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Sun TV Networks Ltd on Friday reported a decline of 20 per cent in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 363.26 crore for the third quarter ended December 2024. The company had reported a PAT of Rs 454.09 crore in the October-December period a year ago, according to a BSE filing from Sun TV Network, one of the largest broadcasters. Its revenue from operations declined 10.35 per cent to Rs 827.56 crore in the December quarter. This same stood at Rs 923.15 crore in the year-ago period. Sun TV Networks' total expenses increased 10.86 per cent at Rs 500.01 crore in the december quarter of FY25. The total income of Sun TV Networks in the December quarter was Rs 967.56 crore, down 8.6 per cent. Moreover, in a separate filing, Sun TV informed its board has declared an interim dividend of 50 per cent, which is Rs 2.50 per equity share of Rs 5 each for financial year 2024-25. It also owns SunRisers Hyderabad Cricket Franchise of the Indian Premier League and SunRisers Eastern Cape

The profit before interest, depreciation, and taxes (PBIDT) of the company declined by 15.1 per cent to Rs 713.1 crore on a Y-o-Y basis for the July-September quarter

Sun TV stock outlook: Prolonged weakness in ad revenue, coupled with risk around market share loss, and strong competition from deep-pocketed OTT players continued to pose concerns

Sun TV Networks Ltd on Friday reported a decline of 5.48 per cent in its consolidated profit after tax at Rs 559.58 crore in the first quarter ended June 2024. The company had reported a PAT (profit after tax) of Rs 592.08 crore in the April-June period a year ago, according to a BSE filing from Sun TV Network, one of the largest broadcasters. Its revenue from operations was down 2.72 per cent to Rs 1,312.40 crore during the quarter under review. It was at Rs 1,349.22 crore in the year-ago period. Sun TV Networks' total expenses increased 10 per cent to Rs 709.12 crore in the June quarter of FY25. The total income of Sun TV Networks in the June quarter was marginally down to Rs 1,459.20 crore. The board of the company at its meeting held on Friday declared an interim dividend of Rs 5 per share. Sun TV Network operates satellite television channels across six languages -- Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bangla and Marathi, and airs FM radio stations across India. It also owns

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Sun TV Networks Ltd on Friday reported a 9.08 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 414.94 crore for the March quarter. The company had reported a PAT of Rs 380.40 crore in the January-March period a year ago, according to a BSE filing from Sun TV Network, one of the largest broadcasters. Its revenue from operations was up 14.4 per cent to Rs 961.28 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 840.36 crore in the year-ago period. Sun TV Networks' total expenses were at Rs 548.34 crore, up 29 per cent year-on-year, while the total income was 18.63 per cent higher at Rs 1,098.72 crore. For the financial year ended on March 31, 2024 Sun TV Networks consolidated PAT was up 12.82 per cent to Rs 1,925.80 crore. It was at Rs 1,706.92 crore a year ago. Its revenue from operations in FY24 was up 13.52 per cent to Rs 4,282.10 crore. Sun TV Network operates satellite television channels across six languages -- Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bangla, and Marathi,

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Sun TV Network Ltd on Wednesday reported 6.81 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 454.09 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The company had reported a PAT of Rs 425.10 crore in October-December FY23, according to a BSE filing by Sun TV Network, one of the largest broadcasters. Revenue from operations rose to Rs 923.15 crore from Rs 886.88 crore. Total expenses were at Rs 451 crore, up 7.86 per cent from the year-ago period. Total income was higher by 7.5 per cent to Rs 1,058.66 crore. In a separate filing, the company informed that its board in a meeting held on Wednesday declared an interim dividend of 50 per cent, which is Rs 2.50 per share on face value of Rs 5 per share. "This is in addition to the interim dividends of Rs 6.25 per share and Rs 5 per share declared at their meetings held on August 11, 2023 and November 10, 2023, respectively," it said. Sun TV Network operates satellite television channels across six languages - Tamil, .

Advertising revenue, however, fails to translate into real action despite optimism

South India-based broadcaster Sun TV Networks Ltd on Friday reported a decline of 7.25 per cent in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 380.40 crore for the March 2023 quarter. The company had reported a PAT of Rs 410.17 crore in the January-March period a year ago, Sun TV Network said in a BSE filing. Its revenue from operations was Rs 840.36 crore, 1.92 per cent lower, during the period. It was Rs 856.85 crore in the year-ago period. Sun TV Networks' total expenses in the fourth quarter stood at Rs 427.75 crore against Rs 367.09 crore in Q4 FY22. Its total income during the March quarter was Rs 926.20 crore. Sun TV said: "The results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2023, includes income from the Holding Company's Cricket franchises (SunRisers Hyderabad and SunRisers Eastern Cape) for season 2023 of Rs 36.96 crore and Rs 287.27 crore, respectively". Sun TV Network operates satellite television channels across six languages of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam,

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Between the two, Sun had better growth rates than Zee in the Sept quarter

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Sun TV's revenue from operations rose 48.88 per cent to Rs 1,219.14 crore in the latest June quarter. It was at Rs 818.87 crore in the year-ago period.

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In the last one year, Sun TV has underperformed the market by falling 24 per cent, as against a 0.1 per cent gain on the S&P BSE Sensex.