Q3FY17 Earnings Report                                                                                                   Sun TV Network Ltd
Standalone Report                                                                                                        INE424H01027
                            Net Sales Turnover                                             Ebitda Margin                         PAT Margin                              Net Profit
                      Rs. 589.43 Cr  2.82%                                              81.21%  12.0 bps                    40.73%  299.0 bps                 Rs. 240.09 Cr  10.98%
Date : 18th February 2017                                                                                                                                 Note : Values compared with Q3FY16
                                                                                                                Overview
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                   Net Sales Turnover (in Cr.)
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                                                                              Net Sales Turnover (in Cr.)      Operating Margin (RHS)      Net Profit Margin (RHS)
Revenue decreased by 5.77% to Rs. 589.43 Cr in Q3FY17 when compared to the previous quarter. On the other hand, it grew by 2.82% when
compared with Q3FY16. The Sales had been decreasing in the period Q2FY17 to Q3FY17. It displayed an erratic but increasing trend from
Q3FY16 to Q2FY17. EBITDA was Rs. 478.66 Cr for Q3FY17, a fall of 7.08% compared to Q2FY17.It rose by 2.67% compared to Q3FY16 . It
displayed an erratic but increasing trend from Q3FY16 to Q3FY17. PAT for Q3FY17 was Rs. 240.09 Cr, a drop of 11.19% when compared to
Q2FY17 . When compared to Q3FY16, PAT grew by 10.98%. It displayed an erratic but increasing trend from Q3FY16 to Q3FY17.
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  Trend of Other Expenses
                                                                                                                        The EBITDA Margin fell to 81.21% in Q3FY17, a fall of 114.0 bps
                                                                                                                        compared to the last quarter. It was due to the rise in other
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                                                                                                                        expenses as a proportion of sales. The EBITDA Margin was 81.33%
                                                                                                                        same quarter last year. PAT Margin fell from 43.22% in Q2FY17 to
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                                                                                                                        40.73% this quarter. It fell due to the drop in EBITDA Margin ,
                                                                                                                        depreciation and interest.
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The EPS fell this quarter to Rs. 6.09 from Rs. 6.86 in Q2FY17. In
Q3FY16 it was Rs. 5.49.
                                                                                                    EPS Trend
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The stock price of Sun TV Network Ltd increased from Rs. 505.35 to
Rs. 703.35 when compared to the previous quarter.
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