Sun Tv Network
- Market cap
- ₹ 22,966 Cr.
- P/E
- 14.4x
- P/B
- 1.87x
- 52-week range
- 447.2 – 673.95
- ROE
- 12%
- ROCE
- 17%
- Dividend yield
- 2.1%
- Debt / equity
- 0.01
- Sector
- Entertainment
- Industry
- TV Broadcasting & Software Production
- Listed on
- NSE, BSE
About
Sun TV Network Limited is an India-based television broadcaster. The Company operates through Media and Entertainment segment. It consists of 37 Television Channels in seven languages, direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast service, 69 FM radio stations, three daily newspapers, six magazines & two sports franchises. It operates satellite television channels across seven languages of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bangla, Marathi and Hindi. Its channels can be viewed throughout the world including, United States of America, Canada, Europe, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The Company has the license to operate an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise SunRisers Hyderabad & SunRisers Eastern Cape of Cricket South Africa's T20 League. The Company also operates a Digital OTT platform SUNNXT. The Company produces its own content / acquires the related rights.
Quick check
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Compared with its industry
TV Broadcasting & Software Production: 20 companies →Sun Tv Network against the typical company in its industry. The rank is out of the companies that report each figure; green means the better quarter of the pack, red the worse quarter.
- Valuation (P/E)14.4 against a typical 23.6: cheaper than most peers (1st = cheapest).6th of 19
- Sales growth+13% against a typical +0.9% from a year earlier.5th of 20
- Profit growth+17% against a typical −44.4% from a year earlier.3rd of 9
- Share price, 3 months+21.9% against a typical −11.5%.1st of 19
- Size₹ 22,966.2 Cr. market value against a typical ₹ 42.7 Cr. (1st = largest).1st of 17
Board meetings
Results dates and other board meetings. Full calendar
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026Upcoming | Financial Results/Dividend | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026 and dividend, if any |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Financial Results/Dividend | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026 and dividend |
| 21 May 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended March 31, 2026 |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Dividend | To consider the declaration of Interim Dividend, if any, for the financial year2025-26. |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Financial Results/Dividend | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025 and dividend |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Financial Results/Dividend | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025 and dividend if any |
| 7 Aug 2025 | Financial Results/Dividend | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2025 and Interim dividend if any |
Financials
Consolidated figures in ₹ crore.
| ₹ Cr. | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,048 | 923 | 961 | 1,314 | 936 | 829 | 942 | 1,290 | 1,300 | 862 | 883 | 1,458 |
| Expenses | 321 | 334 | 438 | 595 | 395 | 384 | 527 | 674 | 546 | 443 | 492 | 723 |
| Operating Profit | 728 | 589 | 523 | 719 | 541 | 445 | 414 | 617 | 754 | 420 | 391 | 735 |
| OPM % | 69% | 64% | 54% | 55% | 58% | 54% | 44% | 48% | 58% | 49% | 44% | 50% |
| Other Income | 112 | 140 | 142 | 149 | 172 | 146 | 184 | 189 | 140 | 133 | 33 | 179 |
| Interest | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Depreciation | 219 | 115 | 108 | 113 | 196 | 113 | 118 | 108 | 404 | 113 | 98 | 96 |
| Profit before tax | 619 | 612 | 555 | 753 | 513 | 474 | 477 | 694 | 486 | 436 | 323 | 818 |
| Tax % | 25% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 24% | 27% | 26% | 28% | 24% |
| Net Profit | 465 | 454 | 415 | 560 | 409 | 364 | 371 | 529 | 355 | 324 | 232 | 619 |
| EPS in Rs | 11.79 | 11.52 | 10.52 | 14.19 | 10.39 | 9.22 | 9.41 | 13.43 | 8.99 | 8.22 | 5.89 | 15.7 |
Growth and returns
Compounded yearly rates over each period.
- 10 Years
- 6%
- 5 Years
- 6%
- 3 Years
- 5%
- TTM
- 13%
- 10 Years
- 7%
- 5 Years
- 0%
- 3 Years
- −4%
- TTM
- −8%
- 10 Years
- 0%
- 5 Years
- 0%
- 3 Years
- −5%
- TTM
- —
- 10 Years
- 20%
- 5 Years
- 17%
- 3 Years
- 16%
- TTM
- —
P/E and EPS over time
Daily P/E and trailing 12-month EPS. EPS updates with each result.
Peers
Listed companies in the same business.
| Sun Tv Network | ₹ 629.35 | ₹ 22,966 Cr. | 14.4x | 1.9x | 12% | — |
| Zee Entertainment Enterprises | ₹ 65.45 | ₹ 6,287 Cr. | 36.8x | 0.9x | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| DEN Networks | ₹ 23.54 | ₹ 1,131 Cr. | 7.9x | 0.3x | — | 15% |
| New Delhi Television | ₹ 60.65 | ₹ 684 Cr. | — | 7.1x | −345% | −61.2% |
| TV Today Network | ₹ 100.50 | ₹ 600 Cr. | 27.5x | 0.8x | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| GTPL Hathway | ₹ 51.58 | ₹ 581 Cr. | 44.4x | 0.6x | — | 0.2% |
Management
- Kalanithi Maran
- Executive Chairman of the Board
- V. C. Unnikrishnan
- Chief Financial Officer
- C. Praveen
- Chief Operating Officer
- S. Kannan
- Chief Technical Officer
- R. Ravi
- Compliance Officer, Company Secretary
- Rajaraman Mahesh Kumar
- Managing Director, Executive Director
- Kavery Kalanithi
- Executive Director
- Kaviya Kalanithi Maran
- Executive Director
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