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.
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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.
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Latest FPI flow is positive, but a second consecutive positive fortnight is still required. View sector evidence
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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.
Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Revenue +11.9% · PAT NDF YoY
Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.
Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.
Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Rev +12% YoY · margin expansion
| Metric | This quarter | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹1,622 Cr | +11.9% | +4.8% |
| EBITDA | ₹528 Cr | +30.7% | +16.8% |
| Operating margin | 33.0% | +500 bps | +400 bps |
| PAT | ₹56 Cr | NDF | -69.9% |
| PAT margin | 3.5% | +717 bps | -857 bps |
NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.
Updated 20/10/2026
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Trend is constructive — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 64.
Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.
U-Score 37 · legacy U-Score band WATCHLIST · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.
For this sector, IndiaPulse uses a blended lens rather than relying on a single valuation ratio.
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.
12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.
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.
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
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.
Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 6 reported categories.
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.
Hollywood delivers growth beyond franchise titles; audiences are showing up for new stories, turning original content into a growth lever.
Contributed to 1% GBOC with 2.5 Lakh admits and ATP of INR 409 in Q1 FY’27, unlocking a new digital revenue stream.
Convenience Fee witnessed higher growth due to increased online penetration from 63.4% in Q1 FY’26 to 68.8% in Q1 FY’27.
On track to open 90-100 new screens in FY’27. Current screen count is 1,779.
India Box Office grew 20% YoY (Jan-June'26), outpacing global growth and remaining a standout market.
India Box Office Q1 FY’27 shows broader and more balanced growth, with Hindi, English, and Regional languages gaining share.
Audiences are showing up for new stories, not just sequels, turning original content into a growth lever for Hollywood movies.
Advertisement Income decreased by 2.1% YoY in Q1 FY'27.
Other Operating Income dropped 36.5% YoY, mainly due to a decrease in movie distribution income.
Personnel expenses increased YoY, driven by annual increments and minimum wage revisions, notably in Haryana (35%), UP (~24%), and Punjab (15%).
Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.
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.
36.6 Mn in Q1 FY'27, up 8% Vs Q1 FY'26.
INR 273 in Q1 FY'27, up 8% Vs Q1 FY'26.
INR 161 in Q1 FY'27, up 9% Vs Q1 FY'26.
25.3% in Q1 FY'27, up from 22.0% in Q1 FY'26.
Management is on track to open 90-100 new screens in FY’27.
Focus on alternate programming, F&B initiatives, and app & web monetization to unlock new digital revenue streams.
Aiming to make the brand 'aspirational' and 'affordable' through a diversified network across various city tiers.
| Checkpoint | Current evidence | What to verify next |
|---|---|---|
| New Screen Additions | 1,779 screens (end Q1 FY'27) | Progress towards the target of 90-100 new screens in FY'27. |
| Box Office Performance | India 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 Position | Net 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 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.
Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.
overall median 67 · Media: 77th pctile, median 63 · Large: 35th pctile, median 73
129 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.
0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet
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.
Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.
Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.
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