H T Media Ltd

H T Media Ltd

₹ 26.6 -0.19%
19 Apr - close price
About

HT Media Ltd is a diversified conglomerate, engaged in printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals, radio broadcast & entertainment and digital businesses.[1]

Key Points

Newspaper Segment (~85% of revenues)[1]
The company is engaged in the newspaper business across various areas. Its brands include Hindustan Times (English daily), Hindustan (hindi daily) and Mint (Business daily).[2] Hindustan Times is the 2nd largest English newspaper while the 'Mint' newspaper is the 2nd largest business paper in India.[3]

  • Market Cap 619 Cr.
  • Current Price 26.6
  • High / Low 36.9 / 16.0
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 32.8
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -3.09 %
  • ROE -21.3 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Stock is trading at 0.81 times its book value

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -7.84% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of -8.57% over last 3 years.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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
165 171 114 190 244 203 228 216 242 235 206 211 239
178 164 157 178 199 201 225 237 251 261 219 224 243
Operating Profit -12 7 -43 12 46 1 3 -21 -9 -26 -13 -13 -4
OPM % -8% 4% -38% 6% 19% 1% 1% -10% -4% -11% -6% -6% -2%
25 55 22 33 27 8 16 -10 30 -49 22 -28 25
Interest 11 10 11 11 11 11 12 15 17 14 15 16 17
Depreciation 22 23 22 24 23 21 22 22 21 21 20 19 20
Profit before tax -20 29 -54 10 39 -24 -14 -67 -18 -109 -25 -76 -16
Tax % 18% -9% 29% 41% 28% 33% 42% -128% 15% 10% 22% 10% 35%
-17 31 -39 6 28 -16 -8 -154 -15 -98 -20 -69 -10
EPS in Rs -0.71 1.34 -1.67 0.26 1.22 -0.68 -0.36 -6.61 -0.64 -4.22 -0.84 -2.96 -0.44
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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
1,319 1,345 1,429 1,445 1,499 1,432 1,385 1,307 1,226 528 751 921 891
1,079 1,155 1,247 1,326 1,349 1,345 1,169 1,326 1,125 633 735 972 947
Operating Profit 240 190 182 118 150 87 217 -19 100 -105 16 -50 -56
OPM % 18% 14% 13% 8% 10% 6% 16% -1% 8% -20% 2% -5% -6%
66 -84 122 113 128 153 199 28 -316 106 90 -15 -30
Interest 29 34 56 36 51 79 70 98 103 46 44 59 62
Depreciation 60 58 56 72 71 97 96 83 113 91 90 85 79
Profit before tax 218 15 192 124 156 64 249 -172 -433 -135 -28 -209 -227
Tax % 27% -65% 19% 8% 40% 4% 14% 19% 9% 40% 29% -32%
160 24 156 114 93 62 214 -139 -393 -81 -20 -275 -197
EPS in Rs 6.80 1.03 6.69 4.88 4.02 2.64 9.19 -5.97 -16.87 -3.50 -0.86 -11.82 -8.46
Dividend Payout % 6% 39% 6% 8% 10% 15% 4% -7% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: -4%
5 Years: -8%
3 Years: -9%
TTM: 0%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: 55%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -10%
5 Years: -8%
3 Years: 10%
1 Year: 62%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: -4%
3 Years: -9%
Last Year: -21%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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 47 47 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46
Reserves 1,263 1,263 1,362 1,455 1,558 1,652 1,735 1,576 1,175 1,097 1,080 803 716
309 381 450 271 917 1,009 1,067 1,326 766 758 746 754 852
482 525 638 743 712 710 774 758 586 543 531 500 495
Total Liabilities 2,101 2,216 2,497 2,515 3,232 3,418 3,622 3,706 2,573 2,445 2,403 2,103 2,110
485 448 560 499 767 1,198 1,212 1,133 1,008 893 803 706 683
CWIP 11 109 23 37 33 33 30 30 30 1 1 2 1
Investments 929 873 1,079 1,055 1,652 1,654 1,634 1,719 815 759 738 565 549
675 786 835 924 779 532 745 824 720 793 861 831 876
Total Assets 2,101 2,216 2,497 2,515 3,232 3,418 3,622 3,706 2,573 2,445 2,403 2,103 2,110

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
135 167 183 291 138 191 190 50 45 -7 -36 -99
-96 -197 -194 -24 -750 -215 -173 -225 727 58 101 206
-17 46 -14 -224 565 11 7 157 -829 -33 -66 -111
Net Cash Flow 21 16 -25 44 -47 -13 25 -18 -58 18 -1 -4

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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 54 53 48 50 59 45 57 68 67 91 84 89
Inventory Days 110 93 174 98 109 112 94 116 122 379 178 115
Days Payable 219 224 274 333 309 314 304 222 260 727 386 247
Cash Conversion Cycle -55 -78 -52 -185 -141 -157 -153 -38 -71 -256 -124 -43
Working Capital Days 11 19 5 -31 -72 -89 -48 -78 -88 -155 -47 -37
ROCE % 16% 13% 13% 10% 12% 6% 11% 1% 5% -5% 3% -3%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

2 Recently
Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51% 69.51%
2.66% 2.20% 2.06% 1.94% 1.29% 0.19% 0.06% 0.10% 0.12% 0.13% 0.25% 0.09%
2.64% 1.41% 0.65% 0.05% 0.04% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
24.25% 25.95% 26.84% 27.86% 28.52% 29.62% 29.74% 29.71% 29.67% 29.68% 29.56% 29.72%
0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.62%
No. of Shareholders 34,60541,44340,09752,16853,21454,19452,73151,28449,79050,55447,94649,226

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