Zeel's adv. revenue up by 17 percent. Congrats Zee

BENGALURU: The Subhash Chandraled content and broadcast player Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zeel) reported a 17.4. per cent increase in advertising revenue in Q1-2015 to Rs 622.10 crore (57.3 percent of total operating revenue or TOR) as compared to the year ago revenue of Rs 530.07 crore (54.5 percent of TOR) and 6.8 per cent higherthan the Rs 582.36 crore (50.3 per cent of TOR) reported for the immediate trailing quarter.

However, the company's Q1-2015 PAT at Rs 210.57 crore (19.4 per cent of TOR) was 6.3 per cent lower than the Rs 224.64 crore (23.1 per cent of TOR) in Q1-2014 and 3.2 per cent lower than the Rs 217.58 crore (18.8 per cent of TOR) in Q4-2014. Despite lower operating cost in Q1-2015, the company has reported higher employee benefit expense, other expenses, depreciation, amortisation expense, higher tax payment and lower subscription and other income for the period as compared to Q4-2014.

Notes:(1) The results mentioned in this report are consolidated results of Zeel and its subsidiaries.
(2) 100,00,000=100 Lakhs = 1 crore =10 million
Let us look at the other figures for Q1-2015 reported by Zeel Lower subscription and other revenue in Q1-2015 has resulted in a drop of 6.3 per cent q-o-q TOR from operations to Rs 1085.70 crore from Rs 1158.81 crore in Q4-2014. TOR in Q1-2015 was however 10.4 per cent more than the Rs 973.35 crore reported in Q1-2014.

Zeel reported 4.5 per cent lower subscription revenue for Q1-2015 at Rs 422.77 crore (40.8 per cent of TOR) as compared to the Rs 463.54 crore (40 per cent of TOR) in Q4-2014 and 9.3 per cent more than the Rs 424.07 crore (43.6 per cent of TOR) in Q1-2014.

Other Income in Q1-2015 was less than a fifth (down by 81.6 per cent) at Rs 20.83 crore as compared to the Rs 112.91 crore in Q4-2014 and 9 per cent more than the Rs 19.11 crore in Q1-2014.

The company's Total Expenditure (TE) for Q1-2015 at Rs 796.1 crore (73.3 per cent of TOR) was 8.1 per cent less than the Rs 866.15 crore (74.7 per cent of TOR) in Q4-2014 and 15.3 per cent more than the Rs 690.42 crore (70.9 per cent of TOR) in Q1-2014.

Zeel's Q1-2015 employee benefit expense at Rs 111.71 crore (10.3 percent of TOR) was 11.9 per cent more than the Rs 99.84 crore (8.6 per centof TOR) in Q4-2014 and 16.8 per cent more than the Rs 95.63 crore (9.8 per cent of TOR) in Q1-2014.

Zeel reported Q1-2015 depreciationand amortisation expense of Rs 19.57 crore (1.8 per cent of TOR) which was 3.4 per cent more than the Rs 18.92 crore (1.6 per cent of TOR) in Q4-2014 and more than double (2.26 times) the Rs 8.66 crore (0.9 per cent of total income) in Q1-2014.

The company's other expense in Q1-2015 at Rs 230.80 crores (21.3 per cent of TOR) was 13.7 per cent more than the Rs 202.97 crore (17.5 per cent of TOR) in Q4-2014 and 31.6 per cent more than the Rs 175.37 per cent (18 per cent of TOR)in Q1-2014.

Zeel's tax expense in Q1-2015 at Rs 116.35 crore (10 per cent of TOR) was 36.5 per cent more than the Rs 85.26 crore (7.4 per cent of TOR) in Q4-2014 and 9.8 per cent lower than the Rs 128.94 crore (13.2 per cent of TOR) in Q1-2014.

Zeel chairman Subhash Chandra said, "Our performance during the quarter reflects the investments that Zeel is making to grow its business and market share. In a highly competitive space, Zeel continues to build its media assets and in the process create value for shareholders."

Zeel managing director and CEO Punit Goenka said, "The network share is up as compared to the corresponding quarter last fiscal which has translated into a strong performance on the advertising front, out pacing the industry growth once again. On the subscription front, pursuant to the change in content aggregator regulation, we have discontinued the distribution of our channels through the joint venture MediaPro and the channels are now distributed by Taj Television Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zeel." Added Goenka, "Digitisation will lead to fragmentation of audiences as consumers will have more options. At Zeel, we believe that this provides a huge opportunity to create new products for specific segments. Advertising spends on television are expected to grow in healthy double digits over the next many years. Rollout of BARC and change in advertising currency from CPRP to CPT is expected to give it a positive fillup. Creation and acquisition of excellent quality content remains core to our business and we continue to channelize investments to strengthen this core."

Congrats Zeel on this high growth despite higher employee benefit expense, other expenses, depreciation, amortisation expense, higher tax payment and lower subscription... This means Zee's revenue does not depend on its subscriptions & fictional shows... The advertising revenue for zee is very high... QH is nothing for them... it wont affect their income anyway actually 😆 Even if it goes off air... thats why zeel is biggest hindi media group... Happy that they give higher benefits to its employees & pays higher tax... Oeople may think Zeel's dependent on QH n all.. but truth is different... they don need to be dependent on any shows or actors 😆

MUMBAI: In June 2013, Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zeel) unveiled its new corporate identity Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'.It was inspired by The World is my Family' philosophy with an all-new positioning which creatively integrated and crafted with the brand logo.
The annual report of the media and entertainment conglomerate for 2013-14 incorporates its One Zee, One Anthem' philosophy.The vibrant and stakeholder-friendly annual report gives an insight into the media house highlighting how its reach and viewership share has grown from strength to strength.
Zee's evolution as a global media brand is vindicated by its 730 million viewers across 169 countries. This apart, it also added one more channel, Zindagi, to its list taking the toll to 33 for its domestic channels. Zindagi, launched on 23 June, showcases content from Pakistan and has the tagline Jodey Dilon Ko'. It also launched another brand &'.With the strategy to offer specific content to relevant markets, the powerhouse also added two more international channels to its kitty - Zee Bioskop in Indonesia and Zee Nung in Thailand. It is pushing boundaries forward to realise its vision of being a leading global media powerhouse by the year 2020.
Apart from this, the company also launched Zee Music Company entering into the country's Rs 960 crore music market.The three key value drivers for brand Zee are pioneering, prudent and predictability. And these have helped it contribute 26 per cent of the corporate brand to the enterprise value as of 31 March 2014.
In the last five years, Zee's revenues grew at 15.30 per cent CAGR. The consolidated revenue during FY 2014 grew by 20 per cent y-o-y to Rs 46,024 million.
In a message to shareholders, Zeel chairman Dr Subhash Chandra highlights that even though there is a question mark on India's domestic growth and there persists a general climate of pessimism, the company's experience and expertise has helped it grow and overcome roadblocks to unleash their creativity."
Digitisation has been instrumental in enhancing the industry's transparency levels. The phase I and II roll out restructured the industry's standards. With consumers ready to pay for quality content, complete digitisation will entail multiple benefits, such as industry growth, transparency and increased ARPUs for industry players," he said in the annual report.
54 per cent of revenue is generated through advertisements while 63 per cent of the total distribution expense comes from operational cost. Zeel MD and CEO Punit Goenka spoke about the future of India's M&E industry. "Currently valued at Rs 417 billion, it poised to reach Rs 885 billion by 2018 as per the latest KPMG report. Zee will continue to raise the bar in terms of content innovation, operational excellence and global footprint to sustain its industry leadership."
With the total strength of more than 2200 people at the company, the annual report shares views of other management teams as well as outsiders like Shahrukh Khan, Sam Balsara, Rishi Jaitly among many others.The 32nd annual general meeting of the company will be held on 18 July at 11 am in Nehru Auditorium in Mumbai. Annual reports are not just numbers; they are a piece of handiwork through which a company can promote itself, its prospects to its various stakeholders. AICL Communications is in-charge of making Zeel's report more interactive rather than just plain vanilla.

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MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has reported its fiscal first quarter results. Advertising revenue grew 17.4% while subscription income stayed muted. Here are the highlights:ZEEL Q1 net profit fell 6.2% to Rs 2.1 billion (Rs 210 crore) for the June quarter from a year agoO perating revenue up 11.6% to Rs 10.86 billion (Rs 1,085.7 crore) Advertising revenue grew 17.4% to Rs 6.22 billion (Rs 622.1 crore) Subscription revenue was at Rs 4.43 billion (Rs 442.8 crore). Domestic subscription revenue stood at Rs 3.24 billion (Rs 323.8 crore) EBITDA up 6.1% at Rs 3.09 billion (Rs 309.2 crore). EBITDA margin stood at 28.5%

MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 2.1 billion (Rs 210 crore) for the quarter ended 30 June 2014, a 6.2 per cent fall over the year-ago period, even as advertising revenue increased 17.4 percent while growth in domestic subscription income stayed muted. The dip in net profit during the quarter, the company said, is reflective of incremental investments gone into the launch of the new channel Zindagi.

Loved this, thanks for sharing the report.. Good to know..