Zee Entertainment Q4 Result: Net Profit Surges 1305% YoY to Rs 188 Crore; Dividend Declared; Check Full Detail

ZEEL Q4 Result: Driven by a healthy balance sheet and cash generation, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) on Thursday reported 1305% YoY increase in is net profit to Rs 188 crore during the fourth quarter of financial year 2024-25. Its total income increased to Rs 2220 crore during the quarter under review. Zee had also announced dividend for FY25 for its shareholders.

ZEEL Dividend

The BSE 500 company had announced a dividend of Rs. 2.43/- per equity share of Re. 1 each for FY25. The company is yet to fix the record date to determine the eligibility of shareholders for the payment.

The company had "recommended dividend of Rs. 2.43/- per equity share of Re. 1/- each for the financial year 2024-25, subject to the approval of the Members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company," read ZEEL stock exchange filing released on Thursday.

ZEEL Dividend: How To Become Eligible?

Investors looking to get the benefit of ZEEL dividend must become its shareholders on or before record date. The company is yet to announce record date and payment date.

ZEEL Q4 Result

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited reported a whopping 1305% increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 188 crore during Q4FY25 against Rs 12.2 crore reported in the year ago period.

Company's EBITDA margin increased by 390 basis points to 14.4 percent. Whereas, its EBITDA for FY25 stood at Rs 1196.2 million. The company's OTT vertical registered healthy growth in FY 2025 in usage and engagement metrics. However, its revenue growth was impacted by delay in the renewal of B2B deal. THe company, in its BSE filing, said that the renewal discussions are underway as its expects performance improvement momentum to sustain with growth providing some operating leverage.

ZEEL's operating revenue from advertisement decline by 11% YoY to Rs 3591 crore during the previous financial year, Whereas, its revenue from subscription increased by 11% YoY to Rs 3926 crore during FY25. Revenue from other services was down 15% YoY to Rs 776 crore during FY25.

"Company's domestic advertising revenue declined by 27% YoY for the quarter due to slowdown in macro advertising environment , postponement of Zee Cine Award, busy sports calendar and higher base in Q4 FY24," noted ZEEL in its press release.
ZEEL's operating cost increased sequentially with the support of higher syndication and movies production cost.

ZEEL Share Price Trend

ZEEL shares closed 1.32% higher at Rs 111.1 per share on BSE on Thursday. Its market capitalisation stood at Rs 10,671.37 crore. The company scrip also witnessed a significant spurt in trading volatility during Thursday's trading session ahead of its Q4 result announcement. According to BSE, ZEEL shares witnessed a spurt in volume by more than 4.22 times. ZEEL stock value has declined nearly 9.71% year to date. As the stock market has surged over the past one month, ZEEL's share price value has also increased nearly 1.6% in three months. The company touched its 52-week high mark of Rs 168.70 per share on 13 June, 2024. Its stock price plunged to its 52-week low mark of Rs 89.29 apiece on 4 March, 2025.