Film Production, Distribution & Exhibition industry

Q1FY271 earlier

39 companies · ₹19,852 cr · 2 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

OTT inflection narrows losses as theatrical recovers, but traditional advertising remains durably impaired

Turning upmargin troughed at 17.4% and has risen for 7 quarters to 24.9%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+21.6%
EBITDA margin
24.9%
+270bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+9.7%
75% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+80.9%
132.6x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 4 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
2,238 cr
Mar 26
1,925 cr
QoQ
+16.3%
Jun 25
1,841 cr
YoY
+21.6%
Peak
2,830 cr
vs peak
-20.9%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
24.9%
Mar 26
24.7%
QoQ
+20bps
Jun 25
22.2%
YoY
+270bps
Peak
28.1%
vs peak
-320bps

Breadth: 100% of 4 companies grew revenue year on year (was 75% a quarter earlier) and 75% expanded margin (was 50%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

79.69x - 182.97x across the panel today

The median name trades at 132.6x, +80.9% against this industry's own 5-year median of 73.3x, and +66.0% against its own peak of 79.9x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹19,852 cr

PVR Inox Ltd is 60% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 86.2% and the top 10 are 94.8%.

mid 1small 4micro 325 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 132.61x, 5y ROCE above its median of -0.01%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

The screen runs on stated growth triggers from the latest earnings calls - the same guidance data the stock screener reserves for premium. Premium names every company in this industry that is cheap against its own median and has the triggers behind it.

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Exhibit 5Coverage (25 of 36)

Every company here with a deep dive, topped up by market cap. The rest of the industry is in the appendix.

Mcap
₹12,152 cr
P/E
26.9x
EV/EBITDA
5.8x
ROCE
7.2%
Margin
32.6%
Rev YoY
+10.4%
Mcap
₹245 cr
P/E
10.3x
EV/EBITDA
3.7x
ROCE
10.4%
Margin
17.8%
Rev YoY
+3.8%
Mcap
₹1,546 cr
P/E
232.7x
EV/EBITDA
66.0x
ROCE
11.3%
Margin
2.0%
Rev YoY
+83.4%
Mcap
₹1,339 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹1,236 cr
P/E
49.5x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
10.1%
Margin
10.5%
Rev YoY
+34.3%
Mcap
₹1,130 cr
P/E
163.8x
EV/EBITDA
105.7x
ROCE
15.5%
Margin
47.3%
Rev YoY
+152.5%
Mcap
₹454 cr
P/E
170.2x
EV/EBITDA
118.8x
ROCE
1.7%
Margin
22.5%
Rev YoY
+72.6%
Mcap
₹368 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-3.1%
Margin
7.7%
Rev YoY
+30.9%
Mcap
₹219 cr
P/E
210.6x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
4.3%
Margin
9.3%
Rev YoY
-60.1%
Mcap
₹143 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-23.1x
ROCE
-46.7%
Margin
-45.3%
Rev YoY
-49.7%
Mcap
₹143 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
81.2x
ROCE
-7.6%
Margin
5.3%
Rev YoY
-10.0%
Mcap
₹127 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
8.1x
ROCE
1.8%
Margin
12.3%
Rev YoY
+10.5%
Mcap
₹75 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-1.5x
ROCE
-12.7%
Margin
-158.2%
Rev YoY
+47.9%
Mcap
₹74 cr
P/E
120.2x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
3.0%
Margin
5.7%
Rev YoY
-89.2%
Mcap
₹71 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
22.4x
ROCE
3.3%
Margin
76.5%
Rev YoY
-76.7%
Mcap
₹40 cr
P/E
65.2x
EV/EBITDA
15.4x
ROCE
8.1%
Margin
89.9%
Rev YoY
+900.0%
Mcap
₹24 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-1.5x
ROCE
-26.0%
Margin
-45.1%
Rev YoY
-92.5%
Mcap
₹21 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
1.6%
Margin
-22.1%
Rev YoY
-33.3%
Mcap
₹21 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-40.8x
ROCE
-12.4%
Margin
-4.0%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹17 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-3.6%
Margin
-110.5%
Rev YoY
-28.6%
Mcap
₹16 cr
P/E
15.4x
EV/EBITDA
9.7x
ROCE
2.6%
Margin
12.8%
Rev YoY
-32.2%
Mcap
₹13 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
6.6x
ROCE
-6.2%
Margin
-3.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹12 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
14.7x
ROCE
-5.1%
Margin
14.8%
Rev YoY
-24.1%
Mcap
₹11 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
234.2x
ROCE
0.6%
Margin
8.2%
Rev YoY
+125.0%
Mcap
₹10 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-4.0%
Margin
-6.7%
Rev YoY
0.0%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from Entertainment earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindTraditional advertising durably impaired across broadcast, radio and in-cinema5 managements

Five managements independently described a structurally weak advertising environment persisting beyond the post-COVID recovery window. ZEEL's linear ad revenue fell 11% YoY. ENIL…

  • ZEEL (Q1FY27): “Advertising Revenue Growth: -11% YoY in Q1FY27.
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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AppendixThe other 11 companies

1-11
sort: mcap · composite · name
Mcap
₹10 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-43.4x
ROCE
-0.3%
Margin
-7.7%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹8 cr
P/E
38.3x
EV/EBITDA
27.7x
ROCE
1.2%
Margin
30.8%
Rev YoY
-66.7%
Mcap
₹7 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-13.0x
ROCE
-3.1%
Margin
-3.7%
Rev YoY
+50.0%
Mcap
₹6 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-10.2%
Margin
-101.7%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹5 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-28.7x
ROCE
-6.4%
Margin
-5.6%
Rev YoY
-100.0%
Mcap
₹5 cr
P/E
45.5x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
2.1%
Margin
42.0%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹4 cr
P/E
46.7x
EV/EBITDA
19.7x
ROCE
2.9%
Margin
2.2%
Rev YoY
+354.8%
Mcap
₹4 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
1.8%
Margin
15.6%
Rev YoY
0.0%
Mcap
₹1 cr
P/E
8.5x
EV/EBITDA
44.1x
ROCE
1.2%
Margin
49.0%
Rev YoY
0.0%
Mcap
₹0 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-46.2%
Mcap
₹0 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-