D B Corp Ltd

D B Corp Ltd

₹ 312 -1.42%
24 Oct - 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 5,560 Cr.
  • Current Price 312
  • High / Low 405 / 236
  • Stock P/E 12.4
  • Book Value 120
  • Dividend Yield 4.17 %
  • ROCE 25.1 %
  • ROE 20.2 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 48.7%
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 72.5 days to 55.2 days

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 12.6% 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

Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024
447 546 472 494 538 566 531 554 586 645 617 590 559
346 404 414 427 451 474 456 438 434 462 445 425 438
Operating Profit 101 142 58 68 88 92 75 116 152 183 172 164 121
OPM % 23% 26% 12% 14% 16% 16% 14% 21% 26% 28% 28% 28% 22%
4 4 8 6 10 9 14 19 16 20 25 26 24
Interest 5 2 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7
Depreciation 28 28 27 27 28 28 30 27 29 29 29 28 27
Profit before tax 73 116 33 42 65 67 54 104 133 167 162 157 110
Tax % 26% 26% 27% 26% 25% 28% 23% 24% 25% 26% 24% 25% 25%
54 87 25 31 49 48 41 79 100 124 123 118 83
EPS in Rs 3.07 4.89 1.38 1.75 2.75 2.71 2.31 4.42 5.63 6.96 6.88 6.62 4.63
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
1,592 1,860 2,010 2,049 2,258 2,311 2,463 2,224 1,508 1,769 2,129 2,402 2,411
1,212 1,358 1,446 1,512 1,614 1,746 1,957 1,740 1,201 1,463 1,806 1,779 1,770
Operating Profit 380 502 564 538 644 565 506 484 307 305 324 623 640
OPM % 24% 27% 28% 26% 29% 24% 21% 22% 20% 17% 15% 26% 27%
20 23 24 21 15 23 15 10 25 17 38 81 95
Interest 10 8 8 14 7 7 8 25 24 18 21 24 26
Depreciation 58 64 88 85 86 92 99 121 115 110 112 114 113
Profit before tax 331 452 492 460 565 488 414 348 193 195 228 565 597
Tax % 34% 32% 36% 36% 34% 34% 34% 21% 27% 27% 26% 25%
218 307 316 292 375 324 274 275 141 143 169 426 447
EPS in Rs 11.90 16.71 17.23 15.90 20.38 17.60 15.66 15.72 8.08 8.05 9.50 23.89 25.09
Dividend Payout % 46% 43% 45% 69% 40% 1% 64% 64% 37% 62% 63% 21%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: 17%
TTM: 8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 46%
TTM: 67%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -1%
5 Years: 14%
3 Years: 45%
1 Year: 3%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 13%
Last Year: 20%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 183 183 184 184 184 184 175 175 175 177 178 178 178
Reserves 846 963 1,105 1,214 1,410 1,745 1,652 1,503 1,648 1,705 1,770 2,043 1,967
163 154 124 137 81 45 51 345 248 199 213 253 269
441 468 493 417 409 481 516 463 405 456 418 518 578
Total Liabilities 1,633 1,770 1,905 1,951 2,084 2,455 2,394 2,486 2,476 2,537 2,579 2,993 2,992
831 850 816 867 910 1,002 986 1,221 1,202 1,154 1,073 1,059 1,022
CWIP 7 2 4 46 21 21 1 1 0 0 1 2 6
Investments 81 72 69 71 27 36 37 18 14 14 66 67 78
714 845 1,016 968 1,126 1,397 1,370 1,245 1,259 1,369 1,439 1,864 1,886
Total Assets 1,633 1,770 1,905 1,951 2,084 2,455 2,394 2,486 2,476 2,537 2,579 2,993 2,992

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
241 259 425 341 360 364 235 363 374 371 243 579
-76 -104 -153 -183 -32 -198 -21 -154 -137 -224 -143 -380
-182 -165 -205 -245 -244 -42 -381 -307 -151 -155 -132 -194
Net Cash Flow -17 -10 67 -87 84 124 -166 -98 86 -7 -32 5

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 71 64 63 67 68 87 94 104 120 99 80 77
Inventory Days 87 100 79 99 110 80 99 120 202 142 92 93
Days Payable 64 64 68 70 116 129 117 132 158 158 92 117
Cash Conversion Cycle 93 100 73 96 62 38 76 92 164 83 80 53
Working Capital Days 33 33 24 35 67 76 92 99 120 86 76 55
ROCE % 29% 37% 37% 32% 36% 27% 22% 19% 10% 10% 12% 25%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024
71.08% 71.00% 70.97% 72.33% 72.00% 71.98% 71.97% 71.96% 71.93% 71.93% 72.36% 72.36%
12.42% 12.84% 12.48% 12.97% 12.65% 12.49% 12.51% 13.02% 13.35% 13.34% 13.44% 13.86%
4.15% 4.28% 4.11% 4.09% 4.20% 4.13% 4.21% 4.35% 4.63% 4.74% 4.68% 4.85%
12.35% 11.88% 12.44% 10.62% 11.15% 11.39% 11.31% 10.66% 10.09% 9.99% 9.53% 8.92%
No. of Shareholders 39,70439,71939,95640,87938,78037,03934,32741,11444,06239,14036,76938,946

* 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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