Nova Scotia

Halifax based DHX Media Ltd. turns profit, sees revenue grow

DHX Media Ltd. says it turned a profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year ago, while revenue grew nearly 50 per cent.

DHX Media is the company behind brands including the Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba! and Caillou

Halifax's DHX Media paid $28.4 million for the Teletubbies. (AP Photo/Ragdoll/Derek Reed)

DHX Media Ltd. says it turned a profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year ago, while revenue grew nearly 50 per cent.

The producer of child and youth oriented TV programs says it earned $7.5 million or six cents per share in its most recent quarter.

That compared with a loss of $7.7 million or six cents per share in the same quarter last year.

On an adjusted basis, the company says it earned $8.3 million or seven cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from an adjusted profit of $5.5 million or five cents per share a year ago.

Revenue in what was the first quarter of the company's financial year totalled $63.9 million, up from $43.0 million.

DHX Media is the company behind brands including the Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, In the Night Garden, Inspector Gadget, and the Degrassi franchise.