Cineline India Ltd(CINELINE)

NSE: CINELINEBSE: 532807

₹ 84.5+0.27%refreshed 26 Oct, 03:10 pm ISTMarket cap: ₹ 322 crWebsite: www.cineline.co.inUpdated: 27 Oct 2026

About

Cineline India Ltd runs movie theatres in India, and cinema exhibition is its only business segment. It had 85 operational screens across 22 cinemas as of FY26, and Q1 FY27 still showed 85 screens. Reported revenue for FY26 was Rs 236.7 Cr. Management says its share of gross box office collections has grown about 3x over the past two years.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Business segments

Theatrical exhibition was reported as a single segment in FY25, with revenue from operations of Rs 21,062.14 lakh.^[1]
The company sold the Hyatt Centric Goa hotel at an enterprise value of Rs 270 cr and used the proceeds to repay Rs 228 cr of debt, which left it debt-free (reported in Q3 FY26).^[5]

Screens and cinemas

The portfolio stood at 85 screens across 22 cinemas as of FY26, and 85 screens were operational in Q1 FY27.^[2][3]
Screen count rose from 77 screens across 19 cinemas in Q2 FY26 to 80 screens across 20 cinemas in Jan 2026.^[6][5]
In FY25 the company added 15 screens and closed 6 underperforming screens.^[1]
Its first O&M (operate-and-manage) cinema is in Silvassa, and future screen additions will mainly be on a revenue-share basis with developers co-investing (as of Q4 FY26).^[2]

Key operating numbers

Admits reached a record 18 lakh in Q1 FY27, up 29% YoY.^[3]
Average ticket price was Rs 236 in Q1 FY27 (+2% YoY), and spend per head was Rs 108 (flat YoY).^[3]
Net box office collections were Rs 3,615 lakh in Q1 FY27 (+32% YoY), and net F&B collections were Rs 1,856 lakh (+29%).^[3]
For FY26, admits were 68.6 lakh (2% YoY), average ticket price was Rs 259 (+8%) and spend per head was Rs 105 (+19%).^[2]
In Q4 FY26, spend per head was Rs 118 (+47% YoY), average ticket price was Rs 308 (+20%) and admits were 15.6 lakh (-10%).^[2]
Gross box office collection was Rs 52 Cr in Q3 FY26, the company's highest quarter.^[5]

Content and market share

Mid-scale films made up 48% of gross box office in H1 FY26, against 10% in H1 FY25. The share from tentpole films fell to 19% from 55%.^[6]
The company's share of an individual film's box office reached as high as 4.15%, for Chhaava (as of Q3 FY26).^[5]
India's box office for Jan-Jun 2026 was Rs 6,398 Cr, the highest first half since the pandemic. Industry footfalls rose 5% YoY to 37.8 crore.^[3]
Management says a strong H2 CY26 film slate, including Ramayana, King, Toxic and Avengers: Doomsday, could take industry footfalls past 100 crore in CY2026.^[3]

Expansion pipeline

The committed pipeline is 35 screens, of which 29 are being fitted out (as of Q1 FY27).^[3]
The company targets 20-25 screen openings in FY27, which would take the count to 105-110, plus 10-15 more after FY27.^[3]
Three screens in Gurugram are scheduled to launch in Q2 FY27.^[3]
Committed FY27 sites include Gurugram, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Nagole, Agra, Noida and Dehradun. Management said some openings may slip to FY28 (as of Q4 FY26).^[2]
The company plans to expand faster in South India using land banks it has secured and partnerships with developers, and to gradually add more premium and recliner screens.^[3][2]

Recent developments

New screens opened in 2026: 3 in Bareilly on 23 Jan 2026, 3 in Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and 2 in Chennai, its first cinema in Tamil Nadu.^[2][5]
A dividend of Rs 1.25 per share was proposed for FY26, subject to shareholder approval.^[2]
Warrants of up to Rs 45 crore were issued to the promoter group at Rs 117, approved at the EGM on 8 January 2025.^[1]
A proposal was made to extend an unsecured loan of up to Rs 50 crore to promoter entity KSRPL at 14% p.a., maturing on 24 September 2028 (FY25 annual report).^[1]

Market Cap

₹322 Cr

High / Low

₹105 / 73

Stock P/E

-15.8

Price / Book

1.9

Book Value

₹45

EPS

₹3.4

No. of Shares

3.43 Cr

ROCE

10.8%

ROE

7.7%

OPM

11.6%

Debt / Equity

0.00

Sales

₹237 Cr

Net Profit

₹12 Cr

Promoter holding

68.2%

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