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New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) has announced the following Audited results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.

The results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2008:
The Company has posted a <b>net loss of Rs (174.80) million</b> for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as <b>compared to net profit of Rs 70.60 million </b>for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.

<b>Total Income has decreased from Rs 894.70 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 to Rs 825.90 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.</b>

The consolidated results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2008:
The Group has posted a net loss of Rs (1208.00) million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to net loss of Rs (320.20) million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. Total Income has increased from Rs 1084.90 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 to Rs 1310.80 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.

Latest Quarterly Results
Rs. cr
year 2008/12 2007/12 var %
<b>Sales Income 81.84 89.20 -8.25 </b>

Other Income 0.75 0.27 177.78

<b>Expenditure 87.13 67.93 28.26 </b>

Interest 4.43 1.34 230.60

<b>Gross Profit -8.97 20.20 -144.41 </b>

Depreciation 6.19 5.42 14.21
Tax 0.91 4.12 -77.91
PAT -17.48 7.07 -347.24
Equity 25.08 25.01 0.28

OPM (%) -6.46 23.85 -30.31

GPM (%) -11.88 22.34 -34.22

<b>NPM (%) -21.35 7.92 -29.27 </b>

source : Asian Cerc