MUMBAI: After facing consecutive losses, Hathway Cable and Datacom has reported a consolidated profit of Rs 68.18 crore in the third quarter of the financial year 2019-20. The multi-system operator (MSO) had posted consolidated loss of Rs 57.87 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year.

The cable network improved his revenue from operations by 12.3 per cent to Rs 450.82 crore in Q3 of FY20 as compared to Rs 401.43 crore in a corresponding quarter of last year.

Whereas, the consolidated total income for the December-ended quarter rose by 23.2 per cent to Rs 512.61 crore compared to Rs 416.07 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year.

The company reported consolidated EBITDA of Rs 128.8 crore up by 52 per cent against Rs 84.5 crore in the corresponding quarter last financial year. Meanwhile, the EBITDA margin grew by 29 per cent against 8 per cent in the same quarter of FY19.

In the segment revenue, the broadband business grew by 2.8 per cent to Rs 143.2 crore and cable television grew by 15.4 per cent to Rs 307.62 crore in the December-ended quarter of FY20.

The subscription revenue grew by 18 per cent to 354.8 crore against Rs 300.8 cr whereas activation revenue shrunk by 8 per cent to Rs 14.7 crore compared to Rs 16 crore and placement revenue also slumped by 6 per cent to Rs 74.7 crore versus Rs 79.1 crore in Q3 last financial year.