As of 6 Nov 2026, Universal Arts trades at 98.0× trailing earnings, above the industry P/E of 49.3×, and the shares are 23% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 2.1% is the second-lowest among the 7 largest Entertainment peers, and sales fell 67% a year over 3 years, though net profit is above operating profit, which points to a one-off gain. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹4.89 Cr, ranked 51st of 55 Entertainment companies by market cap; the shares fell 4.6% over the past year.
- ₹4.95
- ₹5.00
- ₹4.90
- ₹4.95
- 4.3K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−4.6% over a year, better than 2 of 7 peers.
- Price tagDistorted
A one-off gain inflates profit, so P/E isn’t comparable right now.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −66.7% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 2.1% vs peer median 15.5%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Piotroski 3 of 9.
- Red flags5 to check
Return on equity is low at 0.6%.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹4.89 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 98.0
- Industry 49.3
- Price to book
- 0.66
- Peers 6.52
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 0.6%
- Peers 11.6%
- ROCE
- 2.1%
- Peers 15.5%
- Debt to equity
- n/a
- Debt ₹0.00 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹0.05
- OPM (TTM)
- −4564.3%
- Net margin 1423.6%
- Sales growth
- n/a
- Year-ago quarter not reported
- Profit growth
- −282.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1590.25
- EV/EBITDA 10.0
Strengths and risks
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 0.6%.
- Quarterly profit down 282.5% on a year ago.
- Net profit is above operating profit, so a one-off gain is likely flattering earnings.
- P/E of 98.0 against an industry P/E of 49.3.
- Interest coverage of only −554.7×.
About Universal Arts
Universal Arts Limited sells films and TV serials in India. It engages in the business of media, such as editing TV serials; feature films production; and television software, etc.; as well as trades in film rights. The company was formerly known as Goldmines Media Limited and changed its name to Universal Arts Limited in December 2006. Universal Arts Limited was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Mumbai, India.
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 3
- Sector
- Communication Services
- ISIN
- INE464B01018
- Website
- universal-arts.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 2.3K
- 1-year return
- minus 4.6%
- From 52-week high
- minus 23.4%
Peers · Entertainment
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOCUSPrime Focus | 285.20 | minus 1.06% | 22,211 | 160.2 | 10.61 | 23.0% | 15.4% | 30.4% | −0.3% | 14.1% | 0.00% | plus 60.2% |
| PVRINOXPVR INOX | 1,565.60 | minus 1.00% | 15,050 | 35.8 | 2.08 | 7.1% | 6.0% | 33.2% | 20.9% | – | 0.00% | plus 36.1% |
| SAREGAMASaregama India | 619.65 | minus 1.96% | 11,895 | 49.3 | 6.52 | 16.0% | 13.9% | 35.5% | 10.6% | 3.8% | 0.73% | plus 39.7% |
| TIPSMUSICTips Music | 769.25 | plus 0.75% | 9,782 | 43.3 | 30.29 | 110.2% | 78.1% | 69.7% | 26.2% | 41.5% | 1.49% | plus 45.1% |
| JOJOJOJO | 109.80 | plus 0.14% | 7,572 | 163.9 | 20.64 | 15.5% | 11.6% | 46.5% | 525.5% | 694.1% | 0.01% | plus 159.8% |
| NETWORK18Network18 Media & Investments | 26.83 | minus 1.18% | 4,144 | – | 0.82 | 6.8% | −0.4% | 3.0% | −30.8% | – | 0.00% | minus 44.1% |
| IMAGICAAImagicaaworld Entertainment | 43.61 | plus 1.37% | 2,570 | 174.4 | 1.38 | 1.8% | 0.1% | 33.1% | 13.0% | −87.9% | 0.00% | minus 14.7% |
| UNIVARTSUniversal Arts | 4.90 | minus 1.01% | 5 | 98.0 | 0.66 | 2.1% | 0.6% | −4564.3% | −66.7% | – | 0.00% | minus 4.6% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.00% | 9,782 | 104.7 | 6.52 | 15.5% | 11.6% | 33.2% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 0.00% | 39.7% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 0 | – | 0 | |
| – | – | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | |
| −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | |
| – | – | −3064.7% | – | −4233.3% | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | −0 | 0.1 | −0 | |
| – | – | −218.6% | – | – | |
| 0 | 0 | −0.1 | 0.1 | −0 | |
| 0.02 | 0.04 | -0.08 | 0.13 | -0.04 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −66.7%
- ROE
- 0.6%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | +1813.9% | minus 99.6% | minus 54.1% | |
| 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.2 | |
| −364.9% | −14.6% | −3548.5% | −8279.1% | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| −0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| – | – | 49.7% | 33.4% | |
| −0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| – | – | minus 58.1% | minus 31.8% | |
| -0.20 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 0.10 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| −3.3 | −2.9 | −2.8 | −2.7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4.7 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | |
| 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 | 1.7 | −0.2 | −0.2 | |
| −1.6 | −1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| −1.2 | 0 | −0 | 0 | |
| 0.4 | 1.7 | −0.2 | −0.2 |
Shareholding pattern
This company is listed only on BSE, so there’s no NSE category split. See Major shareholders below for the named holders.
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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