What is Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) share price return in the past 10 years?

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd share price has declined -12.8% annually (CAGR) over the past ten years.

What is the share price of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL)?

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The current trading price of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) on 12-Oct-2026 16:59:59 at 16:59 is 75.06.

What is the P/E ratio of Hindustan Media Ventures?

The latest standalone P/E ratio of Hindustan Media Ventures as of 12-Oct-2026 is 4.26.

What is the P/B ratio of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL)?

The latest standalone P/B ratio of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) as of 12-Oct-2026 is 0.34.

What is the 52-week high and low of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL)?

The 52-week high of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) is Rs. 107.60 and the 52-week low is Rs. 55.47.

Sr. No.	Received from	Pending at the end of last month	Received	Resolved*	Total Pending #	Pending complaints >3months	Average Resolution time^ (in days)
1	Directly from Investors	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	SEBI (SCORES)	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Other Sources (if any)	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Grand Total	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sr. No.	Month	Carried forward from previous month	Received	Resolved*	Pending#
1	Jun, 2026	0	0	0	0
2	Jul, 2026	0	0	0	0
3	Aug, 2026	0	0	0	0
	Grand Total	0	0	0	0

Sr. No.	Fin. Year	Received	Resolved*
1	2022-23	1	1
2	2023-24	0	0
3	2024-25	0	0
4	2025-26	1	1
	Grand Total	2	2

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL)

Name: Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL)
Brand: Hindustan Media Ventures

Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 533217 NSE: HMVL Printing And Publishing | Small Cap | Hindustan Media Vent Share Price

₹75.06 -0.77 (-1.02%)

As on 12-Oct'26 16:59

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL)

Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 533217 NSE: HMVL Printing And Publishing | Small Cap | Hindustan Media Vent Share Price

₹75.06 -0.77 (-1.02%)

As on 12-Oct'26 16:59

Key Metrics

Valuation Multiples

Market Cap

₹553 Cr.

Current Price

₹75.1

52-Week Low / High

₹55 / 108

TTM EPS

₹12.2

TTM Sales

₹822 Cr.

Book Value per Share

₹223

P/E Ratio

6.17

Lower than its 5-year historical median

Industry PE

10.3

Price to Book (P/B)

0.34

In line with its 5-year historical median

Price to Sales (P/S)

0.67

Lower than its 5-year historical median

EV/EBITDA

3.07

Lower than its 5-year historical median

Dividend Yield

Profitability Efficiency

Return on Equity (ROE)

9.04%

Outperforms industry median

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)

10.64%

Outperforms industry median

Return on Assets (ROA)

6.00%

Operating Profit Margin

15.3%

Net Profit Margin

19.07%

Gross Profit Margin

25.2%

Growth Momentum
1-yr vs 3-yr growth

Sales Growth (1 Year)

Improving versus 3-year growth rate

9.89%

Operating Profit Growth (1 Year)

87.84%

Net Profit Growth (1 Year)

-14.49%

Asset Quality

Promoter Holding

74.40%

Pledged shares (%) of Promoter's holding (%)

0.00%

Reserves

₹1,569 Cr.

Equity

₹73.7 Cr.

Face Value

₹10

All Time Low / High

₹35.50 / 313.50

Hindustan Media Ventures stock performance

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Quality

Somewhat Good

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Fair

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

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd is a average quality company, based on a somewhat consistent multi-year financial track record.

This assessment is based on company’s performance on Revenue growth, ROCE, Equity and Assets, key margin ratios, cash conversion cycle, and debt to cash flow from operations and how it compares with its long term averages.

We have analysed the performance of the company on the following:

How has it performed on generating Profits?
By checking its Revenue growth, Gross, Operating and Net Margins compared to its last 5-year median.
How efficiently has it utilized Capital?
By checking its ROCE, ROA, ROE and its Cash Conversion Cycle.
How is it managing its Debt?
By checking its Debt to Equity and Cash Flow from Operations.

How does Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd performance compare with that of its Peers?

Q.1 Revenue growth of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd vs industry peers?

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd revenue CAGR is 6.28%, compared to the industry median CAGR of 0.00%, indicating faster growth and gaining its market share.

Q.1 Promoter shareholding and pledge status of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd?

Promoters hold 74.40% of the Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd, with 0.00% of their stake pledged, indicating no pledge risk.

Q.1 Stock return of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd over the last decade?

Over the last 9 year(s), the stock has delivered a CAGR of -12.8% based on the current price.

10 Year X-Ray :

Analysis of Financial Track Record (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

Value Creation ⓘ

	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	Mar'26	TTM
ROCE % ⓘ	23.4%	17.6%	7.7%	11.4%	5.8%	3.4%	-2.9%	0.3%	11.5%	10.7%	-
Value Creation Index ⓘ	0.7	0.3	-0.5	-0.2	-0.6	-0.8	-1.2	-1.0	-0.2	-0.2	-
Growth Parameters ⓘ
Sales ⓘ	933	880	867	796	545	669	713	704	673	740	822
Sales YoY Gr.	-	-5.7%	-1.5%	-8.2%	-31.5%	22.7%	6.6%	-1.3%	-4.4%	9.9%	-
Adj EPS ⓘ	26.3	23.1	14.9	16.6	10	10.4	-4.7	1.6	22	19.6	17.6
YoY Gr.	-	-12.3%	-35.7%	11.9%	-40%	3.9%	-145.4%	NA	1320%	-10.8%	-
BVPS (₹) ⓘ	159.5	181.5	192.6	205.9	216.2	217.2	200.4	200.7	208.1	215.4	223
Adj Net Profit ⓘ	193	169	109	122	73.5	76.4	-34.6	11.4	162	145	130
Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ	143	122	56.6	54.2	204	50.6	52.6	16.4	37.9	72.6	-
Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ	0.8	0.9	1.3	2.1	0.4	2.3	1.2	3.9	0.7	1.1	-

CAGR ⓘ

	9 Years	5 Years	3 Years	1 Years
Sales ⓘ	-2.6%	6.3%	1.2%	9.9%
Adj EPS ⓘ	-3.2%	14.5%	NA	-10.8%
BVPSⓘ	3.4%	-0.1%	2.4%	3.6%
Share Price	-12.8%	-0.9%	-2.7%	-8%

Key Financial Parameters ⓘ

	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	Mar'26	TTM
Return on Equity % ⓘ	18.6	13.5	7.9	8.4	4.7	4.8	-2.3	0.8	10.8	9.3	8
Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ	22	20.6	5.6	13.1	1.5	2.8	-10.4	-9.2	8.9	15.3	10.1
Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ	20.7	19.2	12.6	15.4	13.5	11.4	-4.9	1.6	24.1	19.6	15.8
Debt to Equity ⓘ	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0	0	0	0.1	-
Working Cap Days ⓘ	74	88	108	146	226	166	150	159	165	145	283
Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ	12	18	33	40	60	43	44	27	7	-12	98

Valuation of Hindustan Media Vent - Consolidated

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Analyst's Notes

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Management X-Ray

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged ^*

0.00

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

Financials

PARTICULARS	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	Mar'26
Sales	933	880	867	796	545	669	713	704	673	740
Operating Expenses ⓘ +	728	699	821	697	539	698	800	779	613	627
Manufacturing Costs	138	124	134	123	95	101	119	108	100	105
Material Costs	349	358	402	282	174	244	314	252	208	219
Employee Cost	94	94	112	126	131	152	160	169	144	140
Other Costs ⓘ	147	124	173	166	139	201	207	250	162	162
Operating Profit ⓘ	206	181	46	99	6	-29	-87	-75	60	112
Operating Profit Margin (%)	22.0%	20.6%	5.3%	12.5%	1.2%	-4.3%	-12.2%	-10.6%	8.9%	15.2%
Other Income ⓘ +	92	93	89	109	118	116	78	107	138	92
Exceptional Items ⓘ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-16
Interest ⓘ	16	11	18	9	9	9	16	13	7	8
Depreciation ⓘ	20	20	21	31	30	30	31	27	21	17
Profit Before Tax ⓘ	261	243	96	168	85	47	-54	-8	171	163
Tax ⓘ	68	58	-12	49	12	4	-16	-18	6	22
Profit After Tax	194	184	108	119	73	43	-38	10	165	141
PAT Margin (%)	20.7%	20.9%	12.5%	15.0%	13.4%	6.4%	-5.3%	1.4%	24.5%	19.1%
Adjusted EPS (₹)	25.8	23.9	14.8	15.8	9.4	5.5	-5.2	1.4	10.6	6.6
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)	4.70%	5%	8.10%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

PARTICULARS	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	Mar'26
Equity and Liabilities
Shareholders Fund +	1,167	1,332	1,413	1,514	1,585	1,589	1,475	1,479	1,534	1,587
Share Capital ⓘ	73.39	73.39	73.39	73.67	73.67	73.67	73.67	73.67	73.67	73.67
Reserves ⓘ	1,093	1,258	1,340	1,440	1,511	1,516	1,401	1,405	1,460	1,513
Debt +	117	116	66	96	60	98	47	55	13	66
Long Term Debt	0	0	61	47	27	9	0	0	0	0
Short Term Debt	117	116	5	48	32	89	47	55	13	66
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Payables	91	98	108	85	97	80	106	112	96	136
Others Liabilities ⓘ	93	105	145	227	365	416	545	572	615	653
Total Liabilities ⓘ	1,467	1,650	1,733	1,921	2,106	2,184	2,174	2,218	2,258	2,443
Fixed Assets
Net Fixed Assets ⓘ +	239	224	269	288	248	230	257	219	200	180
Gross Block	280	285	349	387	360	354	408	408	399	361
Accumulated Depreciation	42	61	80	99	112	124	151	189	199	180
CWIP ⓘ	4	10	12	10	16	20	35	3	0	0
Investments ⓘ	995	1,114	1,071	1,183	1,416	1,514	1,423	1,421	1,513	1,691
Inventories	47	49	44	47	54	77	64	49	32	32
Trade Receivables	116	140	167	168	124	111	118	128	106	126
Cash Equivalents	38	56	77	35	41	38	38	61	22	17
Others Assets ⓘ	28	57	93	191	206	195	238	337	385	397
Total Assets ⓘ	1,467	1,650	1,733	1,921	2,106	2,184	2,174	2,218	2,258	2,443

PARTICULARS	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	Mar'26
Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ +	143	122	57	51	203	50	52	16	38	72
PBT ⓘ	261	243	96	168	85	47	-54	-8	81	56
Adjustment ⓘ	-50	-47	-23	-58	-62	-46	-37	-65	-134	-94
Changes in Working Capital ⓘ	-11	-24	17	-29	195	54	151	92	89	113
Tax Paid ⓘ	-58	-49	-33	-30	-15	-5	-8	-3	2	-2
Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ +	-68	-81	13	-96	-147	-75	36	29	-3	-123
Capex	-20	-19	-86	-23	-51	-26	-32	-13	-5	-50
Net Investments	-99	-78	33	-115	-185	-85	-38	-12	-43	-86
Others ⓘ	50	16	67	42	90	35	105	54	45	14
Cash Flow From Financing Activity ⓘ +	-81	-23	-70	-7	-52	21	-90	-9	-58	51
Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ	0	0	0	0	0	432	0	0	0	0
Interest Paid ⓘ	-15	-10	-18	-9	-9	-8	-17	-13	-7	-8
Dividend Paid ⓘ	-9	-9	-9	-9	0	0	0	0	0	0
Others ⓘ	-57	-4	-44	10	-43	-403	-73	4	-51	59
Net Cash Flow ⓘ	-7	18	-0	-52	5	-3	-2	36	-23	0

PARTICULARS	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	Mar'26
Ratios
ROE (%)	18.64	14.75	7.9	8.13	4.72	2.71	-2.49	0.67	10.95	9.04
ROCE (%)	23.43	18.6	7.74	11.38	5.69	3.37	-2.34	0.37	11.53	10.64
Asset Turnover Ratio	0.68	0.56	0.51	0.44	0.27	0.31	0.33	0.32	0.32	0.33
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)	0.74	0.66	0.53	0.43	2.78	1.16	N/A	1.6	0.23	0.51
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days	45.80	53.20	64.60	76.70	97.80	64.10	58.60	63.30	60	54.30
Inventory Days	18.60	19.80	19.60	20.90	33.70	35.80	36.10	28.90	20.80	15
Payable Days	96.10	96.20	93.50	125.20	190.30	132.30	108.50	158.40	183.20	193

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The current trading price of Hindustan Media Vent on 12-Oct-2026 16:59 is ₹75.06.

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 11-Oct-2026 the market cap of Hindustan Media Vent stood at ₹553.0 Cr

The latest P/E ratio of Hindustan Media Vent as of 11-Oct-2026 is 4.26.

The latest P/B ratio of Hindustan Media Vent as of 11-Oct-2026 is 0.34.

The 52-week high of Hindustan Media Vent is ₹107.6 and the 52-week low is ₹55.47.

The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Hindustan Media Vent is ₹822 ( Cr.) .

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

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.

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

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 â€“ Searchlight- which had become synonymous with the companyâ€™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 â€˜Hindustanâ€™, 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 Indiaâ€˜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 childrenâ€™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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