Is Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18) a good quality company?

Past 10 year’s financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd is a below average quality company .

Is Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18) undervalued or overvalued?

The key valuation ratios of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Undervalued zone .

What is Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18) share price return in the past 10 years?

Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd share price has declined -1.4% annually (CAGR) over the past ten years.

Is Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18) a good buy now?

The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Semi Strong which suggest that the price of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd is likely to Rise-somewhat in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.

What is the share price of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18)?

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The current trading price of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18) on 05-May-2026 16:59:59 at 16:59 is 34.26.

What is the market cap of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18)?

Market capitalization is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 05-May-2026 at 16:59, the market cap of Network 18 Media & Investments stood at Rs. 5282.89 Cr.

What is the P/E ratio of Network 18 Media & Investments?

The latest standalone P/E ratio of Network 18 Media & Investments as of 05-May-2026 is 19.87.

What is the P/B ratio of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18)?

The latest standalone P/B ratio of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18) as of 05-May-2026 is 1.07.

What is the 52-week high and low of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18)?

The 52-week high of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18) is Rs. 65.31 and the 52-week low is Rs. 27.40.

What is the TTM revenue of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18)?

The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Network 18 Media & Investments is Rs. 1955.07 (Cr.).

Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18) Share Analysis – Quality, Growth & Valuation Zone & DeciZen Rating

Name: Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18)
Brand: Network 18 Media & Investments

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

Value Creation ⓘ

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide ⓘ

	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	TTM
ROCE % ⓘ	-0.7%	-1.4%	0.3%	-13.4%	-9.6%	-0.9%	0.3%	-1.5%	-1.7%	59.8%	-
Value Creation Index ⓘ	-1.1	-1.1	-1.0	-2.0	-1.7	-1.1	-1.0	-1.1	-1.1	3.4	-
Growth Parameters ⓘ Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide ⓘ
Sales ⓘ	67.3	66.9	95.2	112	111	119	167	187	1,818	1,896	1,955
Sales YoY Gr.	-	-0.7%	42.4%	17.2%	-0.1%	6.4%	41.2%	11.9%	871%	4.3%	-
Adj EPS ⓘ	-0.7	-1.1	-0.7	-3.2	-2.7	-1.3	-0.9	-1.8	-1.7	5	1.7
YoY Gr.	-	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	-
BVPS (₹) ⓘ	25.4	24.3	22.4	16.3	11.2	9.9	9	9.4	11.5	30.3	32.2
Adj Net Profit ⓘ	-74.9	-119	-68.3	-338	-286	-133	-90	-187	-180	765	265
Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ	-39.9	-57	-76.6	-60.2	-73.4	-5.7	16.1	-52.1	125	11.9	-
Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ	-16.2	-20.2	-20.9	-34.9	-30.2	-413.5	150	-50.1	20.5	235	-

CAGR ⓘ

CAGR Colour Code Guide ⓘ

	9 Years	5 Years	3 Years	1 Years
Sales ⓘ	44.9%	76.3%	124.6%	4.3%
Adj EPS ⓘ	NA	NA	NA	NA
BVPSⓘ	2%	22%	49.8%	164.6%
Share Price	-1.4%	-3.4%	-15.8%	-19%

Key Financial Parameters ⓘ

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide ⓘ

	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	TTM
Return on Equity % ⓘ	-2.8	-4.6	-2.8	-16.7	-19.9	-12	-9.1	-19.4	-14.9	25	5.5
Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ	-61.3	-82.3	-68.9	-91.2	-73.7	-27.3	2	-29.2	1.4	1.8	2.3
Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ	-111.2	-177.7	-71.7	-302.5	-256.4	-111.8	-53.8	-99.7	-9.9	40.3	13.6
Debt to Equity ⓘ	0.2	0.5	0.7	1.2	1.9	2.3	2.6	2.7	2.1	0.6	0
Working Cap Days ⓘ	1,349	1,522	1,245	997	638	393	253	240	103	186	74
Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ	10	70	93	94	56	37	31	42	25	39	-251

Recent Performance Summary

Return on Equity has increased versus last 3 years average to 5.50%

Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 124.61%

Debt to equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 0.60

Net Profit has been subdued in last 3 years 0.00%

Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at 3.03%

	Standalone	Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹)	1.7	1
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.)	1,955	2,121
BVPS (₹) ⓘ	32.2	31.9
Reserves (₹ Cr.) ⓘ	4,188	4,153
P/BV ⓘ	1.07	1.07
PE ⓘ	19.87	34.71

From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹)	27.40 / 65.31
All Time Low / High (₹)	14.85 / 627.80
Market Cap (₹ Cr.)	5,283
Equity (₹ Cr.)	771
Face Value (₹)	5
Industry PE ⓘ	16.8

PARTICULARS	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25
Sales	67	67	95	112	111	119	167	187	1,818	1,896
Operating Expenses ⓘ +	109	122	168	294	226	151	164	242	1,800	1,863
Manufacturing Costs	12	7	17	22	29	15	20	47	292	327
Material Costs	8	12	18	21	20	15	23	38	149	132
Employee Cost	43	56	76	97	95	74	79	112	703	730
Other Costs ⓘ	45	47	58	154	82	47	42	44	656	674
Operating Profit ⓘ	-42	-55	-73	-183	-115	-33	3	-55	18	33
Operating Profit Margin (%)	-61.8%	-82.3%	-76.8%	-163.0%	-102.0%	-27.5%	1.9%	-29.2%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Income ⓘ +	25	15	94	18	12	9	11	7	19	17
Exceptional Items ⓘ	0	0	0	-346	-234	0	0	0	0	3,498
Interest ⓘ	53	70	86	116	128	103	99	134	186	213
Depreciation ⓘ	6	9	8	7	7	7	5	4	101	122
Profit Before Tax ⓘ	-75	-119	-73	-634	-471	-133	-90	-187	-251	3,213
Tax ⓘ	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-65	0
Profit After Tax	-75	-119	-74	-635	-472	-133	-90	-187	-185	3,213
PAT Margin (%)	-111.0%	-177.0%	-77.2%	-568.0%	-423.0%	-112.0%	-53.8%	-99.6%	-10.2%	169.5%
Adjusted EPS (₹)	-0.7	-1.1	-0.7	-6.1	-4.5	-1.3	-0.9	-1.8	-1.8	20.8
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

PARTICULARS	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25
Equity and Liabilities
Shareholders Fund +	2,658	2,539	2,347	1,702	1,175	1,037	943	981	1,199	4,672
Share Capital ⓘ	523	523	523	523	523	523	523	523	523	771
Reserves ⓘ	2,135	2,016	1,823	1,178	651	514	419	458	675	3,901
Debt +	646	1,149	1,602	2,101	2,218	2,336	2,420	2,610	2,553	2,787
Long Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Short Term Debt	646	1,148	1,602	2,101	2,218	2,336	2,420	2,610	2,553	2,787
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Payables	28	36	41	48	22	21	14	24	313	434
Others Liabilities ⓘ	238	240	252	269	308	287	294	79	698	424
Total Liabilities ⓘ	3,571	3,964	4,242	4,119	3,722	3,681	3,672	3,693	4,763	8,318
Fixed Assets
Net Fixed Assets ⓘ +	24	28	310	309	308	305	300	298	1,755	1,721
Gross Block	105	116	398	385	344	347	345	344	2,175	2,177
Accumulated Depreciation	81	88	88	75	36	42	46	46	420	457
CWIP ⓘ	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Investments ⓘ	3,272	3,643	3,558	3,558	3,272	3,259	3,255	3,263	2,091	5,557
Inventories	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Receivables	27	40	59	48	27	33	33	41	571	628
Cash Equivalents	6	3	14	2	2	2	2	0	16	2
Others Assets ⓘ	239	249	299	201	112	82	83	89	328	409
Total Assets ⓘ	3,571	3,964	4,242	4,119	3,722	3,681	3,672	3,693	4,763	8,318

PARTICULARS	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25
Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ +	-40	-57	-77	-60	-73	-6	16	-52	125	12
PBT ⓘ	-75	-119	-73	-634	-471	-133	-90	-187	-251	3,213
Adjustment ⓘ	40	64	12	539	391	112	96	136	301	-3,164
Changes in Working Capital ⓘ	-2	1	-13	21	10	-3	8	-10	38	49
Tax Paid ⓘ	-3	-3	-2	14	-3	18	2	9	36	-87
Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ +	-2	-378	39	-351	53	5	-1	-2	-286	-25
Capex	-18	-11	-4	-6	-2	-2	-0	-3	-301	-73
Net Investments	19	-369	-29	-355	-2	8	0	0	15	50
Others ⓘ	-3	2	72	10	58	-1	-1	0	0	-3
Cash Flow From Financing Activity ⓘ +	42	431	39	399	20	0	-15	54	166	-1
Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ	0	-40	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Paid ⓘ	-53	-71	-83	-99	-96	-116	-97	-132	-184	-216
Dividend Paid ⓘ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Others ⓘ	95	542	122	498	116	116	82	186	350	215
Net Cash Flow ⓘ	0	-3	1	-12	-0	-0	1	-0	5	-14

PARTICULARS	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25
Ratios
ROE (%)	-2.8	-4.57	-3.01	-31.35	-32.81	-12	-9.1	-19.39	-17.01	109.47
ROCE (%)	-0.68	-1.38	0.33	-13.37	-9.55	-0.89	0.25	-1.51	-1.69	59.81
Asset Turnover Ratio	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.05	0.05	0.43	0.29
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days	129.90	184.10	190.60	175.70	122.60	92.20	71.90	72.30	61.50	115.40
Inventory Days	3.60	3.50	2.50	3.10	2.80	1.40	0.50	0	0	0
Payable Days	1,231.10	998.80	802.30	776.30	642.10	506.20	280.50	181.90	412	1,034.50

About Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd

Network 18 Media & Investments (Network18) is India’s largest news network, with presence across television, digital and other allied businesses. Network18 operates India’s largest TV news network of several channels, spanning business news, national news (English and Hindi), and regional news. Marquee brands like CNBC TV18, News18 India, and CNN News18 are part of this news bouquet. News18 International delivers India-centric news for the Indian diaspora and audiences across the globe.

Network18’s digital portfolio comprises websites and mobile applications spanning general news, business and economy news, opinion pieces, and hyperlocal as well as global news. The portfolio includes leading digital platforms such as Moneycontrol, News18, CNBCTV18, and Firstpost. Some of the well-known print and online magazine brands like Forbes India and Overdrive are also a part of the Network18 portfolio. The company’s multi-platform strategy enables it to stay agile in a fast-evolving media landscape, while its diverse portfolio of high-impact brands ensures deep and lasting audience engagement.

Business area of the company

The company is engaged in the media business and it broadcasts general news channels in Hindi, English and other regional languages and business news channels in Hindi, English and Gujarati. The company also houses a portfolio of digital news websites and magazines.

Portfolio

General news
Business news
Regional news
Digital assets

Milestone

1996: incorporated as private limited company on February 16, 1996.
2006: name change from SGA Finance and management Services Private Limited to Network18 Fincap Private Limited in April 2006. Converted into public limited company in November 2006.
2007: Listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and national Stock Exchange in February 2007. Name changed from Network18 Fincap Limited to Network 18 Media & Investments Limited in December 2007.
2014: Ownership transferred to Independent Media Trust (IMT), of which Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is the sole beneficiary, in July 2014.
2021: Joined hands with the NGO, Give India, to support another NGO, ‘Goonj’ in distributing masks/sanitisers and providing relief to Covid-19 impacted families.
2021: Initiated crowd-funding through leading channels like Colors, MTV and MTV Beats, social media posts and network celebrity bytes.
2022: News18 India and CNNNews18 continue their leadership position in respective geners.
CNBCTV18 continues its dominant position as an industry leader.
2024: Viacom18 become subsidiary of RIL. Network18 remained a shareholder.
2024: Moneycontrol crossed 100 million unique visitors and Moneycontrol Pro reached 1 million paid subscribers.
2024-25: Moneycontrol’s‘fintech’ offerings, launched during the year, got off to a strong start as more than 29,000 loans were disbursed through the platform.

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