Sahara One Media and Entertainment financials and balance sheet

BSE: 503691Entertainment

Trading suspended since 13 Dec 2022

Last traded ₹15.65 on 5 Dec 2022

10 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Sahara One Media and Entertainment annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹2.89 Cr, year to Mar 2017A loss in 9 of the 9 years with results on record

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

Results for the year to Mar 2025

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue0.2
  2. Employee costs−0.3
  3. Other expenses−0.5
  4. Operating profit−0.6
  5. Depreciation0.0
  6. Other income0.0
  7. One-off items0.0
  8. Finance costs0.0
  9. Profit before tax−0.6
  10. Tax0.0
  11. Net profit−0.6

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹230 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹0 Cr
  • Receivables₹0 Cr
  • Inventory₹0 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹180 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹48 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹2 Cr
  • Borrowings₹0 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. No results on record for the year to Mar 2016.Sahara One Media and Entertainment quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 13 JunMar 2020Filed 1 SepMar 2021Mar 2022Filed 19 AugMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 2 AugMar 2025Filed 13 Jun
Revenue from operations2.90.30.30.30.00.10.30.50.2
5.330.36.66.36.32.81.10.80.8
Materials and goods bought––0.20.0–0.00.00.00.0
Employee costs––0.30.30.30.40.30.30.3
Other expenses––6.26.05.92.40.70.50.5
Operating profit before depreciation−2.4−30.0−6.3−6.0−6.2−2.7−0.7−0.4−0.6
Operating margin−84.1%−9,919.4%−1,828.3%−1,919.1%−29,753.3%−2,690.2%−216.4%−76.2%−309.9%
Materials, % of revenue––51.7%0.0%–0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––91.0%93.4%1,665.2%383.4%101.1%67.2%169.7%
Other expenses, % of revenue––1,785.6%1,925.7%28,186.2%2,406.8%215.3%108.9%240.3%
Depreciation and amortisation0.10.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Operating profit after depreciation−2.5−30.0−6.3−6.0−6.3−2.7−0.7−0.4−0.6
Other income0.22.80.40.20.00.00.00.00.0
Finance costs0.00.00.00.00.00.10.00.00.0
One-off items––0.00.0–0.00.00.00.0
Profit before tax−2.3−27.3−5.9−5.9−6.3−2.8−0.7−0.3−0.6
Tax––0.00.0–0.00.00.00.0
Net profit−2.3−27.3−5.9−5.9−6.3−2.8−0.7−0.3−0.6
Other comprehensive income––0.0−0.1–0.00.00.0−0.1
Total comprehensive income––−5.9−5.9–−2.8−0.7−0.3−0.7
Net margin−79.2%−9,025.8%−1,725.9%−1,866.6%−29,895.2%−2,762.1%−214.0%−74.6%−307.4%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2021 they do not, so they are left blank.
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2015
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015
Revenue from operations1972351821241101329126
1982351761291261349858
Materials and goods bought161196146–––––
Operating profit before depreciation−106−5−16−2−7−32
Operating margin−0.5%−0.1%3.3%−3.6%−14.7%−1.5%−7.7%−120.2%
Depreciation and amortisation10000000
Operating profit after depreciation−2−16−5−16−2−7−32
Other income71021182110103
Finance costs1613124000
One-off items1–––––––
Profit before tax44141183−29
Tax12511314
Net profit3290052−33
Net margin1.4%0.8%4.9%0.0%−0.2%4.0%2.0%−125.0%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 13 JunMar 2020Filed 1 SepMar 2021Mar 2022Filed 19 AugMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 2 AugMar 2025Filed 13 Jun
197191–182182181180
Share capital2222–22222222
Reserves176170–161160160159
Borrowings00–0000
145–45454550
461–0000
Total assets243237–228227227231
108108–108108104108
135129–120119123123
Net debt−4−1–−1000
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2021, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 19 AugMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 2 AugMar 2025Filed 13 Jun
167000
168000
176001
Receivables14100
Payables−7014
Other working capital16900−4
Tax paid0000
Capital spending0000
Free cash flow167000
0000
Cash from financing0000
Dividends paid0000
Shares bought back0000
Shares issued0000
Net change in cash168000
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020 and Mar 2021.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 13 JunMar 2020Filed 1 SepMar 2021Mar 2022Filed 19 AugMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 2 AugMar 2025Filed 13 Jun
Earnings per share−₹1.06––−₹2.75−₹2.93–−₹0.76−₹0.21–
Diluted earnings per share−₹1.06––−₹2.75−₹2.93–−₹0.76−₹0.21–
Book value per share–––₹88.94–––––
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)––42.620.3–––––
Earnings per share is left blank for the years to Mar 2018, Mar 2022 and Mar 2025: the earnings per share stated has the opposite sign to the profit stated beside it, so it is not shown. Earnings per share is left blank for the year to Mar 2019: the earnings per share is stated as 0 while the period's profit or loss comes to at least half a paisa a share, so the 0 stands in for a figure the filing does not give.

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.

RatioMar 2018Mar 2019Filed 13 JunMar 2020Filed 1 SepMar 2021Mar 2022Filed 19 AugMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 2 AugMar 2025Filed 13 Jun
Revenue growth−89.5%14.1%−8.9%−93.3%376.2%240.0%35.6%−57.2%
–−3.0%−3.0%–−1.5%−0.4%−0.2%−0.3%
––0.0 pts––1.1 pts0.2 pts−0.1 pts
From the net margin––−0.2 pts––1.4 pts0.3 pts−0.6 pts
From asset turnover––0.3 pts––−0.3 pts−0.1 pts0.4 pts
From borrowing––0.0 pts––0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 pts
Return on capital employed–−3.2%−3.2%–−1.5%−0.4%−0.2%−0.3%
Debt to equity–0.000.00–0.000.000.000.00
Receivable days–13,9568,727–2,912219182290
Inventory days–204––––––
Payable days–0––––––
Cash conversion cycle, days–14,160––––––
Working capital days–1,39,15596,122–2,70,27779,32261,4981,34,930
Asset turnover–0.000.00–0.000.000.000.00
Assets per rupee of net worth–1.231.24–1.251.251.251.27
Sales per rupee of plant–1.271.18–0.491.722.421.03
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.000.000.000.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020, Mar 2021, Mar 2022, Mar 2023 and Mar 2024: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2021, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2025.

Return on assets, latest year
−0.3%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate−38.7%−8.9%25.5%
Return on equity, average–−0.6%−0.3%
Return on capital employed, average–−0.6%−0.3%
Operating margin, average−5,199.7%−6,609.2%−200.8%
Net margin, average−5,105.7%−6,650.7%−198.7%
Asset turnover, average–0.000.00
Debt to equity, average–0.000.00

Where the cash came from and went

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2025.

₹ crore3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations−0.54−0.06
Cash from investing−0.01−0.01
Cash from financing0.030.01
Capital spending0.000.00
Dividends paid0.000.00
Shares bought back0.000.00
Shares issued for cash0.000.00
Borrowings raised0.000.00
Borrowings repaid0.000.00

Accounting checks

Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––52
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.18.568.63–8.09
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78–9.08−2.24−3.12
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–−0.12−0.14−0.24
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–−314.48−22.8725.57
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–−10.71930.48−142.84
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.00
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.