Advertising & Media company R K Swamy announced Q3FY25 results The company posted consolidated total income of Rs 79.4 crore, up 8% compared to Rs 73.5 crore during the same period a year ago. PBT for this period was Rs 4.3 crore this year versus Rs 7.6 crore last year, due to increased investments in people and capacity addition. Shekar Swamy, MD and Group CEO, R K SWAMY said: "Our new Customer Experience Centre with capacity for 600 associates is ready. This augments our total capacity to 1,900 associates, an increase of 46%. Our capacity expansion of Computer Aided Telephone Interview (CATI) from 400 to 746 stations has been initiated, and will be completed by Q1 of next financial year. This will serve our clients marketing operations, and increases our ability to meet their growing needs," "We are putting the building blocks in place for sustained growth. We are committed to investing in the right talent and this is a priority for us," Rajeev Newar, Group CPO. said: "We are focused on enterprise clients and large institutions. We have the experience and capability to meet the requirements of these demanding engagements. Our growth will be driven by our clients with whom we enjoy long-standing relationships. This gives us the confidence to make continuing investments in building capacity," Result PDF
Advertising & Media company R K Swamy announced H1FY25 & Q2FY25 results Q2FY25 Financial Highlights: Consolidated total income of Rs 68.1 crore, compared to Rs 80.6 crore during Q2FY24. PBT for this period was Rs 2.2 crore this year versus Rs 10.2 crore Q2FY24. H1FY25 Financial Highlights: Total income for H1FY25 was Rs. 139.6 crore, down from Rs 142.6 crore, a decline of 2% compared to H1FY24. PBT for H1FY25 was Rs 5.3 crore, a decline from Rs 10.9 crore in H1FY24. Shekar Swamy, Group CEO, R K SWAMY, said: "The first half of this year has been very busy on the new business front." "At the same time we had a small decline in revenue during this period, more so because we had executed some large projects in the first half of last year. Our new business pipeline continues to be good and we are working to make it count." "The company1s growth drivers are well in place. We will commission our new Customer Experience Centre with 600 additional seats, a capacity increase of nearly 50% later this year. We are adding 346 calling stations to our Computer-Aided-Telephonic-Interviews facility, an increase in capacity of 86%. This investment in Marketing Infrastructure will progressively get filled by our clients from next year. Our Video Studio expansion will also happen by then." Rajeev Newar, Group CFO, R K SWAMY, said: "We have continued to invest in new talent and new facilities, as our commitment is towards long-term sustainable growth. Our engagement with leading marquee clients to whom we provide world class service is our core strength. For example, in the high-performance BFSI segment alone we serve more than 25 leading names in the category. Such a portfolio has been built through consistent performance over the years." "As a company providing professional services, we invest in training and development. This is another commitment we have to improve standards continuously. This will serve our people well even as they serve our clients well. This is the only way business results can be driven." Result PDF
Advertising & Media company R K Swamy announced Q1FY25 results: Consolidated Revenue from Operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 was Rs 68.37 crore, up 11.4% compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Consolidated Gross margins defined as Revenue from Operations less Operating expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 was higher by 6.4 % compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Consolidated PBT for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 was Rs 3.09 crore, up 3.5x from a small base in the corresponding period a year ago. Consolidated PAT for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 was Rs 2.18 crore, a three-fold increase from a small base in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Commenting on the results, Shekar Swamy, Managing Director & Group CEO, R K Swamy said: 11We are focused on winning a few large new engagements, in addition to the strong stable roster of clients we serve. We are investing in further building our three major disciplines viz., Integrated Marketing Communications, Full Service Market Research and Customer Data Analytics & Marketing Technology. All three are growing." Rajeev Newar, Group CFO, R K Swamy added: "The first quarter of the fiscal year is usually a muted quarter, as annual budgets get finalised. Our performance, and marketing spend, is skewed towards the latter half of the year. While our first quarter profits show healthy growth versus the same period year ago, it should be noted that the growth is against a relatively low base last year." Result PDF
Advertising & Media company R K Swamy announced Q4FY24 & FY24 results: Consolidated Revenue from Operations for the year was Rs 331.5 crore, up 13.3% from year ago. Gross margins defined as Revenue from Operations less Operating expenses for the year ended March 31, 2024 was higher by 16.6% as compared to the previous Fiscal year. Consolidated PBT for the year ended March 31, 2024 was Rs 53.6 crore, an increase of 25.8% versus year ago. Consolidated PAT for the year ended March 31, 2024 was Rs 39.7 crore, higher by 27.1% as compared to the previous fiscal year. For the Quarter ended Mar ’24, consolidated Revenue was up 43.0% versus same period year ago to Rs 118.3 crore, and PAT increased by 27% versus same period year ago to Rs 26.2 crore. Commenting on the results, Shekar Swamy, Group CEO, R K Swamy Limited said: “Our Company is unique in its combination of service offerings under unified management – Creative and Content, Customer Data Analytics and Martech, full-service Market Research, and Media Planning & Buying. We continue to build these as an integrated offering, at scale. Our clients are responding well as we provide them with relevant solutions with combination of disciplines.” Rajeev Newar, Group CFO, R K Swamy Limited added: “Our industry performance is skewed towards the latter half of the year. The fourth quarter is usually the period when budgets are exhausted and tends to be the largest quarter. We are happy to report a 27% growth in PAT for the year ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the previous Fiscal year.” Result PDF