Consumer Services
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.
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Company Background
Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) is a major Indian media company, with services including Hindi news and entertainment channels. The company says it distributes content to more than 160 countries and has over 700 million viewers worldwide.
Zee was founded by Subhash Chandra, who was originally involved in the trading and export business. He established Zee Telefilms in 1992 and started broadcasting India's first Hindi satellite channel; the company was renamed Zee Entertainment Enterprises as part of a restructuring in 2006.
A partnership with media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's News Corp -- prior to the U.S. company's own restructuring -- helped the company grow.
Recently, ZEEL has added more sports and kids channels. Promotor companies own nearly 40% of ZEEL.
Business Summary
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. engages in the provision of broadcasting services. Its businesses involve in the television, studios and music, international, digital, and live and theater. The company operates through the India and Rest of the World geographical segment. It offers Hindi general entertainment channels, regional entertainment channels, Hindi movie cluster, and niche channels. The company was founded by Ashok Mathai V. Kurien on November 25, 1982 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
Financial Highlights
| Mar 2021 | INR | USD |
| Revenue | 77,299M | 1,041.27M |
| Gross Profit | 28,853M | 388.67M |
| Operating income | 14,926M | 201.06M |
| Income before tax | 12,557M | 169.15M |
| Net income | 8,001M | 107.77M |
| EBITDA | 17,565M | 236.61M |
| Diluted EPS | 8.32 | 0.11 |
| Dividends Per Share | 2.50 | 0.03 |
| Total Assets | 128,187M | 1,753.25M |
| Total liabilities | 27,112M | 370.81M |
| Total equity | 100,946M | 1,380.67M |
| Operating cash flow | 15,877M | 213.87M |
| Currency in INR | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | |
| Revenue | 64,342M | 66,857M | 79,339M | 81,299M | 77,299M |
| Gross Profit | 29,174M | 32,798M | 38,603M | 32,413M | 28,853M |
| Operating income | 18,596M | 19,140M | 23,860M | 12,062M | 14,926M |
| Income before tax | 29,009M | 23,187M | 24,345M | 9,587M | 12,557M |
| Net income | 22,213M | 14,791M | 15,671M | 5,265M | 8,001M |
| EBITDA | 19,722M | 20,955M | 26,176M | 14,744M | 17,565M |
| Diluted EPS | 23.13 | 15.40 | 16.31 | 5.48 | 8.32 |
| Dividends Per Share | 2.50 | 2.90 | 3.50 | 0.30 | 2.50 |
| Total Assets | 102,647M | 111,297M | 129,330M | 124,176M | 128,187M |
| Total liabilities | 35,733M | 35,538M | 39,948M | 30,627M | 27,112M |
| Total equity | 66,904M | 75,617M | 89,239M | 93,439M | 100,946M |
| Operating cash flow | 8,407M | 6,651M | 2,308M | 3,774M | 15,877M |
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | |
| Revenue | 959.51M | 1,037.08M | 1,134.34M | 1,146.57M | 1,041.27M |
| Gross Profit | 435.06M | 508.76M | 551.92M | 457.12M | 388.67M |
| Operating income | 277.31M | 296.90M | 341.13M | 170.11M | 201.06M |
| Income before tax | 432.60M | 359.67M | 348.07M | 135.20M | 169.15M |
| Net income | 331.25M | 229.43M | 224.05M | 74.25M | 107.77M |
| EBITDA | 294.10M | 325.05M | 374.24M | 207.93M | 236.61M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Total Assets | 1,580.76M | 1,706.44M | 1,866.90M | 1,641.42M | 1,753.25M |
| Total liabilities | 550.28M | 544.88M | 576.65M | 404.84M | 370.81M |
| Total equity | 1,030.32M | 1,159.38M | 1,288.18M | 1,235.12M | 1,380.67M |
| Operating cash flow | 125.37M | 103.17M | 32.99M | 53.22M | 213.87M |
Valuation Measures
| Mar 2021 | |
| PER | 24.38 |
| ROA | 6.34% |
| ROE | 8.23% |
| Operating margin | 19.30% |
| Profit margin | 10.35% |
Key executives
- Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director & MD: Punit Subhash C. Goenka
- Head-Operations: Sachin Rumde
- Chief Financial Officer: Rohit Kumar Gupta
- President-Technology & Data: Nitin Mittal
- Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer: Ashish Agarwal
Shareholders
- Invesco Advisers, Inc. (9.1%)
- Life Insurance Corp of India (4.8%)
- Amansa Holdings Pvt Ltd. (4.3%)
- CHANDRA SUBHASH N (3.5%)
- Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. (3.0%)
- ARGA Investment Management LP (2.8%)
- Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Ltd. (2.7%)
- BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Ltd. (2.4%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (2.4%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.4%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.zeeentertainment.com
- Address: Marathon Futurex, N. M.Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, 400013, India
- Phone: +91.22.71061234
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