Tejaswi
12 Nov • 12:49 PM · SEBI-Registered Analyst
Saregama India: Revenue Up 37%, Net Profit Up 46%
SAREGAMA Saregama India (NSE: SAREGAMA) is an entertainment company in the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. It owns over 1.8 lakh songs covering Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi and regional music. It monetises this through audio streaming, video platforms, television, OTT services, film producers and brand advertising. It also manages artistes and stages live events. What happened: In Q2FY27, revenue grew 36.6% year on year to Rs 314.3 crore. EBITDA rose 39% to Rs 118 crore and net profit rose 46.4% to Rs 64.17 crore. Artiste management grew 95.3% to Rs 50.55 crore and live events grew 101.3% to Rs 44.72 crore. Video fell 16% to Rs 18.33 crore as the company moves away from film production. Why it matters: Saregama plans Rs 300-350 crore content expenditure in FY27. Management cites a 26% internal rate of return on new music over 10 years. In Q2FY27, it released more than 650 tracks and completed over 20 brand deals with Apple, Google, Cadbury and Reliance. FY26 revenue was 67% from platforms, 19% from brands and 14% direct. What I am watching: Whether the newer segments earn their cost. Live events and artiste management are growing fast but profit conversion is unproven. Video revenue is intentionally shrinking. Platform dependency is high: 67% of FY26 revenue came from streaming and digital platforms, making royalty rates and licensing terms key variables. My stance: Saregama trades at approximately 50 times earnings. ROCE is 17.3% and ROE is 12.7%. The stock returned 54.9% over one year and 61.5% over six months. The music catalogue is a durable asset. The valuation depends on the content investment cycle delivering sustained earnings growth. I do not hold a position in Saregama India at the time of writing. This is not investment advice.
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