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Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd

NSE: HMVL BSE: 533217IT / Software

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]

₹66
52W: ₹55.2 — ₹103
PE 6.06 · Book ₹208 · -68% vs book
Market Cap₹486 Cr
Stock P/E6.06Price to Earnings
ROCE5.33%Return on Capital
ROE4.91%Return on Equity
Div. Yield0%Face Value ₹10

Strengths

  • +Company has reduced debt.
  • +Company is almost debt free.
  • +Stock is trading at 0.30 times its book value
  • +Market value of investments Rs.1,211 Cr. is more than the Market Cap Rs.457 Cr.

Weaknesses

  • −Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -1.63% over past five years.
  • −Tax rate seems low
  • −Company has a low return on equity of 0.82% over last 3 years.
  • −Earnings include an other income of Rs.117 Cr.

Shareholding Pattern

Promoters74.4%
FIIs0.1%
DIIs0%
Public25.22%
CategoryJun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters74.4%74.4%74.4%74.4%74.4%74.4%74.4%74.4%
FIIs0.19%0.2%▲0.00.2%0.16%▼0.00.16%0.16%0.11%▼0.10.1%▼0.0
DIIs0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Public25.2%25.19%▼0.025.2%▲0.025.23%▲0.025.23%25.23%25.22%▼0.025.22%

Financial Statements

MetricSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
Sales164.53182.95188.05162.18171.99197.47201.25182.99196.87212.24
Expenses190.69198.18209.43180.41186.46195.66202.36191.97206.54212.99
Operating Profit-26.16-15.23-21.38-18.23-14.471.81-1.11-8.98-9.67-0.75
OPM %-15.9%-8.32%-11.37%-11.24%-8.41%0.92%-0.55%-4.91%-4.91%-0.35%
Net Profit-6.96-1.0511.10.3513.6817.7545.1710.0311.680.66
EPS ₹-0.94-0.141.510.051.862.416.131.361.590.09

AI Insights

Revenue Trend

TTM revenue at ₹793Cr, up 8.2% YoY. OPM at -3%.

Debt Position

Borrowings at ₹53Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.04x. Healthy balance sheet.

Institutional Flow

DIIs: 0% (+0.00pp change). FIIs: 0.1% (-0.02pp change). Promoters hold 74.4%.

Margin & Efficiency

ROCE declining from 28% (Mar 2014) to 5% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: -216.

Valuation

PE 6.06x with 5.33% ROCE. Price is -68% above book value of ₹208. Dividend yield: 0%.

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