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Sun TV Network Limited

Sun TV Network Limited

SUNTV.BO
Sun TV Network LimitedIN flagBombay Stock Exchange
495.50
INR
-11.85
- -
195.42BMarket Cap
Sun TV Network Limited
SUNTV.BO
(Bombay Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

495.50

P/E

ratio

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yld

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ROIC.AI

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
FRC
51.09
46.87
48.8
56.42
60.78
62.77
67.14
75.19
95.98
89.32
80.61
90.97
95.72
108.66
102.07
110.09
110.11
Revenue per Share
19.39
17.58
18.01
18.98
19.84
23.39
26.14
28.8
36.37
35.15
38.7
41.66
43.3
48.85
43.22
36.56
36.57
Basic EPS, GAAP
16.91
4.14
6.99
19.37
18.33
23.48
12.74
21.65
32.2
25.26
25.88
12.78
38.71
42.13
32.52
-10.48
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
11.83
12.5
8.25
9.25
13.5
15.5
10
10
12.5
25
5
13.75
15
16.75
15.01
12.51
- -
Dividend per Share
38.26
43.04
5
5
59.17
63.91
77.97
94.72
115.99
121
154.74
182.69
211.02
243.1
271.49
5
5.01
Book Value per Share
48.91
55.83
60.58
67.29
73.65
77.98
91.1
108.3
129.78
135.41
172.3
189.42
213.39
243.01
270.02
256.26
256.32
Tangible Book Value per Share
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
394
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
20,135
18,472
19,230
22,236
23,954
24,736
26,457
29,630
37,825
35,198
31,769
35,848
37,720
42,821
40,199
43,348
43,348
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
54.7
51.76
50.63
47.68
44.39
50.3
53.11
53.31
51.27
46
55.14
57.81
50.81
49.63
39.6
34.41
34.41
Operating Margin (%)
4,805
4,717
4,417
4,758
6,153
4,958
3,995
4,500
6,628
7,002
4,039
3,061
4,860
5,317
5,406
7,226
7,226
Depreciation Expense
7,642
6,929
7,096
7,480
7,820
9,218
10,303
11,351
14,333
13,852
15,250
16,418
17,064
19,251
17,021
14,396
14,395
Net Income, GAAP
33.49
32.69
31.95
33.07
32.45
34.08
33.54
33.9
34.38
23.85
21.42
25.21
25.07
26.3
23.15
25.71
25.71
Effective Tax Rate (%)
37.96
37.51
36.9
33.64
32.65
37.27
38.94
38.31
37.89
39.35
48
45.8
45.24
44.96
42.34
33.21
33.21
Profit Margin (%)
7,835
7,428
9,618
13,816
16,873
20,746
19,822
26,078
34,956
36,634
43,699
46,196
51,273
59,597
72,131
73,707
73,707
Working Capital
1
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
707
503
636
332
296
1,046
847
847
LT Debt
23,786
26,347
29,106
32,294
32,902
34,772
40,321
46,924
55,309
57,289
70,587
81,603
92,772
105,423
116,543
126,599
126,599
Total Equity
33.37
25.81
24.24
23.57
22.53
24.87
25.36
24.26
25.19
21.98
21.23
20.25
16.67
16.02
11.1
9.08
9.08
Return on Invested Capital (%)
44.53
41.61
66.33
226.85
57.71
38.01
36.82
33.33
34.52
29.53
27.97
24.72
21.84
21.44
16.74
26.01
26.02
Return on Capital (%)
45.04
43.26
74.96
379.62
61.85
38.01
36.85
33.36
34.52
29.66
28.07
24.69
22
21.51
16.79
26.44
26.44
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Dec'26
Mar'26
ST Debt
496
- -
212
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
966
- -
847
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
394
- -
394
Market Capitalization
205,561
231,118
223,053

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Dec'26
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
79,996
- -
84,546
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
61,235
- -
66,318
Accounts Receivable, Net
14,664
- -
14,335
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
9,405
- -
10,839
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
496
- -
212
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
13.91%
12.42%
8.63%
Free Cash Flow
5.98%
1.21%
-132.22%
Net Income, GAAP
5.24%
-0.52%
-15.42%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.32%
6.66%
7.83%
Total Cash Common Dividend
17.82%
33.73%
-16.67%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
13,492
10,484
9,232
9,613
42,821
2025
13,136
9,357
8,288
9,418
40,199
2026
12,903
12,999
8,622
8,825
43,348

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
15.02
11.8
11.52
- -
48.85
2025
14.2
10.39
9.23
9.42
43.22
2026
13.43
9
8.23
5.9
36.56

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
16.75
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
15.01
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
12.51
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Business
Sun TV Network Limited, India's largest media conglomerate, produces and broadcasts satellite television and radio software programming primarily in regional South Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam; operates 37 television channels across seven languages such as flagship Sun TV, Surya TV, Gemini TV, Udaya TV, Sun Bangla, Sun Marathi, and Sun Neo, spanning genres like general entertainment, movies, music, news, kids, action, and lifestyle; provides direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services; runs 69 FM radio stations under the Suryan FM brand; offers digital streaming via the OTT platform Sun NXT with movies, TV shows, original content, and live TV in multiple languages; and owns sports franchises including SunRisers Hyderabad (Indian Premier League), SunRisers Eastern Cape (South Africa Premier League), with channels reaching over 140 million households in India and available in 27 countries such as the United States, Canada, Europe, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Founded in 1985 as Sumangali Publications Private Limited and headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the company renamed to Sun TV Limited in 2000 and to Sun TV Network Limited in 2007 before listing on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. In recent developments, Sun TV Network approved the acquisition of 100% equity in UK-based Northern Superchargers Limited (rebranded SunRisers Leeds), a franchise in The Hundred cricket league, for GBP 100.5 million in July 2025, targeting completion by December 31, 2025; reported Q2 FY26 revenue growth of 29.86% year-over-year to Rs 1,168.99 crore with EBITDA up 41.77% to Rs 749.94 crore; and continues expanding digital and sports segments amid strong domestic subscription and advertising revenues.