Results     14-Feb-24
Analysis
Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Net Profit up 140.7 % YoY to Rs 58.5 crore in Q3FY2024
On consolidated basis

Quarter ended December 2023 compared with Quarter ended December 2022.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Zee Entertainment Enterprises has declined 2.99% to Rs 2045.77 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 17.63% to 10.23%, leading to 43.72% decline in operating profit to Rs 209.27 crore.  Employee cost increased from 9.46% to 11.94%.   Other expenses rose from 72.91% to 77.84%.   Selling and administration expenses rose from 11.38% to 12.37%.   Other direct service cost rose from 53.48% to 58.05%.   

Other income rose 86.29% to Rs 27.59 crore.  PBIDT fell 38.74% to Rs 236.86 crore.  Provision for interest rose 41.29% to Rs 18.34 crore.  

PBDT fell 41.52% to Rs 218.52 crore.  Provision for depreciation fell 9.02% to Rs 76.14 crore.  

Profit before tax down 50.90% to Rs 142.38 crore.  Extraordinary items were increased to Rs -60.34 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 28.8 crore, compared to Rs 63.74 crore.  Effective tax rate was 35.06% compared to 52.78%.

Minority interest was nil in both the periods.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 6.47% to Rs 53.34 crore.  

Promoters’ stake was 3.99% as of 31 December 2023 ,compared to 3.99% as of 31 December 2022 .  Promoters pledged stake was 5.38% as of 31 December 2023 ,compared to 5.38% as of 31 December 2022 .  

Year-to-date (YTD) results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Zee Entertainment Enterprises has increased 8.23% to Rs 6467.36 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 15.98% to 10.84%, leading to 26.63% decline in operating profit to Rs 700.80 crore.  Employee cost increased from 10.18% to 11.81%.   Other expenses rose from 73.84% to 77.36%.   Selling and administration expenses fell from 13.13% to 12.42%.   Other direct service cost rose from 52.65% to 58.08%.   

Other income rose 73.84% to Rs 113.83 crore.  PBIDT fell 20.19% to Rs 814.63 crore.  Provision for interest rose 112.97% to Rs 65.17 crore.  

PBDT fell 24.30% to Rs 749.46 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 1.08% to Rs 231.89 crore.  

Profit before tax down 31.96% to Rs 517.57 crore.  Extraordinary items were decreased to Rs -250.73 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 80.03 crore, compared to Rs 190.67 crore.  Effective tax rate was 29.96% compared to 37.03%.

Minority interest was nil in both the periods.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 42.31% to Rs 187.09 crore.  

Promoters’ stake was 3.99% as of 31 December 2023 ,compared to 3.99% as of 31 December 2022 .  Promoters pledged stake was 5.38% as of 31 December 2023 ,compared to 5.38% as of 31 December 2022 .  


Full year results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Zee Entertainment Enterprises has declined 1.19% to Rs 8087.9 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 21.70% to 13.69%, leading to 37.70% decline in operating profit to Rs 1,106.92 crore.  Employee cost increased from 10.09% to 10.19%.   Other expenses rose from 68.20% to 76.13%.   Selling and administration expenses rose from 10.49% to 13.05%.   Other direct service cost rose from 49.38% to 55.25%.   

Other income fell 33.65% to Rs 79.72 crore.  PBIDT fell 37.44% to Rs 1186.64 crore.  Provision for interest rose 60.37% to Rs 70.24 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 282.02 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 76.31 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Inventories rose to Rs 7,307.89 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 6,386.24 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Sundry debtors were lower at Rs 1,608.79 crore as of 31 March 2023 compared to Rs 1,737.47 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 1,273.25 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 804.02 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Investments declined from Rs 65.13 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 34.89 crore as of 31 March 2023.  

PBDT fell 39.75% to Rs 1116.4 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 41.36% to Rs 312.75 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 1,048.70 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 967.27 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Intangible assets declined from Rs 344.97 crore to Rs 330.16 crore.  

Profit before tax down 50.75% to Rs 803.65 crore.  Extraordinary items were decreased to Rs -335.48 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 216.69 crore, compared to Rs 527.77 crore.  Effective tax rate was 46.29% compared to 35.22%.

Minority interest was nil in both the periods.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 74.34% to Rs 251.38 crore.  

Equity capital stood at Rs 96.06 crore as of 31 March 2023 to Rs 96.06 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 1.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 3.99% as of 31 March 2023 ,compared to 3.99% as of 31 March 2022 .  Promoters pledged stake was 5.38% as of 31 March 2023 ,compared to 5.38% as of 31 March 2022 .  

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 129.05 crore for year ended March 2023 from Rs 280.04 crore for year ended March 2022.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2023 stood at Rs 267.64 crore, compared to Rs 236.13 crore during the year ended March 2022.  

 

Operational highlights:

 

Domestic Ad revenues came at Rs 986.7 crore , QoQ up by 4.9%, YoY declined by 2.7%. Domestic Ad revenue was impacted by Cricket during Q3. While Q3 saw some seasonal festive uptick, overall pace of Ad environment recovery continues to be slow

Subscription revenue normalized  growth of 10%. (Q3 FY23 subscription revenues were aided by recognition of Rs 59 crores amount from Siti Network).

Other sales and services revenue YoY down 36% due to fewer movie releases during the quarter.

In Q3FY2024, international advertisement revenue stood at Rs 40.0 crore, subscription revenue stood at Rs 94.4 crore and other sales and service revenue stood at 2Rs 16.9 crore.



Zee Entertainment Enterprises : Consolidated Results
 Quarter endedYear to DateYear ended
Particulars202312202212Var.(%)202312202212Var.(%)202303202203Var.(%)
Net Sales (including other operating income)2,045.772,108.75-2.996,467.365,975.798.238,087.908,185.71-1.19
OPM (%)10.2317.63-740 bps10.8415.98-515 bps13.6921.70-802 bps
OP209.27371.82-43.72700.80955.19-26.631,106.921,776.62-37.70
Other Inc.27.5914.8186.29113.8365.4873.8479.72120.15-33.65
PBIDT236.86386.63-38.74814.631,020.67-20.191,186.641,896.77-37.44
Interest18.3412.9841.2965.1730.60112.9770.2443.8060.37
PBDT218.52373.65-41.52749.46990.07-24.301,116.401,852.97-39.75
Depreciation76.1483.69-9.02231.89229.411.08312.75221.2541.36
PBT142.38289.96-50.90517.57760.66-31.96803.651631.72-50.75
Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates0.1-0.22LP0.28-0.19LP-0.10.1PL
PBT before EO142.48289.74-50.82517.85760.47-31.90803.551631.82-50.76
EO Income-60.34-168.9764.29-250.73-245.51-2.13-335.48-133.3-151.67
PBT after EO82.14120.77-31.99267.12514.96-48.13468.071498.52-68.76
Taxation28.863.74-54.8280.03190.67-58.03216.69527.77-58.94
PAT53.3457.03-6.47187.09324.29-42.31251.38970.75-74.10
Minority Interest (MI)00-00-0-8.79-
Net profit53.3457.03-6.47187.09324.29-42.31251.38979.54-74.34
P/(L) from discontinued operations net of tax5.2-32.71LP-59.01-80.4826.68-203.59-14.98-1,259.08
Net profit after discontinued operations58.5424.32140.71128.08243.81-47.4747.79964.56-95.05
EPS (Rs)*0.961.43-32.473.784.99-24.294.4911.11-59.54
* EPS is on current equity of Rs 96.05 crore, Face value of Rs 1, Excluding extraordinary items.
# EPS is not annualised
bps : Basis points
EO : Extraordinary items
Figures in Rs crore
Source: Capitaline Corporate Database


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