India Equity Research Media February 8, 2021
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RESULT UPDATE
KEY DATA Rating BUY Banking on normalcy Sector relative Outperformer Price (INR) 551 12 month price target (INR) 642 SUN TV Network’s (SUN TV) Q3FY21 revenue and EBITDA came in line, Market cap (INR bn/USD bn) 217/3.0 while PAT surpassed our estimates. While advertising revenue slid Free float/Foreign ownership (%) 886.5/524.1 What’s Changed 9.5% YoY, a modest growth in subscription revenue (3%), along with Target Price ⚊ presence of INR2.1bn income from IPL franchise (absent in base), led Rating/Risk Rating ⚊ to total revenue growing 19% YoY. EBITDA grew mere 3.5% owing to QUICK TAKE higher IPL expenses, with margin dipping 940bps YoY. Above In line Below Profit With the festive season behind, we will be watchful of SUN TV’s Margins channel portfolio performance to gauge the stickiness of ad revenues. Revenue Growth
Overall SUN TV’s intention to ramp up its viewership in key markets and plan to launch Marathi channel are positive. Maintain ‘BUY’.
FINANCIALS (INR mn) Ad revenues weak; IPL aids growth Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E Domestic ad revenue declined 9.5% YoY in Q3FY21 despite a strong festive boom. Revenue 35,199 30,848 38,651 41,528 Local advertising, particularly from regional jewellery and retail players, remained EBITDA 22,759 20,590 25,289 27,473 Adjusted profit 13,855 13,748 15,819 17,105 soft during the quarter. Subscription revenue growth too stood a modest 3% with Diluted EPS (INR) 35.2 34.9 40.1 43.4 DTH revenue growing 8.2% YoY on a negative 11% base; digital cable dipped EPS growth (%) (3.4) (0.8) 15.1 8.1 marginally by 2.4% (on a base of 74%). SUNTV’s IPL franchise contributed RoAE (%) 24.6 23.2 25.4 26.4 incremental growth of INR2.1bn to revenue during Q3 and delivered profit of P/E (x) 15.7 15.9 13.8 12.7 INR929mn for FY21 (through Q2/Q3). Cost of revenue increased 11% YoY and, given EV/EBITDA (x) 9.3 10.3 8.3 7.5 Dividend yield (%) 4.5 3.8 5.1 5.5 SUN TV’s plans to drive viewership, is likely to be elevated over the coming years. Traction in SUN NXT remains stable–18mn users–similar to the previous quarter.
PRICE PERFORMANCE Q3FY21 earnings call: Key takeaways
575 52,000 i) Launched new shows to bounce back to 50%-plus viewership share. The efforts will 510 46,600 take time to manifest into ratings. ii) Most of the new programming is on commission 445 41,200 model. Can expect 20-25% increase in content cost in FY22 against FY20. iii) Jan-Feb 380 35,800 look promising in terms of ad demand. iv) Capital allocation in terms of content – 315 30,400 250 25,000 Tamil and Telugu markets will get the lion’s share; Bengal and Marathi next; plan to Feb-20 May-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 enter Marathi market in FY22. v) Has five movies in the pipeline; expects to release SUNTV IN Equity Sensex three-four in the next fiscal. Investment around INR3.0-3.5bn.
Outlook and valuations: Promising; maintain ‘BUY’ Explore: We expect SUN TV to benefit from the secular revival in ad demand given its strong presence in Southern markets. With a strong balance sheet, plans to expand to new geographies and a healthy dividend pay out ratio, we maintain ‘BUY/SO’ with TP of INR642 (at 16x FY22E EPS). The stock is trading at 13.8x FY22E EPS.
Financial model Podcast Financials Year to March Q3FY21 Q3FY20 % Change Q2FY21 % Change Net Revenue 9,723 8,150 19.3 7,562 28.6 EBITDA 6,007 5,804 3.5 5,020 19.7 Adjusted Profit 4,418 3,735 18.3 3,459 27.7 Video Corporate access Diluted EPS (INR) 11.2 9.5 18.3 8.8 27.7
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Financial Statements
Income Statement (INR mn) Balance Sheet (INR mn) Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E Total operating income 35,199 30,848 38,651 41,528 Share capital 1,970 1,970 1,970 1,970 Gross profit 29,931 26,818 32,752 35,334 Reserves 55,271 59,074 61,543 64,213 Employee costs 3,232 3,168 3,389 3,525 Shareholders funds 57,241 61,044 63,513 66,183 Other expenses 463 0 800 800 Minority interest 48 48 48 48 EBITDA 22,759 20,590 25,289 27,473 Borrowings 1,289 689 569 549 Depreciation 7,002 4,616 7,129 7,322 Trade payables 3,167 1,250 2,952 1,460 Less: Interest expense 128 57 14 5 Other liabs & prov 3,281 2,781 2,581 2,381 Add: Other income 2,607 2,519 3,058 2,777 Total liabilities 65,075 65,862 69,714 70,671 Profit before tax 18,236 18,436 21,204 22,923 Net block 6,509 6,105 5,953 5,613 Prov for tax 4,340 4,646 5,343 5,777 Intangible assets 3,925 3,214 4,388 3,906 Less: Other adj (42) (42) (42) (42) Capital WIP 663 500 400 400 Reported profit 13,855 13,748 15,819 17,105 Total fixed assets 12,034 10,697 11,528 10,616 Less: Excp.item (net) 0 0 0 0 Non current inv 4,416 4,416 4,416 4,416 Adjusted profit 13,855 13,748 15,819 17,105 Cash/cash equivalent 7,032 7,344 9,470 12,749 Diluted shares o/s 394 394 394 394 Sundry debtors 13,672 15,062 15,647 13,935 Adjusted diluted EPS 35.2 34.9 40.1 43.4 Loans & advances 22,640 23,140 23,440 23,740 DPS (INR) 25.0 20.9 28.1 30.4 Other assets 2,310 2,315 2,312 2,315 Tax rate (%) 23.8 25.2 25.2 25.2 Total assets 65,075 65,862 69,714 70,671
Important Ratios (%) Free Cash Flow (INR mn) Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E Ad revenue growth (%) (15.5) (20.0) 24.0 14.0 Reported profit 13,855 13,748 15,819 17,105 Subscription growth (%) 0 0 0 0 Add: Depreciation 7,002 4,616 7,129 7,322 Dom. sub growth (%) 18.3 14.0 8.6 3.4 Interest (net of tax) 128 57 14 5 EBITDA margin (%) 64.7 66.7 65.4 66.2 Others (1,936) (2,519) (3,058) (2,777) Net profit margin (%) 39.4 44.6 40.9 41.2 Less: Changes in WC (2,492) (4,516) 621 (283) Revenue growth (% YoY) (6.9) (12.4) 25.3 7.4 Operating cash flow 16,556 11,387 20,524 21,372 EBITDA growth (% YoY) (12.7) (9.5) 22.8 8.6 Less: Capex 6,509 3,387 8,050 6,500 Adj. profit growth (%) (3.4) (0.8) 15.1 8.1 Free cash flow 10,047 8,000 12,474 14,872
Assumptions (%) Key Ratios Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E GDP (YoY %) 4.8 (6.0) 7.0 6.0 RoE (%) 24.6 23.2 25.4 26.4 Repo rate (%) 4.4 3.5 3.5 4.0 RoCE (%) 31.9 30.7 33.7 35.0 USD/INR (average) 70.7 75.0 73.0 72.0 Inventory days 0 0 0 0 Direct cost (% of sales) 2.2 3.1 2.8 2.7 Receivable days 130 170 145 130 Employee Cost (%) 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 Payable days 189 200 130 130 SG&A expense (%) 7.7 5.1 4.5 4.4 Working cap (% sales) 113.8 144.8 119.5 119.8 Debtors days 129.7 170.0 145.0 130.0 Gross debt/equity (x) 0 0 0 0 Inventory days 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Net debt/equity (x) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) Payable days 189.2 200.0 130.0 130.0 Interest coverage (x) 123.6 280.0 1,311.4 3,698.8
Valuation Metrics Valuation Drivers Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E Diluted P/E (x) 15.7 15.9 13.8 12.7 EPS growth (%) (3.4) (0.8) 15.1 8.1 Price/BV (x) 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 RoE (%) 24.6 23.2 25.4 26.4 EV/EBITDA (x) 9.3 10.3 8.3 7.5 EBITDA growth (%) (12.7) (9.5) 22.8 8.6 Dividend yield (%) 4.5 3.8 5.1 5.5 Payout ratio (%) 71.1 60.0 70.0 70.0
Source: Company and Edelweiss estimates
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Q3FY21 conference call: Key takeaways
Local advertising remained low during the quarter. From Q2, there has been an improvement, but lower than last year as retail advertising is still low. Jewelry advertising in particular was very low.
Jan-Feb look promising in terms of ad demand
Revenue break up:
o Advertising: INR3090mn
o Broadcast: INR160mn
o International: INR290mn
o Digital cable: INR2000mn
o IPL revenue: INR2090mn
Depreciation: INR230mn; Ammortisation: INR460mn
Believe will achieve FY20 levels easily in FY22
Relative share of viewership has come down; rejigged the prime-time line up
Launched new shows etc to bounce back to 50%-plus viewership share. The efforts will take few months to manifest into ratings
Local advertising around 30% historically. Now around 10%.
Most of the new programming on commission model. Content cost likely to rise
Dividend: Declared INR5/share as interim dividend. Can’t comment on second dividend or buyback.
No plans for tieups with any global OTT platforms/media players
Estimate around 30% of total TN market would be analog. However digitisation happening quickly month on month. 3-4mn analog subscribers would be present broadly.
International revenues low as some contracts yet to finalise. No changes in the business dynamics. Revenue to normalise from Q4.
SUN NXT around 18mn subscribers. Not moved significantly since the last quarter.
Have 5 movies in the pipeline – Expect to release 3-4 in the next fiscal. Investment around INR3-3.5bn.
Might also look at releasing a few small budget movies going ahead
INR2.8-2.9bn worth of movie amortisation for this fiscal. Will have to see the theatrical releases for next fiscal; could be around INR3.5bn.
Can expect 20-25% increase in the content cost in FY22 against FY20
Change in the diaspora demography globally might call for a change in international strategy.
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Believe broadcasters should have the pricing right, rather than price control from regulators. However, the matter remains subjudice as of now. Will figure out way in case ruling comes unfavourable to the industry
Marathi channel to be launched next year
Will be in a better place by Q4 call to give some guidance for the next year
Capital allocation in terms of content – Tamil and Telugu markets will get the lion’s share. Bengal and Marathi will also some content ramp up as they are new markets
Trends at a glance
INR mn Q3FY19 Q4FY19 Q1FY20 Q2FY20 Q3FY20 Q4FY20 Q1FY21 Q2FY21 Q3FY21 Ad + Broadcast 4,000 3,530 3,682 3,450 3,460 2,944 1,260 2,450 3,250 DTH 2,320 2,320 2,280 2,290 2,070 1,930 2,160 2,320 2,000 Cable 1,180 1,200 1,680 1,680 2,050 2,050 2,265 1,950 2,240 International 460 420 410 410 410 410 380 370 290 Movies/Others 1,080 1,150 410 130 156 8 - 22 - Total revenue (ex - IPL) 9,045 8,240 8,570 7,956 8,150 7,350 6,065 7,112 7,781 Cost of Revenues 1,228 1,283 1,624 1,767 1,106 922 671 1,002 1,224 Staff cost 717 703 735 748 710 731 731 724 673 Growth rate Ad + Broadcast 11.7 (4.1) 1.6 (3.9) (13.5) (16.6) (65.8) (29.0) (6.1) DTH revenue 24.1 13.2 7.5 4.1 (10.8) (16.8) (5.3) 1.3 (3.4) Cable 24.2 15.6 68.0 40.0 73.7 70.8 34.8 16.1 9.3 International 12.2 54.4 (4.7) (14.6) (10.9) (2.4) (7.3) (9.8) (29.3) Cost of revenues 51.5 76.4 100.7 96.1 (9.9) (28.1) (58.7) (43.3) 10.7 Staff cost (0.7) (7.6) (13.7) 1.8 (1.0) 4.0 (0.6) (3.2) (5.2) % of revenues Cost of revenues 13.6 14.4 14.7 22.2 13.6 11.3 8.2 12.3 15.0 Staff cost 7.9 7.9 6.7 9.4 8.7 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.3 Other expenditure 4.7 7.9 12.4 9.5 6.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 EBITDA margin 73.8 68.4 61.2 58.9 71.2 68.5 68.9 66.4 61.8 Source: Company, Edelweiss Research
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Quarterly financial snapshot
Year to March Q3FY21 Q3FY20 % change Q2FY21 % change YTD20 FY21E FY22E Revenues 9,723 8,150 19.3 7,562 28.6 23,346 30,848 38,651 Cost of revenues 1,224 1,106 10.7 1,002 22.1 2,897 4,030 5,899 Staff cost 673 710 (5.2) 724 (7.1) 2,127 3,168 3,389 IPL franchise fee 414 0 NM 97 NM 511 511 850 Other expenditure 1,406 531 165.0 718 95.8 2,606 3,060 4,074 Total expenditure 3,717 2,346 58.4 2,541 46.2 8,141 10,257 13,362 EBITDA 6,007 5,804 3.5 5,020 19.7 15,205 20,590 25,289 Depreciation/Amortization 687 1,436 (52.2) 913 (24.7) 3,054 4,616 7,129 EBIT 5,320 4,367 21.8 4,108 12,151 15,974 18,160 Less: Interest Expense 15 19 (21.5) 16 (6.4) 48 57 14 Add: Other income 621 636 (2.3) 516 20.5 2,223 2,519 3,058 Profit Before Tax 5,926 4,985 18.9 4,607 28.6 14,326 18,436 21,204 Less: Provision for Tax 1,508 1,250 20.6 1,148 31.3 3,607 4,646 5,343 Less: Minority Interest 0 0 0 0 0 Add: Share of profit from associates 0 0 0 -42 -42 Reported Profit 4,418 3,735 18.3 3,459 27.7 10,719 13,748 15,819 Adjusted Profit 4,418 3,735 18.3 3,459 27.7 10,719 13,748 15,819 No. of Diluted shares outstanding (mn) 394 394 394 394 394 394 Adjusted Diluted EPS 11.2 9.5 8.8 27.2 34.9 40.1 Tax Rate (%) 25.4 25.1 24.9 25.2 25.2 25.2
As % of net revenues Cost of revenues 12.6 13.6 -98 13.3 -67 12.4 13.1 15.3 Staff cost 6.9 8.7 -179 9.6 -266 9.1 10.3 8.8 Other expenditure 14.5 6.5 795 9.5 496 11.2 9.9 10.5 EBITDA 61.8 71.2 -944 66.4 -462 65.1 66.7 65.4 EBIT 54.7 53.6 112 54.3 39 52.0 51.8 47.0 Net profit margins 45.4 45.8 -38 45.7 -31 45.9 44.6 40.9 Source: Company, Edelweiss Research
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Additional Data Management Holdings – Top 10* Executive Kalanithi Maran % Holding % Holding Chairman Managing R. Mahesh Kumar Aditya Birla Su 1.20 Nordea Bank Abp 0.70 Director HDFC Life Insur 1.15 Nippon Life Ind 0.60 CFO V. C. Unnikrishnan ICICI Prudentia 1.10 FundRock Mgmt 0.50 CTO S. Kannan Vanguard Group 0.80 HSBC Holdings 0.50 Auditor M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP Tata Asset Mana 0.70 Dimensional Fun 0.40
*Latest public data
Recent Company Research Recent Sector Research Date Title Price Reco Date Name of Co./Sector Title Robust recovery on track; Result Favourable triggers in place; Result 12-Nov-20 442 Buy 04-Feb-21 INOX Leisure Update Update Q1 bears the brunt; ad revenue set Riding recovery, improving 14-Aug-20 400 Buy 04-Feb-21 Zee Entertainment for gradual recovery; Result Update governance; Result Update Market share gains positive; New content to bring cheer; Result 26-Jun-20 421 Buy 15-Jan-21 PVR sustenance key ; Result Update Update
Rating Interpretation Daily Volume TP 20 1075 1,064
TP 16 910 820
TP 745 12
(INR) 640
580 (Mn) 8
415 4 250 Feb-18 Aug-18 Feb-19 Aug-19 Feb-20 Aug-20 0 SUNTV IN Equity Buy Hold Reduce Feb-18 Aug-18 Feb-19 Aug-19 Feb-20 Aug-20
Source: Bloomberg, Edelweiss research Source: Bloomberg
Rating Distribution: Edelweiss Research Coverage Rating Rationale
Buy Hold Reduce Total Rating Expected absolute returns over 12 months
Rating Distribution* 163 65 14 242 Buy: >15%
>50bn >10bn and <50bn <10bn Total Hold: >15% and <-5%
Market Cap (INR) 194 53 4 251 Reduce: <-5% * stocks under review
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