Q3-2016: Just Dial revenue up 11 percent; PAT down 16 percent

Q3-2016: Just Dial revenue up 11 percent; PAT down 16 percent

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BENGALURU: Indian search engine and directory services provider Just Dial Limited (Just Dial) reported a 11 percent rise its total income from operations (TIO) in the quarter ended December 31, 2015 (Q3-2016, current quarter) to Rs 171.33 crore as compared 154.42 crore and was flat QoQ as compared to Rs 171.27 crore.

 

Let us look at the other numbers reported by Just Dial

 

Note: 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10 million = 1 crore

The numbers in this report are unaudited and unconsolidated.

 

Just Dial’s YoY PAT for Q3-2016 decreased 16 percent to Rs 26.99 crore (15.8 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 32.14 crore (20.8 percent of TIO) and was 41.7 percent lower QoQ than Rs 46.30 crore (27 percent margin).

 

Simple EBIDTA in Q3-2016 at Rs 37.40 crore (21.8 percent margin) was 25.4 percent lower YoY at Rs37.40 crore (21.8 percent margin) as compared to Rs 50.11 crore (32.5 percent margin) and was 5.8 percent lower QoQ as compared to Rs 39.72 crore (23.2 percent margin).

 

The company’s Total Expenditure (TE) in Q3-2016 at Rs 142.01 crore (82.9 percent of TIO) was 2.6 percent higher YoY as compared to Rs 110.42 crore (71.5 percent of TIO) and was 1.8 percent higher QoQ as compared to Rs 139.44 crore.

 

Employee Benefit Expense (EBE) is the major expense head for Just Dial. EBE in Q3-2016 at Rs 95.36 crore (55.7 percent of TIO) was 21.3 percent more YoY as compared to Rs 78.64 crore (50.9 percent of IO), but was 0.9 percent lower QoQ as compare to Rs 96.18.