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Jagran Prakashan Limited

Jagran Prakashan Limited

JAGRAN.NS
Jagran Prakashan LimitedIN flagNational Stock Exchange of India
77.44
INR
+0.45
- -
16.86BMarket Cap
Jagran Prakashan Limited
JAGRAN.NS
(National Stock Exchange of India)

Recent

price

77.44

P/E

ratio

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yld

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ROIC.AI

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
FRC
38.61
41.89
46.98
52.79
55.29
63.6
69.25
73.17
76.92
70.2
45.08
61.09
69.35
87.19
86.82
86.2
86.2
Revenue per Share
6.58
5.64
8.07
7.18
9.87
10.7
10.63
9.6
8.65
9.32
3.16
8.41
7.61
8.44
6.02
9.05
9.05
Basic EPS, GAAP
1.55
2.38
6.38
10.49
11.48
1.52
11
10.84
4.77
12.51
12.11
11.75
9.07
11.76
7.76
10.29
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
1.43
3.5
3.5
3.01
2.99
3.49
- -
2.99
2.95
3.54
0.01
- -
4.01
- -
5
6
- -
Dividend per Share
7.38
8.37
12.24
12.89
22.05
29.77
34.01
41.1
48.48
52.07
57.08
65.69
51.53
70.49
71.42
2
2
Book Value per Share
21.61
14.56
21.58
22.93
34.44
22.35
45.26
45.32
42.2
46.32
52.04
61.92
50.34
74.06
79.54
83.97
83.97
Tangible Book Value per Share
316
316
316
315
312
327
327
312
301
293
281
265
263
218
217
218
218
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
12,211
13,250
14,858
16,631
17,254
20,792
22,638
22,848
23,172
20,602
12,671
16,160
18,216
18,977
18,881
18,762
18,762
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
24.41
19.67
11.9
18.43
20.54
22.9
22.94
19.74
18.19
15.42
9.51
16.91
12.02
13.46
11.72
12.05
12.05
Operating Margin (%)
664
709
1,247
890
1,035
1,219
1,289
1,361
1,279
1,458
1,286
1,186
1,068
1,114
1,078
856
856
Depreciation Expense
2,080
1,783
2,551
2,262
3,080
3,498
3,475
2,998
2,606
2,734
889
2,225
1,998
1,837
1,309
1,970
1,970
Net Income, GAAP
31.93
30.23
0.18
25.99
26.35
33.87
32.42
33.37
34.9
1.71
26.93
23.15
22.28
26.01
31.24
30.77
30.77
Effective Tax Rate (%)
17.03
13.46
17.17
13.6
17.85
16.82
15.35
13.12
11.24
13.27
7.01
13.77
10.97
9.68
6.93
10.5
10.5
Profit Margin (%)
928
1,672
2,121
2,683
3,560
4,257
5,013
5,061
5,122
6,481
6,166
5,218
4,581
6,602
9,805
10,979
10,979
Working Capital
358
4,761
3,102
2,927
2,092
2,592
502
500
386
405
2,974
3,172
2,279
547
660
613
613
LT Debt
7,004
7,598
9,335
9,625
13,134
16,644
23,912
22,871
21,017
21,485
22,154
23,517
19,305
20,925
20,745
21,311
21,311
Total Equity
25.42
15.98
12.64
16.25
15.63
15.3
14.58
12.04
11.46
13.2
3.73
8.41
6.95
8.51
7.35
7.33
7.33
Return on Invested Capital (%)
74.25
28.26
31.51
28.36
29.78
26.08
22.68
18.37
13.97
14.42
5.85
11.35
10.86
11.63
10.09
21.92
21.92
Return on Capital (%)
141.73
71.6
78.25
57.02
56.3
42.11
33.34
25.04
18.99
18.3
5.67
13.31
12.93
12.73
8.48
24.67
24.67
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Dec'26
Mar'26
ST Debt
1,301
- -
486
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
675
- -
613
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
218
- -
218
Market Capitalization
15,687
15,611
13,292

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Dec'26
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
15,233
- -
15,261
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
8,847
- -
9,542
Accounts Receivable, Net
4,737
- -
4,398
Inventories
717
- -
423
Total Current Liabilities
5,845
- -
4,283
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
1,301
- -
486
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
3.51%
-0.3%
2.73%
Free Cash Flow
68.43%
-5.19%
32.74%
Net Income, GAAP
6.38%
30.76%
50.44%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
0.49%
8.66%
-0.63%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
20.01%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
4,546
4,587
5,110
4,734
18,977
2025
4,441
4,465
5,165
4,810
18,881
2026
4,601
4,674
4,767
4,721
18,762

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
2.05
1.95
3.39
- -
8.44
2025
1.89
1.97
2.88
-0.72
6.02
2026
3.09
2.69
2.49
0.78
9.05

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
5
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
6
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Business
Jagran Prakashan Limited engages in printing, publishing, and digital media operations in India, primarily through its flagship Hindi daily newspaper Dainik Jagran, which maintains the largest readership in its language category with over 100 editions across 15 states; other core print publications include the bilingual iNext, Urdu daily Inquilab, Hindi magazine Sakhi, Punjabi daily Punjabi Jagran, Madhya Pradesh-focused Nai Dunia, compact English newspaper mid-day and its Gujarati edition, and specialized titles such as monthly agricultural magazine Khet Khalihan. The company also provides out-of-home marketing via Jagran Engage, event management and activation services including brand activations, product launches, retail marketing, rural outreach, and public health programs; operates FM radio stations under the Radio City brand with 79 stations nationwide following acquisitions from BIG FM; and maintains a robust digital portfolio encompassing Jagran.com, Jagranjosh.com, The Daily Jagran, Jagran Post, Jagran Junction, and e-commerce platform Jeetle, alongside social initiatives through Jagran Pehel. Founded in 1942 with the launch of Dainik Jagran and incorporated as a public limited company in 1975, Jagran Prakashan is headquartered in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and functions as a subsidiary of Jagran Media Network Investment Private Limited, serving a reader base exceeding 84 million through print, digital, audio, and experiential media segments targeting urban and rural audiences across northern, central, and western India. Recent developments include a June 2025 revamp of its English digital news subdomain into TheDailyJagran.com to bolster online presence amid shifting consumer preferences; sustained revenue growth evidenced by Q2 FY26 consolidated operating revenues of Rs 467.36 crore, up 4.7% year-over-year, and Q1 FY26 profit surge prompting a 4.5% share price increase; alongside strategic radio expansions via 40-station acquisitions under the Grant of Permission Agreement in 2019 and prior investments such as the 2018 equity stake in MMI Online Limited and print business acquisitions like mid-day in 2010 and Nai Dunia for Rs 150 crore.