Sector analysis · India

Media sector earnings growth, Q4 FY25

The 20 largest Media, Entertainment & Publication companies by market cap at the end of Q4 FY25 (31 Mar 2025), compared with Q3 FY25.

The top 20 at Q4 FY25

Q4 FY25 vs Q3 FY25: combined net profit −₹17 cr (+26%), median EPS −3% (9 of 19 up), market-cap-weighted price −16%. 20 of 20 reported.

Quarter

Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 FY26 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY26 Q1 FY27

Compared with

YoY QoQ

Weight is each company's share of the 20 companies' combined market cap. Contribution is the change in its owners' profit divided by their combined base profit, in percentage points, so the column adds up to the sector's earnings growth. EPS cannot be added across companies, which is why contributions use profit.

#	Company	Weight	EPS ₹, base → now	EPS growth	Contribution	Price
1	Sun TV Network LimitedSUNTV	25.3%	9.22 → 9.43	+2%	+0.3 pp	−5%
2	Saregama India LimitedSAREGAMA	9.7%	3.23 → 3.12	−3%	−0.1 pp	+11%
3	Zee Entertainment Enterprises LimitedZEEL	9.3%	1.70 → 1.96	+15%	+1.0 pp	−19%
4	PVR InoxPVRINOX	8.9%	3.66 → −12.73	to loss	−6.3 pp	−30%
5	Nazara Technologies LimitedNAZARA	8.2%	— → 0.19	sources disagree	—	+4%
6	Tips MusicTIPSMUSIC	8.0%	3.46 → 2.39	−31%	−0.5 pp	−17%
7	Network18 Media & Investments LimitedNETWORK18	6.6%	−9.31 → −0.20	loss, smaller	+55.3 pp	−39%
8	MPSMPSLTD	4.8%	23.80 → 27.52	+16%	+0.3 pp	+44%
9	D B CorpDBCORP	4.1%	6.63 → 2.94	−56%	−2.6 pp	−23%
10	Prime FocusPFOCUS	2.7%	−2.01 → −7.70	loss, bigger one-off	−6.7 pp	−34%
11	Hathway Cable & Datacom LimitedHATHWAY	2.3%	0.08 → 0.20	+150%	+0.8 pp	−17%
12	Sri Adhik. Bros.SABTNL	1.5%	−0.90 → 0.00	loss, smaller	+0.9 pp	−61%
13	Jagran Prakashan LimitedJAGRAN	1.5%	2.88 → −0.73	to loss	−3.1 pp	−17%
14	Signpost India LimitedSIGNPOST	1.2%	1.08 → 0.18	−83%	−0.2 pp	−36%
15	GTPL Hathway LimitedGTPL	1.2%	0.90 → 0.95	+6%	0.0 pp	−21%
16	R K SwamyRKSWAMY	1.1%	0.72 → 2.44	+239%	+0.3 pp	−18%
17	Dish TV India LimitedDISHTV	1.0%	−0.25 → −2.18	loss, bigger one-off	−14.0 pp	−45%
18	TV Today Network LimitedTVTODAY	0.9%	1.46 → 1.03	−29%	−0.1 pp	−24%
19	The Sandesh LimitedSANDESH	0.8%	−27.47 → 12.21	turned profitable	+1.2 pp	−32%
20	Zee MediaZEEMEDIA	0.8%	−0.36 → −0.59	loss, bigger	−0.6 pp	−29%
	Sector earnings growth	100%			+25.9 pp

Who joined and who left

1 joined and 1 left the top 20 since Q3 FY25, as market caps moved.

Joined the top 20 since Q3 FY25 1

now #20 Zee Media ZEEMEDIA

Left the top 20 since Q3 FY25 1

was #20 Vertoz Limited VERTOZ

EPS growth by company, Q2 FY24 to Q1 FY27

Each company's EPS growth quarter on quarter, every quarter it was in the top 20.

≤ −40%−20%0+20%≥ +40% Blue is growth, red is decline, grey is about zero; the colour stops deepening at ±40%.

turned profitableto loss crossed zero, so there is no growth rate to print
loss, smallerloss, bigger a loss in both quarters
sources disagree our two sources disagree, so the figure is left out of the sector totals
outside not in the sector's top 20 that quarter

EPS growth of each company in the sector's top 20, by quarter
Company	Q2 FY24	Q3 FY24	Q4 FY24	Q1 FY25	Q2 FY25	Q3 FY25	Q4 FY25	Q1 FY26	Q2 FY26	Q3 FY26	Q4 FY26	Q1 FY27
SUNTV	−22%	−2%	−9%	+35%	−27%	−11%	+2%	+42%	−33%	−9%	−28%	+166%
SAREGAMA	+10%	+9%	+3%	−32%	+22%	+39%	−3%	−39%	+19%	+17%	+47%	−32%
ZEEL	turned profitable	−52%	−77%	+779%	+77%	−22%	+15%	−23%	−47%	+102%	to loss	turned profitable
PVRINOX	turned profitable	−92%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable	to loss	loss, smaller	turned profitable	−9%	+95%	−70%
NAZARA	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	to loss	turned profitable	+370%	to loss
TIPSMUSIC	+46%	−13%	−26%	+70%	+11%	−8%	−31%	+50%	+16%	+10%	+1%	−26%
NETWORK18	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable	−73%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, bigger
MPSLTD	−1%	−1%	−3%	−10%	+36%	+16%	+16%	−25%	+57%	−36%	+33%	+7%
DBCORP	+27%	+24%	−1%	−4%	−30%	+43%	−56%	+54%	+15%	+2%	−35%	+62%
PFOCUS	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	turned profitable	to loss	loss, bigger	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree
HATHWAY	−15%	+18%	+54%	−50%	+50%	−47%	+150%	−10%	−44%	+20%	−50%	+133%
SABTNL	outside	outside	outside	outside	turned profitable	to loss	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	turned profitable	−89%	outside	outside
JAGRAN	−5%	+74%	−69%	+80%	+4%	+46%	to loss	turned profitable	−13%	−7%	−69%	+246%
SIGNPOST	outside	outside	+88%	−37%	+42%	−64%	−83%	+1,489%	+2%	+16%	+16%	−11%
GTPL	−5%	−31%	−45%	+9%	−10%	−21%	+6%	−1%	−13%	+20%	to loss	turned profitable
RKSWAMY	outside	outside	+368%	−92%	outside	+620%	+239%	−77%	outside	outside	outside	outside
DISHTV	−73%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	outside	outside
TVTODAY	−20%	+314%	−61%	+348%	−84%	+5%	−29%	+19%	to loss	loss, smaller	turned profitable	+14%
SANDESH	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	to loss	turned profitable	outside	−93%	+897%	to loss	turned profitable
ZEEMEDIA	outside	outside	outside	outside	loss, bigger	outside	loss, bigger	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside