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HT Media Limited

NSE: HTMEDIAPrint Media

Share price

₹22.06

-2.35% close of 8 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹507 CrP/E 4.2

Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 5 Oct 2026, the close above is 8 Oct 2026.

Business score

How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.

42

out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026

Your ratios

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Market cap

₹507 Cr

P/E ratio

4.2

P/B ratio

0.3

ROCE

6.3%

ROE

0.9%

Dividend yield

0.0%

Price & valuation chart

How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.

Prices as of 8 Oct 2026 close52-week high ₹28.6652-week low ₹18.14

Answers

Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.

How fast it has been growing

Sales grew 4.2% over the past year, and 2.0% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales improved from 4.3% to 6.4% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 2.0% a year against a sector median of 4.9% — 2.8 percentage points slower.

Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating

Too little price history yet to compare it with its own past.

Whether growth justifies the valuation

Priced at 0.2 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 27%.

Profit growthPrice per ₹1 profitPer 1% growth
HT Media Limited — this one27%/yr4.2×₹0.16
D.B.Corp Limited25%/yr8.5×₹0.34
Jagran Prakashan Limited8%/yr7.1×₹0.89
The Sandesh Limited-12%/yr7.3×—
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited48%/yr3.5×₹0.07

Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

How it compares with its peers

Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Print Media), it ranks 5 of 5 on returns, 4 of 5 on growth, 5 of 5 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?

No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 6.3% on capital, ahead of 0% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

Whether its growth pays for itself

Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹70 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹34 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹534 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 640 arrived as cash — well above the profit; depreciation and interest are the reason, not a windfall. Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being paid 230 days before it paid its own suppliers to paid 217 days before it paid its own suppliers.

Profit reality check

Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.

6 of 9 checks clear · 67%

Latest result · Q1 FY27

What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.

Announced 5 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited

Revenue

₹437 Cr

Revenue vs last year

+6.1%

Revenue vs last quarter

-14.4%

Net profit

₹44 Cr

Net margin

9.9%

EPS

₹1.34

Earnings call transcript · 5 Aug 2026

Checklist before you investPRO

Points for and against, in one list.

Key numbers & peers

The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.

Price

Market cap
₹507 Cr
Prev close
₹22.06
52w High
₹31.3
52w Low
₹17.5
Enterprise value
-₹6 Cr
Beta
1.2
Price CAGR 1y
-18.0%
Price CAGR 3y
-4.0%
Price CAGR 5y
-3.0%
Price CAGR 10y
-11.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
-1.2%
PEG ratio
0.2
P/E ratio
4.2
P/B ratio
0.3
EV / EBITDA
—
Industry P/E
6.9
ROCE
6.3%
ROCE 5y average
2.0%
ROE
0.9%
Debt / Equity
0.5
Interest coverage
0.1
Dividend yield
0.0%
ROE 3y average
0.0%
ROE last year
1.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹1,803 Cr
Annual profit
-₹49 Cr
Operating margin
7.0%
Net profit margin
-2.7%
EBITDA margin
7.2%
Sales growth 3y
1.8%
Sales growth 5y
10.0%
Profit growth 3y
27.0%
Profit growth 5y
17.0%
EPS
₹-2.3
Sales growth TTM
4.0%
Profit growth TTM
257.0%
Dividend payout
0.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹437 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹44 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
11.1%
YoY quarterly profit growth
—
OPM latest quarter
6.9%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹70.4
Face Value
₹2.0
Total debt
₹766 Cr
Total cash
₹51 Cr
Borrowings
₹766 Cr
Reserves / Equity
34.2

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹99 Cr
Free cash flow
₹109 Cr
FCF yield
9.6%
Net cash flow
₹9 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
69.5%
FII holding
0.0%
DII holding
0.1%
Public holding
29.8%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
D B Corp171.308.73,0544.08100.724.6603.77.918.3
Jagran Prakashan61.007.01,32811.4561.2-12.5499.48.512.2
Sandesh1,011.107.07650.5099.571.9458.2524.87.0
Hindustan Media78.003.65750.0051.2113.4197.219.810.8
H T Media22.024.25130.0043.51320.2437.311.16.3
Madhya Prad. Tod41.556.4190.001.5-21.012.6-7.89.0
Encode Packaging13.0440.000.00.00.0
Median78.007.07650.5061.271.9458.211.110.8

Competes with: D.B.Corp Limited, Hindustan Media Ventures Limited, Jagran Prakashan Limited, The Sandesh Limited

Quarterly results

Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemJun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales393394443464379424490514394452497511437
Expenses419428458463420447484488405456482427407
Material Cost102102108110111117
Change in Inventories0.11-0.580.45-0.05-0.15-0.11
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade000000
Employee Cost10812011311010299
Other Expenses277221234262214192
Operating Profit-25-34-151-41-23626-12-4158430
OPM %-6.42-8.54-3.440.29-11-5.381.184.99-2.92-0.913.03166.93
Other Income5224432495641692447-5-5956
Exceptional items (within Other Income)-5.810-0.39-40-741.18
Interest17202120171816161515151515
Depreciation30302930272424232325222320
Profit before tax-21-81-21-17-36-9655-263-27-1252
Tax %-9-30-29-98-24-331516-56251-12-2217
Net Profit-19-57-15-0-28-6-351-11-4-24-1044
EPS in Rs-0.79-2.16-0.560.05-1.10-0.33-0.261.76-0.57-0.17-1-0.581.33
Diluted EPS in Rs1.76-0.58-0.17-1.01-0.591.33

Profit & loss

Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales2,2822,5022,4522,2992,1992,0831,1171,5001,7111,6951,7461,8031,896
Expenses2,0212,1642,1501,9332,2041,9351,2361,4731,8481,7661,6881,6731,771
Material Cost414430
Change in Inventories0.37-0.33
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade00
Employee Cost444419
Other Expenses979824
Operating Profit261338302366-5148-11928-137-7158130125
OPM %11141216-0.207-111.90-8-4.203.3077
Other Income162141226289191-210206176151128126-3440
Exceptional items (within Other Income)-5.81-114
Interest476395811149956557678676061
Depreciation100102125121108182137135132119989389
Profit before tax275314308452-36-344-10614-193-14019-5716
Tax %21262221-144-1-43-5230-3523-13
Net Profit21621921935216-345-6519-252-9114-496
EPS in Rs7.737.457.3213-0.52-15-3.040.76-9.77-3.460.08-2.33-0.42
Diluted EPS in Rs0.08-2.35
Dividend Payout %5553-770000000

Compounded growth

Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.

Compounded sales growth

10 years
-3%
5 years
10%
3 years
2%
TTM
4%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
-22%
5 years
17%
3 years
27%
TTM
257%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
-11%
5 years
-3%
3 years
-4%
1 year
-18%

Return on equity

10 years
1%
5 years
-3%
3 years
0%
Last year
1%

Balance sheet

What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital464646464646464646464646
Reserves1,8562,0362,1862,4982,4652,1092,0432,0371,7531,6681,6201,573
Borrowings3691,0901,1261,1821,102927837876869890717766
Other Liabilities1,1211,1501,1971,2141,3761,2481,3911,4161,4691,4981,5431,583
Minority Interest383389
Total Liabilities3,3924,3214,5554,9404,9904,3294,3174,3764,1374,1013,9263,969
Fixed Assets6999881,4341,4161,4011,4491,3191,2091,138956897804
CWIP43363740414016203718116
Investments1,3892,2212,2632,5352,3221,7621,9442,0531,8361,7761,8222,043
Other Assets1,2611,0768209481,2261,0781,0371,0941,1261,3511,1961,116
Total Assets3,3924,3214,5554,9404,9904,3294,3174,3764,1374,1013,9333,969

Cash flows

Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity409210306309733820314-47-535799
Cash from Investing Activity-179-879-267-263115421-585249142170-105
Cash from Financing Activity-157636-62-9-206-585-112-32-207-57-25315
Net Cash Flow73-33-2237-18-12532-13-531-269
Free Cash Flow318-368263318016191-8-71-33107109

Ratios

How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days505448546870887376828580
Inventory Days7582816976911991379413010688
Days Payable238216211194155188391228186225245241
Cash Conversion Cycle-113-80-82-71-10-27-104-17-15-12-53-73
Working Capital Days-60-192-212-230-182-140-349-230-230-228-191-217
ROCE %1413121335-12-4-066

Shareholding pattern

Who owns the company — founders (promoters), foreign funds, Indian funds and the public. In %.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters707070707070707070707070
FIIs0.130.250.090.0700.010.020.020.090.070.010
DIIs0.050.050.050.050.050.540.540.050.050.050.050.05
Public303030303029293030303030
Others0.640.640.620.620.620.620.620.620.620.620.620.62
No. of Shareholders50,55447,94649,22647,41146,45146,45245,75345,55343,16541,11439,97439,192

Price trend

The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.

Change over 1 year -19.2% (₹27.31 → ₹22.06)Brick size ₹1.22 (fixed)Bricks 22
₹20.00₹25.00₹22.06Dec '25May '26Sep '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹22.06 on 8 Oct 2026

Every brick is the same size, about one typical day's move. A new brick needs a full brick's move; turning the other way needs two. Bricks show where the price went, not where it will go.

Open interestPRO

Where option traders are positioned on this stock.

Industry numbers

The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.

1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive

0.00flag

2026-03-31

the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end

0.00cr

2026-06-30

the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)

0.00cr

2026-06-30

net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash

-513inr_cr

2026-03-31

guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)

32.81cr

2026-03-31

security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about HT Media Limited. Open one to see why it matters.

No recent news for this company.

Supply chain

Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.

Competes with

Uses as raw material

  • newsprint
  • printing ink and plates

Depends on the price of

  • paper_pulp

Sells to

  • Automotive advertisers · print, radio and digital advertising inventory; Automotive is among the top-5 print ad cat…
  • Banking and financial services advertisers · advertising inventory across Hindustan Times, Mint, Fever FM and digital; Mint anchors the…
  • Government and PSU advertisers · government/PSU display advertising; sensitive to Model Code of Conduct restrictions during…
  • Kasturi & Sons (The Hindu) and third-party publishers · commercial/contract printing - HT Media prints daily editions of The Hindu and various mag…
  • Retail advertisers · print, radio and digital advertising inventory

Buys from

About

What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.

Sector
Media, Entertainment & Publication
Industry
Print Media
Classification
Media, Entertainment & Publication › Print Media
ISIN
INE501G01024

Business segments

  • Printing & publishing of newspapers & periodicals · 84%
  • Digital · 9%
  • Radio broadcast & entertainment · 8%

Plants

  • HT Media Greater Noida printing plant
  • HT Media printing facilities network · Multiple, India

News impact

Big market events that reach HT Media Limited, and how the effect spreads.

No recent market events reach this company.

Dividends, splits & big trades

Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.

Dividends

17 Sep 2019unspecified₹0.4
9 Apr 2019demerger₹0
14 Sep 2018unspecified₹0.4
14 Sep 2017unspecified₹0.4
9 Sep 2016unspecified₹0.4
15 Sep 2015unspecified₹0.4
5 Sep 2014unspecified₹0.4
20 Aug 2013unspecified₹0.4

Splits, bonuses & buybacks

  • daily-prices repair: 8 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 0, insert 7), 2016-10-30..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 30 Oct 2016

Documents

Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.

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