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Sun TV Network Ltd

₹ 483 -1.12%
18 Aug - close price
suntv.in BSE: 532733 NSE: SUNTV
About

Sun TV Network was established in 1985 as Sumangali Publications Private Limited and was later renamed as Sun TV Network Limited. Sun TV, the flagship channel of the company, was started in 1993. STNL is primarily involved in television broadcasting. Besides, it produces/distributes movies under the banner Sun Pictures[1]

Key Points

Business[1]
Company is one of the largest Television Broadcasters in India operating Satellite Television Channels across six languages of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bangla and presently airing FM radio. The Company produces its own content / acquires the related rights. The Company is the owner of IPL franchise “SunRisers Hyderabad” & SunRisers Eastern Cape Cricket South Africa’s T20 League, and also opened a branch office in South Africa. The Company also operates an OTT platform “SUNNXT“

Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 19,026 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 483
  • High / Low ₹ 661 / 476
  • Stock P/E 12.0
  • Book Value ₹ 321
  • Dividend Yield 2.59 %
  • ROCE 16.5 %
  • ROE 12.3 %
  • Face Value ₹ 5.00
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Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 34.4%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 6.41% over past five years.
  • Working capital days have increased from 245 days to 596 days

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Peer comparison

Consumer Discretionary Media, Entertainment & Publication Entertainment TV Broadcasting & Software Production

Part of BSE 500 BSE Teck Nifty 500 Nifty Media BSE Consumer Discretionary

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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
1,349 1,048 923 961 1,314 936 829 942 1,290 1,300 862 883 1,458
552 321 334 438 595 395 384 527 674 546 443 492 723
Operating Profit 797 728 589 523 719 541 445 414 617 754 420 391 735
OPM % 59% 69% 64% 54% 55% 58% 54% 44% 48% 58% 49% 44% 50%
122 112 140 142 149 172 146 184 189 140 133 33 179
Interest 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 1
Depreciation 90 219 115 108 113 196 113 118 108 404 113 98 96
Profit before tax 827 619 612 555 753 513 474 477 694 486 436 323 818
Tax % 28% 25% 26% 25% 26% 20% 23% 22% 24% 27% 26% 28% 24%
592 465 454 415 560 409 364 371 529 355 324 232 619
EPS in Rs 15.02 11.79 11.52 10.52 14.19 10.39 9.22 9.41 13.43 8.99 8.22 5.89 15.70
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 TTM
2,395 2,474 2,646 2,963 3,783 3,520 3,177 3,585 3,772 4,282 4,015 4,335 4,502
718 1,253 874 959 1,176 1,248 1,111 1,306 1,379 1,644 1,886 2,152 2,203
Operating Profit 1,678 1,221 1,772 2,004 2,607 2,272 2,065 2,279 2,393 2,638 2,129 2,183 2,300
OPM % 70% 49% 67% 68% 69% 65% 65% 64% 63% 62% 53% 50% 51%
99 677 181 165 242 260 306 256 380 515 640 493 485
Interest 2 2 1 1 2 13 27 33 9 9 13 14 12
Depreciation 615 497 400 450 663 700 404 306 486 532 539 723 711
Profit before tax 1,159 1,399 1,551 1,718 2,185 1,819 1,941 2,195 2,278 2,613 2,217 1,939 2,062
Tax % 32% 34% 34% 34% 34% 24% 21% 25% 25% 26% 23% 26%
796 922 1,031 1,136 1,434 1,385 1,525 1,642 1,707 1,926 1,704 1,441 1,530
EPS in Rs 19.84 23.39 26.14 28.80 36.37 35.15 38.70 41.66 43.30 48.85 43.21 36.53 38.80
Dividend Payout % 57% 66% 38% 35% 21% 71% 13% 33% 35% 34% 35% 34%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 5%
TTM: 13%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 0%
3 Years: -4%
TTM: -8%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: 0%
3 Years: -4%
1 Year: -17%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 20%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: 16%
Last Year: 12%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 197 197 197 197 197 197 197 197 197 197 197 197
Reserves 3,151 3,277 3,831 4,491 5,329 5,527 6,857 7,958 9,075 10,339 11,450 12,446
0 0 0 0 0 0 80 95 63 38 124 106
397 285 350 585 670 782 812 648 814 847 866 1,092
Total Liabilities 3,745 3,759 4,378 5,273 6,197 6,507 7,946 8,898 10,148 11,421 12,636 13,841
1,179 845 1,225 1,153 1,112 1,145 946 1,791 1,729 1,707 1,572 3,395
CWIP 2 1 2 49 13 66 146 244 131 145 344 31
Investments 506 636 1,148 2,147 2,801 2,692 3,504 3,589 5,512 7,061 8,303 7,821
2,058 2,278 2,004 1,923 2,271 2,603 3,351 3,274 2,775 2,508 2,418 2,595
Total Assets 3,745 3,759 4,378 5,273 6,197 6,507 7,946 8,898 10,148 11,421 12,636 13,841

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
1,162 1,299 1,296 1,371 1,824 1,656 1,464 1,634 2,096 2,171 1,663 1,802
-518 -401 -716 -1,294 -1,113 -406 -1,152 -1,026 -1,553 -1,313 -1,064 -1,311
-635 -737 -475 -475 -596 -1,222 -249 -603 -631 -697 -618 -525
Net Cash Flow 9 160 104 -398 115 27 63 5 -88 161 -19 -35
Free Cash Flow 723 1,259 763 856 1,270 996 1,235 504 1,775 1,660 1,280 -409
CFO/OP 92% 145% 101% 96% 98% 92% 97% 102% 112% 106% 105% 105%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 115 115 107 131 109 142 165 149 143 107 111 121
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 115 115 107 131 109 142 165 149 143 107 111 121
Working Capital Days 113 137 89 89 78 102 102 106 87 70 70 596
ROCE % 35% 32% 41% 39% 42% 30% 29% 27% 25% 26% 20% 17%

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Cricket Franchise Income Share of Revenue
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Number of Broadcast Languages
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Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00%
10.57% 9.01% 8.87% 7.89% 7.23% 7.11% 6.87% 6.91% 6.71% 6.47% 6.64% 5.80%
4.47% 6.59% 6.50% 8.23% 10.00% 10.17% 10.45% 10.35% 10.19% 10.64% 10.91% 11.30%
9.96% 9.40% 9.62% 8.89% 7.77% 7.70% 7.67% 7.74% 8.10% 7.88% 7.46% 7.90%
No. of Shareholders 99,89595,3621,00,8031,01,5171,10,0211,14,8651,03,9121,01,7931,07,4961,02,06794,10697,091

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