Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd

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Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd

₹ 84.8 -0.24%
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hmvl.in BSE: 533217 NSE: HMVL
About

Incorporated in 1918, Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd is in the business of publishing ‘Hindustan’, a Hindi Daily and runs digital over-the-top platform viz. OTT Play[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1][2]
HMVL is a part of the Hindustan Times Group and publishes the leading Hindi
daily newspaper, Hindustan. It is a 74.4% subsidiary of HT Media Limited which in
turn is a 69.5% subsidiary of Hindustan
Times Limited (HTL), a KK Birla Group
Company. Company provides coverage
in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi NCR,
Bihar, and Jharkhand through a combination
of own, franchise, and outsourced printing facilities.

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  • Market Cap ₹ 625 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 84.8
  • High / Low ₹ 100 / 55.2
  • Stock P/E 4.07
  • Book Value ₹ 215
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 11.3 %
  • ROE 9.83 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 0.39 times its book value
  • Market value of investments Rs.1,211 Cr. is more than the Market Cap Rs.625 Cr.

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 6.28% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 5.10% over last 3 years.
  • Working capital days have increased from -87.9 days to 195 days

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
188 169 165 183 188 162 172 197 182 183 197 183 216
198 180 191 198 209 180 186 196 158 192 207 163 150
Operating Profit -10 -12 -26 -15 -21 -18 -14 2 24 -9 -10 20 65
OPM % -5% -7% -16% -8% -11% -11% -8% 1% 13% -5% -5% 11% 30%
27 30 22 24 30 27 36 24 26 27 30 -10 -21
Interest 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Depreciation 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 5 4 5 4 4
Profit before tax 7 9 -15 -2 -2 0 15 19 43 12 13 4 38
Tax % -34% 44% -53% -49% -789% 5% 6% 9% -4% 13% 9% 85% 27%
10 5 -7 -1 11 0 14 18 45 10 12 1 28
EPS in Rs 1.33 0.66 -0.94 -0.14 1.51 0.05 1.86 2.41 6.13 1.36 1.59 0.09 3.76
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
819 918 933 880 867 796 545 669 713 704 733 740
638 684 728 699 821 696 538 658 799 778 765 627
Operating Profit 180 234 206 181 46 99 8 11 -86 -73 -32 112
OPM % 22% 25% 22% 21% 5% 12% 1% 2% -12% -10% -4% 15%
56 61 92 79 88 109 118 75 69 104 140 -15
Interest 11 11 16 11 18 9 9 9 16 14 8 9
Depreciation 24 22 20 20 21 31 30 29 30 27 21 17
Profit before tax 202 262 261 230 96 168 87 48 -63 -10 80 72
Tax % 30% 32% 26% 25% -13% 29% 14% 9% -25% -184% 4% 30%
141 179 194 171 108 119 75 44 -47 8 77 50
EPS in Rs 19.19 24.35 26.38 23.33 14.77 16.15 10.13 5.91 -6.45 1.08 10.45 6.80
Dividend Payout % 6% 5% 5% 5% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: -2%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: 1%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -2%
5 Years: 15%
3 Years: 79%
TTM: 107%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -11%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: 12%
1 Year: 1%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 3%
3 Years: 5%
Last Year: 10%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74
Reserves 665 837 1,097 1,258 1,340 1,443 1,519 1,527 1,403 1,405 1,459 1,514
98 173 117 115 75 136 88 120 110 94 53 100
184 200 183 203 245 271 432 469 597 672 697 793
Total Liabilities 1,021 1,283 1,471 1,650 1,733 1,924 2,113 2,189 2,184 2,245 2,282 2,480
180 247 245 230 301 330 298 293 358 368 366 414
CWIP 3 3 4 10 12 10 16 20 35 3 0 0
Investments 547 795 999 1,114 1,071 1,186 1,438 1,534 1,434 1,432 1,524 1,706
291 239 223 295 350 399 362 343 356 443 392 360
Total Assets 1,021 1,283 1,471 1,650 1,733 1,924 2,113 2,189 2,184 2,245 2,282 2,480

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
138 164 143 122 57 54 204 51 53 16 38 73
-182 -213 -68 -81 13 -99 -147 -75 32 23 -6 -124
58 54 -81 -23 -70 -7 -52 21 -87 -4 -55 52
Net Cash Flow 14 5 -7 18 -0 -52 4 -3 -2 36 -23 0
Free Cash Flow 122 82 123 103 -1 39 197 36 41 24 42 91
CFO/OP 98% 98% 97% 95% 194% 85% 2,919% 504% -70% -27% -111% 67%

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 48 47 45 58 70 77 83 60 61 66 53 62
Inventory Days 48 51 49 50 40 60 114 115 74 70 57 53
Days Payable 105 98 95 100 98 110 202 119 122 163 169 225
Cash Conversion Cycle -9 -0 -0 8 12 27 -5 56 13 -26 -59 -111
Working Capital Days -36 -67 -39 -31 -3 -28 -168 -181 -207 -242 -216 195
ROCE % 29% 28% 23% 17% 8% 11% 6% 3% -2% 0% 5% 11%

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Number of Printing Locations
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Circulation Volume - Hindustan (Hindi Daily)
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40%
0.12% 0.16% 0.32% 0.18% 0.19% 0.20% 0.20% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.11% 0.10%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% 0.07%
25.17% 25.13% 24.98% 25.21% 25.20% 25.19% 25.20% 25.23% 25.23% 25.23% 25.22% 25.22%
0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%
No. of Shareholders 24,82321,98219,50419,87018,45818,99818,84018,66918,38917,94117,88517,277

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