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PVR INOX Limited (PVRINOX)

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PVR INOX Limited operates a diversified network of 1,779 multiplex screens across 113 cities in India. The company focuses on providing a premium cinema experience while expanding its reach to various city tiers, aiming to be both aspirational and affordable for its audience.

₹1,402.1
+1.10 · +0.08%
Market cap ₹13,555 Cr
IndicesNifty 500
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 21 Oct, 04:45 am IST
Details
Quote21 Oct, 04:45 am IST
Base fundamentals14 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result23 Jul, 06:14 pm IST
Score21 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Media P/E 15.0 (n=57)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

91Strong Bull

full bull SMA stack · SMA20 +6.6% / mo · MACD + · near 52W high · sector +12.7pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)

Stock trend: 85
Sector RS: 100
Sector 3M: +7.1% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%

Latest FPI flow is positive, but a second consecutive positive fortnight is still required. View sector evidence

Technical chart

PVRINOXD candles · FIT view+39.6%
Latest close ₹1402.10 on 2026-10-19
Bar
-0.2%
RSI
64
MACD hist
10.00
52W pos
94%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-19O ₹1404.50H ₹1432.00L ₹1385.90C ₹1402.10Vol 5.4L sh
₹909.31₹1.05k₹1.18k₹1.32k₹1.46k52H₹1402.102026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context

Relative performance and chart statistics

Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100

PVRINOXNifty MediaNifty 500
-12%+6%+24%+42%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026PVRINOX +37.6%Nifty Media +7.0%Nifty 500 -5.6%
PVRINOX
+37.6%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty Media
+7.0%
Vs Nifty 500
+43.1 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-2.1%
₹1,432
52W range position
94%
₹907.4 - ₹1,432
ATR (14)
3.6%
₹50.7
Volume vs 20D
0.68x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹103 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹1,181.2 - ₹1,432
46.7% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Weak fundamentals, while price trend supports entry. This looks more like momentum/speculation than a clean fundamental investment setup.

Weak U-Score but strong trend: momentum may be ahead of fundamentals.

Suggested next step
Momentum only
Trend is strong but fundamentals do not support a clean investment thesis.
U-Score
Legacy · WATCHLIST
37

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Latest result
Average
35

Revenue +11.9% · PAT NDF YoY

Technical
Strong Bull
91

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
-37.6%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
69

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Average · 35/100

Rev +12% YoY · margin expansion

Filed 23 Jul 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹1,622 Cr+11.9%+4.8%
EBITDA₹528 Cr+30.7%+16.8%
Operating margin33.0%+500 bps+400 bps
PAT₹56 CrNDF-69.9%
PAT margin3.5%+717 bps-857 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
42.70
P/B
1.84
EV/EBITDA
5.82
Market Cap
13555.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
4.92%
ROCE
6.79%
ROA
2.84%
Dividend Y
—

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
88.00%
EPS 5Y
20.00%
Revenue 3Y
21.00%
EPS 3Y
45.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.92
Interest Coverage
3.14×
Altman Z
2.72
Book Value
751.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
11.31%
FCF Positive Y
6/5
OCF
2160.00 Cr
EPS TTM
45.27

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
27.60%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
91%

Financial History

Updated 20/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 6,646+16.6% vs prev
06646Mar 2017: 2,119Mar 2018: 2,334Mar 2019: 3,086Mar 2020: 3,414Mar 2021: 280Mar 2022: 1,329Mar 2023: 3,751Mar 2024: 6,107Mar 2025: 5,700Mar 2026: 6,646FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 333+218.5% vs prev
-748.00333.0Mar 2017: 96.0Mar 2018: 124Mar 2019: 189Mar 2020: 27.0Mar 2021: -748Mar 2022: -489Mar 2023: -336Mar 2024: -33.0Mar 2025: -281Mar 2026: 333FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Return on Equity

%
Latest: 4.5+213.0% vs prev
-40.8012.6Mar 2017: 9.9%Mar 2018: 11.5%Mar 2019: 12.6%Mar 2020: 1.8%Mar 2021: -40.8%Mar 2022: -35.7%Mar 2023: -4.6%Mar 2024: -0.5%Mar 2025: -4.0%Mar 2026: 4.5%FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Bullish setup

Trend is constructive — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 64.

  • Price > SMA20 > SMA50 > SMA200 — full bullish stack.
  • SMA20 rising (~6.2% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
  • RSI(14) at 64 — sideways, no extreme reading.
  • MACD above signal but histogram contracting — bullish momentum cooling.
  • Within 3% of 52-week high — testing resistance.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Nifty 500 leadership

Relative Strength & Trend Stage

91
RS percentile
Stage 2 UptrendEstablished S2
1M return
+5.8%
3M return
+37.6%
6M return
+41.6%
1Y return
+18.4%
RS 1D
0
RS 20D
+8
Sector rank
-
Industry rank
-
Stage evidence
  • Price is 29.4% above the 30-week proxy.
  • The 50-DMA is above the 30-week proxy and its slope is rising +3.8%.
  • Both 3-month and 6-month returns are positive.
50-DMA
price above
200-DMA
price above
S2 entered
07 Aug 2026
S2 age
50 trading sessions
Sector
unranked
Industry
unranked
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
261 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 131.39+1.12%
8195108122135Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26131
RS vs Nifty 500131

Valuation & peers

U-Score 37 · legacy U-Score band WATCHLIST · valuation evidence and comparable companies

37U-SCORE
WATCHLIST

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · WATCHLIST
Valuation1/30
Growth19/25
Quality1/20
Balance Sheet2/15
Cash Flow10/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
-1
Raw sum
37

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

37/100 · legacy band WATCHLIST

Positive drivers

  • FCF yield is supportive at 11.3%.
  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Cash flow contributes 10/10 to the score.

Main drags

  • Penalty bucket subtracts 1 points.
  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -37.6%.
  • Valuation is weaker at 1/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Blended valuation: PE, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and balance-sheet checks

For this sector, IndiaPulse uses a blended lens rather than relying on a single valuation ratio.

Blended relative
Primary lens
PE, EV/EBITDA, margin of safety, and FCF yield together.
Secondary checks
ROE/ROCE, growth, cash conversion, leverage, promoter risk.
Main risk check
One cheap metric is not enough if quality or cash flow is weak.
PE
42.7
PB
1.8
EV/EBITDA
5.8
ROE
4.9%
ROCE
6.8%
FCF Yield
11.3%
Debt/Equity
0.9
MoS
-37.6%
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
37
Previous: 37
Legacy U-Score band
WATCHLIST
Previous: WATCHLIST
Margin of safety
-37.6%
Previous: -37.6%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
37
37
38
38
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹874.61
-60.3% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
22.5
Growth-justified Value
₹1,018.58
-37.6% MoS
PEG
1.42

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in Media — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
SAREGAMA
Large
Saregama India Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 63
37
42.8
12.7%
-64%
WATCHLIST
AMAGI
Small
Amagi Media Labs Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 59
29
123.0
10.3%
-358%
OVERVALUED
NAZARA
Micro
Nazara Technologies Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 58
49
—
30.6%
—
FAIR VALUE
TIPSMUSIC
Micro
Tips Music Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 55
56
41.8
87.6%
-93%
FAIR VALUE
PFOCUS
Micro
Prime Focus Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 53
32
127.0
15.7%
-760%
WATCHLIST

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis intactReviewed 2026-07-24T07:44:41.886Z
Management commentary snapshot

PVR INOX reports strong Q1 FY'27 with 12% YoY revenue growth, 90% EBITDA surge, and positive PAT, driven by robust admissions and higher ATP/SPH. Company achieved net cash positive status.

Strong Q1 FY'27 results with significant YoY growth in revenue, EBITDA, and PAT, supported by healthy operating metrics. India's box office outpaced global growth, driven by diverse content. The company achieved a net cash positive position and is on track for screen expansion, reinforcing its market position.

Current business mix

Revenue by Source (Q1 FY'27)

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 6 reported categories.

Businessmix
Sale of Movie Tickets51.0%
Sale of Food & Beverages34.0%
Advertisement Income6.5%
Convenience Fees3.8%
Other Operating Income3.5%
Other Income1.2%
Growth engines

Regional Box Office

Regional Box Office is driving majority of growth in India, followed by strong performance of English movies. Regional India GBOC up 29% over two years.

English Movies (Non-Franchise)

Hollywood delivers growth beyond franchise titles; audiences are showing up for new stories, turning original content into a growth lever.

Alternate Programming

Contributed to 1% GBOC with 2.5 Lakh admits and ATP of INR 409 in Q1 FY’27, unlocking a new digital revenue stream.

Online Penetration

Convenience Fee witnessed higher growth due to increased online penetration from 63.4% in Q1 FY’26 to 68.8% in Q1 FY’27.

Capacity and execution

New Screen Outlook FY'27

On track to open 90-100 new screens in FY’27. Current screen count is 1,779.

Tailwinds

Strong India Box Office Growth

India Box Office grew 20% YoY (Jan-June'26), outpacing global growth and remaining a standout market.

Broad-based Content Performance

India Box Office Q1 FY’27 shows broader and more balanced growth, with Hindi, English, and Regional languages gaining share.

Audience Engagement for New Stories

Audiences are showing up for new stories, not just sequels, turning original content into a growth lever for Hollywood movies.

Headwinds

Advertisement Income Decline

Advertisement Income decreased by 2.1% YoY in Q1 FY'27.

Decrease in Movie Distribution Income

Other Operating Income dropped 36.5% YoY, mainly due to a decrease in movie distribution income.

Increased Personnel Expenses

Personnel expenses increased YoY, driven by annual increments and minimum wage revisions, notably in Haryana (35%), UP (~24%), and Punjab (15%).

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare YOY

The cinema exhibition business is highly seasonal, influenced by content release schedules and holiday periods. Comparing Q1 FY'27 to Q1 FY'26 provides a more accurate picture of underlying business health and growth trends, normalizing for these seasonal variations.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Admissions

36.6 Mn in Q1 FY'27, up 8% Vs Q1 FY'26.

Average Ticket Price (ATP)

INR 273 in Q1 FY'27, up 8% Vs Q1 FY'26.

Spend Per Head (SPH)

INR 161 in Q1 FY'27, up 9% Vs Q1 FY'26.

Occupancy

25.3% in Q1 FY'27, up from 22.0% in Q1 FY'26.

Management forward view

Screen Expansion Target

Management is on track to open 90-100 new screens in FY’27.

Revenue Initiatives

Focus on alternate programming, F&B initiatives, and app & web monetization to unlock new digital revenue streams.

Brand Strategy

Aiming to make the brand 'aspirational' and 'affordable' through a diversified network across various city tiers.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
New Screen Additions1,779 screens (end Q1 FY'27)Progress towards the target of 90-100 new screens in FY'27.
Box Office PerformanceIndia GBOC +20% YoY (Jan-June'26)Continued broad-based growth across Hindi, English, and Regional content, and sustained audience engagement.
Operating Metrics (ATP, SPH, Occupancy)ATP INR 273, SPH INR 161, Occupancy 25.3%Sustained growth in these metrics, indicating pricing power and effective F&B uptake.
Net Cash PositionNet Cash Positive (INR -807 Mn Net Debt)Maintenance or improvement of the net cash position, indicating financial strength.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Trust Score
69Limited evidence · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 59th percentile of the scored universe and 77th percentile within Media. Main check: financial discipline is weak at 48/100.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 21 Oct 2026
management-trust-v1
129 docs text-extracted · 53 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
59th percentile

overall median 67 · Media: 77th pctile, median 63 · Large: 35th pctile, median 73

Evidence depth
Financial-only

129 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Limited evidence · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Acceptable, but check the weakest sub-score before increasing exposure.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
78
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
89
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
65
acceptable · leverage and solvency
Discipline
48
watch · capital discipline
Results
60
acceptable · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸FCF yield is 11.3%.
  • ▸6 years of positive FCF.
  • ▸4/4 latest quarters had positive YoY revenue growth.

Trust risks

  • ▸ROCE is low at 6.8%.
  • ▸ROE is low at 4.9%.
  • ▸1 of the latest 4 quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

12 shown
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Closure of Buy Back 5 Oct - PVR INOX extinguished 20,68,965 shares after buyback; post-capital now 9,61,30,997 shares.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
AnnouncementSep 2026

Sep 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 22 Sep - Senior management to meet institutional investors in Hong Kong and Singapore on 28-30 September 2026.

Source: Bse

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AnnouncementSep 2026

Sep 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 22 Sep - Senior management to attend one-on-one investor meetings in Hong Kong and Singapore on 28-30 September 2026.

Source: Bse

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AnnouncementSep 2026

Sep 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 22 Sep - PVR INOX management will hold one-to-one investor meetings in Hong Kong and Singapore on 28-30 September 2026.

Source: Bse

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Annual reportSep 2026

Sep 2026 · Intimation Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. 19 Aug - PVR INOX sent FY2025-26 annual report links; 31st AGM on 11 September 2026.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 9 Sep - PVR INOX Limited has informed about Copy of Newspaper Publication for dispatch of Letter of Offer with respect to buyback.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 20 Aug - PVR INOX Limited has submitted to the Stock Exchange a copy of Newspaper Advertisement informing about dispatch of Notice of 31st AGM along with Annual …

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 18 Aug - PVR INOX has submitted to the stock exchange a copy of newspaper advertisement in respect of information about Notice of 31st Annual General Meeting of …

Source: Bse

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Annual report

Appeal To Shareholders To Register/Update Their E-Mail Ids. 3 Aug - PVR INOX asks shareholders to update email IDs for FY2025-26 AGM notice and annual report.

Source: Bse

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Concall transcriptJul 2026

Jul 2026 · Transcript

Source: Bse

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Investor presentationJul 2026

Jul 2026 · PPT

Source: Bse

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AnnouncementJul 2026

Jul 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 16 Jul - PVR Inox Q1FY27 results conference call scheduled for July 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM IST.

Source: Bse

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