Zee Media Corporation Ltd

Zee Media Corporation Ltd

₹ 19.7 -2.48%
11 Dec 3:59 p.m.
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 1,230 Cr.
  • Current Price 19.7
  • High / Low 26.4 / 10.0
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 3.66
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -17.8 %
  • ROE -28.3 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 5.37 times its book value
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -1.46% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 1.62%
  • Company has a low return on equity of 1.14% over last 3 years.
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs.485 Cr.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.19.3 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024
206 243 248 207 195 171 148 140 152 167 179 176 131
144 155 189 167 174 166 153 160 172 193 153 161 162
Operating Profit 62 88 59 40 20 5 -5 -20 -20 -25 26 15 -31
OPM % 30% 36% 24% 19% 10% 3% -3% -14% -13% -15% 15% 8% -24%
-124 4 -67 3 1 1 -17 11 4 3 4 9 2
Interest 9 8 10 7 8 7 7 6 5 5 8 8 7
Depreciation 21 21 21 23 22 23 23 19 20 19 27 30 30
Profit before tax -92 62 -39 13 -9 -24 -53 -34 -41 -46 -5 -14 -67
Tax % 12% 26% 30% 35% 40% -20% -13% -26% -26% -23% 32% -26% -25%
-103 45 -51 8 -12 -19 -46 -25 -31 -36 -7 -10 -50
EPS in Rs -1.64 0.73 -0.82 0.13 -0.19 -0.31 -0.73 -0.40 -0.49 -0.57 -0.10 -0.17 -0.80
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
304 335 544 543 450 573 687 632 649 867 721 638 653
263 303 504 464 353 466 532 449 430 605 660 677 669
Operating Profit 41 32 40 79 97 108 155 183 219 262 61 -39 -16
OPM % 13% 10% 7% 14% 22% 19% 23% 29% 34% 30% 8% -6% -2%
22 23 8 12 -48 9 -51 -315 -7 -212 -12 21 19
Interest 9 10 53 49 15 18 18 24 24 38 30 24 29
Depreciation 12 16 50 47 27 41 55 88 81 85 92 85 107
Profit before tax 42 29 -56 -4 7 58 30 -243 107 -73 -73 -127 -132
Tax % 35% 26% -22% 12% 336% 52% 121% 11% 29% 62% -5% -22%
27 21 -43 -5 -16 28 -6 -271 76 -118 -69 -98 -103
EPS in Rs 0.78 0.61 -0.99 -0.18 -0.42 0.42 -0.15 -5.76 1.61 -1.88 -1.10 -1.57 -1.64
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% -78% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: -1%
TTM: 7%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -3%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: 25%
3 Years: 17%
1 Year: 16%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 1%
Last Year: -28%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 24 24 36 44 47 47 47 47 47 63 63 63 63
Reserves 189 207 325 500 469 625 591 318 485 394 325 227 167
67 111 460 385 109 125 194 118 366 244 199 246 197
87 104 173 176 563 255 211 243 207 270 286 433 507
Total Liabilities 366 446 994 1,104 1,188 1,052 1,042 726 1,105 971 873 968 932
86 138 630 579 152 230 247 294 262 329 340 555 495
CWIP 4 3 4 12 23 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Investments 0 4 2 3 511 525 431 70 71 80 58 42 42
276 302 359 511 502 290 364 362 772 561 472 370 396
Total Assets 366 446 994 1,104 1,188 1,052 1,042 726 1,105 971 873 968 932

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
80 28 -18 34 95 66 59 164 123 230 146 77
-71 -54 19 -65 -100 -103 -98 -27 -44 -166 -98 15
-21 36 19 100 -33 -15 34 -51 -29 -120 -93 -92
Net Cash Flow -13 10 20 69 -38 -52 -5 87 51 -56 -45 -1

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 107 95 77 79 114 111 110 116 134 100 77 118
Inventory Days 34 55
Days Payable 235 342
Cash Conversion Cycle 107 95 -123 -208 114 111 110 116 134 100 77 118
Working Capital Days 202 158 1 53 6 28 60 49 260 106 -17 -79
ROCE % 17% 12% 1% 6% 11% 10% 13% 16% 21% 23% -2% -18%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

43 Recently
Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Nov 2024
8.52% 4.34% 4.34% 4.34% 4.34% 4.34% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.42% 1.62% 1.62%
7.99% 8.52% 8.43% 8.54% 8.55% 8.26% 8.27% 8.48% 8.14% 8.15% 8.78% 11.98%
0.30% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
83.19% 87.15% 87.23% 87.12% 87.10% 87.40% 91.66% 91.46% 91.78% 91.43% 89.60% 86.41%
No. of Shareholders 1,72,8181,81,5141,80,6711,76,7221,77,9151,81,2041,92,4101,85,7592,08,4972,03,7071,96,4941,95,959

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