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Entertainment Network (India) Reports Net Profit Turnaround

May 15, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

Entertainment Network (India) Limited — Quarter and year ended 31 March 2026

Optional commentary: The document includes standalone and consolidated audited financial results for the quarter ended 31-Mar-26 and comparative periods, along with standalone/consolidated statement of assets and liabilities and cash flows.

Sr.No Particulars Quarter Ended 31-Mar-26 (Unaudited) (Refer Note 11) Quarter Ended 31-Dec-25 (Unaudited) (Refer Note 11) Quarter Ended 31-Mar-25 (Unaudited) (Refer Note 11) Year Ended 31-Mar-26 (Audited) Year Ended 31-Mar-25 (Audited)
1 Income from operations:
a) Revenue from operations 13,852.70 15,778.71 15,251.55 53,957.77 52,263.14
b) Other operating income 75.20 203.07 120.48 789.44 376.80
Total Revenue from operations 13,927.90 15,981.78 15,372.03 54,747.21 52,639.50
2 Other income 1,112.77 646.27 1,134.10 3,190.62 3,707.98
3 Total Income (1+2) 15,040.67 16,628.05 16,506.13 57,937.83 56,347.48
4 Expenses:
a) Employee benefit expense 2,074.44 3,585.89 2,459.41 12,954.88 13,673.07
b) Production expenses 5,624.86 6,243.22 5,660.62 19,861.52 15,831.69
c) License fees 844.42 861.57 843.09 3,414.44 3,453.80
d) Depreciation & Amortisation expenses 1,997.51 2,048.44 2,034.59 7,878.69 7,766.37
e) Finance cost 340.25 345.25 334.36 1,332.59 1,334.74
f) Other expenses 4,380.94 3,917.20 3,567.52 14,492.53 12,428.14
Total expenses [sum of a) to f)] 15,262.42 17,001.57 14,899.59 59,934.65 54,487.81
5 Profit before exceptional items and tax (3-4) (221.75) (373.52) 1,606.54 (1,996.82) 1,859.67
6 Exceptional items – (Refer Note 4) (160.45) (810.03) (970.48)
7 Profit before tax (5+6) (382.20) (1,183.55) 1,606.54 (2,967.30) 1,859.67
8 Tax expense
Current tax 281.38 321.63
Deferred tax – (Refer Note 9) (1,310.49) (563.06) 70.90 (2,403.26) 357.09
Total tax expense (1,310.49) (563.06) 352.28 (2,403.26) 678.72
9 Net Profit for the period / year (7-8) 928.29 (620.49) 1,254.26 (564.04) 1,180.95
10 Other comprehensive income / (loss), net of income tax
a) Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Remeasurement of post employment benefit obligations 195.38 47.41 3.92 203.58 (18.85)
Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (43.64) (18.21) (1.55) (47.03) 4.27
Total other comprehensive (loss) / income, net of income tax 151.74 29.20 2.37 156.55 (14.58)
11 Total comprehensive income for the period / year (9+10) 1,080.03 (591.29) 1,256.63 (407.49) 1,166.37
12 Paid-up Equity Share Capital (Face value per share ₹ 10) 4,767.04 4,767.04 4,767.04 4,767.04 4,767.04
13 Other equity 70,867.56 72,570.06
14 Earnings per share (EPS) (of ₹ 10 each)
a) Basic (not annualised except for the year end) ₹ 1.95 (1.30) 2.63 (1.18) 2.48
b) Diluted (not annualised except for the year end) ₹ 1.95 (1.30) 2.63 (1.18) 2.48
Sr.No Particulars As at 31-Mar-26 (Audited) As at 31-Mar-25 (Audited)
A ASSETS
1 Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 4,748.49 5,262.62
Right-of-use assets 10,769.15 11,398.07
Capital work-in-progress 0.80 526.32
Investment properties 49.87 52.91
Other intangible assets 21,514.94 26,023.99
Financial assets
– Investments 16,970.23 10,167.77
– Other financial assets 2,237.16 2,224.58
Deferred tax assets (net) 5,187.64 3,173.00
Income tax assets (net) 1,140.72 1,184.10
Other non-current assets 4,155.59 7,034.74
Total Non-Current Assets 66,774.59 67,048.10
2 Current assets
Financial assets
– Investments 23,683.21 27,827.40
– Trade receivables 17,435.53 16,318.27
– Cash and cash equivalents 1,670.57 1,248.53
– Bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents 386.57 12.80
– Loans 18.00
– Other financial assets 795.02 525.00
Other current assets 7,601.24 4,481.79
Total Current Assets 51,572.14 50,431.79
TOTAL ASSETS (1+2) 1,18,346.73 1,17,479.89
B EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
1 Equity
Equity share capital 4,767.04 4,767.04
Other equity 70,867.56 72,570.06
Total Equity 75,634.60 77,337.10
2 Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities
– Lease liabilities 13,390.81 14,574.83
Provisions 1,366.84 915.84
Total Non-Current Liabilities 14,757.65 15,490.67
3 Current liabilities
Financial liabilities
– Lease liabilities 2,197.66 2,110.85
– Trade payables
(A) total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises 967.46 532.86
(B) total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises 15,920.32 13,452.09
– Other financial liabilities 877.71 2,478.98
Other current liabilities 7,142.90 5,408.31
Provisions 848.43 669.03
Total Current Liabilities 27,954.48 24,652.12
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES (1+2+3) 1,18,346.73 1,17,479.89
Sr.No Particulars For the year ended 31-Mar-26 (Audited) For the year ended 31-Mar-25 (Audited)
A CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Profit before exceptional items and taxation (1,996.82) 1,859.67
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation expenses 7,878.69 7,766.37
Interest income on fair valuation of deposits (15.17) (2.37)
Finance costs 1,332.59 1,334.74
Provision no longer required written back (587.77) (367.41)
Unclaimed credit written back (44.88) (43.03)
Interest on corporate fixed deposits (1,497.58) (1,033.14)
Gain on termination and modification of lease – Ind AS 116 (80.12) (261.08)
Gain on fair value of investments (34.69) (732.40)
Profit on sale of current investments (983.37) (869.24)
Exchange (gain) / loss (0.25) 13.49
Interest income on income tax refund (415.26) (288.24)
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment and investment properties 28.12 14.56
Property, plant and equipment written off 12.29 12.52
Interest income on others (17.46) (23.68)
Provision for doubtful debts (net) 541.09 256.30
Bad debts written off 61.37 111.69
Operating profit before working capital changes 4,180.78 7,748.75
Adjustments for changes in working capital:
(Increase)/ Decrease in trade receivables (1,719.47) 1,109.65
Decrease in non current – other financial assets 20.05 23.53
(Increase) in other bank balances (373.77) (0.03)
(Increase) in current – other financial assets (391.23) (156.32)
Decrease in other non current assets 2,879.15
(Increase) in other current assets (2,983.49) (901.68)
(Decrease)/ Increase in other current financial liabilities (462.49) (939.48)
Increase/ (Decrease) in trade payables 3,517.36 (6,743.15)
Increase in other current liabilities 1,734.59 1,387.64
Increase/ (Decrease) in provisions (136.50) 239.26
Cash generated from operations 6,264.98 1,768.17
Taxes paid (net) 458.64 458.06
Net cash flow generated from Operating Activities (A) 6,723.62 2,226.23
B CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property plant and equipments, including capital work in progress and capital advances (1,661.95) (645.92)
Proceeds from sale of Property, plant and equipments 47.75 32.43
Interest received 1,467.23 626.56
Purchase of current investments (6,016.03) (10,797.69)
Proceeds from sale of current investments 7,705.55 2,009.20
Purchase of Non current investment (9,166.94) (7,313.68)
Proceeds from sale of Non current investments 2,364.49
Purchase of mutual funds (4,116.42) (70,168.47)
Proceeds from sale of mutual funds 7,589.14 83,150.60
Net cash flow used in Investing Activities (B) (1,787.18) (3,106.97)
C CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal lease liability payment (2,262.01) (2,022.30)
Interest paid (1,298.98) (1,323.74)
Dividend paid (953.41) (715.06)
Net cash flow used in Financing Activities (C) (4,514.40) (4,061.10)
Net Increase/ (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (A)+(B)+(C) 422.04 (4,941.84)
Cash and Cash Equivalents as at the beginning of the year (A) 1,248.53 6,190.37
Cash and Cash Equivalents as at the end of the year (B) 1,670.57 1,248.53
Balance as per Statement of Cash Flows (B)-(A) 422.04 (4,941.84)
Sr.No Particulars Quarter ended 31-Mar-26 (Unaudited) (Refer Note 13) Quarter ended 31-Dec-25 (Unaudited) (Refer Note 13) Quarter ended 31-Mar-25 (Unaudited) (Refer Note 13) Year ended 31-Mar-26 (Audited) Year ended 31-Mar-25 (Audited)
1 Income from operations:
a) Revenue from operations 14,136.87 16,293.21 15,671.56 55,717.66 53,