Zee Media Corporation Ltd

Updated on March 13, 2026

Stock/Share Code - ZEEMEDIA

Zee Media Corporation is engaged in the business of broadcasting of satellite television channels i.e. news / current affairs and regional language channels and sale of television programs.(Source : 201803 Annual Report Page No:77)

Below is the details of ZEEMEDIA Zee Media Corporation Ltd

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Market Cap	₹334.26 Cr.
Current Price	₹9.05 as on 23 Mar 23
52 Week High / Low Price	₹11.9 / ₹2.85
Face Value	₹1
Stock P/E	21.61
Book Value	₹7.07
Dividend Yield	0.00 %
ROCE	13.17 %
ROE	3.24 %
Sales Growth (3yrs)	12.01 %
Sector	Entertainment
Industry	Entertainment / Electronic Media Software
Listed on	BSE AND NSE
Company Website	Company Website

Pros: Company has reduced debt. Stock is trading at 1.01 times its book value

Cons: Promoter holding has decreased by -8.11% over last quarter The company has delivered a poor growth of 8.03% over past five years. Company has a low return on equity of 0.46% for last 3 years. Contingent liabilities of Rs.735.58 Cr. Promoters have pledged 99.75% of their holding. Company's cost of borrowing seems high

Zee Media Corporation Ltd Price Chart

Zee Media Corporation Ltd Peer Comparison in Entertainment

S.No.	Name	CMP Rs.	P/E	Mar Cap Rs.Cr.	Div Yld %	NP Qtr Rs.Cr.	Qtr Profit Var %	Qtr Sales Var %	Sales Qtr Rs.Cr.	ROCE %
1.	Zee Entertainmen	₹3.8	73.77	₹19,551.07 Cr.	0.15	₹30.37 Cr.	-94.28	-34.66	1312.03	13.58
2.	Sun TV Network		14.20	₹17,836.27 Cr.	5.54	₹257.41 Cr.	-33.44	-44.91	611.51	29.88
3.		265.06	₹7,236.22 Cr.	0.31	-₹74.49 Cr.	-260.47	-22.98	645.13	12.88
4.	Hathway Cable		33.60	₹5,982.95 Cr.	0.00	₹65.92 Cr.	778.19	-6.72	419.56	6.06
5.	TV18 Broadcast		24.23	₹5,443.09 Cr.	0.00	₹0.94 Cr.	-97.01	-35.20	775.93	12.40
6.	Den Networks		30.90	₹3,626.9 Cr.	0.00	₹58.65 Cr.	422.26	-3.78	301.31	4.85
7.	Inox Leisure			₹2,917.56 Cr.	0.35	-₹73.64 Cr.	-372.64	-99.95	0.25	15.62
8.	Zee Media		21.61	₹334.26 Cr.	0.00	₹5.67 Cr.	-93.09	-19.04	121.84	13.17

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Zee Media Corporation Ltd Fundamentals

Quarterly Results

Quarterly reports are issued by companies every three months. Most companies have a financial year-end of Mar. 31 and quarters that end on June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31 and March 31.

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores

	Jun 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020
Sales -	99.36	108.95	142.85	159.02	137.23	148.67	170.72	150.49	178.81	120.63	138.06	121.84
YOY Sales Growth %	12.42%	24.53%	47.36%	33.68%	38.11%	36.46%	19.51%	-5.36%	30.30%	-18.86%	-19.13%	-19.04%
Expenses -	82.32	89.90	104.27	131.14	110.06	118.89	128.19	122.05	124.09	93.58	94.13	102.82
Employee Cost %	27.11%	26.42%	21.45%	19.92%	23.46%	23.40%	21.18%	25.77%	22.22%	31.64%	25.76%	29.24%
Operating Profit	17.04	19.05	38.58	27.88	27.17	29.78	42.53	28.44	54.72	27.05	43.93	19.02
OPM %	17.15%	17.49%	27.01%	17.53%	19.80%	20.03%	24.91%	18.90%	30.60%	22.42%	31.82%	15.61%
Other Income	2.86	1.98	1.05	7.93	2.55	1.86	2.17	-98.30	2.81	-129.95	-198.53	9.53
Interest	5.09	3.50	3.69	5.15	3.48	4.31	5.07	5.02	6.83	6.18	5.45	5.33
Depreciation	8.09	8.76	11.34	11.91	11.52	11.42	11.56	12.67	18.71	19.65	18.06	15.41
Profit before tax	6.72	8.77	24.60	18.75	14.72	15.91	28.07	-87.55	31.99	-128.73	-178.11	7.81
Tax %	34.97%	32.84%	34.84%	23.52%	34.58%	34.95%	36.20%	-6.42%	35.04%	-1.88%	-3.20%	27.40%
Net Profit	4.37	5.89	16.03	14.34	9.63	10.35	17.91	-93.17	20.78	-131.15	-183.81	5.67
EPS in Rs	0.09	0.13	0.34	0.30	0.20	0.22	0.38	-1.98	0.44	-2.78	-3.91	0.12
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Profit & Loss

The profit and loss (P&L) statement is a financial statement that summarizes the revenues, costs and expenses incurred during a specified period, usually a fiscal quarter or year. The P&L statement is synonymous with the income statement. These records provide information about a company's ability or inability to generate profit" by increasing revenue, reducing costs or both. Some refer to the P&L statement as a statement of profit and loss, income statement, statement of operations, statement of financial results or income, earnings statement or expense statement.

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores

	Mar 2009	Mar 2010	Mar 2011	Mar 2012	Mar 2013	Mar 2014	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020
Sales -	507	508	243	273	267	305	380	384	398	510	607	559
Sales Growth %	41.66%	0.06%	-52.13%	12.46%	-2.39%	14.27%	24.72%	0.89%	3.76%	28.17%	19.00%	-7.87%
Expenses -	424	419	213	230	242	289	338	325	312	407	479	415
Material Cost %	-17.33%	26.59%	3.13%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Manufacturing Cost %	59.44%	11.87%	20.79%	25.85%	20.77%	24.82%	27.79%	23.47%	21.26%	19.50%	20.97%	0.00%
Employee Cost %	12.01%	14.43%	25.77%	24.15%	29.03%	29.14%	29.27%	28.17%	21.85%	23.13%	23.38%	26.65%
Other Cost %	29.49%	29.64%	37.89%	34.10%	40.84%	40.71%	31.81%	33.21%	35.30%	37.21%	34.58%	38.30%
Operating Profit	83	89	30	43	25	16	42	58	86	103	128	145
OPM %	16%	17%	12%	16%	9%	5%	11%	15%	22%	20%	21%	26%
Other Income	17	16	7	-5	30	31	10	14	11	14	-92	-316
Interest	21	26	13	11	9	10	13	13	15	17	18	24
Depreciation	9	10	9	10	11	15	29	27	26	40	47	72
Profit before tax	70	68	16	17	35	23	10	32	56	59	-29	-267
Tax %	37%	36%	37%	64%	31%	17%	41%	31%	32%	31%	-92%	-8%
Net Profit	45	44	10	6	24	19	6	22	38	41	-55	-289
EPS in Rs	1.38	1.41	0.32	0.20	0.78	0.60	0.17	0.50	0.78	0.86	0.00	-6.13
Dividend Payout %	22%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	30%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Compounded Sales Growth

10 Years:: 0.97%
5 Years:: 8.03%
3 Years:: 12.01%
TTM:: -7.87%

Compounded Profit Growth

10 Years:: -10.19%
5 Years:: 17.66%
3 Years:: -27.71%
TTM:: 132.18%

Return on Equity

10 Years:: -6.68%
5 Years:: -17.08%
3 Years:: -41.28%
1 Year:: -29.60%

Balance Sheet

A balance sheet is a financial statement that reports a company's assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time, and provides a basis for computing rates of return and evaluating its capital structure. It is a financial statement that provides a snapshot of what a company owns and owes, as well as the amount invested by shareholders. It is used alongside other important financial statements such as the income statement and statement of cash flows in conducting fundamental analysis or calculating financial ratios.

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores

	Mar 2009	Mar 2010	Mar 2011	Mar 2012	Mar 2013	Mar 2014	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020
Share Capital -	24	24	24	24	24	24	36	44	47	47	47	47
Equity Capital	23.98	23.98	23.98	23.98	23.98	23.98	36.22	44.01	47.08	47.08	47.08	47.08
Reserves	220	139	149	155	179	198	368	572	595	631	576	286
Borrowings	202	169	52	78	67	111	133	112	109	125	194	100
Other Liabilities -	159	75	86	65	71	90	91	112	184	199	195	249
Trade Payables	140	59	65	8	8	15	16	22	37	43	37	25
Advance from Customers	0	0	3	5	2	3	7	11	13	9	8
Other liability items	19	17	17	51	61	72	68	78	135	148	150	224
Total Liabilities	604	407	310	322	341	423	628	840	935	1,002	1,012	682
Fixed Assets -	77	81	75	71	73	124	106	93	145	206	200	246
Gross Block	101	110	110	112	121	178	181	191	269	358	380
Accumulated Depreciation	24	29	35	41	48	54	76	98	124	152	181
CWIP	17	4	5	1	4	3	2	12	23	6	0	0
Investments	8	14	14	8	8	12	310	466	522	549	496	133
Other Assets -	502	308	217	241	255	284	210	269	245	241	316	303
Inventories	165	30	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Trade receivables	172	65	77	90	80	79	85	89	127	158	185	183
Cash Equivalents	50	9	81	15	3	11	29	56	35	4	13	20
Loans n Advances	120	209	22	135	168	147	60	63	42	54	88	15
Other asset items	-5	-6	15	-1	4	46	36	60	42	25	28	84
Total Assets	604	407	310	322	341	423	628	840	935	1,002	1,012	682

Cash Flows

Cash flow is the net amount of cash and cash-equivalents being transferred into and out of a business. At the most fundamental level, a company’s ability to create value for shareholders is determined by its ability to generate positive cash flows, or more specifically, maximize long-term free cash flow.

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores

	Mar 2009	Mar 2010	Mar 2011	Mar 2012	Mar 2013	Mar 2014	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020
Cash from Operating Activity -	-75	10	90	-20	72	24	30	50	105	66	37	125
Profit from operations	90	99	25	40	30	23	43	60	82	114	138	151
Receivables	-97	-70	51	-53	49	-7	-2	-8	-50	-56	-68	11
Inventory	-88	-33	8	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	3
Payables	53	33	22	-16	6	22	3	10	72	27	-3	-23
Working capital changes	-133	-70	81	-48	57	15	1	3	23	-29	-74	-9
Direct taxes	-33	-20	-16	-12	-14	-14	-14	-12	0	-20	-27	-17
Cash from Investing Activity -	-40	-107	111	-66	-58	-52	-19	-185	-100	-99	-82	-11
Fixed assets purchased	-33.87	-10.89	-7.87	-9.05	-15.66	-103.37	0.00	-56.75	-64.36	-81.82	-26.00	-42.38
Fixed assets sold	0.66	0.74	0.26	1.88	0.59	0.19	7.17	0.72	0.49	0.04	1.11	0.16
Investments purchased	0.00	-6.09	-44.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-30.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Investments sold	0.00	0.00	44.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Interest received	6.41	7.51	22.44	9.45	1.80	25.76	3.49	10.04	9.20	5.19	4.59	7.02
Dividends received	0.00	0.00	0.16	0.00	4.87	3.60	6.00	0.00	0.00	6.00	0.00	0.00
Invest in subsidiaries	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.05	-20.00	-3.89	-142.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Loans to subsidiaries	-0.08	-0.17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-31.68	-15.00	0.00	0.00	-10.00	0.00
Investment in group cos	0.00	0.00	0.00	-5.00	0.00	-3.90	0.00	0.00	-7.57	-7.00	0.00	0.00
Shares acq cancelled	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.05	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	30.10	0.00
Acquisition of companies	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-39.77	-19.75	-80.37	0.00
Other investing items	-13.54	-98.12	95.57	-63.28	-50.00	25.59	0.02	18.45	32.10	-1.72	-1.82	24.53
Cash from Financing Activity -	163	57	-129	16	-21	36	6	157	-32	-15	34	-50
Proceeds from shares	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	195.56	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Proceeds from borrowings	205.02	229.18	272.24	161.71	0.00	87.42	32.58	0.00	31.64	92.42	50.13	0.00
Repayment of borrowings	-15.03	-135.00	-388.88	-135.97	-18.00	-37.00	-11.11	-27.25	-39.33	-92.68	0.00	-11.87
Interest paid fin	-16.09	-25.78	-12.34	-10.20	-9.18	-8.63	-12.82	-11.96	-14.66	-12.93	-14.69	-21.26
Dividends paid	-11.19	-11.18	-0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-8.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
Financial liabilities	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-33.34
Other financing items	0.00	-0.67	0.00	0.00	6.67	-5.62	-2.33	0.59	-1.22	-1.46	-0.96	16.67
Net Cash Flow	47	-41	72	-70	-7	8	18	22	-27	-48	-11	65

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Ratios

	Mar 2009	Mar 2010	Mar 2011	Mar 2012	Mar 2013	Mar 2014	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020
ROCE %	28%	25%	11%	20%	16%	11%	6%	7%	10%	10%	11%	13%
Debtor Days	124	47	116	121	109	95	82	85	116	113	111	120
Inventory Turnover	-0.70	1.43	0.46	0.35	10.09	48.87	72.10	128.73	152.75	416.00	4.67	0.00

Announcements & News

Recent Announcements

Credit Ratings

Zee Media Corporation Limited Jul 6 from care
Zee Media Corporation Limited Jun 29 from care
Zee Media Corporation Limited 8 Nov 2019 from care
Zee Media Corporation Limited 5 Jul 2019 from care
Zee Media Corporation Limited 8 Feb 2019 from care
Zee Media Corporation Limited 21 Dec 2018 from care

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