D B Corp Ltd

D B Corp Ltd

₹ 263 4.71%
28 Mar - close price
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]

Key Points

Business Segments

  • Market Cap 4,689 Cr.
  • Current Price 263
  • High / Low 374 / 97.0
  • Stock P/E 13.6
  • Book Value 113
  • Dividend Yield 2.28 %
  • ROCE 11.8 %
  • ROE 8.88 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 54.1%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -1.63% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 8.13% over last 3 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.

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023
494 457 304 447 546 472 494 538 566 531 554 586 645
329 355 303 346 404 414 427 451 474 456 438 434 462
Operating Profit 166 101 1 101 142 58 68 88 92 75 116 152 183
OPM % 34% 22% 0% 23% 26% 12% 14% 16% 16% 14% 21% 26% 28%
2 17 4 4 4 8 6 10 9 14 19 16 20
Interest 6 5 6 5 2 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 7
Depreciation 29 28 28 28 28 27 27 28 28 30 27 29 29
Profit before tax 133 85 -28 73 116 33 42 65 67 54 104 133 167
Tax % 26% 27% 21% 26% 26% 27% 26% 25% 28% 23% 24% 25% 26%
99 62 -22 54 87 25 31 49 48 41 79 100 124
EPS in Rs 5.66 3.54 -1.27 3.07 4.89 1.38 1.75 2.75 2.71 2.31 4.42 5.63 6.96
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 TTM
1,452 1,592 1,860 2,010 2,049 2,258 2,311 2,463 2,224 1,508 1,769 2,129 2,316
1,111 1,212 1,358 1,446 1,512 1,614 1,746 1,957 1,740 1,201 1,463 1,806 1,789
Operating Profit 341 380 502 564 538 644 565 506 484 307 305 324 526
OPM % 23% 24% 27% 28% 26% 29% 24% 21% 22% 20% 17% 15% 23%
22 20 23 24 21 15 23 15 10 25 17 38 69
Interest 12 10 8 8 14 7 7 8 25 24 18 21 23
Depreciation 51 58 64 88 85 86 92 99 121 115 110 112 115
Profit before tax 301 331 452 492 460 565 488 414 348 193 195 228 458
Tax % 33% 34% 32% 36% 36% 34% 34% 34% 21% 27% 27% 26%
202 218 307 316 292 375 324 274 275 141 143 169 344
EPS in Rs 11.03 11.90 16.71 17.23 15.90 20.38 17.60 15.66 15.72 8.08 8.05 9.50 19.32
Dividend Payout % 45% 46% 43% 45% 69% 40% 1% 64% 64% 37% 62% 63%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: -2%
3 Years: -1%
TTM: 12%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -3%
5 Years: -12%
3 Years: -15%
TTM: 125%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -1%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 42%
1 Year: 172%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 8%
Last Year: 9%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 183 183 183 184 184 184 184 175 175 175 177 178 178
Reserves 744 846 963 1,105 1,214 1,410 1,745 1,652 1,503 1,648 1,705 1,770 1,838
213 163 154 124 137 81 45 51 345 248 199 213 276
405 441 468 493 417 409 481 516 463 405 456 418 462
Total Liabilities 1,545 1,633 1,770 1,905 1,951 2,084 2,455 2,394 2,486 2,476 2,537 2,579 2,753
748 831 850 816 867 910 1,002 986 1,221 1,202 1,154 1,073 1,098
CWIP 45 7 2 4 46 21 21 1 1 0 0 1 8
Investments 46 81 72 69 71 27 36 37 18 14 14 66 75
706 714 845 1,016 968 1,126 1,397 1,370 1,245 1,259 1,369 1,439 1,572
Total Assets 1,545 1,633 1,770 1,905 1,951 2,084 2,455 2,394 2,486 2,476 2,537 2,579 2,753

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
231 241 259 425 341 360 364 235 363 374 371 244
-90 -76 -104 -153 -183 -32 -198 -21 -154 -137 -224 -144
-102 -182 -165 -205 -245 -244 -42 -381 -307 -151 -155 -132
Net Cash Flow 39 -17 -10 67 -87 84 124 -166 -98 86 -7 -32

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 62 71 64 63 67 68 87 94 104 120 99 80
Inventory Days 85 87 100 79 99 110 80 99 120 202 142 92
Days Payable 77 64 64 68 70 116 129 117 132 158 158 92
Cash Conversion Cycle 70 93 100 73 96 62 38 76 92 164 83 80
Working Capital Days 22 33 33 24 35 67 76 92 99 120 86 76
ROCE % 29% 29% 37% 37% 32% 36% 27% 22% 19% 10% 10% 12%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023
71.81% 71.81% 71.81% 71.08% 71.00% 70.97% 72.33% 72.00% 71.98% 71.97% 71.96% 71.93%
13.23% 12.48% 12.21% 12.42% 12.84% 12.48% 12.97% 12.65% 12.49% 12.51% 13.02% 13.35%
4.22% 4.13% 4.13% 4.15% 4.28% 4.11% 4.09% 4.20% 4.13% 4.21% 4.35% 4.63%
10.74% 11.57% 11.85% 12.35% 11.88% 12.44% 10.62% 11.15% 11.39% 11.31% 10.66% 10.09%
No. of Shareholders 31,45738,57642,19539,70439,71939,95640,87938,78037,03934,32741,11444,062

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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