Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Balaji Telefilms As Court Provides No Reprieve Serial - Nov 04, 2008

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 20.54 points, or 0.20%, to 10358.22.On BSE, 7456 shares were traded in the counter. The scrip had an average daily volume of 81,708 shares in the past one quarter.The stock hit a high of Rs 73.45 and a low of Rs 62.75 so far during the day. The stock had a 52-week high of Rs 388 on 26 November 2007 and a 52-week low of Rs 65 on 27 October 2008.

The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 3 November 2008, declining 48.06% as compared to the Sensex’s decline of 17.47%. It had also underperformed the market in the past one quarter, falling 48.06% as compared to the Sensex’s decline of 29.47%.

The small-cap television content provider has an equity capital of Rs 13.04 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.The current price of Rs 71.95 discounts its Q2 September 2008 annualised EPS of Rs 11.12, by a PE multiple of 6.47.

As per reports, the Bombay High Court on Monday (3 November 2008) dismissed Balaji Telefilms’ petition against a termination notice issued by Star TV accepting the channel’s stand that viewer fatigue had set in for the long-running TV serial ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’.

Balaji Telefilms had sought legal action last month after SGL Entertainment, a Star Group unit, terminated sourcing and telecasting the eight-year-old soap ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ on the Star Plus channel.

The serial was one of Indian television’s most-watched shows for several years, with more than 1500 episodes. But its ratings slipped after newer shows caught the public imagination. In October 2008, the Star Group had issued a termination notice to Balaji to change the story line for Kyunki... and end it by 10 November 2008.

Balaji Telefilms’ net profit of fell 31.1% to Rs 18.12 crore on a 32.6% rise in sales to Rs 103.33 crore in Q2 September 2008 over Q2 September 2007.Balaji Telefilms dominates the television content business. It provides content to most Hindi satellite channels.

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