HT Media Ltd.

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₹ 27.573.14%

2026-08-21

hindustantimes.comBSE: 532662NSE: HTMEDIA

Market Cap₹ 605 Cr.

Current Price₹ 27

High / Low₹ 31 / 18

Stock P/E0.0

Book Value₹ 22

Price to Book0.59

Dividend Yield0.00 %

ROCE-0.5 %

ROE-9.4 %

Face Value₹ 2

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ABOUT

KEY POINTS

Revenue Breakup Mar 2016 • Printing and Publishing: 88.1% • Radio Broadcast: 7.4% • Digital: 4.5%

PROS

Company generates healthy free cash flow

CONS

Company is loss-making at the operating / net level
Company has a low return on equity of -17.4% over last 3 years
Company has a low return on capital employed of -4.9%
Interest coverage is weak at -0.1x - earnings barely cover interest
Poor cash conversion - profits are not backed by operating cash flow (CFO/PAT 0.29x)
Operating cash flow has been negative in recent years

* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.

Peer comparison

EDIT COLUMNS

Media Entertainment & PublicationMedia & EntertainmentPrinting And Publishing

Part ofNIFTY 50 NIFTY 500 NIFTY LARGEMIDCAP 250 NIFTY 100 NIFTY 200

S.No.	Name	CMP Rs.	P/E	Mar Cap Rs.Cr.	Div Yld %	NP Qtr Rs.Cr.	Qtr Profit Var %	Sales Qtr Rs.Cr.	Qtr Sales Var %	ROCE %	OPM %
1.	MPSLTD	2930.70	26.61	5013.20	0.00	50.39	42.99	224.24	20.38	41.49	34.32
2.	DBCORP	207.60	10.52	3700.57	3.37	100.72	24.59	603.74	7.92	20.02	22.60
3.	NAVNETEDUL	133.45	8.79	2952.09	2.25	141.00	-10.19	788.00	-0.76	54.91	25.13
4.	JAGRAN	61.67	7.12	1342.27	16.22	61.23	-8.28	499.35	8.54	7.60	14.03
5.	SANDESH	1050.00	7.41	794.79	0.48	99.49	71.41	458.18	524.82	7.56	4.23
6.	HTMEDIA	25.97	0.00	604.51	0.00	43.51	482.67	437.30	6.10	3.52	6.93
7.	SCHAND	137.95	6.82	486.58	2.90	-18.73	-33.16	114.55	11.62	10.04	-8.44
8.	REPRO	330.60	4.84	474.26	0.00	128.56	4809.16	139.91	20.13	-2.46	2.73
9.	DJML	105.65	32.22	379.59	0.14	21.85	1117.95	363.62	1340.65	17.49	16.17
10.	DGCONTENT	24.10	115.89	140.23	0.00	-1.93	17.17	123.30	11.63	67.18	1.52
11.	SAMBHAAV	6.42	0.00	122.69	0.00	-2.11	-658.99	9.62	4.19	2.44	-10.93
12.	CYBERMEDIA	16.28	12.03	33.63	0.00	1.63	45.96	50.41	94.99	0.00	3.42

Detailed Comparison with:

Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	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
	206	211	250	263	208	240	286	302	222	244	278	288	236
	219	224	253	243	229	246	280	280	237	235	258	265	262
Operating Profit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OPM %	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other Income	22	20	25	36	32	25	41	31	13	14	12	33	13
Interest	15	16	17	16	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13
Depreciation	20	19	20	22	18	17	17	16	17	18	16	17	15
	-25	-76	-15	-23	-22	-13	15	-45	-31	-45	-22	-46	-12
Tax %	22.14%	9.91%	35.94%	15.33%	38.78%	29.28%	54.78%	-7.10%	59.14%	-13.48%	17.07%	13.53%	36.27%
Net Profit	-20	-69	-9	-19	-14	-10	7	-48	-13	-51	-18	-40	-8
	-1	-3	-0	-1	-1	-0	0	-2	-1	-2	-1	-2	-0
Equity Capital	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
Reserves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Promoter Pledge %	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Equity Capital	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
Reserves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Promoter Pledge %	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Jun 2023

: 206
: 219
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 22
Interest: 15
Depreciation: 20
: -25
Tax %: 22.14%
Net Profit: -20
: -1
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Sep 2023

: 211
: 224
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 20
Interest: 16
Depreciation: 19
: -76
Tax %: 9.91%
Net Profit: -69
: -3
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Dec 2023

: 250
: 253
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 25
Interest: 17
Depreciation: 20
: -15
Tax %: 35.94%
Net Profit: -9
: -0
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Mar 2024

: 263
: 243
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 36
Interest: 16
Depreciation: 22
: -23
Tax %: 15.33%
Net Profit: -19
: -1
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Jun 2024

: 208
: 229
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 32
Interest: 15
Depreciation: 18
: -22
Tax %: 38.78%
Net Profit: -14
: -1
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Sep 2024

: 240
: 246
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 25
Interest: 16
Depreciation: 17
: -13
Tax %: 29.28%
Net Profit: -10
: -0
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Dec 2024

: 286
: 280
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 41
Interest: 15
Depreciation: 17
: 15
Tax %: 54.78%
Net Profit: 7
: 0
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Mar 2025

: 302
: 280
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 31
Interest: 14
Depreciation: 16
: -45
Tax %: -7.10%
Net Profit: -48
: -2
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Jun 2025

: 222
: 237
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 13
Interest: 13
Depreciation: 17
: -31
Tax %: 59.14%
Net Profit: -13
: -1
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Sep 2025

: 244
: 235
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 14
Interest: 13
Depreciation: 18
: -45
Tax %: -13.48%
Net Profit: -51
: -2
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Dec 2025

: 278
: 258
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 12
Interest: 13
Depreciation: 16
: -22
Tax %: 17.07%
Net Profit: -18
: -1
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Mar 2026

: 288
: 265
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 33
Interest: 13
Depreciation: 17
: -46
Tax %: 13.53%
Net Profit: -40
: -2
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Jun 2026

: 236
: 262
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 13
Interest: 13
Depreciation: 15
: -12
Tax %: 36.27%
Net Profit: -8
: -0
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	TTM
	1,527	1,432	1,389	1,307	1,226	528	751	921	907	1,036	1,045
	1,404	1,349	1,184	1,326	1,125	635	735	975	918	1,035	1,020
Operating Profit	229	240	431	121	227	-6	140	38	92	128	—
OPM %	15	17	31	9	19	-1	19	4	10	12	—
Other Income	106	157	226	140	127	101	124	91	103	128	73
Interest	51	79	70	98	103	46	44	58	63	60	51
Depreciation	72	97	97	83	113	91	90	85	80	69	65
	127	64	251	-172	-433	-135	-28	-209	-141	-66	-125
Tax %	26	4	15	19	9	40	29	-32	16	2	7
Net Profit	93	62	214	-139	-393	-81	-20	-275	-119	-65	-117
EPS	0	0	0	0	0	-4	-1	-12	-5	-3	—
Dividend Payout %	10	15	4	-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share of Associates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adjusted EPS	4	3	9	-6	-17	-4	-1	-12	-5	-3	—
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share of Associates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adjusted EPS	4	3	9	-6	-17	-4	-1	-12	-5	-3	—

Mar 2016

: 1,527
: 1,404
Operating Profit: 229
OPM %: 15
Other Income: 106
Interest: 51
Depreciation: 72
: 127
Tax %: 26
Net Profit: 93
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 10
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 4
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 4

Mar 2017

: 1,432
: 1,349
Operating Profit: 240
OPM %: 17
Other Income: 157
Interest: 79
Depreciation: 97
: 64
Tax %: 4
Net Profit: 62
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 15
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 3
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 3

Mar 2018

: 1,389
: 1,184
Operating Profit: 431
OPM %: 31
Other Income: 226
Interest: 70
Depreciation: 97
: 251
Tax %: 15
Net Profit: 214
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 4
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 9
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 9

Mar 2019

: 1,307
: 1,326
Operating Profit: 121
OPM %: 9
Other Income: 140
Interest: 98
Depreciation: 83
: -172
Tax %: 19
Net Profit: -139
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: -7
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -6
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -6

Mar 2020

: 1,226
: 1,125
Operating Profit: 227
OPM %: 19
Other Income: 127
Interest: 103
Depreciation: 113
: -433
Tax %: 9
Net Profit: -393
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -17
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -17

Mar 2021

: 528
: 635
Operating Profit: -6
OPM %: -1
Other Income: 101
Interest: 46
Depreciation: 91
: -135
Tax %: 40
Net Profit: -81
EPS: -4
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -4
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -4

Mar 2022

: 751
: 735
Operating Profit: 140
OPM %: 19
Other Income: 124
Interest: 44
Depreciation: 90
: -28
Tax %: 29
Net Profit: -20
EPS: -1
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -1
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -1

Mar 2023

: 921
: 975
Operating Profit: 38
OPM %: 4
Other Income: 91
Interest: 58
Depreciation: 85
: -209
Tax %: -32
Net Profit: -275
EPS: -12
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -12
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -12

Mar 2024

: 907
: 918
Operating Profit: 92
OPM %: 10
Other Income: 103
Interest: 63
Depreciation: 80
: -141
Tax %: 16
Net Profit: -119
EPS: -5
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -5
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -5

Mar 2025

: 1,036
: 1,035
Operating Profit: 128
OPM %: 12
Other Income: 128
Interest: 60
Depreciation: 69
: -66
Tax %: 2
Net Profit: -65
EPS: -3
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -3
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -3

TTM

: 1,045
: 1,020
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 73
Interest: 51
Depreciation: 65
: -125
Tax %: 7
Net Profit: -117
EPS: —
Dividend Payout %: —
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: —
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: —

COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH

10 Years:: -3%
5 Years:: -3%
3 Years:: 11%

COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH

10 Years:: —
5 Years:: —
3 Years:: —

STOCK PRICE CAGR

10 Years:: -10%
5 Years:: 2%
3 Years:: 3%
1 Year:: 4%

RETURN ON EQUITY

10 Years:: -7%
5 Years:: -12%
3 Years:: -17%
Last Year:: -9%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
LIABILITIES	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Capital	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
	1,558	1,652	1,735	1,576	1,175	1,096	1,079	803	684	593
	845	970	1,062	1,093	546	599	526	601	491	489
Trade Payables	322	303	249	229	203	169	165	199	183	178
	461	433	433	713	512	391	432	368	467	329
Total Liabilities	3,232	3,405	3,524	3,657	2,482	2,301	2,249	2,018	1,872	1,635
ASSETS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	767	862	773	708	581	492	422	421	364	329
Capital Work in Progress	25	33	30	29	29	0	0	1	16	11
	1,652	1,990	2,073	2,145	1,243	1,160	738	565	467	467
	114	108	77	119	95	88	76	93	127	88
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	237	285
Cash & Bank	84	66	80	120	45	46	57	52	51	26
	590	346	490	535	489	515	955	885	610	429
Total Assets	3,232	3,405	3,524	3,657	2,482	2,301	2,249	2,018	1,872	1,635
Total Debt	917	1,009	1,067	1,326	671	690	699	672	703	584
Net Working Capital	-540	-1,086	-925	-430	-465	-668	-392	-531	-391	-288
Contingent Liabilities	18	31	48	32	84	63	60	58	62	66
Book Value per Share	69.57	73.68	77.24	70.35	52.94	49.55	48.68	36.73	31.59	27.63
Face Value	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Debt	917	1,009	1,067	1,326	671	690	699	672	703	584
Net Working Capital	-540	-1,086	-925	-430	-465	-668	-392	-531	-391	-288
Contingent Liabilities	18	31	48	32	84	63	60	58	62	66
Book Value per Share	69.57	73.68	77.24	70.35	52.94	49.55	48.68	36.73	31.59	27.63
Face Value	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00

Mar 2016

Equity Capital: 46
: 1,558
: 845
Trade Payables: 322
: 461
Total Liabilities: 3,232
: 767
Capital Work in Progress: 25
: 1,652
: 114
: 0
Cash & Bank: 84
: 590
Total Assets: 3,232
Total Debt: 917
Net Working Capital: -540
Contingent Liabilities: 18
Book Value per Share: 69.57
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 917
Net Working Capital: -540
Contingent Liabilities: 18
Book Value per Share: 69.57
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2017

Equity Capital: 46
: 1,652
: 970
Trade Payables: 303
: 433
Total Liabilities: 3,405
: 862
Capital Work in Progress: 33
: 1,990
: 108
: 0
Cash & Bank: 66
: 346
Total Assets: 3,405
Total Debt: 1,009
Net Working Capital: -1,086
Contingent Liabilities: 31
Book Value per Share: 73.68
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 1,009
Net Working Capital: -1,086
Contingent Liabilities: 31
Book Value per Share: 73.68
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2018

Equity Capital: 46
: 1,735
: 1,062
Trade Payables: 249
: 433
Total Liabilities: 3,524
: 773
Capital Work in Progress: 30
: 2,073
: 77
: 0
Cash & Bank: 80
: 490
Total Assets: 3,524
Total Debt: 1,067
Net Working Capital: -925
Contingent Liabilities: 48
Book Value per Share: 77.24
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 1,067
Net Working Capital: -925
Contingent Liabilities: 48
Book Value per Share: 77.24
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2019

Equity Capital: 46
: 1,576
: 1,093
Trade Payables: 229
: 713
Total Liabilities: 3,657
: 708
Capital Work in Progress: 29
: 2,145
: 119
: 0
Cash & Bank: 120
: 535
Total Assets: 3,657
Total Debt: 1,326
Net Working Capital: -430
Contingent Liabilities: 32
Book Value per Share: 70.35
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 1,326
Net Working Capital: -430
Contingent Liabilities: 32
Book Value per Share: 70.35
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2020

Equity Capital: 46
: 1,175
: 546
Trade Payables: 203
: 512
Total Liabilities: 2,482
: 581
Capital Work in Progress: 29
: 1,243
: 95
: 0
Cash & Bank: 45
: 489
Total Assets: 2,482
Total Debt: 671
Net Working Capital: -465
Contingent Liabilities: 84
Book Value per Share: 52.94
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 671
Net Working Capital: -465
Contingent Liabilities: 84
Book Value per Share: 52.94
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2021

Equity Capital: 46
: 1,096
: 599
Trade Payables: 169
: 391
Total Liabilities: 2,301
: 492
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 1,160
: 88
: 0
Cash & Bank: 46
: 515
Total Assets: 2,301
Total Debt: 690
Net Working Capital: -668
Contingent Liabilities: 63
Book Value per Share: 49.55
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 690
Net Working Capital: -668
Contingent Liabilities: 63
Book Value per Share: 49.55
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2022

Equity Capital: 46
: 1,079
: 526
Trade Payables: 165
: 432
Total Liabilities: 2,249
: 422
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 738
: 76
: 0
Cash & Bank: 57
: 955
Total Assets: 2,249
Total Debt: 699
Net Working Capital: -392
Contingent Liabilities: 60
Book Value per Share: 48.68
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 699
Net Working Capital: -392
Contingent Liabilities: 60
Book Value per Share: 48.68
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2023

Equity Capital: 46
: 803
: 601
Trade Payables: 199
: 368
Total Liabilities: 2,018
: 421
Capital Work in Progress: 1
: 565
: 93
: 0
Cash & Bank: 52
: 885
Total Assets: 2,018
Total Debt: 672
Net Working Capital: -531
Contingent Liabilities: 58
Book Value per Share: 36.73
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 672
Net Working Capital: -531
Contingent Liabilities: 58
Book Value per Share: 36.73
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2024

Equity Capital: 46
: 684
: 491
Trade Payables: 183
: 467
Total Liabilities: 1,872
: 364
Capital Work in Progress: 16
: 467
: 127
: 237
Cash & Bank: 51
: 610
Total Assets: 1,872
Total Debt: 703
Net Working Capital: -391
Contingent Liabilities: 62
Book Value per Share: 31.59
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 703
Net Working Capital: -391
Contingent Liabilities: 62
Book Value per Share: 31.59
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2025

Equity Capital: 46
: 593
: 489
Trade Payables: 178
: 329
Total Liabilities: 1,635
: 329
Capital Work in Progress: 11
: 467
: 88
: 285
Cash & Bank: 26
: 429
Total Assets: 1,635
Total Debt: 584
Net Working Capital: -288
Contingent Liabilities: 66
Book Value per Share: 27.63
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 584
Net Working Capital: -288
Contingent Liabilities: 66
Book Value per Share: 27.63
Face Value: 2.00

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
	138	191	190	50	45	-7	-36	-99	-62	30
Cash from Investing	-750	-215	-173	-225	727	58	101	206	108	162
Cash from Financing	565	11	7	157	-829	-33	-66	-111	-47	-192
	-47	-13	25	-18	-58	18	-1	-4	-1	0
Free Cash Flow	138	-12	190	50	-38	-7	-36	-118	-81	-62
OCF / Net Profit	1.47	3.11	0.89	-0.36	-0.11	0.08	1.81	0.36	0.52	-0.47
Cumulative 5-Year FCF	0	0	0	0	327	183	159	-149	-281	-304
OCF / Net Profit	1.47	3.11	0.89	-0.36	-0.11	0.08	1.81	0.36	0.52	-0.47
Cumulative 5-Year FCF	0	0	0	0	327	183	159	-149	-281	-304

Mar 2016

: 138
Cash from Investing: -750
Cash from Financing: 565
: -47
Free Cash Flow: 138
OCF / Net Profit: 1.47
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0
OCF / Net Profit: 1.47
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0

Mar 2017

: 191
Cash from Investing: -215
Cash from Financing: 11
: -13
Free Cash Flow: -12
OCF / Net Profit: 3.11
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0
OCF / Net Profit: 3.11
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0

Mar 2018

: 190
Cash from Investing: -173
Cash from Financing: 7
: 25
Free Cash Flow: 190
OCF / Net Profit: 0.89
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0
OCF / Net Profit: 0.89
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0

Mar 2019

: 50
Cash from Investing: -225
Cash from Financing: 157
: -18
Free Cash Flow: 50
OCF / Net Profit: -0.36
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0
OCF / Net Profit: -0.36
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0

Mar 2020

: 45
Cash from Investing: 727
Cash from Financing: -829
: -58
Free Cash Flow: -38
OCF / Net Profit: -0.11
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 327
OCF / Net Profit: -0.11
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 327

Mar 2021

: -7
Cash from Investing: 58
Cash from Financing: -33
: 18
Free Cash Flow: -7
OCF / Net Profit: 0.08
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 183
OCF / Net Profit: 0.08
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 183

Mar 2022

: -36
Cash from Investing: 101
Cash from Financing: -66
: -1
Free Cash Flow: -36
OCF / Net Profit: 1.81
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 159
OCF / Net Profit: 1.81
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 159

Mar 2023

: -99
Cash from Investing: 206
Cash from Financing: -111
: -4
Free Cash Flow: -118
OCF / Net Profit: 0.36
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -149
OCF / Net Profit: 0.36
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -149

Mar 2024

: -62
Cash from Investing: 108
Cash from Financing: -47
: -1
Free Cash Flow: -81
OCF / Net Profit: 0.52
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -281
OCF / Net Profit: 0.52
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -281

Mar 2025

: 30
Cash from Investing: 162
Cash from Financing: -192
: 0
Free Cash Flow: -62
OCF / Net Profit: -0.47
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -304
OCF / Net Profit: -0.47
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -304

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
PER SHARE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EPS (₹)	4.05	2.67	9.27	-6.03	-17.03	-3.53	-0.87	-11.90	-5.13	-2.80
Book Value (₹)	69.57	73.68	77.24	70.35	52.94	49.55	48.68	36.73	31.59	27.63
Dividend per Share (₹)	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Cash EPS (₹)	7.16	6.90	13.47	-2.44	-12.11	0.41	3.02	-8.22	-1.66	0.17
PROFITABILITY	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Margin %	14.97%	16.78%	30.98%	9.28%	18.53%	-1.11%	18.63%	4.10%	-1.23%	0.06%
Net Margin %	6.12%	4.30%	15.36%	-10.63%	-32.04%	-15.40%	-2.68%	-29.87%	-13.08%	-6.03%
ROE %	6.02%	3.73%	12.29%	-8.17%	-27.63%	-6.89%	-1.77%	-27.86%	-15.02%	-9.44%
ROCE %	8.30%	5.47%	11.54%	-2.54%	-13.60%	-4.81%	0.85%	-9.01%	-5.26%	-0.50%
	3.24%	1.85%	6.17%	-3.87%	-12.79%	-3.40%	-0.88%	-12.90%	-6.10%	-3.69%
EFFICIENCY	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debtor Days	52	53	52	64	70	124	74	79	93	89
Inventory Days	27	28	24	27	32	63	40	33	44	37
Payable Days	331	324	337	232	277	800	390	226	288	319
	-252	-243	-261	-140	-175	-613	-276	-114	-151	-194
FINANCIAL HEALTH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt to Equity (x)	0.57x	0.59x	0.60x	0.82x	0.55x	0.60x	0.62x	0.79x	0.96x	0.91x
Interest Coverage (x)	3.49x	1.82x	4.60x	-0.75x	-3.18x	-1.95x	0.35x	-2.60x	-1.23x	-0.11x
	0.65x	0.35x	0.46x	0.76x	0.59x	0.42x	0.63x	0.52x	0.63x	0.71x
GROWTH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Revenue Growth %	5.68%	-6.20%	-3.03%	-5.90%	-6.22%	-56.91%	42.26%	22.61%	-1.53%	14.17%
Operating Profit Growth %	-7.90%	5.15%	79.42%	-71.89%	87.30%	-102.59%	2480.27%	-73.03%	143.55%	39.71%
Net Profit Growth %	-17.78%	-34.18%	247.49%	-165.00%	-182.63%	79.28%	75.27%	-1267.54%	56.87%	45.50%
	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	56.88%	45.50%
VALUATION	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P/E (x)	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x
P/B (x)	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.84x	0.59x
Dividend Yield %	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	13.75x	7.30x

Mar 2016

EPS (₹): 4.05
Book Value (₹): 69.57
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.40
Cash EPS (₹): 7.16
Operating Margin %: 14.97%
Net Margin %: 6.12%
ROE %: 6.02%
ROCE %: 8.30%
: 3.24%
Debtor Days: 52
Inventory Days: 27
Payable Days: 331
: -252
Debt to Equity (x): 0.57x
Interest Coverage (x): 3.49x
: 0.65x
Revenue Growth %: 5.68%
Operating Profit Growth %: -7.90%
Net Profit Growth %: -17.78%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2017

EPS (₹): 2.67
Book Value (₹): 73.68
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.40
Cash EPS (₹): 6.90
Operating Margin %: 16.78%
Net Margin %: 4.30%
ROE %: 3.73%
ROCE %: 5.47%
: 1.85%
Debtor Days: 53
Inventory Days: 28
Payable Days: 324
: -243
Debt to Equity (x): 0.59x
Interest Coverage (x): 1.82x
: 0.35x
Revenue Growth %: -6.20%
Operating Profit Growth %: 5.15%
Net Profit Growth %: -34.18%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2018

EPS (₹): 9.27
Book Value (₹): 77.24
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.40
Cash EPS (₹): 13.47
Operating Margin %: 30.98%
Net Margin %: 15.36%
ROE %: 12.29%
ROCE %: 11.54%
: 6.17%
Debtor Days: 52
Inventory Days: 24
Payable Days: 337
: -261
Debt to Equity (x): 0.60x
Interest Coverage (x): 4.60x
: 0.46x
Revenue Growth %: -3.03%
Operating Profit Growth %: 79.42%
Net Profit Growth %: 247.49%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2019

EPS (₹): -6.03
Book Value (₹): 70.35
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.40
Cash EPS (₹): -2.44
Operating Margin %: 9.28%
Net Margin %: -10.63%
ROE %: -8.17%
ROCE %: -2.54%
: -3.87%
Debtor Days: 64
Inventory Days: 27
Payable Days: 232
: -140
Debt to Equity (x): 0.82x
Interest Coverage (x): -0.75x
: 0.76x
Revenue Growth %: -5.90%
Operating Profit Growth %: -71.89%
Net Profit Growth %: -165.00%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2020

EPS (₹): -17.03
Book Value (₹): 52.94
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): -12.11
Operating Margin %: 18.53%
Net Margin %: -32.04%
ROE %: -27.63%
ROCE %: -13.60%
: -12.79%
Debtor Days: 70
Inventory Days: 32
Payable Days: 277
: -175
Debt to Equity (x): 0.55x
Interest Coverage (x): -3.18x
: 0.59x
Revenue Growth %: -6.22%
Operating Profit Growth %: 87.30%
Net Profit Growth %: -182.63%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2021

EPS (₹): -3.53
Book Value (₹): 49.55
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 0.41
Operating Margin %: -1.11%
Net Margin %: -15.40%
ROE %: -6.89%
ROCE %: -4.81%
: -3.40%
Debtor Days: 124
Inventory Days: 63
Payable Days: 800
: -613
Debt to Equity (x): 0.60x
Interest Coverage (x): -1.95x
: 0.42x
Revenue Growth %: -56.91%
Operating Profit Growth %: -102.59%
Net Profit Growth %: 79.28%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2022

EPS (₹): -0.87
Book Value (₹): 48.68
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 3.02
Operating Margin %: 18.63%
Net Margin %: -2.68%
ROE %: -1.77%
ROCE %: 0.85%
: -0.88%
Debtor Days: 74
Inventory Days: 40
Payable Days: 390
: -276
Debt to Equity (x): 0.62x
Interest Coverage (x): 0.35x
: 0.63x
Revenue Growth %: 42.26%
Operating Profit Growth %: 2480.27%
Net Profit Growth %: 75.27%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2023

EPS (₹): -11.90
Book Value (₹): 36.73
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): -8.22
Operating Margin %: 4.10%
Net Margin %: -29.87%
ROE %: -27.86%
ROCE %: -9.01%
: -12.90%
Debtor Days: 79
Inventory Days: 33
Payable Days: 226
: -114
Debt to Equity (x): 0.79x
Interest Coverage (x): -2.60x
: 0.52x
Revenue Growth %: 22.61%
Operating Profit Growth %: -73.03%
Net Profit Growth %: -1267.54%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2024

EPS (₹): -5.13
Book Value (₹): 31.59
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): -1.66
Operating Margin %: -1.23%
Net Margin %: -13.08%
ROE %: -15.02%
ROCE %: -5.26%
: -6.10%
Debtor Days: 93
Inventory Days: 44
Payable Days: 288
: -151
Debt to Equity (x): 0.96x
Interest Coverage (x): -1.23x
: 0.63x
Revenue Growth %: -1.53%
Operating Profit Growth %: 143.55%
Net Profit Growth %: 56.87%
: 56.88%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.84x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 13.75x

Mar 2025

EPS (₹): -2.80
Book Value (₹): 27.63
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 0.17
Operating Margin %: 0.06%
Net Margin %: -6.03%
ROE %: -9.44%
ROCE %: -0.50%
: -3.69%
Debtor Days: 89
Inventory Days: 37
Payable Days: 319
: -194
Debt to Equity (x): 0.91x
Interest Coverage (x): -0.11x
: 0.71x
Revenue Growth %: 14.17%
Operating Profit Growth %: 39.71%
Net Profit Growth %: 45.50%
: 45.50%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.59x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 7.30x

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

TRADES

	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	69.51	69.51	69.51	69.50	69.50	69.50	69.50	69.50	69.50
	0.07	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.09	0.07	0.01	0.00
	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Government	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
	30.38	30.45	30.43	30.43	30.43	30.36	30.38	30.44	30.45

Jun 2024

: 69.51
: 0.07
: 0.05
Government: 0.00
: 30.38

Sep 2024

: 69.51
: 0.00
: 0.05
Government: 0.00
: 30.45

Dec 2024

: 69.51
: 0.01
: 0.05
Government: 0.00
: 30.43

Mar 2025

: 69.50
: 0.02
: 0.05
Government: 0.00
: 30.43

Jun 2025

: 69.50
: 0.02
: 0.05
Government: 0.00
: 30.43

Sep 2025

: 69.50
: 0.09
: 0.05
Government: 0.00
: 30.36

Dec 2025

: 69.50
: 0.07
: 0.05
Government: 0.00
: 30.38

Mar 2026

: 69.50
: 0.01
: 0.05
Government: 0.00
: 30.44

Jun 2026

: 69.50
: 0.00
: 0.05
Government: 0.00
: 30.45

Documents

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Allotment of Securities
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Aug 2026
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