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Analyst meeting notes - ETC Networks
31 March 2008
Source: www.keynoteindia.net
Keynote Capitals presents notes on the recent analyst meet of ETC Networks Ltd. (ENL) in connection with the merger of the company with Zee Interactive Learning Systems Ltd. (ZILSL) and its relisting.
ENL is a leading entertainment company in the television space in India. The company operates two music channels viz., ETC Hindi and ETC Punjabi. ZILSL is a Zee Group company into education (pre-school and high-school spaces, under the “Kidzee” brand name, media arts and digital animation training). ZILSL has been merged with ENL.
Post-merger, ENL will have presence in both entertainment and education businesses.
Main synergies of the merger:
- Capital infusion from ENL’s cash rich entertainment business into the education business.
- The education business can use the studios and the up-linking facilities of ENL.
- The entertainment business will benefit from the media arts division of the education business.
- The merged entity will enjoy tax breaks, as the education business has accumulated losses of Rs36Cr.
- The company plans to have an educational channel, going forward.
Download full version of ETC Networks Analyst meeting notes (Keynote Capitals) (pdf) here
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