1. At a Glance
Hathway Cable, the Reliance-backed broadband & cable TV player, is like that relative who shows up at every family function with the same old jokes — familiar, debt-free, but hasn’t really evolved. They run 73,000 km of fiber, serve 5.6 million cable subs and 1.1 million broadband customers, yet their share price chart looks like a sad ECG machine. Sales up just 4% YoY, profit up 10%, but market still yawns — possibly because ROE is a tragic 2.16%.
2. Introduction
Once upon a time (read: pre-JioFiber), Hathway was the cool kid in the broadband colony. Fast forward to 2025, they’re Reliance’s obedient sidekick — delivering CATV to millions while quietly holding ₹1,677 crore in mutual funds like a squirrel hoarding nuts for winter.
On paper, it’s all very… fine. No debt, high online collections, fiber expansion in 271 new towns. But the market isn’t clapping. In fact, over the past year, the stock is down 31%. If stock charts were report cards, this is the one your parents would hide from relatives.
And despite a clean balance sheet, they’re allergic to dividends. Imagine a guest at a buffet who eats nothing but still refuses to share the dessert. That’s Hathway’s capital allocation for you.
3. Business Model (WTF Do They Even Do?)
Two Segments:
- Cable TV (68% of FY24 revenue): Through Hathway Digital Ltd, they beam 700+ towns with a mix of SD, HD, and their own proprietary channels (H-Tube, CCC Cine, Hathway Music). Subscriber base
