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Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

BSE: 533217 | NSE: HMVL | Printing And Publishing | Small Cap

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Hindustan Media Vent Share Price

 ₹86.55 -1.50 -1.70%
as on 18-Jun'25 16:59

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Overall Rating ⓘ
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1. Quality

Somewhat Good
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2. Valuation ⓘ

Fair
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3. Price Trend

Semi Strong
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Hindustan Media Ventures stock performance -

PE Chart Key Ratios
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P/E Ratio (SA):
8.29
Market Cap:
637.6 Cr.
52-wk low:
72.6
52-wk high:
109.9

Is Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd an attractive stock to invest in?

1. Is Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd a good quality company?

Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd is a average quality company.

2. Is Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd undervalued or overvalued?

The key valuation ratios of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Fair zone.

3. Is Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd a good buy now?

The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Semi Strong which suggest that the price of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd is likely to Rise-somewhat in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.

10 Year X-Ray of Hindustan Media Vent:

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end
Standalone Basis P Consolidated Basis P
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd has performed well in some of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is somewhat good

Value Creation ⓘ

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide ⓘ

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
ROCE % ⓘ32.5%31.3%23.4%17.6%7.7%11.4%5.8%3.4%-2.9%0.3%-
Value Creation
Index ⓘ		1.31.20.70.3-0.5-0.2-0.6-0.8-1.2-1.0-

Growth Parameters ⓘ

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide ⓘ

Sales ⓘ819918933880867796545669713704733
Sales YoY Gr.-12.1%1.7%-5.7%-1.5%-8.2%-31.5%22.7%6.6%-1.3%-
Adj EPS ⓘ22.828.326.323.114.916.61010.4-4.71.610.5
YoY Gr.-24.5%-7.1%-12.3%-35.7%11.9%-40%3.9%-145.4%NA-
BVPS (₹) ⓘ100.6124.1159.5181.5192.6205.9216.2217.2200.4200.7208.1
Adj Net
Profit ⓘ		16720819316910912273.576.4-34.611.477
Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ13816414312256.654.220450.652.616.4-
Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ0.71.10.80.91.32.10.42.31.23.9-

CAGR ⓘ

CAGR Colour Code Guide ⓘ

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales ⓘ-1.7%-4.1%8.9%-1.3%
Adj EPS ⓘ-25.8%-36.4%-46.2%NA
BVPSⓘ8%0.8%-2.5%0.1%
Share Price -8.3% 13.5% 18.7% -17%

Key Financial Parameters ⓘ

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide ⓘ

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
Return on
Equity % ⓘ		24.825.218.613.57.98.44.74.8-2.30.85.1
Op. Profit
Mgn % ⓘ		24.728.72220.65.613.11.52.8-10.4-9.2-4.4
Net Profit
Mgn % ⓘ		20.422.720.719.212.615.413.511.4-4.91.610.5
Debt to
Equity ⓘ		0.10.20.10.10.10.10.10.1000
Working Cap
Days ⓘ		120977488108146226166150161311
Cash Conv.
Cycle ⓘ		331218334060434428143

Recent Performance Summary

Return on Equity has increased versus last 3 years average to 5.10%

Sales growth has been subdued in last 3 years 8.88%

Net Profit has been subdued in last 3 years -46.23%

Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at 3.93%

Latest Financials - Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 10.5 10.6
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 733 733
BVPS (₹.) ⓘ 208.1 208.3
Reserves (₹ Cr.) ⓘ 1,459 1,461
P/BV ⓘ 0.42 0.42
PE ⓘ 8.29 8.20
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 72.60 / 109.93
All Time Low / High (₹) 35.50 / 313.50
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 638
Equity (₹ Cr.) 73.7
Face Value (₹) 10
Industry PE ⓘ 10.1

Management X-Ray of Hindustan Media Vent:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

Valuation of Hindustan Media Vent

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Analyst's Notes

Hindustan Media Ventures: Demonetization effects hurting the election story - 23 Jan 2017

You would remember that we had a hypothesis that Bihar and UP elections will lead to higher ad revenues. With increase in advertisement, the company’s cost doesn’t rise. Hence, it leads to much faster profit growth with even 3-4% advertisement growth.

Since our recommendation, the company has grown its profit at 29% in FY16 and 18% in first half of FY17. However, due to lower ad spends in Q3FY17 and high base effect of Bihar election in Q3FY16, the profit growth looks declining.

We are expecting advertisement growth in coming quarters and circulation to increase by 4-5% which will lead to 13-15% growth in net profits. Based on that we estimate MRP of the company to be 310-330/share. The company has 90/share which provides cushion and dividend yield stands at 2%. Our MRP implies 10-12x TTM EPS and cash of 90/share.

Though the print media is in structurally decline stage elsewhere, UP and Bihar are yet moving from illiteracy to literacy. Internet penetration is low and newspapers are one of the leading communication channels after television.

Hindustan is leading newspaper in Bihar and Jharkhand while second in UP. Hindustan caters to audience who are interested more in informal and gossip related news. We did some random checks and found that Hindustan is often the second newspaper subscribed in UP and Bihar. Jagran Prakashan leads in formal and national news while Hindustan covers local and regional news.

Most of the population in UP and Bihar is into local informal employment, govt services and shopkeepers (traders), tracking local news is more important than national news. This makes the newspaper slightly sticky. Cost of subscription is reasonable and affordable.

We had recommended the stock at 210-220/share and later small allocation at 245/share. Please donot allocate more than 3% of portfolio to the stock.

Hindustan Media: Should you buy? - 08 Jun 2015

 
We believe, Hindustan Media Venture offers good investment opportunity with its regional dominance in northern part India. Considering conservative view, we expect the company’s earnings to grow at ~16% CAGR for next five years.
 
We believe that the company is fairly valued at multiple of 15 times price to earnings at ~Rs. 310. We are of the opinion that investing at 200 levels will ensure sufficient margin of safety and better risk reward scenario.
 
For investors who are willing to accept 10-15% downside, may invest into HMVL at CMP of Rs. 215 which is 30% discount to our MRP.
 
However investors are advised not to invest more than 3% of one's portfolio in the stock.

Key Ratios of Hindustan Media Vent

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Sales819918933880867796545669713704
Operating Expenses ⓘ 617656728699821697539698800779
Manufacturing Costs186313812413412395100107108
Material Costs338346349358402282174244314252
Employee Cost 107969494112126131152160169
Other Costs ⓘ 155151147124173166138201218250
Operating Profit ⓘ 20226220618146997-28-86-75
Operating Profit Margin (%) 24.6%28.5%22.0%20.6%5.3%12.5%1.3%-4.2%-12.1%-10.6%
Other Income ⓘ 616192798910911911877105
Interest ⓘ 11111611189991614
Depreciation ⓘ 24222020213130293027
Exceptional Items ⓘ 0000000-4-81
Profit Before Tax ⓘ 228289261230961688748-63-10
Tax ⓘ 61836858-1249124-16-18
Profit After Tax 1672071941711081197544-478
PAT Margin (%) 20.4%22.5%20.7%19.5%12.5%15.0%13.7%6.5%-6.7%1.1%
Adjusted EPS (₹)22.728.226.423.314.816.210.15.9-6.51.1
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)5%4%5%5%8%0%0%0%0%0%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 7399111,1711,3321,4131,5171,5921,6001,4771,478
Share Capital ⓘ 73737373737474747474
Reserves ⓘ 6658371,0971,2581,3401,4431,5191,5271,4031,405
Minority Interest0000000000
Debt98173117115669660985064
Long Term Debt0000614727909
Short Term Debt9817311711554832895055
Trade Payables97939198108859680105112
Others Liabilities ⓘ 13110793105145227364411540560
Total Liabilities ⓘ 1,0651,2831,4711,6501,7331,9242,1132,1892,1712,215

Fixed Assets

Gross Block290269280285349387360354408378
Accumulated Depreciation1102242618099112124151159
Net Fixed Assetsⓘ 180247239224269288248230257219
CWIP ⓘ 3341012101620353
Investmentsⓘ 5477929991,1141,0711,1861,4381,5341,4341,432
Inventories45484749444754776449
Trade Receivables107118116140167168124111118128
Cash Equivalents 40453856773541383861
Others Assetsⓘ 14332285793191192180224324
Total Assets ⓘ 1,0651,2831,4711,6501,7331,9242,1132,1892,1712,215

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ 1381641431225754204515316
PBT ⓘ 188247261230961688748-63-10
Adjustment ⓘ -16-18-50-34-23-58-63-46-27-63
Changes in Working Capital ⓘ 51-11-2417-261955415092
Tax Paid ⓘ -40-66-58-49-33-30-15-5-7-3
Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ -182-213-68-8113-99-147-753223
Capex -15-85-20-19-86-32-19-29-52-19
Net Investments -179-172-99-7833-105-182-166-35-12
Others ⓘ 1244501667395412012054
Cash Flow From Financing Activityⓘ 5854-81-23-70-7-5221-87-4
Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ 0000000000
Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ 0000000000
Interest Paid ⓘ -9-11-15-13-18-9-9-8-17-13
Dividend Paid ⓘ -9-9-9-9-9-90000
Others ⓘ 7673-57-2-4410-4329-699
Net Cash Flow ⓘ 145-7180-524-3-236

Finance Ratio

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Ratios
ROE (%)24.7625.0618.613.687.98.124.82.73-3.090.54
ROCE (%)32.531.3223.3917.627.7411.375.773.38-2.90.28
Asset Turnover Ratio0.870.780.680.560.510.440.270.310.330.32
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)0.830.790.740.710.530.452.721.16N/A2
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days45454653657798645964
Inventory Days17191920202134363629
Payable Days94100969694125190132107157

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd Stock News

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd FAQs

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The closing price of Hindustan Media Vent on 18-Jun-2025 16:59 is ₹86.55.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 18-Jun-2025 16:59 the market cap of Hindustan Media Vent stood at ₹637.6.
The latest P/E ratio of Hindustan Media Vent as of 18-Jun-2025 16:59 is 8.29.
The latest P/B ratio of Hindustan Media Vent as of 18-Jun-2025 16:59 is 0.42.
The 52-week high of Hindustan Media Vent is ₹109.9 and the 52-week low is ₹72.60.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Hindustan Media Vent is ₹732.9 ( Cr.) .

About Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited incorporated on July 9, 1918 under the erstwhile Indian Companies Act, 1956 as a public limited company under the name --The Behar Journals and received the Certificate of Commencement of business on January 14, 1919. On November 17, 1987 the company's name was changed to Searchlight Publishing House Limited in order to capitalize on the name earned by its publication – Searchlight- which had become synonymous with the company’s activities for over 67 years. Subsequently, the name of the company was changed to its present name -- Hindustan Media Ventures Limited to reflect the expanded business activities intended to be undertaken by the company and the fresh Certificate of Incorporation to this effect was issued on November 11, 2008.

The company is one of the leading print media companies in India in terms of readership. They publish and print ‘Hindustan’, the third largest daily newspaper in India in terms of readership with a readership of 9.3 million readers. Hindustan began publication in 1936, owing its origins to and serving as a medium for the freedom movement, and has been one of India‘s eminent Hindi newspaper dailies for over 70 years. Hindustan has the largest readership in key Hindi-speaking markets of Bihar and Jharkhand, with a strong and growing presence in Delhi NCR and the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. They are one of the fastest growing Hindi daily newspapers in India with a growth in Readership of 9.2% in the period between July 2006 and June 2009. Hindustan is published in four editions and 113 sub-editions.

Hindustan is presently printed at 16 locations in the states/regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Delhi NCR with a total installed rated capacity approximately 0.78 million copies per hour. These printing facilities are located at Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhagalpur, Dehradun, Delhi NCR, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Mohali, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi and Varanasi. They distribute their newspapers through a multi-tiered network of agents and vendors.

They also publish two Hindi magazines, Nandan, a children’s magazine, and Kadambini, a general interest magazine. In addition to their Hindi print publications, they also operate the website, livehindustan.com which focuses on providing news in Hindi with regional content. Further, they have also recently forayed into event management and customized event solutions.

Milestones:

1918

  • Incorporation of the company as The Behar Journals Limited by individuals including Rajendra Prasad, Sachidannand Sinha and Syed Hassan Imam, who were the founder directors of the company

1919

  • Commencement of business of the company
  • Commissioning of printing press at Patna
  • Commencement of printing and publishing of English newspaper -- Searchlight

1947

  • Commencement of printing and publication of Hindi daily -- Pradeep at Patna

1986

  • Commencement of printing of Hindi daily--Hindustan and the English daily --Hindustan Times on behalf of The Hindustan Times Limited at Patna
  • Termination of printing and publication of the Hindi daily-- Pradeep and the English daily-- Searchlight

1987

  • Company's name was changed to Searchlight Publishing House Limited, in order to capitalize on the name earned by its publication Searchlight

2000

  • Commencement of printing of Hindi daily -- Hindustan and English daily -- Hindustan Times from Ranchi location, in terms of a printing agreement with the holding company and publisher of the said publications The Hindustan Times Limited

2008

  • Company's name was changed to Hindustan Media Ventures Limited, so as to reflect the expanded business activities of the company

2009

  • Acquisition of Hindi business from HT Media comprising of Hindi daily newspaper -- Hindustan including Ravivasriya Hindustan; magazines Nandan and Kadambini; and internet portals of the said publications, including all assets, liabilities and employees pertaining to the said Hindi business

2010

  • Company has changed its name from Searchlight Publishing House Ltd. to Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd.
  • Hind.Media - Launch of Hindi daily newspaper "Hindustan", at Gorakhpur.


2011

  • The Company has launched the weekly "Hindustan Jobs" in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand.

2012

  • The Company has launched the Hindi daily newspaper, namely, "Hindustan" in Moradabad.

Group compnies:

  • HT Music and Entertainment Company
  • HT Burda Media
  • HT Digital Media Holdings
  • Firefly e-Ventures
  • HT Mobile Solutions
  • Metropolitan Media Company
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