,60,98,900 equity shares of FV of Rs 10 each.
The stock closed at Rs 333.35 per equity share of FV of Rs 10 at close of trading today (22 December 2014) in the BSE, up 3 per cent (Rs 9.70) from the previous close of Rs 323.65. The stock’s 52 week high was Rs 385.60 and 52 week low was Rs 221 on the BSE.
On the NSE, the stock closed at Rs 333.25, up 2.37 per cent as compared to the previous close of Rs 325.55 on 19 December. Its 52 week on the NSE was Rs 382 on 4 December 2014 and the 52 week low was Rs 220 on 14 April 2014.
MUMBAI: When margins wobble, liquidity talks and in Q3 FY25-26, cash did most of the talking. Den Networks Limited closed the December quarter with consolidated revenue of Rs.251 crore, marginally higher than the previous quarter but down 4 per cent year-on-year, even as profitability stayed resilient on the back of strong cash reserves and disciplined cost control.
Subscription income softened to Rs.98 crore, slipping 3 per cent sequentially and 14 per cent from last year, while placement and marketing income offered some cheer, rising 15 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs.148 crore. Total costs climbed faster than revenue, up 7 per cent QoQ to Rs.238 crore, driven largely by higher content costs and operating expenses. As a result, EBITDA dropped sharply to Rs.13 crore from Rs.19 crore in Q2 and Rs.28 crore a year ago, pulling margins down to 5 per cent.
Yet, the bottom line refused to blink. Profit after tax stood at Rs.40 crore, up 15 per cent sequentially and only marginally lower than last year’s Rs.42 crore. A healthy Rs.57 crore in other income helped cushion operating pressure, keeping profit before tax at Rs.48 crore, broadly stable quarter-on-quarter despite the tougher cost environment.
The real headline-grabber, however, sits on the balance sheet. The company remains debt-free, with cash and cash equivalents swelling to Rs.3,279 crore as of December 31, 2025. Net worth rose to Rs.3,748 crore, while online collections accounted for 97 per cent of total receipts, underscoring strong cash discipline across operations, including subsidiaries.
In short, while Q3 showed signs of operating strain, the financial backbone remains solid. With zero gross debt, steady profits and a formidable cash war chest, the company enters the next quarter with flexibility firmly on its side proving that in uncertain markets, balance sheet strength can be the best growth strategy.
