TV Broadcasting & Software Production industry

Q1FY271 earlier

20 companies · ₹34,068 cr · 3 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

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

Mid cyclemargin range-bound near 17.5%
Revenue YoY
+8.2%
EBITDA margin
17.5%
-230bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-27.5%
0% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+73.9%
31.5x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 9 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
5,711 cr
Mar 26
5,141 cr
QoQ
+11.1%
Jun 25
5,278 cr
YoY
+8.2%
Peak
5,711 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
17.5%
Mar 26
4.2%
QoQ
+1330bps
Jun 25
19.8%
YoY
-230bps
Peak
20.4%
vs peak
-290bps

Breadth: 100% of 9 companies grew revenue year on year (was 56% a quarter earlier) and 33% expanded margin (was 11%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

14.9x - 41.49x across the panel today

The median name trades at 31.5x, +73.9% against this industry's own 5-year median of 18.1x, and -26.4% against its own peak of 42.8x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹34,068 cr

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd is 53.2% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 90.6% and the top 10 are 99.2%.

mid 1small 3micro 169 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 31.48x, 5y ROCE above its median of 4.76%, 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 (20 of 20)

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

Mcap
₹8,234 cr
P/E
40.4x
EV/EBITDA
15.7x
ROCE
1.7%
Margin
4.8%
Rev YoY
+4.5%
Mcap
₹655 cr
P/E
88.1x
EV/EBITDA
2.0x
ROCE
2.8%
Margin
11.1%
Rev YoY
+12.4%
Mcap
₹571 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
55.8x
ROCE
2.4%
Margin
-3.5%
Rev YoY
+28100.0%
Mcap
₹17,734 cr
P/E
11.7x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
16.5%
Margin
55.6%
Rev YoY
+13.0%
Mcap
₹1,814 cr
P/E
24.0x
EV/EBITDA
4.4x
ROCE
2.3%
Margin
18.5%
Rev YoY
+6.5%
Mcap
₹1,293 cr
P/E
8.7x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
5.4%
Margin
23.2%
Rev YoY
+0.6%
Mcap
₹833 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-4.0x
ROCE
-78.1%
Margin
-47.0%
Rev YoY
+8.8%
Mcap
₹656 cr
P/E
38.9x
EV/EBITDA
10.7x
ROCE
2.8%
Margin
7.3%
Rev YoY
+4.6%
Mcap
₹508 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
4.4x
ROCE
4.4%
Margin
15.2%
Rev YoY
+4.7%
Mcap
₹460 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
18.0%
Margin
-26.7%
Rev YoY
-19.3%
Mcap
₹100 cr
P/E
21.7x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
5.5%
Margin
12.5%
Rev YoY
+22.6%
Mcap
₹43 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
48.4x
ROCE
10.3%
Margin
1.4%
Rev YoY
-2.1%
Mcap
₹42 cr
P/E
58.9x
EV/EBITDA
13.4x
ROCE
2.8%
Margin
6.7%
Rev YoY
-9.7%
Mcap
₹21 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
28.9x
ROCE
1.3%
Margin
6.1%
Rev YoY
-38.8%
Mcap
₹19 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
0.0%
Margin
48.0%
Rev YoY
-83.3%
Mcap
₹13 cr
P/E
13.7x
EV/EBITDA
15.3x
ROCE
9.9%
Margin
3.5%
Rev YoY
-42.9%
Mcap
₹12 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-0.8x
ROCE
19.2%
Margin
-136.2%
Rev YoY
-96.8%
Mcap
₹10 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
4.9%
Margin
10.5%
Rev YoY
-4.9%
Mcap
₹8 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
49.8x
ROCE
-33.3%
Margin
5.2%
Rev YoY
-44.4%
Mcap
₹4 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
32.4x
ROCE
-9.1%
Margin
4.9%
Rev YoY
+28.2%

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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AppendixThe other 0 companies

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