Videocon d2h Provides Full Fiscal Year 2016 EBITDA Growth Guidance Of 35-40%

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Videocon d2h Limited (NASDAQ:VDTH) ("Videocon d2h") has provided guidance for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 in terms of EBITDA. The company expects fiscal 2016 EBITDA to be in the range of INR 8.2 billion – INR 8.6 billion. This translates to approximately 35-40% growth over EBITDA in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. Videocon d2h maintains its current first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 guidance of 25-30% period on period growth of EBITDA, and is guiding towards 40-45% period on period growth in the second half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

Commenting on this, Executive Chairman, Saurabh Dhoot said "We are pleased to provide strong EBITDA growth guidance for fiscal year 2016. This is driven by strong subscriber growth momentum, improving ARPU and further benefit of operating leverage. We remain excited about our long term subscriber growth prospects as a result of the government mandated move to digitalization. We have positioned ourselves to take advantage of the 100 million subscriber homes opportunity for the industry over the next four to five years."

Earnings before interest, tax and depreciation & amortization (EBITDA)

EBITDA presented in this 6-K filing, is a supplemental measure of performance and liquidity that is not required by or represented in accordance with the IFRS. Furthermore, EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance or liquidity under IFRS and should not be considered as an alternative to profit after tax, operating income or other income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with the IFRS or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity. In addition, EBITDA is not a standardized term, hence direct comparison between companies using the same term may not be possible. Other companies may calculate EBITDA differently from Videocon d2h, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. Videocon d2h believes that EBITDA helps identify underlying trends in its business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of the expenses that are excluded calculating EBITDA. Videocon d2h believes that EBITDA enhances the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects and allows for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by its management in its financial and operational decision-making.

Forward looking statements

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About Videocon d2h

Videocon d2h is India's fastest growing DTH service provider which offers over 525 channels & services. Videocon d2h also offers 39 "HD" channels & services. It launched India's first 4K Ultra HD DTH channel. Videocon d2h offers India's first 1000 GB High Definition Digital Video Recorder and is the first DTH service provider to offer Radio Frequency Remote Control (available with High Definition Digital Set Top Box with unlimited recording) and Wireless DTH Headphones.  It has also launched its own OTT service, direct to mobile TV, providing its subscriber's access to TV on the go. Powered by the MPEG-4 and DVB-S2 technology, Videocon d2h offers services such as 12 PIP Mosaic, d2h Cinema, weather updates and multiple tickers to transform your TV into a hub of entertainment and knowledge. It offers High Definition channels in 1080p, HDD Sound and 16:9 aspect ratio. Apart from these, it also offers the Active Music service, which includes 42 Audio / Video active music channels, 24-hrs a day. In addition, Videocon d2h provides round-the-clock prompt and efficient customer support in nine regional languages in addition to English and Hindi from the dedicated 8 Customer care centres present in seven locations.

Videocon d2h is the most valued Indian company on NASDAQ by equity market capitalization as of September 4, 2015 and was the first Indian media company to be listed on NASDAQ.

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