ZEEL HAS DEMONSTRATED A CONSISTENT COMMITMENT TOWARDS VALUE-CREATION. WE ARE FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON PROFITABILITY, IN TURN DELIVERING SUPERIOR RETURNS TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS.
Over the years ZEEL has built a superior business model with prudent cost structures while maximising revenues.
Our commitment towards creating long-term shareholder value is evidenced through our market leading financial metrics in the form of high EBITDA Margins, high Return on Capital Employed and a consistent dividend payout since 1994.
One of the crucial critera for us while evaluating potential investments is the Return on Investment. We are not driven by short-term gains. Instead, we focus on long term-value creation. Our recent initiatives like launch of &tv, expansion of the Production and Music business are all steps in this direction. Despite these investments we have maintained healthy growth rates and profitability. ZEEL has delivered an EBITDA CAGR of 19.5% since FY 2011-12.
Another key example of our focus on value creation is investment in developing home grown non-fiction formats like Dance India Dance, SaReGaMaPa and their remarkable success. These formats have been replicated across channels and geographies to leverage their popularity, thus obviating the need to invest in newer, riskier high-cost formats. Investment in home-grown formats also reiterates ZEEL’s belief in the power of good storytelling.
At ZEE, we have always followed the philosophy, of sharing our gains with our stakeholders who have stood by us all these years. On the 20th anniversary of its incorporation ZEEL announced a one-time ₹ 2,000 crore redeemable Preference Share issue for our shareholders in addition to the regular dividend that they receive year-on-year.
THESE FORMATS HAVE BEEN REPLICATED ACROSS CHANNELS AND GEOGRAPHIES TO LEVERAGE THEIR POPULARITY, THUS OBVIATING THE NEED TO INVEST IN NEWER, RISKIER HIGH-COST FORMATS.
