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Diligent Media Corp. Ltd.

Diligent Media Corp. Ltd.

2.27
INR
-0.12
(-5.02%)
-0.52EPS
320.17MMarket Cap
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
10.86
8.69
8.56
7.25
10.54
0.13
0.12
0.27
0.55
0.8
0.82
1.12
0.55
0.58
Basic EPS, GAAP
-8.14
-1.91
-0.73
-2.17
-8.34
-4.9
-5.5
-3.88
2.03
13.65
11.62
1.16
-0.75
-0.52
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
26.4
-9.09
-1.63
-0.23
0.28
-5.26
-0.36
24.28
0.05
7.87
-0.52
0.25
-0.16
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
-1.88
-26.73
9.5
7.32
-34.96
-39.84
-45.31
-49.18
-47.15
-33.49
-21.87
-20.71
-21.46
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
-1.88
-26.73
9.5
7.32
-35.18
-40
-45.42
-49.18
-47.15
-33.49
-21.87
-20.71
-21.46
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
128
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1,278
1,022
1,007
853
1,240
15
14
31
65
94
97
132
65
74
Operating Margin (%)
-71.34
-45.84
-22.22
-52.03
-19.55
10.26
16.71
90.3
-118.18
-94.56
-85.86
17.27
-42.03
-6.61
Depreciation Expense
106
28
12
5
125
128
117
110
- -
1
1
1
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
-958
-225
-85
-255
-982
-576
-648
-456
239
1,607
1,368
136
-89
-66
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
25.17
23.47
1.82
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-74.98
-22.01
-8.49
-29.91
-79.15
-3,768.15
-4,620.69
-1,448.66
369.37
1,701.57
1,410.15
103.23
-136.36
-88.56
Working Capital
-896
-771
157
-221
76
488
-3,885
-2,574
-2,936
-1,662
945
1,851
1,825
- -
LT Debt
- -
- -
- -
- -
3,411
3,817
- -
- -
- -
4,363
4,363
4,363
4,363
- -
Total Equity
-221
-3,147
1,118
861
-4,116
-4,689
-5,333
-5,789
-5,550
-3,942
-2,574
-2,438
-2,526
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
-33.49
123.4
1.27
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
72.83
67.01
13.32
- -
-62.66
123.97
7.8
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
- -
- -
-25.78
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
4,363
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
118
118
118
Market Capitalization
454
290
320

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
- -
1,869
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
181
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
90
- -
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
44
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-63.39%
-13.9%
3.62%
Free Cash Flow
572.34%
2,967.43%
-164.89%
Net Income, GAAP
57.34%
29.71%
-165.17%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
18.73%
27.92%
-50.66%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
30
29
17
57
132
2026
8
27
14
16
65
2027
17
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
0.21
0.39
0.22
0.34
1.16
2026
-0.16
-0.06
-0.02
-0.51
-0.75
2027
0.03
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

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

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Priyadarshan Garg
Full Time Employees
37
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Publishing: newspapers
Address
Film City Noida UP India 201301
IPO Date
Dec 11, 2017
Website
dnaindia.com
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Business
Diligent Media Corporation Limited publishes the English-language newspaper DNA (Daily News & Analysis) in editions across Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, and Ahmedabad; the vernacular weekly Zee Marathi Disha; and DNA Hindi Edition, alongside digital news platforms including DNA Money, DNA After Hrs, DNA Verified, DNA Lit, and DNA Her, providing multimedia content such as news, videos, documentaries, photo stories, and coverage in areas including entertainment, politics, health, technology, sports, lifestyle, science, money, and education. The company engages in the production, curation, creation, conversion, procurement, buying, selling, and distribution of multimedia content through digital and print media primarily in India. Founded in 2005 as a joint venture between Essel Group and Bhaskar Group and headquartered in Mumbai, it consolidated its print media business via a scheme of arrangement with former parent Zee Media Corporation Limited in 2017-18, ceasing print publication of DNA and Zee Marathi Disha in late 2019 before relaunching DNA Hindi Edition in fiscal 2022-23 and expanding its online news media business since 2025; in March 2025, Sushant Mohan resigned as CEO effective March 31.