Quarterly Result Update ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED January 27, 2020

Financial Results In Cr. Qtr Ended Qtr Ended Dec. 2019 Dec. 2018 Var. (%) Current Price: INR 280.80 Total Income 2048.65 2166.77 -5 OPM (%) 25.65 36.55 OP 525.47 791.93 -34 Other income 70.95 86.22 -18 STOCK DATA PBIDT 596.42 878.15 -32 BSE Code 505537 Net Finance Charges 20.04 5.52 263 NSE Symbol ZEEL PBDT 576.38 872.63 -34 Reuters ZEE.BO Depreciation 65.55 61.46 7 Bloomberg Z IN PBT before EO 510.83 811.17 -37 Tax expense 162.23 248.41 -35 PAT 348.60 562.76 -38 VALUE PARAMETERS Minority Interest -0.83 0.38 -318 Profit after Minority Interest and Share of 349.43 562.38 -38 52 W H/L(Rs) 489.75/203.70 profit of Associates Mkt. Cap.(Rs Cr) 26970.37 EPS (Rs) 3.64 5.86 Latest Equity(Subscribed) 96.05 Latest Reserve (cons.) 9399.06 Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.’s quarterly profit reported below estimates as it Latest EPS (cons.) -Unit Curr. 18.06 provided for loans extended to related parties.

Latest P/E Ratio -cons 15.55 For the third quarter of FY20, ZEEL reported consolidated revenue of Rs. 2,048.07 crore. Latest Bookvalue (cons.) -Unit Curr. 98.86 Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) was Rs.565.80 crore with an EBITDA margin of 27.6%. PAT for the quarter was Rs. 349.40 crore. Latest P/BV - cons 2.84 Dividend Yield -% 1.25 BUSINESS PERFORMANCE Face Value 1.00 Domestic Broadcast Business

During 3QFY20, our television network had an all-India viewership share of 18.2%. While our regional portfolio increased its viewership share, share in the Hindi speaking markets declined. Zee TV maintained its weekday prime time leadership, but lost weekend prime time share and SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (%) was the #3 channel in the pay Hindi GEC segment during the quarter. Our Hindi movie cluster Description as on % of Holding continued to be the #1 movie portfolio in the pay Hindi movie genre.

31/12/2019 ZEEL’s regional portfolio has been strengthened by the launch of 3 channels – Zee Punjabi, Zee Foreign 78.08 Thirai and Zee Biskope, in the month of January. Zee Punjabi, hybrid GEC and movie channel, Institutions 11.84 aims to become the entertainment destination for the Punjabi speaking audience of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi. With the launch of Zee Punjabi, ZEEL’s regional footprint Govt Holding 0.15 has expanded to 9 languages. Movie channels - and Zee Biskope, will enhance ZEEL’s Non Promoter Corp. Hold. 1.00 regional movie portfolio in the markets of Tamil Nadu and Bihar, respectively. The network is Promoters 4.87 preparing for the launch of 2 more regional channels in the next few months. Our regional Public & Others 4.07 portfolio had mixed performance during the quarter. We maintained leadership position in the Marathi, Bangla and Kannada markets, with further strengthening its leadership position, widening the gap over the nearest competitor. Viewership shares in Marathi and Bangla markets declined during the quarter. While improved its viewership share, witnessed a marginal decline. , continued to gain share in the Malayalam market establishing itself as a strong contender for the number two position. regained leadership in the Odiya market towards the end of the quarter.

1 Digital Business

ZEE5, one of India’s leading digital entertainment platform, continued to delight audience with exciting and innovative content

• ZEE5 recorded a peak DAU (Daily Active Users) base of 11.4mn in December 2019

• ZEE5 users watched an average of 140 minutes of content every month on the platform during the quarter

• 26 Original shows and movies in 6 languages released during the quarter

• A refreshed ZEE5 Progressive Web App (PWA) was released in December to enable a seamless user experience on mobile web

• ZEE5 was launched on Tata Sky Binge, further widening the distribution reach of the platform

ZEE5 continues to be the largest producer of digital original content in India. During the quarter, ZEE5 launched 26 original shows and movies, of which 14 were in regional languages. After the success of first season, second season of Rangbaaz was premiered in December. The show was an instant success, garnering the highest video views and viewers on the day of launch for any show. Digital premieres of movies like Jabariya Jodi, Judgemental Hai Kya, Dream Girl, Saandh ki Aankh brought new users to the platform. In the regional space, Kaale Dhande in Marathi, God of Dharmapuri in Telugu and Karoline Kamakshi in Tamil were critically acclaimed and received positive reviews from users. With a strong content line-up across genres and languages, ZEE5 is on track to release 70+ originals in Fy20.

International Business

During the quarter, ZEEL’s International business revenue was Rs. 1,665 million. The advertising and subscription revenues declined by 18.6% YoY and 17.4% YoY, respectively. Break-down of international business revenues for the third quarter is as below:

• Advertisement Revenue of Rs. 738 mn

• Subscription Revenue of Rs. 820 mn

• Other Sales and Services Revenue of Rs. 107 mn

Movies & Music Business

Zee Studios, our movie production and distribution business, distributed 2 movies in India and 5 movies in the international territories during the quarter.

Zee Music Company, our music label, continued with the library expansion of both Bollywood and regional music. The music label registered 7.3 billion views on YouTube in Q3. is the second most subscribed Indian music channel on YouTube with over 49 million subscribers.

Live Events

Zee Live extended its Supermoon IP to music events with shows featuring one of India’s most promising music artists around the country. The second edition of Zee Educare, held in Mumbai, engaged with students through panel discussions and workshops on alternate career choices.

Management Comments

Punit Goenka, Managing Director and CEO, ZEEL, said, “Third quarter is normally a strong growth period for us, however, the tough macro-economic environment led to a decline in our ad revenues. Most of our advertisers are going through a slow-growth period and that has led to a cut in advertising spends. I believe that the worst phase is behind us and we will start seeing an improvement from the next quarter. The proposed changes to the tariff order by TRAI

2 are being challenged in the court and we are awaiting the final verdict. However, I am confident that our strong portfolio of channels across markets will enable us to navigate any regulatory changes in the most efficient manner.

Despite the slowdown, we continue to make investments in businesses where we see potential for growth. Working with our strategy to entrench ourselves deeper into the regional markets, we have launched 3 regional channels that will make our content more accessible to audience across the country. India’s first Punjabi GEC will surely help further strengthen our viewership share and brand in the north Indian markets. With the addition of two new regional movie channels, we now have the biggest movie channel portfolio in the country. We are preparing for the launch of two more channels over the next few months. We also continue to invest in original content for ZEE5, to create a rich content library that will make it a really compelling offering for consumers. These investments will help us grow ahead of the industry once this transient slowdown phase has passed.”

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