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Zee Entertainment Enterprises / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Prabhudas Lilladher's research report onZee Entertainment Enterprises In an address to investors, Mr R Gopalan, Chairman of the Board, highlighted 1) revival plan is in place post-merger fall out and monthly reviews will be undertaken to track progress 2) an independent advisory committee has been formed to counter circulation of mis-information and 3) steps to enforce merger with Sony are still ongoing (ZEEL has approached NCLT to implement the merger scheme).</li><li>We believe recalibration measures taken to reset the cost structure by re-visiting content, technology, marketing and people spends will take some time to unfold and the competitive landscape is likely to evolve after merger of Disney-Viacom18.</li><li>We maintain our estimates and expect sales CAGR of 10% over next 2 years with EBITDA margin of 11.3%/16.8% in FY24E/FY25E but upgrade our rating to HOLD (earlier REDUCE) with a TP of Rs167 (12x FY26E EPS; no change in target multiple) amid ~18% correction in stock price since our last note.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Prabhudas Lilladher's research report onZee Entertainment Enterprises In an address to investors, Mr R Gopalan, Chairman of the Board, highlighted 1) revival plan is in place post-merger fall out and monthly reviews will be undertaken to track progress 2) an independent advisory committee has been formed to counter circulation of mis-information and 3) steps to enforce merger with Sony are still ongoing (ZEEL has approached NCLT to implement the merger scheme).We believe recalibration measures taken to reset the cost structure by re-visiting content, technology, marketing and people spends will take some time to unfold and the competitive landscape is likely to evolve after merger of Disney-Viacom18.We maintain our estimates and expect sales CAGR of 10% over next 2 years with EBITDA margin of 11.3%/16.8% in FY24E/FY25E but upgrade our rating to HOLD (earlier REDUCE) with a TP of Rs167 (12x FY26E EPS; no change in target multiple) amid ~18% correction in stock price since our last note.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Z IN) - Solo Journey May Not Be Easy

Indian Accounting Research Analyst, Trudence Capital Advisors

Nitin Mangal

Indian Accounting Research Analyst

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

Independent & Unbiased Research

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<li>We have been covering <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zee-entertainment-enterprises" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19466:1" rel="noopener">Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Z IN)</a> during the entire merger saga and had already highlighted several financial and governance issues with the entire group.</li>
<li>The $10 bn merger deal with Sony has now been terminated but it is not a surprise to us, considering the events that were unraveled in the last two years.</li>
<li>But where does ZEEL go from here is a question that lacks some clarity. There are uncertainties looming around and ZEEL can face further brunt. </li>
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We have been covering Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Z IN) during the entire merger saga and had already highlighted several financial and governance issues with the entire group.
The $10 bn merger deal with Sony has now been terminated but it is not a surprise to us, considering the events that were unraveled in the last two years.
But where does ZEEL go from here is a question that lacks some clarity. There are uncertainties looming around and ZEEL can face further brunt. 


India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Zee and Sony Amicably Settle Disputes Over Failed Merger, Withdraw Claims</li>
<li>NSE Files for SEBI NOC to Gain Approval for Long-Awaited IPO Listing</li>
<li>ReNew and Microsoft Forge 437.6 MW Green Energy Pact to Advance Carbon-Negative Goals</li>
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Zee and Sony Amicably Settle Disputes Over Failed Merger, Withdraw Claims
NSE Files for SEBI NOC to Gain Approval for Long-Awaited IPO Listing
ReNew and Microsoft Forge 437.6 MW Green Energy Pact to Advance Carbon-Negative Goals


# 51 India Insight: Zee-Sony Settle Dispute, NSE Files for IPO, HUL INR 962 Crores GST Notice

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>There are 19 changes a side for the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index at the September rebalance. There are many stocks with same-way flows from passive trackers of other indices.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 9.8% resulting in a one-way trade of INR 8.2bn (US$98m). With US$40.1bn tracking the index actively, the impact on the stocks will be much larger.</li>
<li>The adds have outperformed the deletes this year, though near-term performance has been meh. There was a similar trend in March and the adds could outperform nearer to implementation.</li>
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There are 19 changes a side for the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index at the September rebalance. There are many stocks with same-way flows from passive trackers of other indices.
Estimated one-way turnover is 9.8% resulting in a one-way trade of INR 8.2bn (US$98m). With US$40.1bn tracking the index actively, the impact on the stocks will be much larger.
The adds have outperformed the deletes this year, though near-term performance has been meh. There was a similar trend in March and the adds could outperform nearer to implementation.


NIFTY MIDCAP150 Index Rebalance: 19 Changes a Side; Lots of Overlap with Other Index Flow

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<li>With the review period nearing completion, there could be 14/15 changes for the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index at the September rebalance.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 8.2% resulting in a one-way trade of INR 6.6bn (US$79m). With US$38bn tracking the index actively, the impact on the stocks will be much larger.</li>
<li>Performance of a long adds/short deletes trade was very good in March, and we could see a repeat over the next couple of months.</li>
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With the review period nearing completion, there could be 14/15 changes for the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index at the September rebalance.
Estimated one-way turnover is 8.2% resulting in a one-way trade of INR 6.6bn (US$79m). With US$38bn tracking the index actively, the impact on the stocks will be much larger.
Performance of a long adds/short deletes trade was very good in March, and we could see a repeat over the next couple of months.


NIFTY MIDCAP150 Index Rebalance Preview: 14 Changes & Good Performance as Actives Start Trading

India

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited operates as an entertainment company. The Company produces and develops films, serials, game shows, and children's programs. Zee also produces and exports entertainment software for transmission on its ZEE TV channel. Zee Entertainment Enterprises serves customers in India.

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