Zee Media Corporation Ltd

Zee Media Corporation Ltd

₹ 14.6 0.90%
30 Jun - close price
About

Incorporated in 1999, ZEE Media Corporation Ltd is in the news publishing and broadcasting business[1]

Key Points

Product Profile:[1][2]
ZMCL is a part of the Essel group. It reaches to 220 million users through 15 news channels comprising 1 global, 3 national and 11 regional channels in the linear TV platform. It has also set up multi-lingual digital news platform i.e., Zeenews.com, wherein news is broadcast online in 9 languages – Hindi, English, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Gujarati.
Company reaches out to 60+ million users through the digital platform. Its global channel WION, is available on Etisalat in MENA region and on Sky Channel in the UK market. From February 2023, ZMCL has moved out from Zee’s Channel Bouquet

  • Market Cap 916 Cr.
  • Current Price 14.6
  • High / Low 26.4 / 10.6
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 6.83
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -17.4 %
  • ROE -24.2 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -4.05% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 1.62%
  • Company has a low return on equity of -12.9% over last 3 years.
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs.465 Cr.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -6.90%

* 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.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
173 148 139 120 109 98 109 116 135 126 94 117 117
138 119 116 111 108 117 131 151 108 123 123 113 125
Operating Profit 34 29 23 9 2 -19 -21 -35 26 3 -29 4 -7
OPM % 20% 19% 17% 8% 1% -19% -20% -30% 20% 2% -31% 3% -6%
-46 2 2 3 -25 9 2 2 3 9 2 1 5
Interest 9 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 7 8
Depreciation 16 16 15 15 16 12 12 12 20 24 24 24 23
Profit before tax -36 8 4 -10 -46 -27 -37 -49 1 -19 -58 -27 -32
Tax % 19% 41% 87% -14% -10% -26% -25% -23% 82% -25% -25% -25% -29%
-43 5 0 -9 -41 -20 -28 -38 0 -14 -43 -20 -23
EPS in Rs -0.69 0.07 0.01 -0.14 -0.66 -0.32 -0.44 -0.61 0.00 -0.23 -0.69 -0.32 -0.36
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
305 380 384 398 510 607 559 573 655 517 458 455
283 338 325 312 407 479 414 391 483 453 506 484
Operating Profit 22 42 58 86 103 129 145 182 172 64 -49 -29
OPM % 7% 11% 15% 22% 20% 21% 26% 32% 26% 12% -11% -6%
26 10 14 11 14 -92 -317 -8 41 -19 15 17
Interest 10 13 13 15 17 18 24 24 37 27 23 30
Depreciation 15 29 27 26 40 47 72 65 68 63 57 94
Profit before tax 23 10 32 56 59 -29 -267 85 109 -45 -113 -136
Tax % 17% 41% 31% 32% 31% 92% 8% 30% 24% 1% -24% -26%
19 6 22 38 41 -55 -289 59 84 -45 -86 -100
EPS in Rs 0.60 0.13 0.47 0.81 0.86 -1.17 -6.13 1.26 1.34 -0.72 -1.37 -1.60
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 30% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: -4%
3 Years: -11%
TTM: -1%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -31%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -2%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: 2%
1 Year: -2%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 1%
5 Years: -3%
3 Years: -13%
Last Year: -24%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 24 36 44 47 47 47 47 47 63 63 63 63
Reserves 198 368 572 595 631 576 286 436 545 500 414 364
111 133 112 109 125 194 118 363 238 197 243 172
90 90 112 184 199 195 231 193 193 204 358 428
Total Liabilities 423 628 840 935 1,002 1,012 682 1,040 1,040 964 1,078 1,027
124 106 93 145 206 200 246 221 178 155 397 305
CWIP 3 2 12 23 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
Investments 12 310 466 522 549 496 133 133 342 433 407 403
284 210 269 245 241 316 303 685 518 374 273 317
Total Assets 423 628 840 935 1,002 1,012 682 1,040 1,040 964 1,078 1,027

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
24 30 50 105 66 37 125 122 115 139 62 52
-52 -19 -185 -100 -99 -82 -11 -37 -50 -74 23 -2
36 6 157 -32 -15 34 -50 -28 -118 -90 -91 -47
Net Cash Flow 8 18 22 -27 -48 -11 65 57 -54 -25 -6 4

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 95 82 85 116 113 111 120 138 123 79 135 138
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 95 82 85 116 113 111 120 138 123 79 135 138
Working Capital Days 162 52 37 -10 17 49 40 262 171 -24 -111 -115
ROCE % 11% 6% 7% 10% 10% 11% 13% 19% 13% 3% -12% -17%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

7 Recently
Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
4.34% 4.34% 4.34% 4.34% 4.34% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.42% 1.62% 1.62% 1.62%
8.52% 8.43% 8.54% 8.55% 8.26% 8.27% 8.48% 8.14% 8.15% 8.78% 12.06% 13.65%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.24% 4.22%
87.15% 87.23% 87.12% 87.10% 87.40% 91.66% 91.46% 91.78% 91.43% 89.60% 82.08% 80.50%
No. of Shareholders 1,81,5141,80,6711,76,7221,77,9151,81,2041,92,4101,85,7592,08,4972,03,7071,96,4941,92,5431,91,252

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