HT Media Ltd.
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KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2025 • Publishing and Printing: 76.8% • Digital: 11.7% • Radio Broadcasting: 11.2%
AI Sector View
AI GENERATEDMedia Entertainment & Publication
This sector uses indirect proxies rather than direct ad-spend data. Urban CMIE sentiment at 109.5 (2026-07), disposable personal income of INR 353131560 million (Dec/25), and consumer spending of INR 44743 billion (Jun/26) are supportive, but formal consumer confidence weakened to 88.3 (Jul/26). FPI flow is mildly negative at INR -558 crore over 3 months to 2026-08-31, so the stance remains neutral and confidence is capped.
PROS
- Latest quarter profit grew 482.7% YoY, showing strong momentum
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
- Company maintains a comfortable, low leverage position
CONS
- Company is loss-making at the operating / net level
- A large part of profit comes from other income (1420.0% of PBT)
- Recent results are weak - TTM profit is down 201.4% versus prior year
- Company has a low return on equity of -5.8% over last 3 years
- Company has a low return on capital employed of -1.1%
- Interest coverage is weak at 1.2x - earnings barely cover interest
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPSLTD | 2702.45 | 24.54 | 4622.76 | 0.00 | 50.39 | 42.99 | 224.24 | 20.38 | 41.49 | 34.32 |
| DBCORP | 190.10 | 9.63 | 3388.62 | 3.68 | 1007.25 | 1145.93 | 6037.39 | 979.17 | 20.02 | 22.60 |
| NAVNETEDUL | 127.55 | 8.40 | 2821.57 | 2.35 | 141.00 | -10.19 | 788.00 | -0.76 | 54.91 | 25.13 |
| JAGRAN | 62.00 | 7.16 | 1349.46 | 16.13 | 61.23 | -8.28 | 499.35 | 8.54 | 14.01 | 14.03 |
| SANDESH | 1021.05 | 7.20 | 772.88 | 0.49 | 99.49 | 71.41 | 458.18 | 524.82 | 6.88 | 4.23 |
| HTMEDIA | 24.22 | 0.00 | 563.78 | 0.00 | 43.51 | 482.67 | 437.30 | 6.10 | 3.52 | 6.93 |
| SCHAND | 135.50 | 6.70 | 477.94 | 2.95 | -18.73 | -33.16 | 114.55 | 11.62 | 10.30 | -8.44 |
| REPRO | 310.40 | 4.54 | 445.28 | 0.00 | 128.56 | 4809.16 | 139.91 | 20.13 | -2.46 | 2.73 |
| DJML | 82.81 | 25.25 | 297.53 | 0.18 | 21.85 | 1117.95 | 363.62 | 1340.65 | 17.49 | 16.17 |
| DGCONTENT | 24.11 | 115.94 | 140.29 | 0.00 | -1.93 | 17.17 | 123.30 | 11.63 | 67.18 | 1.52 |
| SAMBHAAV | 5.84 | 0.00 | 111.61 | 0.00 | -2.11 | -658.99 | 9.62 | 4.19 | 2.44 | -10.93 |
| KEEPLEARN | 1.95 | 0.00 | 30.36 | 0.00 | 0.10 | -65.33 | 2.11 | -22.07 | 10.20 | 8.43 |
Quarterly Results
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393 | 394 | 443 | 464 | 379 | 424 | 490 | 494 | 412 | 452 | 497 | 511 | 437 | |
| 419 | 428 | 458 | 463 | 420 | 447 | 484 | 444 | 442 | 456 | 482 | 427 | 442 | |
| Operating Profit | -25 | -34 | -15 | 1 | -41 | -23 | 6 | 50 | -30 | -4 | 15 | 84 | -4 |
| OPM % | -6.42% | -8.54% | -3.44% | 0.29% | -10.90% | -5.38% | 1.18% | 10.17% | -7.17% | -0.91% | 3.03% | 16.49% | -0.97% |
| 52 | 1 | 44 | 32 | 49 | 56 | 41 | 68 | 39 | 47 | -5 | -28 | 58 | |
| Interest | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Depreciation | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
| Profit before Tax | -21 | -82 | -22 | -17 | -36 | -9 | 6 | 79 | -28 | 3 | -27 | 19 | 57 |
| Tax % | 9.49% | 29.65% | 29.30% | 98.17% | 24.08% | 32.59% | 150.70% | 1.88% | 59.64% | 251.22% | 12.29% | -14.03% | 15.25% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -28 | -6 | -3 | 51 | -11 | -4 | -24 | -97 | 44 |
| -0.80 | -2.18 | -0.57 | 0.05 | -1.10 | -0.33 | -0.26 | 2.62 | -0.58 | -0.17 | -1.01 | 0.42 | 1.34 |
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,502 | 2,452 | 2,346 | 2,199 | 2,083 | 1,117 | 1,500 | 1,711 | 1,695 | 1,806 | 1,896 | |
| 2,179 | 2,154 | 2,119 | 2,215 | 1,940 | 1,241 | 1,474 | 1,851 | 1,767 | 1,838 | 1,806 | |
| Operating Profit | 323 | 298 | 227 | -16 | 143 | -124 | 27 | -140 | -73 | -33 | 91 |
| OPM % | 12.90% | 12.17% | 9.69% | -0.72% | 6.86% | -11.09% | 1.77% | -8.17% | -4.29% | -1.81% | 4.80% |
| 156 | 229 | 421 | 201 | -205 | 211 | 177 | 151 | 129 | 213 | 73 | |
| Interest | 63 | 95 | 82 | 114 | 99 | 56 | 55 | 76 | 78 | 67 | 61 |
| Depreciation | 102 | 125 | 123 | 108 | 182 | 137 | 135 | 132 | 119 | 98 | 89 |
| Profit before Tax | 314 | 308 | 444 | -36 | -344 | -106 | 14 | -193 | -140 | 15 | 51 |
| Tax % | 25.58% | 21.81% | 19.36% | 144.02% | 0.53% | 42.60% | -51.84% | -30.20% | 34.95% | 8.03% | 19.22% |
| Net Profit | 234 | 241 | 358 | 16 | -342 | -61 | 21 | -252 | -91 | 14 | 41 |
| EPS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -3.07 | 0.76 | -9.83 | -3.48 | 0.08 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 5.32% | 5.42% | 3.00% | -76.53% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- -2%
- 5 Years:
- -3%
- 3 Years:
- 6%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- -36%
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- -52%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- -11%
- 5 Years:
- 1%
- 3 Years:
- 3%
- 1 Year:
- -6%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 0%
- 5 Years:
- -4%
- 3 Years:
- -6%
- Last Year:
- 1%
Balance Sheet
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Minority Interest | 234 | 300 | 342 | 363 | 400 | 407 | 399 | 355 | 343 | 383 |
| 2,036 | 2,186 | 2,498 | 2,465 | 2,108 | 2,042 | 2,037 | 1,752 | 1,667 | 1,620 | |
| 1,097 | 1,123 | 1,208 | 1,136 | 911 | 819 | 872 | 861 | 780 | 655 | |
| Trade Payables | 428 | 403 | 352 | 331 | 292 | 275 | 254 | 310 | 303 | 278 |
| 480 | 484 | 492 | 571 | 491 | 583 | 603 | 708 | 808 | 792 | |
| Total Liabilities | 4,321 | 4,542 | 4,937 | 4,913 | 4,248 | 4,172 | 4,211 | 4,032 | 3,947 | 3,774 |
| 988 | 1,092 | 970 | 944 | 980 | 840 | 738 | 752 | 599 | 536 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 26 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 18 | 11 |
| 2,221 | 2,605 | 2,980 | 2,779 | 2,231 | 2,424 | 2,053 | 1,836 | 1,776 | 1,822 | |
| 162 | 155 | 125 | 163 | 141 | 142 | 153 | 157 | 176 | 121 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 382 | 408 | |
| Cash & Bank | 167 | 140 | 166 | 239 | 100 | 120 | 119 | 108 | 126 | 58 |
| 757 | 514 | 655 | 747 | 755 | 631 | 1,128 | 1,143 | 870 | 820 | |
| Total Assets | 4,321 | 4,542 | 4,937 | 4,913 | 4,248 | 4,172 | 4,211 | 4,032 | 3,947 | 3,774 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | 380 | 404 | 124 | 82 | 204 | -34 | -35 | -53 | 57 | |
| Cash from Investing | -879 | -266 | -245 | 115 | 420 | -60 | 55 | 248 | 142 | 170 |
| Cash from Financing | 636 | -62 | -9 | -206 | -585 | -112 | -32 | -207 | -57 | -253 |
| -33 | -22 | 54 | -18 | -127 | 31 | -13 | -6 | 31 | -27 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-09-01 - HT Media Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-31 - HT Media Limited has informed the Exchange about the Letter to the Shareholders under Regulation 36(1)(b) Of the SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
2026-08-31 - HT Media Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 25, 2026
2026-08-21 - HT Media Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-20 - HT Media Limited has informed the Exchange regarding allotment of 38787137 warrants pursuant to Preferential Issue on August 20, 2026
2026-08-12 - HT Media Limited has informed the Exchange about Transcript of Analyst and Investors call
2026-08-07 - HT Media Limited has submitted to the Exchange a copy of Scrutinizer's report of Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 07, 2026. Further, the company has informed the Exchange regarding voting results.
2026-08-07 - HT Media Limited has submitted the Exchange a copy of Scrutinizer's report of Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 07, 2026. Further, the company has informed the Exchange regarding voting results.
2026-08-07 - HT Media Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Proceedings of Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 07, 2026
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