Jagran Prakashan Ltd

Jagran Prakashan Ltd

₹ 63.4 -5.09%
08 Jun 4:01 p.m.
About

Jagran Prakashan Ltd is a media conglomerate with interests spanning across printing and publication of newspapers & magazines, FM radio, digital, outdoor advertising and promotional marketing, event management and activation business.[1]

Key Points

A) Print Business Division
The company operates 10 different print titles across various categories. It has a presence across 13 states and UTs with 300+ editions/ sub-editions of its daily newsprints with a base of ~84 Mn readers. Its flagship newspaper Dainik Jagran is the largest Hindi daily newsprint and its Urdu paper Inquilab is the leading Urdu newspaper in India. [1] [2]

  • Market Cap 1,380 Cr.
  • Current Price 63.4
  • High / Low 79.7 / 59.1
  • Stock P/E 7.00
  • Book Value 92.6
  • Dividend Yield 11.0 %
  • ROCE 12.8 %
  • ROE 9.94 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 0.68 times its book value
  • Stock is providing a good dividend yield of 11.0%.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 89.8%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.79% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 8.28% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.123 Cr.
  • Working capital days have increased from 84.0 days to 193 days

* 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

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
459.38 454.58 458.73 510.96 509.64 444.12 446.51 516.50 481.00 460.05 467.36 476.71 472.10
450.71 385.16 386.79 406.20 484.40 378.60 371.92 423.04 547.22 396.26 400.77 405.28 424.45
Operating Profit 8.67 69.42 71.94 104.76 25.24 65.52 74.59 93.46 -66.22 63.79 66.59 71.43 47.65
OPM % 1.89% 15.27% 15.68% 20.50% 4.95% 14.75% 16.71% 18.09% -13.77% 13.87% 14.25% 14.98% 10.09%
52.87 21.71 18.09 26.68 24.01 23.26 27.08 21.22 34.05 51.59 30.70 27.91 13.39
Interest 10.63 7.36 6.16 6.26 7.82 5.56 12.33 5.26 5.36 5.40 5.50 5.50 3.92
Depreciation 25.71 26.91 27.31 28.10 29.03 25.66 26.99 27.24 27.93 19.62 20.65 20.50 24.86
Profit before tax 25.20 56.86 56.56 97.08 12.40 57.56 62.35 82.18 -65.46 90.36 71.14 73.34 32.26
Tax % 7.66% 22.79% 26.57% 24.31% 51.37% 28.70% 33.20% 23.68% -21.39% 26.13% 19.96% 24.78% 81.22%
23.27 43.90 41.52 73.48 6.02 41.03 41.65 62.72 -51.46 66.77 56.94 55.17 6.06
EPS in Rs 0.93 2.05 1.95 3.39 1.05 1.89 1.97 2.88 -0.73 3.09 2.69 2.49 0.78
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
1,770 2,079 2,283 2,304 2,363 2,097 1,289 1,616 1,856 1,934 1,888 1,876
1,323 1,489 1,643 1,721 1,829 1,665 1,061 1,256 1,602 1,663 1,728 1,627
Operating Profit 446 590 640 583 534 433 228 360 254 271 160 250
OPM % 25% 28% 28% 25% 23% 21% 18% 22% 14% 14% 8% 13%
112 94 41 47 41 32 42 73 145 90 106 123
Interest 37 55 35 27 26 33 34 31 39 28 21 20
Depreciation 104 122 129 136 128 146 129 119 107 111 108 86
Profit before tax 418 508 517 467 421 286 107 282 253 223 137 267
Tax % 26% 31% 32% 33% 35% 2% 27% 23% 22% 26% 31% 31%
308 351 349 311 274 281 78 217 197 165 94 185
EPS in Rs 9.42 10.73 10.63 9.63 8.79 9.72 3.19 8.44 7.58 8.44 6.02 9.05
Dividend Payout % 37% 0% 28% 31% 40% 0% 0% 0% 44% 59% 100% 110%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: -1%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 0%
TTM: -1%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -4%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 12%
TTM: 64%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -9%
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: -5%
1 Year: -13%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 8%
Last Year: 10%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 65 65 65 62 59 56 56 53 44 44 44 44
Reserves 1,071 1,566 2,090 1,977 1,816 1,862 1,940 2,085 1,704 1,885 1,904 1,972
648 591 308 148 406 281 318 352 443 247 186 110
469 442 748 785 814 738 648 653 739 652 570 584
Total Liabilities 2,253 2,664 3,212 2,972 3,096 2,938 2,961 3,142 2,930 2,827 2,702 2,709
773 1,422 1,492 1,476 1,493 1,455 1,346 1,269 1,068 908 747 687
CWIP 72 145 76 12 3 2 2 2 2 6 12 1
Investments 357 362 535 523 506 526 839 1,029 1,020 926 1,068 1,165
1,051 734 1,109 961 1,093 955 774 842 839 986 874 856
Total Assets 2,253 2,664 3,212 2,972 3,096 2,938 2,961 3,142 2,930 2,827 2,702 2,709

Cash Flows

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Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
439 425 477 391 285 404 348 322 272 297 224 269
-441 156 -419 102 -58 37 -332 -204 249 28 -14 -38
17 -573 63 -605 -224 -462 -2 -123 -517 -307 -222 -236
Net Cash Flow 15 7 121 -113 2 -21 15 -5 4 18 -12 -5
Free Cash Flow 387 351 363 344 145 371 342 327 299 273 178 233
CFO/OP 114% 95% 96% 90% 80% 112% 171% 117% 133% 137% 186% 132%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 75 79 82 96 98 98 122 98 89 92 87 86
Inventory Days 54 39 52 36 84 113 64 72 60 38 52 36
Days Payable 66 48 82 73 82 107 114 122 111 128 122 112
Cash Conversion Cycle 63 69 53 59 100 104 72 48 38 2 17 10
Working Capital Days -68 5 20 54 26 44 76 49 -1 30 28 193
ROCE % 22% 24% 21% 18% 17% 12% 5% 11% 8% 9% 6% 13%

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Digital Unique Visitors (Jagran News Network)
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Number of Editions / Sub-Editions
Count
Number of Radio Stations
Count
Number of States with Print Presence
Count
Dainik Jagran Readership (IRS)
Crore Readers ・Standalone data
Number of Publications
Count
Newsprint Price (Blended)
USD per Tonne ・Standalone data

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
69.00% 69.00% 69.00% 69.00% 69.00% 69.00% 69.00% 69.00% 69.00% 69.00% 69.00% 69.00%
3.31% 3.34% 3.54% 3.05% 3.04% 2.48% 2.39% 2.53% 2.70% 2.57% 2.44% 2.24%
11.09% 11.21% 10.74% 10.61% 9.62% 9.12% 9.17% 8.94% 7.63% 7.58% 7.58% 6.30%
16.60% 16.45% 16.72% 17.33% 18.36% 19.43% 19.46% 19.55% 20.68% 20.86% 20.99% 22.47%
No. of Shareholders 42,82542,14143,29148,72650,93552,94856,34760,40665,49866,17467,79271,629

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