HMVL

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited

Hindi and English newspapers, radio broadcasting and digital media properties

Consumer Discretionary›Media, Entertainment & Publication›Media›Print Media

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Key metrics

Price as of 2026-10-16

Stock price
₹77.39
Market cap
570 Cr
Stock P/E
6.4
P/B
0.36
ROE (FY26)
3.1%
ROCE (FY26)
3.9%
Operating margin (FY26)
12.8%
Debt / equity (FY26)
0.04
OCF / EBITDA (FY26)
64.5%

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What you need to know

HMVL (Hindustan Media Ventures) publishes Hindi-language newspapers and earns its money mainly from print advertising and circulation.

Company snapshot

5thBy market cap

Ranked among 5 companies in Print Media.

Segment mix

Reportable segments as of 2024-12-31 (Consolidated). Revenue share = segment revenue ÷ total revenue.

Largest segment: 91.0% of revenue

SegmentRevenue shareRevenuePBTAssets
Digital
8.5%
17 Cr-22 Cr19 Cr
Printing & publishing of newspapers & periodicals
91.0%
180 Cr25 Cr443 Cr
Unallocated
1.2%
2 Cr-5 Cr1,723 Cr

What we see

Positives
  • ✓Debt-to-equity of 0.04x — the company is largely funded by its own money, not borrowed funds.
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Statement tables · Consolidated

Switches quarterly, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow. Key metrics and ratios stay on consolidated when available.

Amounts in ₹ Cr · tap + to expand rows

Quarterly results

Quarterly · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricSept 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sept 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sept 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales165 Cr183 Cr188 Cr162 Cr172 Cr197 Cr201 Cr183 Cr197 Cr212 Cr216 Cr197 Cr
Operating expenses (approx.)191 Cr198 Cr209 Cr180 Cr186 Cr196 Cr202 Cr192 Cr207 Cr213 Cr150 Cr169 Cr
EBITDA-26 Cr-15 Cr-21 Cr-18 Cr-14 Cr2 Cr-1 Cr-9 Cr-10 Cr-0.76 Cr65 Cr28 Cr
OPM %-15.9%-8.3%-11.4%-11.3%-8.4%0.9%-0.6%-4.9%-4.9%-0.4%30.3%14.3%
Other income22 Cr24 Cr29 Cr27 Cr36 Cr24 Cr53 Cr27 Cr28 Cr24 Cr14 Cr47 Cr
Interest4 Cr4 Cr4 Cr2 Cr2 Cr2 Cr1 Cr1 Cr2 Cr2 Cr2 Cr2 Cr
Depreciation7 Cr7 Cr7 Cr6 Cr5 Cr4 Cr5 Cr4 Cr5 Cr4 Cr4 Cr4 Cr
Profit before tax-14 Cr-2 Cr-2 Cr0.54 Cr15 Cr20 Cr46 Cr12 Cr11 Cr1 Cr32 Cr64 Cr
Tax %54.9%54.7%645.2%3.7%6.4%8.7%0.2%13.0%10.7%33.6%13.7%19.5%
Net profit-6 Cr-0.82 Cr11 Cr0.52 Cr14 Cr18 Cr45 Cr10 Cr10 Cr0.89 Cr27 Cr51 Cr
EPS (₹)₹-0.86₹-0.11₹1.46₹0.07₹1.88₹2.44₹6.16₹1.39₹1.37₹0.12₹3.73₹6.95

Profit & loss (annual)

Annual · last column is TTM · ₹ Cr · tap + to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales933 Cr880 Cr867 Cr796 Cr545 Cr669 Cr713 Cr704 Cr733 Cr740 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Operating expenses (approx.)728 Cr699 Cr821 Cr697 Cr539 Cr660 Cr800 Cr779 Cr765 Cr627 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EBITDA206 Cr181 Cr46 Cr99 Cr6 Cr9 Cr-87 Cr-75 Cr-32 Cr112 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
OPM %22.0%20.6%5.3%12.5%1.2%1.3%-12.1%-10.6%-4.4%15.2%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Other income92 Cr93 Cr89 Cr109 Cr118 Cr78 Cr78 Cr107 Cr140 Cr92 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Interest16 Cr11 Cr18 Cr9 Cr9 Cr9 Cr17 Cr13 Cr7 Cr8 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Depreciation20 Cr20 Cr21 Cr31 Cr30 Cr30 Cr31 Cr27 Cr21 Cr17 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Profit before tax257 Cr234 Cr96 Cr165 Cr81 Cr45 Cr-54 Cr-8 Cr81 Cr56 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Tax %26.3%25.0%-12.9%29.6%14.7%9.5%29.4%231.4%3.5%13.5%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Net profit190 Cr175 Cr108 Cr116 Cr69 Cr41 Cr-38 Cr10 Cr78 Cr49 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EPS (₹)₹25.82₹23.89₹14.71₹15.79₹9.43₹5.51₹-5.17₹1.35₹10.56₹6.61Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Dividend payout %————0.0%0.0%—0.0%0.0%0.0%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
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Balance sheet

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity capital73 Cr73 Cr73 Cr74 Cr74 Cr74 Cr74 Cr74 Cr74 Cr74 Cr
Reserves1,093 Cr1,258 Cr1,340 Cr1,440 Cr1,511 Cr1,516 Cr1,402 Cr1,405 Cr1,461 Cr1,514 Cr
Borrowings117 Cr116 Cr66 Cr96 Cr60 Cr117 Cr57 Cr55 Cr13 Cr66 Cr
Other liabilities183 Cr203 Cr253 Cr312 Cr463 Cr477 Cr654 Cr714 Cr738 Cr812 Cr
Total liabilities1,467 Cr1,650 Cr1,733 Cr1,921 Cr2,108 Cr2,184 Cr2,186 Cr2,248 Cr2,285 Cr2,466 Cr
Fixed assets (net)170 Cr156 Cr200 Cr160 Cr134 Cr119 Cr104 Cr91 Cr77 Cr69 Cr
CWIP3 Cr10 Cr12 Cr10 Cr16 Cr20 Cr35 Cr3 Cr0.05 Cr0.47 Cr
Investments995 Cr1,114 Cr1,071 Cr1,224 Cr1,498 Cr1,608 Cr1,525 Cr1,569 Cr1,679 Cr1,924 Cr
Inventories47 Cr49 Cr44 Cr47 Cr54 Cr77 Cr64 Cr49 Cr32 Cr32 Cr
Trade receivables116 Cr140 Cr167 Cr168 Cr126 Cr111 Cr118 Cr128 Cr106 Cr126 Cr
Cash & bank38 Cr56 Cr56 Cr15 Cr21 Cr18 Cr18 Cr39 Cr22 Cr17 Cr
Other assets97 Cr125 Cr183 Cr297 Cr258 Cr232 Cr322 Cr369 Cr368 Cr298 Cr
Total assets1,467 Cr1,650 Cr1,733 Cr1,921 Cr2,108 Cr2,184 Cr2,186 Cr2,248 Cr2,285 Cr2,466 Cr

Cash flows

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand · last column includes FCF

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from operating activity143 Cr122 Cr57 Cr61 Cr203 Cr54 Cr52 Cr16 Cr38 Cr72 Cr
Cash from investing-68 Cr-81 Cr13 Cr-105 Cr-146 Cr-78 Cr36 Cr29 Cr-3 Cr-123 Cr
Cash from financing-81 Cr-23 Cr-70 Cr-7 Cr-52 Cr21 Cr-90 Cr-9 Cr-58 Cr51 Cr
Net cash flow-7 Cr18 Cr-0.49 Cr-52 Cr5 Cr-3 Cr-2 Cr36 Cr-23 Cr0.22 Cr
Free cash flow (OCF − Capex)125 Cr103 Cr-2 Cr47 Cr195 Cr39 Cr38 Cr2 Cr33 Cr70 Cr

Ratios

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROCE %21.3%16.9%7.7%10.9%5.5%3.2%-2.4%0.4%5.6%3.9%
ROE %16.2%13.2%7.7%7.7%4.4%2.6%-2.6%0.7%5.1%3.1%
Debtor days45587077846060665362
Inventory days4949406011411574705752
Days payable9510098110207120123163169225
Cash conversion cycle-081227-95511-26-59-111
OCF / EBITDA %69.4%67.5%122.7%61.4%n.m.n.m.———64.5%
OCF / EBITDA % (3 years)——74.3%73.4%211.4%277.9%———n.m.
Debt / equity0.100.090.050.060.040.070.040.040.00820.04
Current ratio1.182.443.251.861.191.901.231.501.751.51
Net debt / EBITDA0.38—0.220.816.0011.15———0.44