Home BSkyB grows revenue 6% to GBP 1.93 bln in 1st fiscal quarter
 

Keywords :   


BSkyB grows revenue 6% to GBP 1.93 bln in 1st fiscal quarter

2014-10-16 09:20:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Pay TV and broadband operator BskyB (Sky) reported revenue up 6 percent to GBP 1.93 billion in its fiscal first quarter to 30 September, compared with GBP 1.82 billion in the year-earlier period, as it added 51,000 new retail customers to take the total to 11.5 million. The revenue increase benefited from one month's price rise in September and a growing contribution rom transactional revenue, with Sky Store revenue up 125 percent. Wholesale revenue increased by 9 percent to GBP 105 million in the fiscal first quarter from GBP 96 million a year earlier. Advertising revenue increased by 6 percent to GBP 108 million from GBP 102 million, due to its rising market share and a first time contribution from AdSmart. The top line growth translated into higher profits, with EBITDA rising 6 percent to GBP 417 million. Operating profit increased by 11 percent to GBP 316 million from GBP 285 million. Net profit reached GBP 608 million, including a GBP 429 million gain from the sale of a 6.4 percent stake in ITV, compared to GBP 245 million in the first quarter of the last fiscal year. EPS grew by 8 percent to GBP 0.141 from GBP 0.13 over the same period.

Tags: 1st quarter fiscal revenue

Category:Telecommunications

Latest from this category

All news

»
05.11Registration Now Open for RadTech 2025
05.11Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
05.11Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
05.11Tropical Storm Rafael Graphics
05.11Tropical Storm Rafael Public Advisory Number 7A
05.11Summary for Tropical Storm Rafael (AT3/AL182024)
05.11Vodafone-Three merger could get green light, watchdog says
05.11Altice USA residential video RGUs down 77,000 in 3Q 2024
More »