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Hindustan Media Ventures Limited

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited

76.97
INR
+0.97
(+1.28%)
17.42EPS
7.08P/E
6.32BMarket Cap
Nov 02Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
97.84
109.78
125.04
125.52
118.22
115.84
106.61
72.52
84
90.64
91.99
85.96
91.42
111.42
Basic EPS, GAAP
15.15
19.19
24.35
25.82
23.33
14.71
15.79
9.43
5.51
-5.17
1.35
10.56
6.61
12.15
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
9.62
16.62
11.17
17.08
14.08
-0.26
5.08
26.51
4.78
5.18
0.21
4.54
9.44
- -
Dividend per Share
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
83
101.34
124.08
158.97
181.45
192.62
205.53
215.14
215.8
200.3
201.19
208.71
215.93
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Tangible Book Value per Share
82.84
101.15
114.62
149.52
172.14
183.32
196.31
205.95
206.03
190.66
191.58
199.07
206.44
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
73
73
73
73
73
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
7,181
8,057
9,177
9,212
8,676
8,534
7,855
5,343
6,188
6,677
6,777
6,333
6,735
8,218
Operating Margin (%)
18.14
17.69
26.32
20.6
18.93
3.58
9.4
-3.92
-1.72
-15.86
-13.47
6.33
14.19
8.08
Depreciation Expense
216
243
225
202
197
212
307
304
298
314
267
206
175
168
Net Income, GAAP
1,112
1,409
1,787
1,895
1,712
1,084
1,163
694
406
-381
100
778
487
896
Effective Tax Rate (%)
28.05
32.42
28.6
25.89
25.41
- -
29.12
14.03
9
- -
- -
3.48
13.25
16.4
Profit Margin (%)
15.49
17.48
19.48
20.57
19.74
12.7
14.81
13
6.56
-5.7
1.47
12.28
7.23
10.91
Working Capital
2,787
564
887
493
4,215
5,718
2,828
928
5,227
1,538
3,672
5,391
4,261
- -
LT Debt
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
605
586
299
113
434
283
238
179
- -
Total Equity
6,092
7,438
9,107
11,668
13,317
14,137
15,142
15,850
15,898
14,756
14,791
15,343
15,874
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
19.79
17.39
18.24
10.72
9
- -
3.39
-1.22
-0.72
- -
- -
2.56
4.88
- -
Return on Capital (%)
20.05
19.93
19.05
16.44
13.06
- -
7.82
4.6
2.87
- -
- -
5.36
3.41
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
19.9
20.82
21.61
18.25
13.71
7.9
7.94
4.48
2.56
-2.49
0.67
5.16
3.12
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Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
670
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
179
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
74
74
74
Market Capitalization
5,073
4,125
6,322

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
- -
12,590
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
9,757
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
1,256
- -
Inventories
- -
317
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
8,330
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
670
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
6.07%
0.11%
3.46%
Free Cash Flow
33.31%
401.84%
108.02%
Net Income, GAAP
20.95%
56.56%
-37.4%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-2.2%
5.01%
6.35%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
1,622
1,720
1,975
1,816
6,333
2026
1,646
1,969
2,122
2,155
6,735
2027
1,972
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
0.07
1.88
2.41
6.16
10.56
2026
1.39
1.37
0.12
3.73
6.61
2027
6.95
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Samudra Bhattacharya
Full Time Employees
1,047
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Publishing: newspapers
Address
Lotus Tower, A-Block New Delhi DE India 110025
IPO Date
Jul 21, 2010
Website
hmvl.in
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Business
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited engages in the printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals in India, with a flagship focus on Hindi-language media serving the Hindi heartland. The company publishes Hindustan, a leading Hindi daily newspaper covering politics, business, entertainment, sports, and general interests; LiveHindustan.com, its comprehensive Hindi news website; Nandan, a monthly children's magazine featuring traditional and modern stories, poems, interactive columns, facts, and educative content; and Kadambini, a monthly socio-cultural magazine spanning literature, art, culture, health, technology, fashion, travel, and beauty. It also operates HT Media Labs, an innovation hub offering digital platforms including OTTplay for entertainment, Slurrp, MintGenie for personal finance, and Upublish. Operations span Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Delhi-NCR through 17 printing locations and an extensive distribution network of agents and vendors, targeting readers in Hindi-speaking regions. Incorporated in 1918 as Searchlight Publishing House Limited and renamed Hindustan Media Ventures Limited in November 2008, the company is headquartered at 18-20 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi, India, and functions as a subsidiary of HT Media Limited. In November 2025, its board approved an investment of up to Rs 16.22 crore in AI Growth Private Limited, a platform providing fixed-income investments and debt financing solutions, with completion targeted by September 2030 to generate capital returns leveraging media assets; the firm also reported a 15% Q2 revenue rise to Rs 196 crore driven by print and digital ad growth, alongside a Q4 FY2025 profit surge to Rs 45.4 crore fueled by digital segment expansion.