Zee Ent Q3 Results: Cons profit falls 5% YoY to Rs 155 crore, revenue jumps 15%

Zee Leisure Enterprises (ZEEL) on Thursday reported a 5% year-on-year (YoY) fall in its December quarter consolidated web revenue at Rs 155 crore in comparison with Rs 164 crore reported within the 12 months in the past interval. The revenue after tax (PAT) is attributable to the shareholders of the corporate.

The corporate’s complete income stood at Rs 2,280 crore in Q3FY26, rising 15% YoY over Rs 1,979 crore posted within the corresponding interval of the final monetary 12 months. In the meantime the income from operations stood at Rs 2,149 crore in Q3FY26, up 17% over Rs 1,836 crore posted within the corresponding interval of the final monetary 12 months.

In the meantime, the profit-after-tax (PAT) surged 103% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) versus Rs 76 crore in Q2FY26 whereas the topline grew 9% over Rs 1,969 crore within the July-September quarter of FY26.

The corporate incurred bills of Rs 2,087 crore within the quarter below overview, which gained 11% from Rs 1,880 crore in Q2FY26 and 20% larger YoY from Rs 1,735 crore in Q3FY25. The expenditure was made in direction of operational prices, worker advantages expense and finance price amongst different issues.

Zee Leisure shares surged 4.3% following the announcement of Q3 earnings, hitting the day’s excessive of Rs 85.50 on the BSE.

The corporate’s Earnings Earlier than Curiosity, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) in Q3FY26 stood at Rs 241 crore, down 24% YoY and up 64% QoQ whereas the EBITDA margin stood at 16.1% in Q3FY26 versus 7.4% in Q2FY26 and 10.5% in Q3FY25.

Phase income

Promoting income was at Rs 852 crore, up from Rs 806 crore in Q2FY26 and down from Rs 941 crore in Q3FY25.
2) Subscription income was at Rs 1,050 crore, up from Rs 1,023 crore in Q2FY26 and up from Rs 983 crore in Q3FY25.
3) Different gross sales and providers was at Rs 378 crore, up from Rs 140 crore in Q2FY26 and up from Rs 557 crore in Q3FY25.

Zee mentioned {that a} slowdown in FMCG spending impacted home promoting income down by 10% YoY whereas home promoting setting stays delicate. It mentioned that it stays hopeful of revival in model constructing spends.

In the meantime, enhance in digital income drove the expansion in subscription.

The uptick in different gross sales and providers income was largely pushed by sale of distribution rights of two blockbuster films