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Sun TV Network Ltd

NSE: SUNTV BSE: 532733

548.40

(-1.32)%

Sun, 01 Feb 2026, 08:17 pm

Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (2.9x coverage).
  • Dividends after 3 years are expected to be well covered by earnings (2.2x coverage).
  • Sun TV Network's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
  • Sun TV Network's dividend is above the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).
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Cons

  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).

future

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Pros

  • Sun TV Network's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 7.2%.
  • Sun TV Network is expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity greater than 20%).
  • Performance (ROE) is expected to be above the current IN Media industry average.
  • Sun TV Network's revenue growth is expected to exceed the India market average.
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Cons

  • Cash flow for Sun TV Network is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • Sun TV Network's earnings are expected to grow by 9% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
  • Sun TV Network's earnings growth is positive but not above the India market average.
  • Sun TV Network's earnings are expected to decrease over the next year.
  • Sun TV Network's net income is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • A decline in Sun TV Network's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
  • Sun TV Network's revenue is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • Sun TV Network's revenue is expected to grow by 8.3% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).

health

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Pros

  • Sun TV Network is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Sun TV Network is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Sun TV Network is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Sun TV Network has no debt, it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
  • Sun TV Network has no debt, it does not need to be covered by short term assets.
  • Sun TV Network's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • Sun TV Network has not taken on any debt in the past 5 years.
  • Sun TV Network has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
  • Sun TV Network has no debt.
  • Low level of unsold assets.
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Cons

    management

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    Pros

    • The tenure for the Sun TV Network board of directors is about average.
    • Rajaraman's remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in India.
    • More shares have been bought than sold by Sun TV Network individual insiders in the past 3 months.
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    Cons

    • Rajaraman's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year whilst earnings grew less than 20%.
    • The average tenure for the Sun TV Network management team is less than 2 years, this suggests a new team.

    misc

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    Pros

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      Cons

      • Sun TV Network has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

      past

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      Pros

      • Sun TV Network's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
      • Sun TV Network used its assets more efficiently than the IN Media industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
      • Sun TV Network has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%).
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      Cons

      • Sun TV Network's 1-year earnings growth is less than its 5-year average (5.2% vs 12.2%)
      • Sun TV Network's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
      • Sun TV Network's earnings growth has not exceeded the IN Media industry average in the past year (5.2% vs 5.9%).

      value

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      Pros

      • Sun TV Network is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
      • SUNTV outperformed the Media industry which returned -34.8% over the past year.
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      Cons

      • Sun TV Network's share price is below the future cash flow value, but not at a moderate discount (< 20%).
      • Sun TV Network's share price is below the future cash flow value, but not at a substantial discount (< 40%).
      • Sun TV Network is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Media industry average.
      • Sun TV Network is poor value based on expected growth next year.
      • Sun TV Network is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Media industry average.
      • SUNTV underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.
      • NSEI:SUNTV is down -3% underperforming the Media industry which returned 10.1% over the past month.
      • NSEI:SUNTV is down -3% underperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.

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