H T Media Ltd

H T Media Ltd

₹ 27.0 0.93%
18 May - close price
About

HT Media Ltd is a diversified conglomerate, engaged in printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals, radio broadcast & entertainment and digital businesses.[1]

Key Points

Newspaper Segment (~85% of revenues)[1]
The company is engaged in the newspaper business across various areas. Its brands include Hindustan Times (English daily), Hindustan (hindi daily) and Mint (Business daily).[2] Hindustan Times is the 2nd largest English newspaper while the 'Mint' newspaper is the 2nd largest business paper in India.[3]

  • Market Cap 630 Cr.
  • Current Price 27.0
  • High / Low 36.9 / 17.0
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 31.4
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 0.75 %
  • ROE -3.69 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Stock is trading at 0.86 times its book value

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Company has a low return on equity of -7.68% over last 3 years.
  • Working capital days have increased from 4.72 days to 97.7 days

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024
171 114 190 244 203 228 216 242 235 206 211 239 252
164 157 178 199 201 225 237 251 261 219 224 243 232
Operating Profit 7 -43 12 46 1 3 -21 -9 -26 -13 -13 -4 20
OPM % 4% -38% 6% 19% 1% 1% -10% -4% -11% -6% -6% -2% 8%
55 22 33 27 8 16 -10 30 -49 22 -28 25 -6
Interest 10 11 11 11 11 12 15 17 14 15 16 17 16
Depreciation 23 22 24 23 21 22 22 21 21 20 19 20 22
Profit before tax 29 -54 10 39 -24 -14 -67 -18 -109 -25 -76 -16 -24
Tax % -9% 29% 41% 28% 33% 42% -128% 15% 10% 22% 10% 35% 15%
31 -39 6 28 -16 -8 -154 -15 -98 -20 -69 -10 -20
EPS in Rs 1.34 -1.67 0.26 1.22 -0.68 -0.36 -6.61 -0.64 -4.22 -0.84 -2.96 -0.44 -0.86
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
1,345 1,429 1,445 1,499 1,432 1,385 1,307 1,226 528 751 921 907
1,155 1,247 1,326 1,349 1,345 1,169 1,326 1,125 633 735 972 918
Operating Profit 190 182 118 150 87 217 -19 100 -105 16 -50 -11
OPM % 14% 13% 8% 10% 6% 16% -1% 8% -20% 2% -5% -1%
-84 122 113 128 153 199 28 -316 106 90 -15 14
Interest 34 56 36 51 79 70 98 103 46 44 59 63
Depreciation 58 56 72 71 97 96 83 113 91 90 85 80
Profit before tax 15 192 124 156 64 249 -172 -433 -135 -28 -209 -141
Tax % -65% 19% 8% 40% 4% 14% 19% 9% 40% 29% -32% 16%
24 156 114 93 62 214 -139 -393 -81 -20 -275 -119
EPS in Rs 1.03 6.69 4.88 4.02 2.64 9.19 -5.97 -16.87 -3.50 -0.86 -11.82 -5.10
Dividend Payout % 39% 6% 8% 10% 15% 4% -7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: -4%
5 Years: -7%
3 Years: 20%
TTM: -2%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: 19%
TTM: 86%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -12%
5 Years: -5%
3 Years: 7%
1 Year: 52%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 1%
5 Years: -5%
3 Years: -8%
Last Year: -4%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Equity Capital 47 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46
Reserves 1,263 1,362 1,455 1,558 1,652 1,735 1,576 1,175 1,097 1,080 803 685
381 450 271 917 1,009 1,067 1,326 766 758 746 754 802
525 638 743 712 710 774 758 586 543 531 500 448
Total Liabilities 2,216 2,497 2,515 3,232 3,418 3,622 3,706 2,573 2,445 2,403 2,103 1,980
448 560 499 767 1,198 1,212 1,133 1,008 893 803 706 572
CWIP 109 23 37 33 33 30 30 30 1 1 2 16
Investments 873 1,079 1,055 1,652 1,654 1,634 1,719 815 759 738 565 467
786 835 924 779 532 745 824 720 793 861 831 925
Total Assets 2,216 2,497 2,515 3,232 3,418 3,622 3,706 2,573 2,445 2,403 2,103 1,980

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
167 183 291 138 191 190 50 45 -7 -36 -99 -62
-197 -194 -24 -750 -215 -173 -225 727 58 101 206 108
46 -14 -224 565 11 7 157 -829 -33 -66 -111 -47
Net Cash Flow 16 -25 44 -47 -13 25 -18 -58 18 -1 -4 -1

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 53 48 50 59 45 57 68 67 91 84 89 95
Inventory Days 93 174 98 109 112 94 116 122 379 178 115 192
Days Payable 224 274 333 309 314 304 222 260 727 386 247 276
Cash Conversion Cycle -78 -52 -185 -141 -157 -153 -38 -71 -256 -124 -43 11
Working Capital Days 19 5 -31 -72 -89 -48 -78 -88 -155 -47 -37 98
ROCE % 13% 13% 10% 12% 6% 11% 1% 5% -5% 3% -3%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51%
2.66% 2.20% 2.06% 1.94% 1.29% 0.19% 0.06% 0.10% 0.12% 0.13% 0.25% 0.09%
2.64% 1.41% 0.65% 0.05% 0.04% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
24.25% 25.95% 26.84% 27.86% 28.52% 29.62% 29.74% 29.71% 29.67% 29.68% 29.56% 29.72%
0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.62%
No. of Shareholders 34,60541,44340,09752,16853,21454,19452,73151,28449,79050,55447,94649,226

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