Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd

Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd

₹ 30.3 -4.48%
16 Jul 2:32 p.m.
About

Network 18 Media & Investments is engaged in activities spanning across Digital Content, Print and Allied Businesses.(Source : 202003-01 Annual Report Page No:15)

Key Points

India’s Most Diversified Media Group
Network18 Group is India’s only media and entertainment conglomerate with a presence across the complete spectrum of content genres – news, entertainment, sports, movies, and live entertainment, across multiple platforms like TV, digital, cinemas and on-ground. [1]

  • Market Cap 4,671 Cr.
  • Current Price 30.3
  • High / Low 62.6 / 27.4
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 32.2
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -0.67 %
  • ROE -5.35 %
  • Face Value 5.00

Pros

  • Stock is trading at 0.97 times its book value

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Company has a low return on equity of -7.92% over last 3 years.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -18.1%

* 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.

Loading peers table ...

Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Jun 2026
40 420 469 535 453 445 476 522 430 477 500 547 475
61 430 447 494 450 438 466 508 426 470 489 525 471
Operating Profit -21 -10 22 41 2 7 11 13 4 7 12 22 4
OPM % -52% -2% 5% 8% 1% 2% 2% 3% 1% 2% 2% 4% 1%
2 7 2 2 5 2 3,506 2 596 2 -39 -12 3
Interest 43 45 46 50 52 53 54 55 52 48 50 54 57
Depreciation 1 34 21 25 30 31 31 30 31 31 30 29 29
Profit before tax -64 -83 -43 -31 -75 -74 3,432 -69 516 -70 -108 -73 -78
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
-64 -83 -43 -31 -75 -74 3,432 -69 516 -70 -108 -73 -78
EPS in Rs -0.61 -0.79 -0.41 -0.30 -0.71 -0.71 22.26 -0.45 3.35 -0.45 -0.70 -0.47 -0.51
Raw PDF

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 TTM
74 67 67 95 112 111 119 167 187 1,818 1,896 1,955 2,000
98 109 122 164 211 194 151 162 242 1,793 1,862 1,909 1,954
Operating Profit -23 -41 -55 -68 -99 -82 -32 5 -54 25 34 46 46
OPM % -31% -61% -82% -72% -89% -74% -27% 3% -29% 1% 2% 2% 2%
-602 25 15 89 -412 -254 9 9 6 12 3,514 547 -46
Interest 58 53 70 86 116 128 103 99 134 186 213 205 209
Depreciation 4 6 9 8 7 7 7 5 4 101 122 122 119
Profit before tax -688 -75 -119 -73 -634 -471 -133 -90 -187 -251 3,213 266 -328
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -26% 0% 0%
-688 -75 -119 -74 -635 -472 -133 -90 -187 -185 3,213 266 -328
EPS in Rs -6.57 -0.72 -1.13 -0.70 -6.06 -4.51 -1.27 -0.86 -1.78 -1.77 20.84 1.72 -2.13
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 40%
5 Years: 75%
3 Years: 119%
TTM: 7%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: -43%
3 Years: -15%
TTM: 6%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -3%
5 Years: -9%
3 Years: -21%
1 Year: -50%
Return on Equity
10 Years: -9%
5 Years: -9%
3 Years: -8%
Last Year: -5%

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 523 523 523 523 523 523 523 523 523 523 771 771
Reserves 2,191 2,135 2,016 1,823 1,178 651 514 419 458 923 3,901 4,188
551 647 1,149 1,602 2,101 2,218 2,340 2,423 2,610 2,717 2,958 3,287
265 263 273 294 317 329 304 304 93 599 687 712
Total Liabilities 3,531 3,568 3,961 4,243 4,120 3,722 3,681 3,670 3,684 4,763 8,318 8,958
12 24 28 310 309 308 305 300 298 1,755 1,721 1,672
CWIP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Investments 3,287 3,272 3,643 3,558 3,558 3,272 3,259 3,255 3,263 2,091 5,557 6,117
230 271 290 375 253 142 117 115 121 915 1,040 1,169
Total Assets 3,531 3,568 3,961 4,243 4,120 3,722 3,681 3,670 3,684 4,763 8,318 8,958

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
-39 -40 -57 -77 -60 -73 -6 16 -52 125 12 -24
42 -2 -378 39 -351 53 5 -1 -2 -275 -25 -28
-60 42 431 39 399 20 0 -15 54 166 -1 84
Net Cash Flow -57 0 -3 1 -12 -0 -0 1 -0 15 -14 32
Free Cash Flow -47 -58 -68 -80 -67 -76 -7 16 -55 -176 -61 -68
CFO/OP 157% 90% 98% 110% 75% 86% 72% 260% 112% 354% 289% -53%

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 101 148 219 228 157 88 102 72 81 115 121 127
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 101 148 219 228 157 88 102 72 81 115 121 127
Working Capital Days -3,766 -4,674 -7,441 -6,870 -7,649 -8,145 -7,988 -5,850 -5,158 -482 -512 -545
ROCE % -0% -1% -1% 0% -4% -3% -1% 0% -2% -1% -1% -1%

Insights

In beta
Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Number of TV Channels
channels

Log in to view insights

Please log in to see hidden values.

Login
TV News Network Viewership Market Share (BARC)
%
Digital Monthly Unique Visitors (Portfolio level)
million
CNBC TV18 English Business News Market Share
%
Moneycontrol Pro Paid Subscribers
million

Extracted by Screener AI

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 56.89% 56.89% 56.89% 56.89% 56.89% 56.89%
5.62% 5.64% 3.48% 3.54% 3.49% 2.34% 6.61% 6.98% 6.85% 6.54% 6.26% 6.29%
0.59% 0.04% 0.53% 0.05% 0.06% 0.09% 0.18% 0.19% 0.22% 0.15% 0.15% 0.13%
18.80% 19.34% 20.99% 21.42% 21.43% 22.57% 36.33% 35.94% 36.04% 36.42% 36.69% 36.68%
No. of Shareholders 1,29,1701,30,9091,35,1911,45,3021,56,0091,75,6625,84,6085,74,5485,70,6925,65,4295,47,5795,31,580

* 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.

Click on the line-items to see the names of individual entities.

Documents

Concalls