Hindustan Media Vent Ltd

NSE: HMVL · Media · sector

₹77.57NSE close 2026-10-26

Key numbers

Market cap₹571 cr

Price₹77.57

52w high / low₹108 / ₹55

P/E6.4xSector median 7.0x

P/B0.4xSector median 1.0x

Book value₹215.5

Dividend yield–Sector median 4.77%

ROE5.7%Sector median 10.1%

ROCE9.8%Sector median 11.6%

OPM8.0%Sector median 9.8%

Debt / equity0.04xSector median 0.02x

EV/EBITDA-5.1xSector median 5.2x

Interest cover19.0x

Current ratio1.51x

Sales growth 3y+1.2%Sector median +1.2%

Profit growth 3y–Sector median +25.3%

PEG2.63x

Last 12 months to Jun 2026, Consolidated. "Sector median" = middle value of 12 companies in Media (P/E median leaves out loss-making companies). Tap ? for what a number means.

Things to know

Cash ₹976 cr vs borrowings ₹66 cr (FY26): cash is higher (net cash).
Operating profit covered interest 19.0x in the last 12 months.
No promoter shares are pledged.
Operating cash flow was below net profit in 1 of the last 5 years (FY25).
Revenue was higher than a year earlier in 4 of the last 4 quarters.
Other income was 126% of net profit in the last 12 months.
No dividend in the last 5 financial years.
Price ₹77.57 on 2026-10-26: -28.3% from the 52-week high, +40.5% from the 52-week low.

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Charts

Weekly close · high ₹104.05 · low ₹60.75

Quarterly results

₹ cr	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Revenue	172	197	201	183	197	212	216	197
EBITDA	-14	2	-1	-9	-10	-17	64	28
OPM %	-8.4%	0.9%	-0.6%	-4.9%	-4.9%	-7.9%	29.8%	14.3%
Other income	36	24	53	27	28	24	14	47
Net profit	14	18	45	10	10	1	27	51
EPS (₹)	1.88	2.44	6.16	1.39	1.37	0.12	3.73	6.95
Revenue YoY					+14.5%	+7.5%	+7.1%	+7.8%
Profit YoY					-27.3%	-95.1%	-39.5%	+399.7%

Consolidated figures where filed. Latest quarter Jun 2026.

Profit & loss (yearly)

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26	TTM
Revenue	669	713	704	733	740	822
EBITDA	9	-87	-75	-32	96	66
Net profit	41	-38	10	78	49	90
EPS (₹)	5.51	-5.17	1.35	10.56	6.61	12.17
Revenue growth		+6.6%	-1.3%	+4.1%	+0.9%	+9.0%
Profit growth		-193.8%	–	+681.7%	-37.4%	+2.4%
Dividend / share (₹)	–	–	–	–	–

Compounded growth	3 years	5 years	Last 12 months
Sales	+1.2%	+6.3%	+9.0%
Net profit	–	-6.9%	+2.4%
EPS	–	-6.9%	–
Share price	–	-6.7% (2y)	-4.7%

Balance sheet

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Shareholders' equity	–	1,476	1,479	1,534	1,587
Borrowings	–	57	55	13	66
Cash & equivalents	–	562	846	974	976
Total assets	–	2,186	2,248	2,285	2,466
Fixed assets	–	104	91	77	69
Capital work in progress	–	35	3	0	0
Investments	–	895	635	561	732
Receivables	–	118	128	106	126
Inventory	–	64	49	32	32
Payables	–	106	112	96	136

Year-end figures from the March annual filing.

Cash flow

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Cash from operations	54	52	16	38	72
Cash from investing	-78	36	29	-3	-123
Cash from financing	21	-90	-9	-58	51
Capex	15	14	15	4	3
Free cash flow	39	38	2	33	70

Free cash flow = cash from operations − capex.

Ratios by year

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
ROE %	–	-2.6%	0.7%	5.1%	3.1%
ROCE %	–	-2.6%	0.3%	5.6%	10.3%
Debtor days	–	61	66	53	62
Inventory days	–	74	70	57	53
Payable days	–	124	163	169	226
Cash conversion cycle (days)	–	11	-27	-59	-111
Working capital days	–	79	190	269	210

Shareholding

Holder	% (2026-09-30)
Promoters	74.40%
FIIs	0.10%
DIIs	0.07%
Public (non-institutions)	25.22%

Quarter	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Promoters %	74.40%	74.40%	74.40%	74.40%	74.40%	74.40%	74.40%	74.40%

Promoter group	%
HT Media Limited	74.40%

Public holders above 1%	%
Elimath Advisors Private Limited	9.37%
Ranga Prasad Nuthakki	1.03%

15,530 shareholders. Pledged: 0.00% of promoter shares.

Peers in Media

Company	Market cap	P/E	P/B	ROE	ROCE	OPM	Sales 3y	Div yield
DBCORP	₹2,617 cr	8.0x	1.0x	13.7%	18.6%	19.7%	+3.4%	4.77%
JAGRAN	₹1,302 cr	6.9x	0.7x	9.5%	13.4%	13.4%	+0.4%	10.03%
HMVL	₹571 cr	6.4x	0.4x	5.7%	9.8%	8.0%	+1.2%	–
ONMOBILE	₹547 cr	–	0.9x	-8.9%	-6.2%	-7.9%	-0.5%	–
HTMEDIA	₹493 cr	–	0.3x	-0.6%	4.9%	0.6%	+1.8%	–
QUINT	₹282 cr	6.9x	0.8x	10.7%	8.9%	27.9%	+25.5%	–
NOVUS	₹224 cr	24.0x	3.6x	15.1%	20.1%	9.7%	–	–
ADCOUNTY	₹157 cr	4.9x	1.5x	28.6%	39.0%	28.6%	–	–
SAMBHAAV	₹110 cr	–	1.3x	-1.9%	1.4%	9.9%	-1.4%	–
EMIAC	₹73 cr	20.1x	19.9x	98.8%	137.3%	14.6%	–	–

All 12 companies in Media →

Business segments (FY26)

Segment	Revenue	Share	EBIT	Margin
Printing & publishing of newspapers & periodicals	₹730 cr	98.6%	₹113 cr	15.5%
Unallocated	₹10 cr	1.4%	₹-18 cr	-180.0%

Dividends & corporate actions

Ex-date	Action	Detail
2019-09-09	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 1.20 Per Share
2018-09-07	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/Dividend- Rs 1.20 Per Share
2017-09-11	Dividend	Dividend - Rs 1.20 Per Share
2016-09-01	Dividend	Dividend Rs 1.20 Per Share
2015-08-19	Dividend	Dividend - Rs 1.20/- Per Share
2014-08-27	Dividend	Annual General Meeting / Dividend - Rs 1.20/- Per Share
2013-08-08	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/Dividend Rs 1.20 Per Share
2012-08-27	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/Dividend Rs 1.20 Per Share
2011-07-06	Dividend	Dividend-Re.1/- Per Share

Documents

Links go to the original files on the exchange website.

About the company


Sector	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Media
Sub-industry	Print Media
Symbol	HMVL
BSE code	533217
ISIN	INE871K01015
Face value	₹10.0
Incorporated	–
Website	–
Plants (India / abroad)	–

Data built 2026-10-23 from NSE company filings (XBRL: Integrated Filing - Financials + financial results), NSE shareholding & pledge data; price = NSE close 2026-10-26.