ALFA Finder| Revenue growth | Consolidated revenue +5% YoY; festive shift muted growth; Print-led. |
|---|---|
| Margins | Consolidated EBITDA margin 17% vs 15%; Print EBITDA down 6%. |
| Demand visibility | Print ad growth from share gains, DAVP pricing; no outlook given. |
| Management confidence | Balanced: flags newsprint and rupee pressure; no forward numbers. |
Growth
Print revenue +8% (English +5%, Hindi +11%) on ad volume and DAVP pricing; Radio -23%, Digital -30%.
Outlook
No numeric guidance; management expects Radio to stay profitable, but reform needed for a big jump.
Risks
Newsprint and rupee pressure persist; Radio recovery hinges on unresolved licence-fee reform; unallocated loss ₹12.37 Cr recurring.
Last quarter's promises, checked
Missed
- Guided at least 30–50% of HT Media debt retired from preferential proceeds → no debt retirement reported; 'no capital allocation decisions' (= MISS)
- Guided Print EBITDA margin ~13% as model baseline if newsprint stays flat → Q2 newsprint higher; Print EBITDA down 6% on newsprint (= MISS)
Earnings Call Transcript filed with BSE, NSE: HMVL. Summary written with AI assistance from the document.
Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd: key numbers
- Share price
- ₹88.39
- Market cap
- ₹651.2 Cr
- Revenue (annual)
- ₹739.6 Cr
- Net profit (annual)
- ₹48.69 Cr
- P/E (TTM)
- 5.0×Sector 46.1×
- Promoter holding
- 74.40%+0.00% QoQ
- FII holding
- 0.10%Current quarter
Reference market data from a third-party provider, updated daily. Not a valuation or a recommendation.
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