| Revenue growth | 8% consolidated YoY |
|---|---|
| Margins | EBITDA margin expanded to 26.1% due to cost control. |
| Demand visibility | Strong print ad demand across most sectors. |
| Management confidence | High; citing market leadership and disciplined execution. |
Growth
Ad revenue up 10% YoY to INR 4,320M; EBITDA grew 19% to INR 1,647M with 250bps margin expansion.
Outlook
Capex guidance of INR 150-160 Cr for property acquisition; newsprint prices expected to peak in Q2.
Risks
Newsprint price inflation (up 13% YoY, 8% QoQ); cyclical decline in circulation copies to 38 lakh.
Last quarter's promises, checked
Delivered
- Guided maintaining 24-26% EBITDA margin → delivered 26.1% (= BEAT)
- Guided 6-8% newsprint price uptick in Q1 → delivered 8% QoQ (= BEAT)
- Guided 20M Digital MAUs → delivered 20M (= BEAT)
Partly delivered
- Guided INR 120-140 Cr capex → delivered INR 150-160 Cr guidance (= PARTIAL)
Missed
- Guided stable circulation at 39L copies → delivered 38L (= MISS)
Earnings Call filed with BSE, NSE: DBCORP. Summary written with AI assistance from the document.
DB Corp Ltd: key numbers
- Share price
- ₹181.71
- Market cap
- ₹3,239 Cr
- Revenue (annual)
- ₹2,356 Cr
- Net profit (annual)
- ₹332.0 Cr
- P/E (TTM)
- 9.2×Sector 41.4×
- Promoter holding
- 74.50%+0.00% QoQ
- FII holding
- 11.85%Current quarter
Reference market data from a third-party provider, updated daily. Not a valuation or a recommendation.
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