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 Q4 FY24.

The top 20 at Q4 FY25

Q4 FY25 vs Q4 FY24: combined net profit −₹17 cr (+45%), median EPS −19% (8 of 19 up), market-cap-weighted price −8%. 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%	10.53 → 9.43	−10%	−1.4 pp	+8%
2	Saregama India LimitedSAREGAMA	9.7%	2.79 → 3.12	+12%	+0.2 pp	+47%
3	Zee Entertainment Enterprises LimitedZEEL	9.3%	0.14 → 1.96	+1,300%	+5.6 pp	−29%
4	PVR InoxPVRINOX	8.9%	−13.20 → −12.73	loss, smaller	+0.1 pp	−31%
5	Nazara Technologies LimitedNAZARA	8.2%	— → 0.19	sources disagree	—	+47%
6	Tips MusicTIPSMUSIC	8.0%	2.01 → 2.39	+19%	+0.2 pp	+38%
7	Network18 Media & Investments LimitedNETWORK18	6.6%	−0.92 → −0.20	loss, smaller	+2.1 pp	−50%
8	MPSMPSLTD	4.8%	16.78 → 27.52	+64%	+0.6 pp	+86%
9	D B CorpDBCORP	4.1%	6.88 → 2.94	−57%	−2.2 pp	−12%
10	Prime FocusPFOCUS	2.7%	−2.01 → −7.70	loss, bigger one-off	−5.4 pp	−8%
11	Hathway Cable & Datacom LimitedHATHWAY	2.3%	0.20 → 0.20	0%	0.0 pp	−34%
12	Sri Adhik. Bros.SABTNL	1.5%	−0.22 → 0.00	loss, smaller	+0.2 pp	—
13	Jagran Prakashan LimitedJAGRAN	1.5%	1.05 → −0.73	to loss	−1.2 pp	−33%
14	Signpost India LimitedSIGNPOST	1.2%	3.33 → 0.18	−95%	−0.5 pp	−37%
15	GTPL Hathway LimitedGTPL	1.2%	1.17 → 0.95	−19%	−0.1 pp	−35%
16	R K SwamyRKSWAMY	1.1%	5.19 → 2.44	−53%	−0.4 pp	−21%
17	Dish TV India LimitedDISHTV	1.0%	−10.81 → −2.18	loss, smaller one-off	+50.5 pp	−66%
18	TV Today Network LimitedTVTODAY	0.9%	1.92 → 1.03	−46%	−0.2 pp	−26%
19	The Sandesh LimitedSANDESH	0.8%	95.02 → 12.21	−87%	−2.0 pp	−8%
20	Zee MediaZEEMEDIA	0.8%	−0.10 → −0.59	loss, bigger	−1.0 pp	+24%
	Sector earnings growth	100%			+45.0 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 year on year, 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
— no data
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	+14%	+7%	+9%	−5%	−12%	−20%	−10%	−5%	−13%	−11%	−37%	+17%
SAREGAMA	+4%	0%	+9%	−15%	−6%	+19%	+12%	−1%	−3%	−18%	+25%	+41%
ZEEL	+8%	+144%	turned profitable	turned profitable	+70%	+179%	+1,300%	+22%	−63%	−5%	to loss	−47%
PVRINOX	turned profitable	−51%	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	to loss	+182%	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	turned profitable	+166%	turned profitable	turned profitable
NAZARA	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	to loss
TIPSMUSIC	+92%	+73%	+41%	+62%	+22%	+28%	+19%	+5%	+10%	+33%	+93%	−5%
NETWORK18	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable	turned profitable	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	to loss
MPSLTD	+12%	+1%	−11%	−15%	+17%	+37%	+64%	+36%	+57%	−13%	0%	+43%
DBCORP	+105%	+157%	+198%	+50%	−18%	−5%	−57%	−31%	+13%	−19%	+19%	+24%
PFOCUS	to loss	to loss	to loss	loss, bigger	turned profitable	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree
HATHWAY	−35%	−19%	turned profitable	−23%	+36%	−38%	0%	+80%	−33%	+50%	−70%	−22%
SABTNL	outside	outside	outside	outside	sources disagree	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	+5,500%	turned profitable	outside	outside
JAGRAN	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	−8%	+1%	−15%	to loss	+63%	+37%	−14%	turned profitable	−13%
SIGNPOST	outside	outside	—	—	+146%	−39%	−95%	+36%	−2%	+214%	+2,089%	+22%
GTPL	−24%	−37%	turned profitable	−60%	−63%	−57%	−19%	−26%	−28%	+9%	to loss	−78%
RKSWAMY	outside	outside	+42%	turned profitable	outside	−35%	−53%	+33%	outside	outside	outside	outside
DISHTV	−75%	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	to loss	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	outside	outside
TVTODAY	−64%	+5%	+96%	+486%	+18%	−70%	−46%	−86%	to loss	to loss	+47%	+40%
SANDESH	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	to loss	−87%	outside	−90%	turned profitable	to loss	+71%
ZEEMEDIA	outside	outside	outside	outside	loss, bigger	outside	loss, bigger	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside