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Zee Entertainment Enterprises financials and balance sheet

NSE: ZEELBSE: 505537EntertainmentSmall Cap

Formerly Zee Telefilms
Last close ₹65.42down ₹3.04 (4.44%)BSE ₹65.45

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹68.46.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹64.87Low, 23 Oct 2026₹118.35High, 23 Jun 2026
Market cap
₹6,284 Cr600th largest listed
P/E
30.5
P/B
0.5
Dividend yield
3.06%
ROE
1.8%
ROCE
0.5%
Debt to equity
0.02
Volume, NSE
1,04,37,38631.4% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Zee Entertainment Enterprises annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 1.3% of operating profit in the first full year.

The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2023, the company reports a discontinued business.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue8,099
  2. Materials and goods−4,859
  3. Employee costs−842
  4. Other expenses−1,998
  5. Operating profit399
  6. Depreciation−217
  7. Other income+146
  8. One-off items−9.4
  9. Finance costs−45
  10. Profit before tax273
  11. Tax−2.3
  12. Joint ventures+0.2
  13. Net profit271

What the company owns

  • Inventory₹6,512 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹3,255 Cr
  • Receivables₹1,724 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹1,494 Cr
  • Current investments₹1,230 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹11,728 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹1,467 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹843 Cr
  • Borrowings₹178 Cr

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Zee Entertainment Enterprises quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 28 MayMar 2020Filed 25 JulMar 2021Filed 20 MayMar 2022Filed 27 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 18 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
Revenue from operations6,4346,6867,9348,1307,7308,1898,0888,6378,2948,099
4,7284,6165,3666,7556,1366,4716,9817,7267,0827,700
Materials and goods bought––00000004,859
Employee costs––7257818188648241,019927842
Other expenses––4,6415,9745,3185,6076,1576,7076,1551,998
Operating profit before depreciation1,7062,0692,5681,3751,5941,7181,1079111,212399
Operating margin26.5%31.0%32.4%16.9%20.6%21.0%13.7%10.5%14.6%4.9%
Materials, % of revenue––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%60.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––9.1%9.6%10.6%10.6%10.2%11.8%11.2%10.4%
Other expenses, % of revenue––58.5%73.5%68.8%68.5%76.1%77.7%74.2%24.7%
Depreciation and amortisation115182235271265246313309279217
Operating profit after depreciation1,5911,8872,3331,1041,3291,473794602934182
Other income22444025128411012180129123146
Finance costs137145130145574570723345
Profit before one-off items and tax1,6782,1832,4541,2431,3821,5498046591,024283
One-off items1,223135−22−284−127−133−335−278−99−9
Profit before tax2,9012,3172,4329591,2561,415468381926273
6818418674324634602171822392
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates012−2000000
Profit from discontinued businesses––––––−204−58−8–
2,2201,4781,56752579395648141680271
Other comprehensive income––130134−2144971041159
Total comprehensive income––1,697658772999145151721430
Net margin34.5%22.1%19.8%6.5%10.3%11.7%––8.2%3.3%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates34.5%22.1%19.7%6.5%10.3%11.7%––8.2%3.3%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank. Net margin is left blank for the years to Mar 2023 and Mar 2024: the profit includes the result of a business the company has discontinued, which the revenue does not, so the two make no margin.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 28 MayMar 2020Filed 25 JulMar 2021Filed 20 MayMar 2022Filed 27 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 18 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
8,9389,35510,10710,86310,72210,87311,53311,728
8,9249,34410,09510,86310,72210,87311,53311,730
Share capital9696969696969696
Reserves8,8289,2489,99810,76710,62610,77711,43711,634
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries1411130000−2
74335020366160178
3,1172,5282,5372,2172,6322,2461,8002,149
878491174160353329398335
Liabilities going with businesses held for sale––––21233
12,93312,37412,81913,24013,72813,45013,73414,216
2,5992,1822,0942,0922,3372,2221,9072,178
10,33410,09710,65111,14511,22711,14311,81812,016
Net debt−1,336−661−1,838−1,294−798−1,188−2,246−2,546
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 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 20 MayMar 2022Filed 27 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 18 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
1,5482721297141,186708
2,0497685189541,259915
81−964−27234274513
Receivables293−12716371372−197
Inventories−53−981−911399142278
Payables−159144475−128−440432
Tax paid−501−497−389−240−73−207
Capital spending61831287685136
Free cash flow1,48718816381,101572
−506586−202−47−1,604−299
−541−715−408−27423−339
Dividends paid112285288096233
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash501142−481393−39570
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 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Zee Entertainment Enterprises dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 28 MayMar 2020Filed 25 JulMar 2021Filed 20 MayMar 2022Filed 27 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 18 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
Earnings per share–₹15.40₹16.32₹5.48₹8.33₹10.04₹0.50₹1.47₹7.08₹2.82
Diluted earnings per share–₹15.40₹16.32₹5.48₹8.33₹10.04₹0.50₹1.47₹7.08₹2.82
Dividend per share₹2.50₹2.90₹3.50₹0.30₹2.50₹3.00––₹3.43₹2.00
Book value per share––₹92.91₹97.28₹105.09₹113.08₹111.62₹113.19₹120.01₹122.06
Dividend payout10.8%18.8%21.5%5.5%30.0%29.9%––48.5%70.4%
Shareholder yield––––0.6%1.0%1.4%0.0%1.0%3.4%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)51,43755,27442,78911,90519,51727,69620,38713,3089,4466,929
Earnings per share is left blank for the year to Mar 2017: 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.
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 28 MayMar 2020Filed 25 JulMar 2021Filed 20 MayMar 2022Filed 27 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 18 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
Revenue growth10.0%3.9%18.7%2.5%−4.9%5.9%–6.8%−4.0%−2.4%
Operating profit growth13.0%21.3%24.1%−46.5%15.9%7.8%–−17.7%33.1%−67.1%
Net profit growth116.3%−33.4%6.1%−66.5%51.2%20.5%–195.9%380.4%−60.1%
Earnings per share growth––6.0%−66.4%52.0%20.5%–194.0%381.6%−60.2%
––17.6%5.8%8.2%9.2%0.4%1.3%6.1%2.3%
–––−11.8 pts2.5 pts1.0 pts−8.8 pts0.9 pts4.8 pts−3.7 pts
From the net margin–––−11.8 pts3.4 pts1.1 pts–––−3.6 pts
From asset turnover–––0.3 pts−0.4 pts0.2 pts–––−0.1 pts
From borrowing–––−0.3 pts−0.6 pts−0.4 pts–––0.0 pts
Return on capital employed––24.1%11.4%13.1%13.6%7.4%5.5%8.0%1.5%
Cash conversion––––195.2%28.4%270.0%505.1%174.5%261.0%
Interest cover11.613.017.97.623.332.611.38.428.64.1
Debt to equity––0.080.040.000.000.000.000.010.02
Receivable days––8494927773726778
Inventory days–––––––––489
Payable days–––––––––110
Cash conversion cycle, days–––––––––457
Working capital days––236294295340352326335322
Asset turnover––0.610.640.610.630.600.640.610.58
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.451.391.301.241.251.261.211.20
Sales per rupee of plant––13.3111.9613.3114.0611.3713.5015.0616.29
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.230.340.410.250.300.63
Plant being built, % of plant in use––18.2%4.9%2.2%0.8%2.7%1.5%0.3%0.7%
From the net margin, from asset turnover and from borrowing are left blank for the years to Mar 2023, Mar 2024 and Mar 2025: the profit of this year or the year before includes a business the company has discontinued while its revenue does not, so the change in return on equity is not split into margin, turnover and borrowing. Revenue growth, operating profit growth, net profit growth and earnings per share growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2023: between the two periods the company began reporting a business as discontinued, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
2.0%
Cash from operations against operating profit
177.6%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate3.3%0.9%0.0%
Profit growth, yearly rate−12.4%−19.3%78.8%
Return on equity, average–3.9%3.2%
Return on capital employed, average–7.2%5.0%
Operating margin, average19.2%13.0%10.0%
Net margin, average––5.8%
Asset turnover, average–0.610.61
Interest cover, average15.817.013.7
Debt to equity, average–0.010.01

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations3,0092,608708
Cash from investing−1,566−1,950−299
Cash from financing−1,714−590−339
Capital spending508297136
Dividends paid903330233
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised2132061
Borrowings repaid1183

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––674854
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.1––9.5710.3011.3012.6110.6411.6113.4712.32
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.79−2.30−2.51−2.60−2.77−1.56
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−1.970.760.89−3.878.07−0.99
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––1.080.972.342.39
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––11.61−1.77−16.62−6.17−1.02−5.9614.87
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−8.73−2.703.40−2.68−1.98−2.79−1.04
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.090.080.020.040.040.010.02
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent23.4536.2935.6645.0336.8432.4846.2847.7525.790.84
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––−2.60−36.86−15.3117.86−74.80
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.