HT Media Limited

NSE: HTMEDIA · Media · sector

₹21.18NSE close 2026-10-26

Key numbers

Market cap₹493 cr

Price₹21.18

52w high / low₹31 / ₹18

P/E–Sector median 7.0x

P/B0.3xSector median 1.0x

Book value₹69.6

Dividend yield–Sector median 4.77%

ROE-0.6%Sector median 10.1%

ROCE4.9%Sector median 11.6%

OPM0.6%Sector median 9.8%

Debt / equity0.41xSector median 0.02x

EV/EBITDA-10.8xSector median 5.2x

Interest cover1.9x

Current ratio1.11x

Sales growth 3y+1.8%Sector median +1.2%

Profit growth 3y–Sector median +25.3%

PEG–

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 ₹1,279 cr vs borrowings ₹662 cr (FY26): cash is higher (net cash).
Operating profit covered interest 1.9x in the last 12 months.
No promoter shares are pledged.
Operating cash flow was below net profit in 1 of the last 5 years (FY22).
Net loss in 6 of the last 8 quarters.
Revenue was higher than a year earlier in 3 of the last 4 quarters.
No dividend in the last 5 financial years.
Price ₹21.18 on 2026-10-26: -32.3% from the 52-week high, +20.9% from the 52-week low.

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Charts

Weekly close · high ₹28.66 · low ₹15.82

Quarterly results

₹ cr	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Revenue	424	490	514	412	452	497	511	437
EBITDA	-23	6	20	-30	-4	-25	10	31
OPM %	-5.4%	1.2%	3.9%	-7.2%	-1.0%	-5.1%	1.9%	7.2%
Other income	56	41	74	39	48	36	47	60
Net profit	-8	-6	41	-13	-4	-23	-14	31
EPS (₹)	-0.33	-0.26	1.77	-0.58	-0.17	-1.01	-0.59	1.34
Revenue YoY					+6.5%	+1.4%	-0.5%	+6.1%
Profit YoY					–	–	-133.1%	–

Consolidated figures where filed. Latest quarter Jun 2026.

Profit & loss (yearly)

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26	TTM
Revenue	1,500	1,711	1,695	1,806	1,803	1,896
EBITDA	27	-138	-135	-38	16	12
Net profit	18	-227	-81	2	-54	-10
EPS (₹)	0.77	-9.83	-3.49	0.08	-2.35	-0.43
Revenue growth		+14.0%	-1.0%	+6.5%	-0.1%	+3.1%
Profit growth		-1,377.6%	–	–	-2,883.1%	-171.2%
Dividend / share (₹)	–	–	–	–	–

Compounded growth	3 years	5 years	Last 12 months
Sales	+1.8%	+10.0%	+3.1%
Net profit	–	–	-171.2%
EPS	–	–	–
Share price	–	-0.1% (2y)	-9.0%

Balance sheet

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Shareholders' equity	–	1,800	1,714	1,666	1,620
Borrowings	–	707	741	579	662
Cash & equivalents	–	756	1,105	1,202	1,279
Total assets	–	4,153	4,108	3,933	3,969
Fixed assets	–	310	266	241	220
Capital work in progress	–	36	18	11	4
Investments	–	1,184	798	678	815
Receivables	–	358	382	408	396
Inventory	–	157	176	121	104
Payables	–	310	303	278	284

Year-end figures from the March annual filing.

Cash flow

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Cash from operations	14	-47	-53	57	99
Cash from investing	4	248	142	170	-106
Cash from financing	-32	-207	-57	-253	15
Capex	24	27	42	23	31
Free cash flow	-10	-74	-95	33	68

Free cash flow = cash from operations − capex.

Ratios by year

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
ROE %	–	-12.6%	-4.7%	0.1%	-3.4%
ROCE %	–	-4.7%	-2.6%	3.7%	4.0%
Debtor days	–	76	82	82	80
Inventory days	–	94	130	106	88
Payable days	–	186	225	245	241
Cash conversion cycle (days)	–	-16	-13	-57	-73
Working capital days	–	-69	10	58	42

Shareholding

Holder	% (2026-09-30)
Promoters	69.50%
FIIs	0.03%
DIIs	0.05%
of which Insurance	0.05%
Public (non-institutions)	29.81%

Quarter	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Promoters %	69.51%	69.50%	69.50%	69.50%	69.50%	69.50%	69.50%	69.50%

Promoter group	%
The Hindustan Times Limited	69.50%
Shobhana Bhartia	0.00%
Priyavrat Bhartia	0.00%
Shamit Bhartia	0.00%

Public holders above 1%	%
Ranga Prasad N	3.07%
Ranga Prasad Nuthakki	1.94%
Anand Sagar	1.11%

38,150 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	₹1,500 cr	83.1%	₹152 cr	10.1%
Digital	₹155 cr	8.6%	₹-9 cr	-5.7%
Radio broadcast & entertainment	₹140 cr	7.7%	₹-51 cr	-36.5%
Unallocated	₹10 cr	0.6%	₹-54 cr	-535.9%

Dividends & corporate actions

Ex-date	Action	Detail
2019-09-17	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/ Dividend - Re 0.40 Per Share
2019-04-09	Restructuring	Demerger
2018-09-14	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/Dividend- Re0.40 Per Share
2017-09-14	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Re 0.40 Per Share
2016-09-09	Dividend	Dividend Re 0.40 Per Share
2015-09-15	Dividend	Dividend - Re 0.40/- Per Share
2014-09-05	Dividend	Annual General Meeting / Dividend - Re 0.40/- Per Share
2013-08-20	Dividend	Annual General Meeting And Dividend Re.0.40 Per Share
2012-08-30	Dividend	Annual General Meeting And Dividend - Re.0.40 Per Share
2011-07-18	Dividend	Dividend-Re.0.36 Per Share
2010-07-22	Dividend	Dividend-Re.0.36 Per Share
2009-07-22	Other	Agm/Div-Re.0.30 Per Share
2008-07-22	Dividend	Agm/Dividend-20%
2007-07-24	Dividend	Agm/Dividend - 15%
2006-12-28	Split	Fv Split Rs.10/- To Rs.2/
2006-07-20	Other	Agm/Div-Rs.1.20/- Per Sh

Documents

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About the company


Sector	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Media
Sub-industry	Print Media
Symbol	HTMEDIA
BSE code	532662
ISIN	INE501G01024
Face value	₹2.0
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.