PAT returns to Sri Adhikari Brothers in Q1-2014 after a hiatus in Q4-2013

PAT returns to Sri Adhikari Brothers in Q1-2014 after a hiatus in Q4-2013

BENGALURU: Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Limited (Sri Adhikari Brothers) reported a PAT of Rs 1.83 crore for Q1-2014 as compared to a loss of Rs 3.02 crore in the preceding quarter (Q4-2013). The content provider had reported a lower PAT of Rs 1.69 crore for the corresponding quarter last year Q1-2013.

Let us take a look at the other results of Sri Adhikari Brothers for Q1-2014

A note by the company’s chartered accountants says - The company has not recognised Current Tax and Deferred Tax as per requirements of Accounting Satndard 22 - ‘Accounting of Taxes on Income’. Pending details of the measurement of above it’s impact on the Profit and Loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 cannot be ascertainable.

Sri Adhikari Brothers had a net sales/income from operations for Q1-2014 of Rs 17.52 crore, 39.3 per cent higher than the Rs 12.58 crore for Q1-2013 and 7.9 per cent higher than the Rs 16.24 crore in Q4-2013.

Sri Adhikari Brothers’ total expenditure for Q1-2014 at Rs 15.28 crore was 55 per cent more than the Rs 9.86 crore for Q1-2013, but 19 per cent lower than the Rs 18.85 crore in Q4-2013.

Production expenditure for Q1-2014 at Rs 10.68 crore was more than double (2.15 times more) than the Rs 4.96 crore for Q1-2013, but 70 per cent of the Rs 15.14 crore in Q4-2013.

Other expenditure at Rs 1.93 crore for Q1-2014 was 12.4 per cent lower than the Rs 2.20 crore for Q1-2013, but 43 per cent higher than the Rs 13.49 crore for Q4-2013.

Profit from operations before other income, finance cost, exceptional items and tax for Q1-2014 at Rs 2.24 crore was 17.7 per cent lower than the Rs 2.24 crore for Q1-2013. Sri Adhikari Brothers reported a loss from operations before other income, finance cost, exceptional items and tax for Q4-2013 of Rs 2.62 crore.