Tata Play FY25 loss widens to ₹529 cr; revenue slides to ₹4,082 cr
The company had incurred a net loss of ₹ 353.88 crore in FY24.
Revenue from operations declined 5.15 per cent to ₹ 4,082.5 crore in FY25. Reasons for the company's widening loss could not be immediately known.
Total income, which includes other income, was also down 5.03 per cent to ₹ 4,109.3 crore in last financial year, according to financial data accessed by business intelligence platform Tofler.
Tata Play's advertising promotional expenses were down 29.2 per cent to ₹ 124.28 crore in FY25, as against ₹ 175.54 crore a year before. Total expenses were 3 per cent lower at ₹ 4,619.22 crore.
However, the company reduced its net debt to ₹ 3,445.60 crore in FY25 from ₹ 4,010.21 crore a year ago.
As of March 31, 2025, Tata Sons is the largest shareholder in the company with 60 per cent shares. A year ago, it had acquired 10 per cent stake in Tata Play from Baytree Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd, an affiliate of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, in a USD 100 million deal.
After Tata Sons, Network Digital Distribution Services FZ – LLC (NDDS) and TS Investments Ltd are the company's second biggest shareholders, owning 20 per cent shares each.
Currently, Tata Sons and TS Investments are the two promoters of Tata Play.
The direct-to-home service provider competes with DishTV, Airtel Digital TV, and DD Free Dish, owned by public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
Earlier, telecom services provider Bharti Airtel and the Tata group were in discussions for the merger of their loss-making Direct DTH business.
However, on May 3, Bharti Airtel informed that discussions for a merger have been terminated because the two sides were not able to find a satisfactory resolution.
Tata Play had also tried to get listed. It had received the nod from capital market regulator Sebi to raise funds through initial public offering (IPOs).
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