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HT Media Ltd (HTMEDIA)
Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 532662 NSE: HTMEDIA Printing And Publishing | Small Cap | HT Media Share Price
₹23.93 -0.01 (-0.04%)
As on 18-Sep'26 16:59
HT Media Ltd (HTMEDIA)
Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 532662 NSE: HTMEDIA Printing And Publishing | Small Cap | HT Media Share Price
₹23.93 -0.01 (-0.04%)
As on 18-Sep'26 16:59
Key Metrics
Valuation Multiples
Market Cap
₹557 Cr.
Current Price
₹23.9
52-Week Low / High
₹18 / 31
TTM EPS
₹-0.4
TTM Sales
₹1,896 Cr.
Book Value per Share
₹71.6
P/E Ratio
0.00
Industry PE
10.8
Price to Book (P/B)
0.33
Lower than its 5-year historical median
Price to Sales (P/S)
0.29
Lower than its 5-year historical median
EV/EBITDA
3.71
Lower than its 5-year historical median
Dividend Yield
0%
Profitability Efficiency
Return on Equity (ROE)
2.35%
Outperforms industry median
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
4.04%
In line with industry median
Return on Assets (ROA)
1.02%
Operating Profit Margin
7.9%
Net Profit Margin
2.14%
Gross Profit Margin
12.5%
Growth Momentum
1-yr vs 3-yr growth
1-yr vs 3-yr growth
Sales Growth (1 Year)
Slowing versus 3-year growth rate
-0.38%
Operating Profit Growth (1 Year)
-
125.79%
Net Profit Growth (1 Year)
-
-61.38%
Asset Quality
Promoter Holding
69.50%
Pledged shares (%) of Promoter's holding (%)
0.00%
Reserves
₹1,621 Cr.
Equity
₹46.6 Cr.
Face Value
₹2
All Time Low / High
₹7.75 / 266.00
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Quality
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Price Trend
Weak
Is HT Media Ltd a good quality company?
HT Media Ltd is a weak quality company, based on a inconsistent 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:
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How has it performed on generating Profits?
By checking its Revenue growth, Gross, Operating and Net Margins compared to its last 5-year median.
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How efficiently has it utilized Capital?
By checking its ROCE, ROA, ROE and its Cash Conversion Cycle.
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How is it managing its Debt?
By checking its Debt to Equity and Cash Flow from Operations.
How does HT Media Ltd performance compare with that of its Peers?
Revenue growth of HT Media Ltd vs industry peers?
HT Media Ltd revenue CAGR is 10.05%, compared to the industry median CAGR of 0.00%, indicating faster growth and gaining its market share.
Promoter shareholding and pledge status of HT Media Ltd?
Promoters hold 69.50% of the HT Media Ltd, with 0.00% of their stake pledged, indicating no pledge risk.
Stock return of HT Media Ltd over the last decade?
Over the last 9 year(s), the stock has delivered a CAGR of -11.6% 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 endData adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.
What is a Financial Track Record? How to read this chart in order to understand the data present here?
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.
HT Media Ltd has not performed well majority of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is not good
Value Creation ⓘ
| Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCE % ⓘ | 5.5% | 11.5% | -2.5% | -13.6% | -4.8% | 0.9% | -9% | -5.3% | -0.5% | -7.8% | - |
| Value Creation Index ⓘ | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -1.6 | - |
Growth Parameters ⓘ |
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| Sales ⓘ | 1,432 | 1,389 | 1,307 | 1,226 | 528 | 751 | 921 | 907 | 1,036 | 1,032 | 1,045 |
| Sales YoY Gr. | - | -3% | -5.9% | -6.2% | -56.9% | 42.3% | 22.6% | -1.5% | 14.2% | -0.4% | - |
| Adj EPS ⓘ | 3 | 8.8 | -2.6 | -15.5 | -2.6 | -0.7 | -8.7 | -2.5 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -5 |
| YoY Gr. | - | 196.3% | -129.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | - |
| BVPS (₹) ⓘ | 73.7 | 77.2 | 70.4 | 52.9 | 49.6 | 48.7 | 36.7 | 31.6 | 27.6 | 22.5 | 22.1 |
| Adj Net Profit ⓘ | 69.1 | 205 | -60.3 | -362 | -61.2 | -16.6 | -202 | -58.8 | -17.3 | -30.1 | -117 |
| Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ | 191 | 190 | 50.1 | 44.6 | -6.7 | -36.4 | -99.2 | -62.3 | 30.4 | 32.8 | - |
| Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ | 5.3 | 5.6 | 26.5 | 15.1 | -103.5 | -19.2 | -6.8 | -11.3 | 19.2 | 18.7 | - |
CAGR ⓘ
| 9 Years | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ⓘ | -3.6% | 14.3% | 3.9% | -0.4% | ||||
| Adj EPS ⓘ | -191.2% | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| BVPSⓘ | -12.3% | -14.6% | -15.1% | -18.5% | ||||
| Share Price | -11.6% | -0.9% | -3% | -10.7% | ||||
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 % ⓘ | 4.2 | 11.8 | -3.5 | -25.5 | -5.2 | -1.5 | -20.4 | -7.4 | -2.5 | -5.2 | -22.5 |
| Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 6.6 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 11.9 | -13.4 | 2.9 | -4.8 | -1.1 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 4.8 | 14.8 | -4.6 | -29.5 | -11.6 | -2.2 | -21.9 | -6.5 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -11.2 |
| Debt to Equity ⓘ | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | - |
| Working Cap Days ⓘ | 146 | 134 | 171 | 184 | 410 | 304 | 260 | 275 | 211 | 186 | 123 |
| Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ | -18 | -24 | 9 | 20 | 65 | 23 | 38 | 54 | 48 | 47 | -47 |
Valuation of HT Media - Consolidated
Analyst's Notes
No data found!
Management X-Ray
Shareholding Pattern
Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging
| Pledged * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 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 | 2,452 | 2,346 | 2,199 | 2,083 | 1,117 | 1,500 | 1,711 | 1,695 | 1,746 | 1,803 |
| Operating Expenses ⓘ + | 2,154 | 2,119 | 2,215 | 1,940 | 1,241 | 1,474 | 1,851 | 1,767 | 1,688 | 1,673 |
| Operating Profit ⓘ | 298 | 227 | -16 | 143 | -124 | 27 | -140 | -73 | 58 | 130 |
| Operating Profit Margin (%) | 12.2% | 9.7% | -0.7% | 6.9% | -11.1% | 1.8% | -8.2% | -4.3% | 3.3% | 7.2% |
| Other Income ⓘ + | 229 | 418 | 236 | 227 | 214 | 177 | 151 | 191 | 218 | 168 |
| Interest ⓘ | 95 | 82 | 114 | 99 | 56 | 55 | 76 | 78 | 67 | 60 |
| Depreciation ⓘ | 125 | 123 | 108 | 182 | 137 | 135 | 132 | 119 | 98 | 93 |
| Profit Before Tax ⓘ | 308 | 444 | -36 | -344 | -106 | 14 | -193 | -140 | 104 | 31 |
| Tax ⓘ | 67 | 86 | -52 | -2 | -45 | -7 | 58 | -49 | 4 | -8 |
| Profit After Tax | 241 | 358 | 16 | -342 | -61 | 21 | -252 | -91 | 100 | 39 |
| PAT Margin (%) | 9.8% | 15.3% | 0.7% | -16.4% | -5.5% | 1.4% | -14.7% | -5.4% | 5.7% | 2.1% |
| Adjusted EPS (₹) | 7.4 | 13.3 | -0.5 | -15.0 | -3.1 | 0.8 | -9.8 | -3.5 | 0.1 | -2.4 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio (%) | 5.40% | 3% | -76.50% | 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 + | 2,232 | 2,544 | 2,511 | 2,154 | 2,088 | 2,083 | 1,799 | 1,714 | 1,666 | 1,619 | |
| Debt + | 1,104 | 1,171 | 1,088 | 624 | 567 | 681 | 595 | 623 | 510 | 633 | |
| Minority Interest | 300 | 342 | 363 | 400 | 407 | 399 | 355 | 343 | 383 | 389 | |
| Trade Payables | 403 | 352 | 331 | 292 | 275 | 254 | 310 | 303 | 278 | 284 | |
| Others Liabilities ⓘ | 503 | 529 | 619 | 777 | 836 | 794 | 974 | 965 | 938 | 867 | |
| Total Liabilities ⓘ | 4,542 | 4,937 | 4,913 | 4,248 | 4,172 | 4,211 | 4,032 | 3,947 | 3,774 | 3,793 | |
Fixed Assets | |||||||||||
| Net Fixed Assets ⓘ + | 1,092 | 970 | 944 | 980 | 840 | 739 | 752 | 660 | 542 | 460 | |
| CWIP ⓘ | 37 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 6 | |
| Investments ⓘ | 2,605 | 2,980 | 2,779 | 2,231 | 2,424 | 2,053 | 1,836 | 1,776 | 1,822 | 2,043 | |
| Inventories | 155 | 125 | 163 | 141 | 142 | 153 | 157 | 176 | 121 | 104 | |
| Trade Receivables | 326 | 339 | 412 | 401 | 268 | 299 | 358 | 382 | 408 | 396 | |
| Cash Equivalents | 140 | 166 | 239 | 100 | 120 | 119 | 108 | 126 | 58 | 51 | |
| Others Assets ⓘ | 187 | 316 | 335 | 354 | 362 | 827 | 784 | 808 | 813 | 734 | |
| Total Assets ⓘ | 4,542 | 4,937 | 4,913 | 4,248 | 4,172 | 4,211 | 4,032 | 3,947 | 3,774 | 3,793 | |
| 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 ⓘ + | 306 | 309 | 73 | 38 | 203 | -36 | -47 | -53 | 57 | 99 |
| Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ + | -266 | -245 | 115 | 420 | -60 | 55 | 248 | 142 | 170 | -106 |
| Cash Flow From Financing Activity ⓘ + | -62 | -9 | -206 | -585 | -112 | -32 | -207 | -57 | -253 | 15 |
| Net Cash Flow ⓘ | -22 | 54 | -18 | -127 | 31 | -13 | -6 | 31 | -27 | 8 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| ROE (%) | 11.16 | 14.99 | 0.63 | -14.65 | -2.88 | 1.03 | -12.97 | -5.2 | 5.92 | 2.35 |
| ROCE (%) | 12.34 | 14.83 | 2.11 | -7.46 | -1.76 | 2.41 | -4.36 | -2.53 | 7.3 | 4.04 |
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.55 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.5 |
| PAT to CFO Conversion(x) | 1.27 | 0.86 | 4.56 | N/A | N/A | -1.71 | N/A | N/A | 0.57 | 2.54 |
| Working Capital Days | ||||||||||
| Receivable Days | 51.90 | 50.60 | 62.30 | 71.20 | 109.30 | 69 | 70.10 | 79.70 | 77.40 | 76.70 |
| Inventory Days | 23.50 | 21.40 | 24 | 26.70 | 46.30 | 35.90 | 33.10 | 35.80 | 29.10 | 21.50 |
| Payable Days | 217.70 | 208 | 159.50 | 201.30 | 396.60 | 237.10 | 169.20 | 226.90 | 255.90 | 238.60 |
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The current trading price of HT Media on 18-Sep-2026 16:59 is ₹23.93.
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 17-Sep-2026 the market cap of HT Media stood at ₹557.0 Cr
The latest P/E ratio of HT Media as of 17-Sep-2026 is 0.00.
The latest P/B ratio of HT Media as of 17-Sep-2026 is 1.09.
The 52-week high of HT Media is ₹31.25 and the 52-week low is ₹17.70.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of HT Media is ₹1,045 ( Cr.) .
Past 10 year’s financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that HT Media Ltd is a below average quality company.
The key valuation ratios of HT Media 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 HT Media Ltd is likely to Fall in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.
About HT Media Ltd
HT Media was incorporated in 2002 and is one of the leading media company in India. The company is engaged in print media, electronic media and also conducts several marketing events. It owns one of the leading newspaper Hindustan Times printed in Hindi and English languages and has a combined circulation of 2.25 million copies daily. It has a readership base of 12.4 million readers. The company operates 19 manufacturing facilities that has an installed capacity of printing 1.5 million copies per hour.
In an exclusive agreement with Wall Street Journal, it publishes Mint with a presence in the key markets of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Mint is the second-largest business newspaper in India.
During 2008, Firefly e-Ventures, an HT Media Company launched its first portal for job seekers, Shine.com; and a social networking website Desimartini.com. HT Media also entered the Mobile space with 54242 in partnership with velti.com
In January, 2009 the company's joint venture namely, Metropolitan Media Company stopped printing of 'MetroNow' Delhi with effect from January 22, 2009 and in its place, it had decided to bring out a weekly hyper-location tabloid in Gurgaon that will be soon followed by Noida and other NCR areas.
The company had commissioned the printing facilities in Allahabad and simultaneously printing of the Hindi newspaper ‘Hindustan’ had commenced from Allahabad, with the first edition being circulated with effect from January 29, 2009.The company commenced printing of its Hindi newspaper ‘Hindustan’ in Bareilly with effect from October 10, 2009.
During May 25, 2009 - ‘Mint’, the English Business newspaper published by the company, had been launched in Kolkata.In July 13, 2009, its launched 'Mint' at Chennai. On July 13, 2010 Mint was launched in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. In April, 2011 the company had launched its English business daily -- Mint -- at Hyderabad.
In 2011 Hindustan strongly consolidated its leadership position in Delhi-NCR, Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, and Uttarakhand and is named by Forbes magazine as one of the Best Under a Billion Companies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Business
Newspaper- It publishes newspapers namely Hindustan Times and Mint. The company has entered in joint venture with Times of India to publish newspaper Metro Now. It also publishes HT Next a newspaper focused on youth readers.
Internet- It owns subsidiary named Firefly e-Ventures that focus on internet space businesses. It has created various portals namely Shine.com, Livemint.com, Desimartini.com and Hindustantimes.com.
Radio- Company’s subsidiary HT Music and Entertainment Company in a consulting partnership with Virgin Radio, has launched the FM radio channel - Fever 104.
Events and marketing solutions- HT media hosts various events such as HT City Delhi Shopping Fest, Fever 104 A. R. Rahman Concert, Miss India Worldwide, HT Polo, HT I Love Delhi and Mint HT Luxury Conference.
Milestones
- September 26, 1924 -This date marked the august beginnings of Hindustan Times with Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation inaugurating the newspaper.
- 1927 - Hindustan Times, was reborn as Hindustan Times Ltd., a limited liability company.
- 1936 - The hindi daily Hindustan was launched, which remains the dominant newspaper in the core hindi belt of northern India.
- 1937- Devdas Gandhi was appointed the Managing Editor of the newspaper and remained the managing editor till his death in 1957.
- 1942 - The Hindustan Times was one of the few newspapers that stopped publishing the newspaper for four and a half months as it refused to accept the British imposition of censorship on all newspapers.
- 1947- The year India gained its freedom, was also the year Hindustan Times attained the status of being the dominant newspaper in Delhi.
- 1957 - The newspaper circulation grew from 58,693 copies to 144,287 in 1970 after KK Birla took over the mantle from GD Birla.
- 1960 - The hindi literary magazine Kadambini was launched.
- 1964 -The group started actively targeting the youth of India and launched the Nandan magazine.
- 1991 - At the start of liberalization of India, Hindustan Times moved to becoming an autonomous power center in a mature democracy.
- 1999 - The Hindustan Times celebrated its platinum anniversary.
- 2000 - With a focus on localization, five new editions for Calcutta, Bhopal, Ranchi, Chandigarh and Jaipur were launched.
- 2003 - The media business of was de-merged and incorporated under HT Media Ltd.
- 2004 - HT Media Ltd was listed as a public company and attracted external funding.
- 2005 - Hindustan Times successfully entered the Mumbai market with a refreshingly new product and content mix.
- 2006 - Fever 104 FM is launched, in technical collaboration with the Virgin Group. Hindustan was relaunched re-establishing the company's prominent presence in the regional news space.
- 2007 - Mint, the business paper in partnership with the Wall Street Journal was launched in Delhi and Mumbai. In the internet space, Hindustantimes.com was relaunched and Livemint.com was introduced.
- 2008 - Firefly e-Ventures, an HT Media Company launched its first portal for job seekers, Shine.com; and a social networking website Desimartini.com. HT Media also entered the Mobile space with 54242 in partnership with velti.com
- 2012 - The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit hits the 10 year mark; Hindustan Times launches 'You Read, They Learn' initiative to help educate underprivileged children.'
Awards/ recognition
- The Prem Bhatia Award for excellence in environmental reporting went to Shalini Singh of Hindustan Times, New Delhi.- 2012
- Mint bags silver at WAN-IFRA Asian Media Awards - 2010
- Hindustan Times won the second Karpoor Chandra `Kulish' International Award 2008 for Excellence in Print Journalism for its story 'Welcome to the Headquarters of Lashkar-eTayyeba'
- HT Mumbai received the 'Sanskriti Award for Journalism'.
- Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2007-08
- Himanshu Vyas won Gold in the general news category; Satish Bate got silver in sports and Ritesh Uttamchandani received Judges special recognition award for Best Newspaper Photography and Rajnish Kakade got the same in the spot news category at Asia Media Awards 2008.
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