BENGALURU: Indian integrated media content house Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd (Shemaroo) reported higher number including profit after tax (PAT) and total comprehensive income for the year ended 31 March 2018 (FY 2018, year under review, period under review) as compared to the previous year (FY 2017, previous year, previous fiscal). The board of directors has recommended a dividend of 15.5 per cent (Rs 1.55) per equity share of face value of Rs 10 subject to shareholder approval.
Shemaroo reported 14.4 per cent higher consolidated total revenue for the year under review at Rs488.63 crore as compared to the Rs 425.53 crore in FY 2017. Revenue from operations increased 14.8 per cent to Rs 488.63 crore in FY 2018 from Rs 425.53 crore in FY 2017.
Shemaroo’s consolidated PAT for the year under review improved 19.5 per cent to Rs 71.25 crore (14.6 per cent margin of operating revenue) as compared to the Rs 59.64 crore (14 per cent margin of operating revenue) in the previous year. Shemaroo’s consolidated operating EBITDA in FY 2018 at Rs 142.10 crore (29.1 per cent margin of operating revenue) increased 11.4 per cent from Rs 120.56 crore (30 per cent margin of operating revenue) in the previous fiscal.
Let us look at the other numbers reported by Shemaroo
The company’s total expenditure (TE) in FY 2018 at Rs 382.38 crore (78.3. per cent of operating revenue) was 14.3 per cent more than the Rs 334.68 crore (78.7 per cent of operating revenue). Operating costs in FY 2018 increased 14.2 per cent to Rs 278.28 crore (57 per cent of operating revenue) from Rs 243.78 crore (57.3 per cent of operating revenue) in the previous fiscal.
Employee benefits expense increased 27.5 per cent during the year under review to Rs 39.69 crore (8.1 per cent of operating revenue) from Rs 31.14 crore (7.3 per cent of operating revenue) in FY 2017.Other expenses increased 23.9 per cent in FY 2018 to Rs 28.57 crore (5.8 per cent of operating revenue) from Rs 23.06 crore (5.4 per cent of operating revenue) reported for the previous year.
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