Sun TV Network (SUNTV) had a P/E of 15.2× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 15.3×, and the shares are 12% below their 52-week high. It earns ROCE of 15% and ROE of 12%, and sales grew 4.7% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 5.5%. It has almost no debt, and its dividend yield is 2.5%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹23,466 Cr, the largest of 16 Broadcasting companies by market cap; the shares rose 6.3% over the past year.
- ₹595.00
- ₹606.70
- ₹585.00
- ₹597.05
- 1.4 L
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+6.3% over a year, better than 7 of 7 peers.
- Price tagIn line
P/E 15.2 vs industry 15.3.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +4.7%, profit −5.5% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 15.3% vs peer median 0.3%.
- Balance sheetFair
Practically debt-free, Piotroski 5 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
Quarterly sales down 27.7% on a year ago.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹23,466 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 15.2
- Industry 15.3
- Price to book
- 1.74
- Peers 0.49
- Dividend yield
- 2.52%
- ROE
- 11.9%
- Peers −0.1%
- ROCE
- 15.3%
- Peers 0.3%
- Debt to equity
- 0.01
- Debt ₹108 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹39.09
- Face value ₹5
- OPM (TTM)
- 48.2%
- Net margin 37.2%
- Sales growth
- −27.7%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +2.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 5.66
- EV/EBITDA 12.2
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Practically debt-free.
- Dividend yield of 2.52%.
- Net margin of 37.2%.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- Quarterly sales down 27.7% on a year ago.
About Sun TV Network
Sun TV Network Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in producing and broadcasting satellite television and radio software programming in the regional languages. The company's flagship channel is Sun TV. It also operates various other satellite channels, such as Surya TV, Gemini TV, Udaya TV, SUN Bangla, Sun Neo, and Sun Marathi; 24 frequency modulation radio stations; SunRisers Hyderabad, an Indian Premier League franchise; Sun Risers Eastern…
- Headquarters
- Chennai
- Employees
- 1,010
- Sector
- Communication Services
- ISIN
- INE424H01027
- Website
- suntv.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 15.5 L
- 1-year return
- plus 6.3%
- From 52-week high
- minus 11.6%
Analyst consensus
Next results expected around 28 Jan 2027
Peers · Broadcasting
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNTVSun TV Network | 595.45 | minus 0.27% | 23,466 | 15.2 | 1.74 | 15.3% | 11.9% | 48.2% | 4.7% | −5.5% | 2.52% | plus 6.3% |
| ZEELZee Entertainment Enterprises | 63.97 | minus 5.12% | 6,144 | 35.0 | 0.49 | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 78.7% | 3.13% | minus 33.9% |
| NDTVNew Delhi Television | 64.53 | minus 1.75% | 728 | – | −47.52 | −75.1% | −345.0% | −48.4% | 11.0% | – | 0.00% | minus 28.3% |
| TVTODAYTV Today Network | 101.20 | minus 1.20% | 604 | 38.9 | 0.68 | 3.5% | 1.6% | 4.5% | −2.6% | −45.4% | 0.00% | minus 29.7% |
| ZEEMEDIAZee Media Corporation | 7.10 | minus 0.56% | 465 | – | 2.00 | 4.3% | 0.9% | 13.3% | 1.8% | – | 0.00% | minus 28.6% |
| ENILEntertainment Network (India) | 80.55 | minus 2.88% | 384 | – | 0.52 | −1.8% | −1.0% | 10.3% | 3.5% | – | 2.48% | minus 38.7% |
| AQYLONAqylon Nexus | 12.76 | minus 2.22% | 324 | 11.4 | −56.21 | – | – | 35.6% | – | – | 0.00% | minus 98.3% |
| RADIOCITYMusic Broadcast | 5.60 | minus 1.23% | 197 | – | 0.43 | −9.7% | −6.0% | 5.1% | −4.3% | – | 0.00% | minus 25.7% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.75% | 465 | 35.0 | 0.49 | 0.3% | −0.1% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 16.7% | 0.00% | −29.7% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,300 | 862 | 883 | 1,458 | 940 | |
| 515 | 443 | 492 | 723 | 490 | |
| 784 | 420 | 391 | 735 | 450 | |
| 60.3% | 48.7% | 44.3% | 50.4% | 47.9% | |
| 110 | 138 | 101 | 179 | 136 | |
| 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 | |
| 404 | 113 | 98 | 95.8 | 116 | |
| – | −5.1 | −67.9 | – | – | |
| 486 | 436 | 323 | 818 | 467 | |
| 27.0% | 25.6% | 28.0% | 24.3% | 21.9% | |
| 354 | 324 | 232 | 619 | 364 | |
| 9.00 | 8.23 | 5.90 | 15.71 | 9.25 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +4.7%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −5.5%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −5.5%
- ROE
- 11.9%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,772 | 4,282 | 4,020 | 4,335 | |
| – | +13.5% | minus 6.1% | +7.8% | |
| 1,374 | 1,625 | 1,832 | 2,114 | |
| 2,398 | 2,657 | 2,187 | 2,221 | |
| 63.6% | 62.0% | 54.4% | 51.2% | |
| 223 | 237 | 294 | 216 | |
| 9.4 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 13.9 | |
| 486 | 532 | 541 | 723 | |
| 152 | 259 | 289 | 239 | |
| 2,278 | 2,613 | 2,217 | 1,939 | |
| 25.1% | 26.3% | 23.2% | 25.7% | |
| 1,706 | 1,925 | 1,702 | 1,440 | |
| – | +12.8% | minus 11.6% | minus 15.4% | |
| 43.31 | 48.86 | 43.22 | 36.56 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | |
| 9,075 | 10,339 | 11,454 | 12,446 | |
| 62.9 | 37.8 | 124 | 106 | |
| 814 | 847 | 875 | 1,092 | |
| 10,148 | 11,421 | 12,651 | 13,841 | |
| 962 | 858 | 872 | 832 | |
| – | 7.4 | 17.3 | 30.5 | |
| 1,492 | 1,999 | 1,993 | 1,360 | |
| 4,209 | 5,124 | 6,412 | 6,630 | |
| 3,484 | 3,432 | 3,356 | 4,989 | |
| 10,148 | 11,421 | 12,651 | 13,841 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,096 | 2,171 | 1,665 | 1,802 | |
| −1,554 | −1,313 | −1,066 | −1,311 | |
| −631 | −697 | −618 | −525 | |
| −89 | 161 | −19.4 | −34.7 | |
| −570 | −511 | −384 | −2,214 | |
| 1,526 | 1,660 | 1,281 | −413 | |
| −591 | −660 | −591 | −493 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 13.4% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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