ZEEL Q4 Results: Net profit increases multi-fold to ₹188.4 crore, total income up 6.15% YoY

Zee Entertainment Enterprise Limited on Thursday posted a multi-fold jump in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2024-25 to ₹188.4 crore, up 1,305.97% year-on-year (YoY) from ₹13.4 crore in Q4FY24.

The total income of the company jumped 6.15% to ₹976 crore in the quarter under review, rising from ₹919.5 crore in the year-ago quarter.

In "Q4 FY25 growth led by subscription revenue & other sales & services," ZEEL said in a regulatory filing, adding that it "enhanced profitability despite a weak advertising environment."

ZEEL Q4 Results: Key highlights

Advertising revenue of ZEEL decreased by 4.2% to ₹837.5 crore in the January-March quarter of FY25.

"Domestic advertising revenue declined by 27% YoY for the quarter due to a slowdown in the macro advertising environment, postponement of Zee Cine Award, busy sports calendar and higher base in Q4 FY24," said ZEEL in an earnings statement.

ZEEL’s revenue from subscriptions jumped 3.9% to ₹986.5 crore during the period under review. The growth was "driven by both linear subscription revenue and ZEE5," it said.

Revenue from ZEEL’s ‘other sales & service’ segment increased threefold to ₹360.1 crore in the March quarter.

"Other sales and services increased YoY due to a higher number of movie releases and higher syndication revenue," the company said.

ZEEL’s total expenses in the March quarter decreased by 4.2% to ₹1,958.4 crore.

Meanwhile, the net profit of ZEEL for FY25 jumped to ₹679.5 crore from ₹141.4 crore in FY24. The firm’s total consolidated income in FY25 was down 4% at ₹8,417.5 crore.

Ahead of its Q4 earnings announcement, shares of ZEEL ended 1.4% up at ₹111.16 apiece on the NSE on Thursday.