High debt to changing media market: How Eros International lost its way

Stock price of Eros International Media on Thursday crashed 20 per cent on the BSE

Viveat Susan Pinto  |  Mumbai 

Stock price of one of the country’s best-known moviemakers Eros International Media (Eros) on Thursday crashed 20 per cent on the BSE over debt repayment concerns.

The trigger was a ratings downgrade by CARE on Wednesday, citing a slowdown in collection from debtors, which was leading to cash flow issues. While Eros wasted no time in issuing a statement on the same day, saying the downgrade to ‘default’ from ‘BBB’ was due to a delay in paying off loans for April and May only, its stock price has fallen 39 per cent in 2019 so far (year-to-date) even as the ...

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First Published: Thu, June 06 2019. 22:59 IST