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GST likely to prop operating margins of multiplex players by 250 bps: ICRA

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is expected to be positive for multiplexes.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is expected to be positive for multiplexes. This is primarily owing to the input tax credit (ITC) expected on the fixed costs that a multiplex incurs like rental, CAM, electricity, etc., says an ICRA note. GST has been fixed at the rate of 28% for tickets priced over Rs. 100 and 18% for tickets priced less than Rs. 100 for the movie exhibition industry. Though it is higher than the industry’s expectation of a standard rate of 18%, thereby toning down the previously expected positive impact on the industry’s margins, on a net level, the impact still is expected to be positive.


According to Mr. Shubham Jain, Vice President and Sector Head, ICRA “The new simplified GST for the multiplex industry will facilitate players to conduct their business. So far, the industry has been operating under differential tax regimes across states. Overall, we expect the impact of GST to be positive, which is; however, lower than the expectation of the industry players. Further, the expected gains will also leave room for passing on the benefits to the end customer that will improve footfalls and occupancy levels, thereby further aiding the profitability of the players in the medium term.”

The current entertainment tax paid by multiplexes ranges from nil to as high as 66% and varies from state to state. Apart from this, some screens also pay local duties to bodies like municipalities. Under GST only entertainment tax is to be subsumed thereby leaving a cushion for the local bodies to levy additional taxes to cover for potential revenue loss. Additionally, currently around 12-16% of the multiplex screens are partially/fully exempted from entertainment tax. On an average, entertainment tax is around 29% of net box office collections for the domestic industry. With GST being applied for all screens, without any exemptions and assuming no change in the local taxes being levied, the impact on net box office collections is expected to be overall neutral.

Secondly, the food and beverages (F&B) segment, which contributes significantly to multiplexes revenues has been recognised net after VAT charges. Under GST, F&B rates will vary from 12%-40% depending upon the composition of the F&B items with the majority expected to be falling within the 18% category. This is likely to negatively impact the multiplex industry as currently the tax is around 11% of the net F&B segment revenues. Players whose proportion of F&B revenues are high will have a higher negative impact. Multiplexes may resort to price hike in F&B to offset the impact.

Nevertheless, the industry will benefit from ITC on the various input costs like rental, common area maintenance (CAM), electricity. This, along with benefits derived through the supply chain, will have a positive impact on the operating margins.

The multiplex industry has a high degree of operational leverage. Its fixed cost primarily comprises of rentals, CAM and power costs. ICRA estimates ITC will be available on 33% of the total operating expenses, which is likely to translate in expansion of the operating margins by around 3.0-3.5%. Therefore, at an aggregate level, the negative impact of GST on F&B will be more than offset by the ITC thereby resulting in an expansion of the operating margin of the industry players by 2.5-2.8%.


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