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 ₹ 4,259 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 58.4%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 1.02% 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
472 494 538 566 531 554 586 645 617 590 559 643 548
414 427 451 474 456 438 434 462 445 425 438 465 465
Operating Profit 58 68 88 92 75 116 152 183 172 164 121 177 83
OPM % 12% 14% 16% 16% 14% 21% 26% 28% 28% 28% 22% 28% 15%
8 6 10 9 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 67 54 104 133 167 162 157 110 160 71
Tax % 27% 26% 25% 28% 23% 24% 25% 26% 24% 25% 25% 26% 26%
25 31 49 48 41 79 100 124 123 118 83 118 52
EPS in Rs 1.38 1.75 2.75 2.71 2.31 4.42 5.63 6.96 6.88 6.62 4.63 6.63 2.94
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1,860 2,010 2,049 2,258 2,311 2,463 2,224 1,508 1,769 2,129 2,402 2,339
1,358 1,446 1,512 1,614 1,746 1,957 1,740 1,201 1,463 1,806 1,779 1,794
Operating Profit 502 564 538 644 565 506 484 307 305 324 623 545
OPM % 27% 28% 26% 29% 24% 21% 22% 20% 17% 15% 26% 23%
23 24 21 15 23 15 10 25 17 38 81 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 452 492 460 565 488 414 348 193 195 228 565 499
Tax % 32% 36% 36% 34% 34% 34% 21% 27% 27% 26% 25% 26%
307 316 292 375 324 274 275 141 143 169 426 371
EPS in Rs 16.71 17.23 15.90 20.38 17.60 15.66 15.72 8.08 8.05 9.50 23.89 20.82
Dividend Payout % 43% 45% 69% 40% 1% 64% 64% 37% 62% 63% 54% 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: 42%
1 Year: -18%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 15%
Last Year: 17%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 963 1,105 1,214 1,410 1,745 1,652 1,503 1,648 1,705 1,770 2,043 2,046
154 124 137 81 45 51 345 248 199 213 253 283
468 493 417 409 481 516 463 405 456 418 518 547
Total Liabilities 1,770 1,905 1,951 2,084 2,455 2,394 2,486 2,476 2,537 2,579 2,993 3,055
850 816 867 910 1,002 986 1,221 1,202 1,154 1,073 1,059 997
CWIP 2 4 46 21 21 1 1 0 0 1 2 10
Investments 72 69 71 27 36 37 18 14 14 66 67 69
845 1,016 968 1,126 1,397 1,370 1,245 1,259 1,369 1,439 1,864 1,980
Total Assets 1,770 1,905 1,951 2,084 2,455 2,394 2,486 2,476 2,537 2,579 2,993 3,055

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
259 425 341 360 364 235 363 374 371 244 579 414
-104 -153 -183 -32 -198 -21 -154 -137 -224 -144 -380 -11
-165 -205 -245 -244 -42 -381 -307 -151 -155 -132 -194 -366
Net Cash Flow -10 67 -87 84 124 -166 -98 86 -7 -32 5 37

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 77 71
Inventory Days 100 79 99 110 80 99 120 202 142 92 93 144
Days Payable 64 68 70 116 129 117 132 158 158 92 117 138
Cash Conversion Cycle 100 73 96 62 38 76 92 164 83 80 53 77
Working Capital Days 33 24 35 67 76 92 99 120 86 76 55 78
ROCE % 37% 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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