CyberMedia net up 40% YoY

Specialty media house CyberMedia India Ltd posted a 40 percent increase in
its net profit clocking in Rs 6.02 crore compared to Rs 4.31 crore posted during
the fiscal 2004-05.

Riding on higher sales and improved EBIDTA margin, the company's revenues
stood at Rs 80.55 crore, with a YoY growth of 21 percent compared to Rs 66.77
crore posted during the last fiscal.

The company's media segment rev-enue increased 29 percent to Rs 63.79 crore
due to increase in revenues from publishing business by 43 percent YoY to Rs
55.96 percent driven by 18.5 percent in-crease in number of ad pages as well as
increase in ad rates.

The company's online business recorded 42 percent growth in revenues at Rs
5.57 crore with increase in monthly page views increasing to 45.3 million from
12.5 million.

Meanwhile, CyberMedia said its revenue from research business increased 47
percent YoY to Rs 12.18 crore.

For the year 2005-06, the company saw an increase of 37 percent in its EBITDA
to Rs 12.32 crore from Rs 8.99 crore from last year. EBITDA margin saw an
increase of 15.3 percent YoY from 13.5 percent due to increase in margin in
publication business to 20.2 percent YoY from 16.9 percent on account of ad
pages and increase in ad rates.

At the same time, margin in online business saw a growth of 24 percent YoY
from 13.9 percent on account of economies of scale. For the fourth quarter ended
March 31, 2006, the company recorded 12 percent increase in net profit to Rs
12.3 million from Rs 11 mil-lion during the fourth quarter last fiscal.

Gross income was up by 35 percent YoY to Rs 21.88 crore compared to Rs 16.2
crore posted during the correspon-ding quarter last year. EBITDA

DQW News Bureau New Delhi, May 19