D B Corp Ltd

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D B Corp Ltd

₹ 239 0.94%
22 May - close price
bhaskarnet.com; www.dainikbhaskargroup.com BSE: 533151 NSE: DBCORP
About

D.B. Corp Ltd is engaged in the business of publishing newspapers, radio broadcasting, providing integrated internet and mobile interactive services and event management. Its major brands include Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi daily), Divya Bhaskar and Saurashtra Samachar (Gujarat daily) and Divya Marathi (Marathi daily).[1]

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Business Segments

Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 4,264 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 239
  • High / Low ₹ 405 / 189
  • Stock P/E 11.5
  • Book Value ₹ 125
  • Dividend Yield 5.43 %
  • ROCE 21.0 %
  • ROE 16.7 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Stock is providing a good dividend yield of 5.43%.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 58.6%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 1.01% over past five years.

* 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Media - Print/Television/Radio Industry: Entertainment / Electronic Media Software

Part of BSE SmallCap Nifty Media BSE Allcap BSE Consumer Discretionary

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
472 494 538 565 531 554 586 643 617 590 559 642 548
414 426 451 475 456 438 434 461 445 425 438 465 465
Operating Profit 58 68 87 90 75 116 152 182 172 164 121 177 83
OPM % 12% 14% 16% 16% 14% 21% 26% 28% 28% 28% 22% 28% 15%
8 5 10 10 14 19 16 20 25 26 24 13 19
Interest 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 7
Depreciation 27 27 28 28 30 27 29 29 29 28 27 24 24
Profit before tax 33 42 65 66 54 104 133 166 162 157 110 160 71
Tax % 27% 26% 25% 29% 23% 24% 25% 26% 24% 25% 25% 26% 26%
24 31 49 47 41 79 100 123 123 118 83 118 52
EPS in Rs 1.38 1.75 2.74 2.67 2.31 4.42 5.63 6.90 6.88 6.61 4.63 6.62 2.94
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1,856 2,009 2,048 2,257 2,311 2,463 2,224 1,508 1,769 2,128 2,400 2,338
1,355 1,444 1,507 1,611 1,746 1,957 1,740 1,201 1,463 1,805 1,779 1,794
Operating Profit 501 565 541 647 565 506 484 307 306 323 622 545
OPM % 27% 28% 26% 29% 24% 21% 22% 20% 17% 15% 26% 23%
23 24 21 15 23 15 10 25 17 38 80 82
Interest 8 8 14 7 7 8 25 24 18 21 24 25
Depreciation 64 88 85 86 92 99 121 115 110 112 114 104
Profit before tax 452 493 463 568 489 414 348 193 195 227 564 498
Tax % 32% 36% 36% 34% 34% 34% 21% 27% 27% 26% 25% 26%
306 317 296 377 324 274 275 141 142 168 424 371
EPS in Rs 16.69 17.26 16.09 20.52 17.63 15.66 15.71 8.08 8.04 9.44 23.83 20.80
Dividend Payout % 43% 45% 68% 20% 6% 64% 64% 37% 62% 64% 55% 58%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: 10%
TTM: -3%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 37%
TTM: -12%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -4%
5 Years: 32%
3 Years: 43%
1 Year: -22%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 15%
Last Year: 17%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 183 184 184 184 184 175 175 175 177 178 178 178
Reserves 961 1,103 1,216 1,415 1,750 1,657 1,508 1,653 1,710 1,774 2,046 2,049
154 124 137 81 45 51 345 248 199 213 253 283
467 492 416 409 481 516 463 405 456 418 518 547
Total Liabilities 1,766 1,902 1,953 2,089 2,460 2,399 2,491 2,481 2,542 2,583 2,995 3,057
848 814 865 908 1,000 984 1,219 1,200 1,152 1,071 1,057 995
CWIP 2 4 46 21 21 1 1 0 0 1 2 10
Investments 74 70 73 35 43 44 26 22 22 74 74 76
842 1,015 970 1,124 1,396 1,369 1,244 1,258 1,368 1,436 1,861 1,976
Total Assets 1,766 1,902 1,953 2,089 2,460 2,399 2,491 2,481 2,542 2,583 2,995 3,057

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
258 426 341 366 365 236 363 374 371 244 578 414
-101 -153 -183 -38 -198 -21 -154 -137 -224 -144 -380 -12
-165 -205 -245 -244 -42 -381 -307 -151 -155 -132 -194 -366
Net Cash Flow -8 68 -87 84 124 -166 -98 86 -8 -32 4 36

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 64 63 67 68 87 94 104 120 99 80 78 71
Inventory Days 100 79 99 110 80 99 120 202 142 92 93 144
Days Payable 65 68 69 116 129 117 132 158 158 92 117 138
Cash Conversion Cycle 100 73 97 62 38 76 92 164 83 80 53 77
Working Capital Days 33 24 53 67 76 92 99 120 86 76 55 78
ROCE % 36% 37% 32% 36% 27% 22% 19% 10% 10% 12% 25% 21%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

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Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
70.97% 72.33% 72.00% 71.98% 71.97% 71.96% 71.93% 71.93% 72.36% 72.36% 72.34% 72.95%
12.48% 12.97% 12.65% 12.49% 12.51% 13.02% 13.35% 13.34% 13.44% 13.86% 14.07% 13.06%
4.11% 4.09% 4.20% 4.13% 4.21% 4.35% 4.63% 4.74% 4.68% 4.85% 4.80% 4.07%
12.44% 10.62% 11.15% 11.39% 11.31% 10.66% 10.09% 9.99% 9.53% 8.92% 8.78% 9.89%
No. of Shareholders 39,95640,87938,78037,03934,32741,11444,06239,14036,76938,94639,34643,136

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