Balaji Telefilms Ltd

Balaji Telefilms Ltd

₹ 90.4 -1.73%
29 May - close price
About

Incorporated in 1994, Balaji Telefilms Ltd is in the business of production of TV content, Films, event business, B2C and B2B digital content business and operates a SVOD, OTT platform, etc.[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1][2]
BTL is one of India’s leading entertainment companies operating across television, movie and digital content production. It is amongst the largest content production houses in Asia and Middle East
a) TV:
Company has produced some very popular television serials in the country including the famous K Series of daily soaps such as Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kasauti Zindagi Kay, Naagin 1 to Naagin 6, etc. Amongst current slate, Kundali Bhagya, Kumkum Bhagya, Bhagya Lakshmi and Yeh Hai Chahatein are very famous in India today
b) Films & Production:
Company has done production of different cinematic content across different genres.
It was involved in creating a number of commercial and critically acclaimed movies such as The Dirty Picture, LSD, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, Ek Villain, Udtaa Punjab, Veere Di Wedding, Dream Girl, Freddy, Kathal and Dream Girl 2
c) Digital Platform:
ALT Digital Media Entertainment Limited
is a wholly owned subsidiary of the production house. It serves as a multi-device subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) Platform. Its offerings include premium, disruptive content and original series across genres, etc.

  • Market Cap 1,101 Cr.
  • Current Price 90.4
  • High / Low 141 / 69.5
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 52.6
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -8.66 %
  • ROE -6.93 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last quarter: -0.48%
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -7.76% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 31.3%
  • Company has a low return on equity of 3.32% over last 3 years.
  • Debtor days have increased from 85.0 to 103 days.
  • Working capital days have increased from 294 days to 602 days

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

Loading peers table ...

Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
137 136 191 123 135 149 139 93 66 73 49 42 48
117 108 165 115 132 142 115 104 85 82 55 72 64
Operating Profit 19 28 26 7 2 7 23 -10 -19 -9 -7 -30 -16
OPM % 14% 20% 14% 6% 2% 5% 17% -11% -28% -13% -13% -73% -33%
15 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 9 4 3 2 2
Interest 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Depreciation 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Profit before tax 29 24 21 4 -1 5 24 -12 -11 -7 -6 -30 -17
Tax % 26% 27% 25% 26% 116% 83% 26% -3% -915% -26% -26% -23% -24%
22 17 16 3 -2 1 18 -11 93 -5 -4 -23 -13
EPS in Rs 2.16 1.73 1.58 0.30 -0.22 0.08 1.72 -1.11 7.80 -0.44 -0.37 -1.92 -1.05
Raw PDF

Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
210 257 408 417 440 577 316 242 517 621 453 211
197 223 403 363 425 452 278 227 471 574 460 273
Operating Profit 13 34 6 53 15 124 37 15 47 47 -7 -62
OPM % 6% 13% 1% 13% 3% 22% 12% 6% 9% 8% -2% -29%
10 24 10 7 25 6 24 7 24 6 14 11
Interest 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 8 11 3 2
Depreciation 8 9 12 14 13 33 26 14 10 8 7 7
Profit before tax 15 50 2 47 26 95 34 6 53 35 -4 -60
Tax % 19% 25% -1,200% 65% 24% 39% 25% 32% 26% 40% -2,267% -24%
12 37 29 16 20 58 25 4 39 21 91 -45
EPS in Rs 1.88 4.88 3.87 1.61 1.99 5.72 2.50 0.43 3.85 2.08 7.58 -3.73
Dividend Payout % 32% 25% 10% 25% 20% 7% 8% 46% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: -2%
5 Years: -8%
3 Years: -26%
TTM: -53%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -150%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -2%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 27%
1 Year: 12%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: 3%
Last Year: -7%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 13 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 24
Reserves 417 608 560 963 990 1,037 1,062 1,070 1,108 423 647 617
0 0 0 0 0 28 3 47 104 79 8 19
40 58 117 59 87 129 106 96 128 195 136 210
Total Liabilities 470 681 692 1,043 1,097 1,214 1,192 1,233 1,361 718 815 870
23 29 33 30 30 54 24 17 17 20 12 16
CWIP 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Investments 212 273 250 688 708 724 658 650 819 42 185 120
235 380 405 322 358 434 510 567 524 656 617 734
Total Assets 470 681 692 1,043 1,097 1,214 1,192 1,233 1,361 718 815 870

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
-1 13 15 52 19 85 -21 -97 114 69 53
12 -150 -18 -438 -6 -54 96 -2 -152 -21 -137
-5 134 0 392 -5 -32 -16 36 44 -32 57
Net Cash Flow 6 -3 -4 6 8 -1 59 -63 6 15 -26
Free Cash Flow -15 -1 -2 42 7 75 -22 -99 120 61 53
CFO/OP -11% 80% 335% 125% 244% 70% -61% -609% 295% 201% -774%

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 103 108 89 73 85 79 247 401 158 77 75 103
Inventory Days 23 1,360 1,065 220 740
Days Payable 93 991 663 914 418
Cash Conversion Cycle 103 38 459 475 85 -615 247 401 158 77 397 103
Working Capital Days 276 411 148 124 133 130 312 521 129 98 181 602
ROCE % 2% 7% -0% 7% 3% 9% 2% 1% 4% 5% -0% -9%

Insights

In beta
Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Revenue per Hour (Television)
Rs Lacs

Log in to view insights

Please log in to see hidden values.

Login
Television Programming Hours
Hours
Movies Produced/Released
Count
Digital Originals Content Library
Shows
Active TV Shows On-Air
Count
Digital Active Subscribers
Million

Extracted by Screener AI

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
34.34% 34.34% 34.34% 34.21% 34.21% 34.21% 34.14% 31.90% 31.90% 31.90% 31.80% 31.32%
18.39% 18.58% 18.57% 18.90% 18.52% 18.51% 18.62% 25.12% 25.25% 25.13% 24.92% 24.57%
0.00% 0.00% 0.25% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
47.26% 47.08% 46.83% 46.89% 47.25% 47.27% 47.13% 42.89% 42.76% 42.89% 43.21% 44.04%
No. of Shareholders 33,71732,37935,65735,35336,72437,38337,14936,50932,86730,38329,35929,529

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

Click on the line-items to see the names of individual entities.

Documents

Concalls