D. B. Corp Ltd
- P/E
- 8.1x
- 52-week range
- 143.01 – 275
- ROE
- 14%
- ROCE
- 18%
- Sector
- Media
- Industry
- Print Media
- Listed on
- NSE, BSE
About
D.B. Corp Limited is an India-based print media company. The Company operates through two segments: Printing / publishing and allied business segment, which includes newspapers, magazines, printing job work, Internet and mobile interactive services, and others and the Radio segment, which includes broadcasting of radio. It operates through brand 94.3 MY frequency modulation (FM) radio stations with a presence in approximately seven states and 30 cities. The Company publishes approximately five newspapers, which include Dainik Bhaskar with 43 editions, Divya Bhaskar with eight editions, Saurashtra Samachar, Divya Marathi with six editions, and DB Star, across approximately 12 states in India. Its monthly magazines and supplements include Aha Zindagi, Bal Bhaskar, Kalash, Dharmdarshan, and Lakshya. The Digital business includes Websites, such as dainikbhaskar.com, divyabhaskar.com, divyamarathi.com, homeonline.com, bhaskarad.com, and moneybhaskar.com.
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Compared with its industry
Print Media: 7 companies →D. B. Corp Ltd against the typical company in its industry. The rank is out of the companies that report each figure; green means the better quarter of the pack, red the worse quarter.
- Valuation (P/E)8.1 against a typical 6.6: pricier than most peers (1st = cheapest).6th of 7
- Sales growth−5.4% against a typical +9.7% from a year earlier.5th of 6
- Profit growth−25.8% against a typical 0% from a year earlier.5th of 5
- Share price, 3 months−28.7% against a typical −5.2%.6th of 6
Credit ratings
Every rating action on file, newest first, including reaffirmations. Open a row for the agency's reasoning. All credit rating updates
High safety
Rated AA+ by CARE- No warnings from the agency.
| Agency | Current rating | Outlook | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARE | CARE AA+ | Stable | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Rating | Details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Reaffirmed | CARE AA+ | — | CARE | ₹ 274.25 Cr. | |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Reaffirmed | CARE AA+ | — | CARE | ₹ 274.25 Cr. |
Board meetings
Results dates and other board meetings. Full calendar
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Financial Results/Dividend | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026 and dividend |
| 11 May 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the Audited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) of the Company for the quarter and financial year ended March 31, 2026 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Financial Results/Dividend | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025 and dividend |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Financial Results/Dividend | To consider and approve the unaudited financial results (Standalone and Consolidated) for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 and declaration of interim dividend, if any, on the equity shares of the Company for the financial year 2025-26. |
Financials
Consolidated figures in ₹ crore.
| ₹ Cr. | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 645 | 617 | 590 | 559 | 643 | 548 | 559 | 614 | 605 | 576 | 604 | 581 |
| Expenses | 462 | 445 | 425 | 438 | 465 | 465 | 449 | 476 | 470 | 472 | 467 | 490 |
| Operating Profit | 183 | 172 | 164 | 121 | 177 | 83 | 111 | 138 | 135 | 104 | 136 | 91 |
| OPM % | 28% | 28% | 28% | 22% | 28% | 15% | 20% | 22% | 22% | 18% | 23% | 16% |
| Other Income | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 28 | 33 |
| Interest | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Depreciation | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
| Profit before tax | 167 | 162 | 157 | 110 | 160 | 71 | 108 | 126 | 129 | 85 | 134 | 93 |
| Tax % | 26% | 24% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Net Profit | 124 | 123 | 118 | 83 | 118 | 52 | 81 | 93 | 96 | 62 | 101 | 69 |
| EPS in Rs | 6.96 | 6.88 | 6.62 | 4.63 | 6.63 | 2.94 | 4.54 | 5.24 | 5.36 | 3.49 | 5.65 | 3.85 |
Growth and returns
Compounded yearly rates over each period.
- 10 Years
- 1%
- 5 Years
- 9%
- 3 Years
- 3%
- TTM
- 0%
- 10 Years
- 1%
- 5 Years
- 20%
- 3 Years
- 25%
- TTM
- −5%
- 10 Years
- −8%
- 5 Years
- 12%
- 3 Years
- −20%
- TTM
- —
- 10 Years
- 15%
- 5 Years
- 14%
- 3 Years
- 17%
- TTM
- —
P/E and EPS over time
Daily P/E and trailing 12-month EPS. EPS updates with each result.
Peers
Listed companies in the same business.
| D. B. Corp Ltd | ₹ 150.04 | — | 8.1x | — | 14% | — |
| Saregama India | ₹ 487.55 | ₹ 9,425 Cr. | 45.5x | 5.7x | 0% | 0% |
| Navneet Education | ₹ 119.95 | ₹ 2,649 Cr. | 19.3x | 1.4x | 0% | 0% |
| Jagran Prakashan | ₹ 59.86 | ₹ 1,303 Cr. | 6.1x | 0.7x | 0% | 0% |
| Sandesh | ₹ 941.70 | ₹ 713 Cr. | 11.4x | 0.5x | 0% | 0% |
| Hindustan Media Ventures | ₹ 77.00 | ₹ 565 Cr. | 5.9x | 0.4x | 0% | 0% |
Management
- Om Prakash Pandey
- Compliance Officer, Company Secretary
- Sudhir Agarwal
- Managing Director, Executive Director
- Pawan Agarwal
- Deputy Managing Director, Executive Director
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