Zee Media Corporation Ltd.
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ABOUT
KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2018 • TV - Broadcasting Business: 99.2% • E-Commerce Business: 0.8%
AI Sector View
AI GENERATEDMedia Entertainment & Publication
This sector uses indirect proxies rather than direct ad-spend data. Urban CMIE sentiment at 109.5 (2026-07), disposable personal income of INR 353131560 million (Dec/25), and consumer spending of INR 44743 billion (Jun/26) are supportive, but formal consumer confidence weakened to 88.3 (Jul/26). FPI flow is mildly negative at INR -558 crore over 3 months to 2026-08-31, so the stance remains neutral and confidence is capped.
PROS
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
- Institutional investors have been accumulating - FII+DII up 3.8pp
CONS
- Company is loss-making at the operating / net level
- Company has a low return on equity of -38.1% over last 3 years
- Company has a low return on capital employed of -21.0%
- Interest coverage is weak at -4.3x - earnings barely cover interest
- Poor cash conversion - profits are not backed by operating cash flow (CFO/PAT -1.00x)
- Company's sales have been declining over the last five years
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNTV | 449.50 | 11.58 | 17714.10 | 2.78 | 619.07 | 16.98 | 1457.88 | 12.99 | 16.08 | 50.64 |
| ZEEL | 85.72 | 40.03 | 8233.57 | 2.33 | 74.30 | -48.30 | 1907.30 | 4.52 | 2.70 | 5.22 |
| NETWORK18 | 26.94 | 0.00 | 4154.15 | 0.00 | -38.36 | -102.58 | 516.26 | 10.34 | 4.63 | 8.76 |
| DEN | 27.18 | 8.75 | 1297.09 | 0.00 | 34.59 | -35.52 | 242.77 | 0.62 | 5.67 | 4.74 |
| NDTV | 73.71 | 0.00 | 831.63 | 0.00 | -818.80 | -1064.56 | 1172.30 | 988.99 | -91.45 | -58.02 |
| TVTODAY | 110.25 | 38.34 | 657.85 | 0.00 | 10.26 | 39.59 | 206.22 | 4.58 | 3.58 | 7.66 |
| GTPL | 58.15 | 87.00 | 653.97 | 3.44 | 1.38 | -81.20 | 1015.41 | 12.36 | 6.75 | 10.31 |
| ZEEMEDIA | 7.74 | 34.44 | 507.30 | 0.00 | -12.12 | -37.57 | 190.85 | 4.66 | -35.79 | 8.52 |
| ENIL | 100.40 | 0.00 | 478.61 | 1.99 | -6.01 | -14.22 | 113.68 | -1.26 | -2.19 | 7.94 |
| DISHTV | 2.50 | 0.00 | 460.31 | 0.00 | -2863.00 | -2928.67 | 2658.30 | 707.11 | 0.00 | -40.89 |
| NDLVENTURE | 125.50 | 558.23 | 422.58 | 0.40 | -46.36 | -69.15 | 245.22 | -9.40 | 1.69 | 12.47 |
| RADIOCITY | 6.28 | 4.63 | 217.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 44.14 | — | -8.67 | 9.64 |
Quarterly Results
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 152 | 167 | 179 | 176 | 131 | 159 | 156 | 182 | 179 | 240 | 158 | 191 | |
| 160 | 172 | 193 | 153 | 161 | 162 | 153 | 164 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 167 | 206 | |
| Operating Profit | -20 | -20 | -25 | 26 | 15 | -31 | 6 | -8 | 20 | 17 | 78 | -9 | -15 |
| OPM % | -14.06% | -13.34% | -15.20% | 14.64% | 8.39% | -24.05% | 4.07% | -5.33% | 10.85% | 9.57% | 32.53% | -5.93% | -7.81% |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| Interest | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Depreciation | 19 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Profit before Tax | -34 | -42 | -46 | -5 | -14 | -67 | -30 | -50 | -11 | -13 | 49 | -30 | -13 |
| Tax % | 25.89% | 25.29% | 22.65% | -31.97% | 25.59% | 25.06% | 24.97% | 25.78% | 22.99% | -16.85% | -7.96% | 11.30% | 8.53% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | -50 | -22 | -37 | -9 | -16 | 53 | -27 | -12 |
| -0.40 | -0.49 | -0.57 | -0.10 | -0.17 | -0.79 | -0.36 | -0.59 | -0.14 | -0.25 | 0.84 | -0.42 | -0.19 |
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 543 | 450 | 578 | 691 | 632 | 649 | 867 | 721 | 638 | 622 | 768 | |
| 464 | 442 | 474 | 537 | 449 | 431 | 613 | 658 | 677 | 640 | 697 | |
| Operating Profit | 79 | 8 | 104 | 155 | 182 | 218 | 254 | 62 | -39 | -18 | 71 |
| OPM % | 14.50% | 1.76% | 18.02% | 22.39% | 28.89% | 33.56% | 29.26% | 8.63% | -6.14% | -2.97% | 9.25% |
| 12 | 17 | 9 | -44 | -316 | -6 | -206 | -8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
| Interest | 49 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 20 |
| Depreciation | 47 | 27 | 41 | 56 | 88 | 81 | 85 | 92 | 85 | 119 | 103 |
| Profit before Tax | -4 | -18 | 55 | 37 | -246 | 107 | -73 | -73 | -127 | -160 | -8 |
| Tax % | -12.24% | 27.07% | 40.95% | 115.36% | -11.29% | 29.23% | -61.91% | 5.44% | 22.34% | 25.31% | 81.37% |
| Net Profit | -5 | -13 | 32 | -6 | -274 | 76 | -118 | -69 | -98 | -119 | -1 |
| EPS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.49 | -2.07 | -1.10 | -1.57 | -1.91 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | -77.96% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 1%
- 5 Years:
- 0%
- 3 Years:
- -10%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- —
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- -11%
- 5 Years:
- -6%
- 3 Years:
- -16%
- 1 Year:
- -38%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- -18%
- 5 Years:
- -25%
- 3 Years:
- -38%
- Last Year:
- -63%
Balance Sheet
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | |
| Minority Interest | 14 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 500 | 469 | 629 | 591 | 318 | 469 | 353 | 284 | 186 | 67 | |
| 376 | 121 | 144 | 205 | 163 | 343 | 218 | 198 | 243 | 198 | |
| Trade Payables | 41 | 29 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 78 | 107 | 110 |
| 5 | 491 | 138 | 145 | 155 | 195 | 259 | 214 | 303 | 338 | |
| Total Liabilities | 980 | 1,174 | 1,028 | 1,025 | 707 | 1,081 | 944 | 835 | 901 | 775 |
| 579 | 149 | 228 | 244 | 292 | 262 | 329 | 340 | 555 | 428 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 514 | 528 | 434 | 72 | 71 | 80 | 58 | 42 | 43 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 199 | |
| Cash & Bank | 85 | 53 | 11 | 24 | 53 | 91 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 14 |
| 296 | 436 | 256 | 320 | 290 | 658 | 499 | 423 | 89 | 90 | |
| Total Assets | 980 | 1,174 | 1,028 | 1,025 | 707 | 1,081 | 944 | 835 | 901 | 775 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 98 | 94 | 96 | 188 | 155 | 280 | 176 | 77 | 64 | |
| Cash from Investing | -65 | -95 | -103 | -98 | -27 | -44 | -166 | -98 | 15 | -7 |
| Cash from Financing | 100 | -33 | -15 | 34 | -51 | -29 | -120 | -93 | -92 | -48 |
| 69 | -33 | -52 | -5 | 87 | 51 | -56 | -45 | -1 | 8 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-09-01 - Zee Media Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication.
2026-09-01 - Zee Media Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Letter send to shareholders under regulation 36(1)(b) of LODR 2015 '.
2026-08-31 - Zee Media Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 22, 2026.
2026-08-20 - Zee Media Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication.
2026-08-15 - Zee Media Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-14 - Please find attached Monitoring Agency Report.
2026-08-14 - Zee Media Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated August 14, 2026, titled "Earning Release".
2026-08-14 - Zee Media Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Outcome of Board Meeting held on August 14, 2026.
2026-08-14 - Zee Media Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Approval of AGM Notice & Annual Report for the FY 2025-26'.
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