Network18 Media & Inv Share Price

Network18 Media & Investments Limited (Network18 Group) is a leading media conglomerate in India. The company was incorporated in 1996. The company’s business is diversified across various segments of media including digital content, television, print and film.

The company is also engaged in the business of web operations, publishing, and events and sports management. The Market capitalisation of Network18 Media and Investment Limited stood at over ₹12,200 crore as of January 31, 2024. Network 18 share price has surged nearly 223% in the last three years.

Network18 Media & Investments Limited business operations

The Network18 group has several subsidiaries operating in different segments of the media and entertainment industry. The primary business of the group is broadcasting, which is managed through the subsidiary called TV18 Broadcast Limited. The subsidiary owns some major news channels in India (including CNBC-TV18, News18 India, and CNN-News18). The company’s news television business caters to Hindi, English and more than 14 regional language audiences.

The company’s television business is spread across general entertainment, news, business news and infotainment segments. The general entertainment and infotainment television portfolio is operated by Viacom18 Media Private Limited, a subsidiary of the group. MTV, Colors and Nickelodeon are some of the popular TV channels of the group. The group has also ventured into the OTT space with Viacom 18 operating the Voot. It also offers on-demand content through digital streaming platforms.

In the film entertainment space, the group is into film production as well as distribution through its Viacom18 Motion Pictured Studio. TV18's subsidiary, AETN18 Media Private Limited, operates the infotainment channels.

The group is also into the digital commerce and digital content space. The digital content includes online news and entertainment platforms like News18.com, Moneycontrol, Voot, Firstpost and CNBCTV18.com. Network 18 is the second largest digital publisher in India and 8th globally.

For FY2020-21, 1 out of 3 internet users in India visited Network 18 digital properties. The group reaches out to 42% of the digital audiences in India and 8% of the digital audiences globally.

Moreover, the group in collaboration with Forbes Media publishes popular business magazine called Forbes India.

Beyond direct entertainment space, the group also holds a significant stake in BookMyShow.com, an online platform that enables users book tickets for various kinds of entertainment events and movies.

Overall, the group has a strong presence across its portfolio which is very well-diversified across news, entertainment, digital, publishing, motion picture production and distribution of films.

Financial Highlights

• The company’s consolidated revenue from operations in FY23 stood at ₹ 6,223 crores, up 6% compared to ₹5,880 crore in FY22.
• The company reported a net loss of ₹15.75 crore in FY23 as against a net profit of ₹837.65 crore in FY22.
• Its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) stood at ₹137 crore in FY23 as compared to ₹1,080 crore in FY22.
• Its EBITDA margin stood at 3.6% in FY23 compared to 18.8% in FY22.
• The company’s earnings per share (EPS) stood at ₹(-0.81) in FY23 as against ₹2 in FY22.