Sun TV Network Ltd
About
The Sun TV Network comprises television channels, DTH broadcast service, FM radio stations, newspapers, magazines, and sports franchises. It includes 37 television channels in 7 Indian languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, and Hindi. Sun Direct is its Direct-to-Home broadcast service, while Sun NXT is an online video streaming platform by the company. Red FM, Suryan FM, and Magic FM are 3 of its 69 radio stations. Sun TV Network provides 3 daily newspapers and 6 magazines as well. Additionally, the company owns 2 cricket franchises: SunRisers Eastern Cape (South Africa) and SunRisers Hyderabad (India). Sun TV Network is part of more than 140 million Indian households and can be viewed in 27 countries across the globe, such as the USA, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka.
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Financial Data
| PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (INR Cr) | 4797 15.5% | 4153 8.1% | 3841 10.3% | 3484 -7.9% | 3781 -6.1% | 4025 28.7% | 3128 10.6% | 2828 -1.8% | 2881 15.5% | 2494 8.0% | 2310 15.8% | 1995 3.6% | 1926 -6.5% | 2060 38.2% | 1490 34.7% | 1106 - |
| Net Operating Income (INR Cr) | 4282 13.52% | 3772 5.22% | 3585 12.84% | 3177 -9.74% | 3520 -6.94% | 3783 27.66% | 2963 11.99% | 2646 6.96% | 2474 3.27% | 2395 7.72% | 2224 15.63% | 1923 4.11% | 1847 -8.26% | 2013 38.59% | 1453 39.78% | 1039 19.48% |
| Profit (INR Cr) | 1925 12.8% | 1706 3.9% | 1642 7.7% | 1525 10.1% | 1385 -3.4% | 1433 26.3% | 1135 10.2% | 1030 11.8% | 922 17.9% | 782 4.6% | 748 5.4% | 710 2.4% | 693 -10.0% | 770 48.1% | 520 41.2% | 368 - |
| Assets (INR Cr) | 10590 13.2% | 9354 13.2% | 8264 15.6% | 7149 23.0% | 5811 4.8% | 5543 17.8% | 4705 16.3% | 4045 15.9% | 3491 -0.3% | 3501 8.3% | 3234 10.9% | 2917 10.3% | 2645 10.6% | 2392 19.0% | 2011 11.0% | 1812 - |
| Net Worth (INR Cr) | 10536 13.6% | 9272 13.7% | 8155 15.6% | 7054 23.2% | 5724 3.6% | 5526 17.9% | 4688 16.4% | 4028 16.0% | 3474 3.8% | 3348 8.2% | 3095 11.1% | 2785 10.9% | 2512 11.5% | 2254 19.5% | 1886 10.8% | 1702 17.5% |
| Employee Cost (INR Cr) | 141 11.9% | 126 9.4% | 115 -10.2% | 128 -11.0% | 144 -6.3% | 154 11.0% | 138 18.8% | 116 9.1% | 107 -3.9% | 111 13.8% | 98 -51.0% | 199 177.3% | 72 13.9% | 63 5.6% | 60 44.6% | 41 - |
| Interest Cost (INR Cr) | 9 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| Cash & Bank Balance (INR Cr) | 401 | 599 | 1138 | 1072 | 703 | 593 | 373 | 788 | 905 | 759 | 609 | 415 | 308 | 603 | 437 | 365 |
| Total Debt (INR Cr) | 38 | 63 | 95 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
Key Financial Ratios
| PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit As % Of Revenues | 40.1% | 41.1% | 42.8% | 43.8% | 36.6% | 35.6% | 36.3% | 36.4% | 32.0% | 31.4% | 32.4% | 35.6% | 36.0% | 37.4% | 34.9% | 33.3% |
| Profit As % Of Assets | 18.2% | 18.2% | 19.9% | 21.3% | 23.8% | 25.9% | 24.1% | 25.5% | 26.4% | 22.3% | 23.1% | 24.3% | 26.2% | 32.2% | 25.9% | 20.3% |
| Profit As % Of Networth | 18.3% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 21.6% | 24.2% | 25.9% | 24.2% | 25.6% | 26.5% | 23.4% | 24.2% | 25.5% | 27.6% | 34.2% | 27.6% | 21.7% |
| Interest Cost to EBITDA % | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.9% |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| RONW | 19.5% | 19.6% | 21.6% | 23.9% | 24.6% | 28.1% | 26.1% | 27.5% | 21.9% | 24.3% | 25.3% | 26.4% | 28.3% | 36.2% | 27.4% | 20.9% |
| ROCE | 26.3% | 26.0% | 28.9% | 30.4% | 32.3% | 42.7% | 39.3% | 41.2% | 33.1% | 36.0% | 37.9% | 38.9% | 41.3% | 52.1% | 42.1% | 34.4% |