BENGALURU: Indian private FM player Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) reported 40.9 per cent higher q-o-q PAT for Q3-2015 at Rs 32.84 crore (28.1 per cent of Total Income from Operations or TIO) as compared to the Rs 23.30 crore (22.4 per cent TIO) and 26.9 per cent more as compared to the Rs 25.88 crore (26.4 per cent of TIO) in the year ago quarter (Q3-2104).

ENIL TIO in Q3-2015 at Rs 116.98 crore was 12.4 per cent more that the Rs 104.03 crore in the immediate trailing quarter and was 19.1 per cent more than the Rs 98.21 crore (26.3 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2014.

ENIL total expense (TE) in Q3-2015 at Rs 80.53 crore (68.8 per cent of TIO) was almost flat (down 0.4 per cent) as compared to the Rs 80.89 crore (77.8 per cent of TIO) in the previous quarter and was 18.3 per cent more than the Rs 68.38 crore (69.6 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2014.

The company's production expense (Prodn) in Q3-2015 at Rs 4.74 crore (4.1 per cent of TIO) was 5 per cent more than the Q2-2015 Prodn cost of Rs 4.52 crore (4.3 per cent of TIO) and was 7.9 per cent more than the Rs 4.39 crore (4.5 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2014.

ENIL paid an 11 per cent higher license fee in Q3-2015 at Rs 5.84 crore (5 percent of TIO) versus the Rs 5.27 crore (5.1 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2015 and 11.9 per cent more as compared to the Rs 5.22 crore (5.3 per cent of TIO) in the corresponding year ago quarter.

The company's marketing expense in Q3-2015 at Rs 25.75 crore (22 per cent of TIO) was 8.5 per cent more than the Rs 23.73 crore (22.8 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2015 and a whopping 85.9 per cent more than the Rs 13.85 crore (14.1 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2014.

Employee Benefit Expense (EBE) in Q3-2015 at Rs 21.21 crore (18.1 per cent of TIO) was 5.2 per cent more than the Rs 20.17 crore (19.4 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2015 and was 14.6 per cent more than the Rs 18.51 crore (18.8 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2014.

Other expense in Q3-2015 reduced 23 per cent to Rs 14.66 crore (12.5 per cent of TIO) from Rs 19.05 crore (18.3 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2015 and was 20.1 percent lower when compared to the Rs 18.34 crore (18.7 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2014.

"The bull-run in the radio business continues! A near 19 per cent revenue growth, matched by equally strong growth in EBITDA and PAT, is reflective of this. With Phase-3 auctions finally about to kick-off, the bull-run is expected to continue for the next 3-5 years. Our game plan for Phase-3 is aggressive, yet we are ever mindful of our profitability objectives," said ENIL managing director and CEO Prashant Panday.