Shemaroo

The company posted a very encouraging set of numbers for Q4Fy16. On a consolidated basis, total Income increased by 18% (YoY) to Rs.1031 crore. EBITDA increased by 33% to Rs.359 crore and margin was up from 30.9% to 34.8%. Net Profit rose 29% to Rs.164 crore. PAT Margin stood at 16.0% in Q4 FY2016 (14.6% in Q4 FY2015). Its basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share stood at Rs.6.05 in Q4 FY2016 (Rs.5.41 in Q4 FY2015).

This media content house is active in content acquisition, value addition to content and content distribution. It is engaged in the distribution of content for satellite channels, physical formats and digital technologies, such as Mobile, Internet, Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and Direct to home (DTH), among others.

The company recently crossed 1 Billion views on its flagship Shemaroo YouTube channel. It signed a further content deal with Spuul and during the quarter acquired the Sagarika Bengali Audio Catalog perpetually.

The company has gone public in Sept 2014 and had issued shares on the upper price range of Rs.170 and it got listed at Rs.180 but soon slumped down. The IPO was subscribed 7.26 times.  

Shemaroo ended FY16 with a 27% jump in net profit at Rs.521 crore and total income rise 16% to Rs.3767 crore.