HT Media
- Market cap
- ₹ 534 Cr.
- P/E
- 4.4x
- P/B
- 0.35x
- 52-week range
- 17.52 – 31.3
- ROE
- 8%
- ROCE
- 7%
- Dividend yield
- 0%
- Debt / equity
- 0.47
- Sector
- Media
- Industry
- Print Media
- Listed on
- NSE, BSE
About
HT Media Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in printing and publishing of newspapers and periodicals. It is also engaged in frequency modulation (FM) radio broadcasting and digital. It is involved in providing entertainment, radio broadcast and all other related activities through its radio stations operating under the brand name Fever 104, Fever, and Radio Nasha. The digital business of the Company comprises various online platforms such as shine. Com. The Company operates through three segments: Printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals; Business of entertainment, radio broadcast and all other related activities through its Radio channels operating under brand name Fever 104, Radio Nasha and Radio One 94.3 in India, and business of providing digital services through Shine.com (job portal). The Company is also involved in the sale of various other digital offerings in the form of online advertising, subscription revenue, and syndication revenue.
Quick check
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Compared with its industry
Print Media: 7 companies →HT Media 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)4.4 against a typical 6.6: cheaper than most peers (1st = cheapest).2nd of 7
- Sales growth+10.9% against a typical +9.7% from a year earlier.3rd of 6
- Share price, 3 months−9.3% against a typical −5.2%.4th of 6
- Size₹ 534.1 Cr. market value against a typical ₹ 549.4 Cr. (1st = largest).4th 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, with caution
Rated AA- by CRISIL- CRISIL expects things to get worse (negative outlook).
| Agency | Current rating | Outlook | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICRA | — | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| CRISIL | Crisil AA- | Negative | 5 Mar 2026 |
| India Ratings | Withdrawn | — | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Rating | Details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | Reaffirmed | — | — | ICRA | ₹ 500 Cr. | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Reaffirmed | Crisil AA- | — | CRISIL | ₹ 600 Cr. | |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Withdrawn | — | — | India Ratings | ₹ 38.7 Cr. |
Board meetings
Results dates and other board meetings. Full calendar
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026 |
| 11 Jul 2026 | Fund Raising | To interalia deliberate upon, consider and evaluate issue of securities including equity shares, convertible securities, bonds, debentures by way of a preferential issue, rights issue or any other method or combinations thereof, subject to such regulatory / statutory approvals as may be required, including the approval of the shareholders of the Company. |
| 29 May 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results (Standalone and Consolidated) for the period ended March 31, 2026 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025 |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025 |
| 5 Aug 2025 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results (Standalone and Consolidated) for the period ended Jun 30, 2025 |
Financials
Consolidated figures in ₹ crore.
| ₹ Cr. | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 394 | 443 | 464 | 379 | 424 | 490 | 514 | 394 | 452 | 497 | 511 | 437 |
| Expenses | 428 | 458 | 463 | 420 | 447 | 484 | 488 | 405 | 456 | 482 | 427 | 407 |
| Operating Profit | −34 | −15 | 1 | −41 | −23 | 6 | 26 | −12 | −4 | 15 | 84 | 30 |
| OPM % | −9% | −3.4% | 0.3% | −11% | −5% | 1.2% | 5% | −2.9% | −0.9% | 3% | 16% | 7% |
| Other Income | 2 | 44 | 32 | 49 | 56 | 41 | 69 | 24 | 47 | −5 | −59 | 56 |
| Interest | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Depreciation | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
| Profit before tax | −81 | −21 | −17 | −36 | −9 | 6 | 55 | −26 | 3 | −27 | −12 | 52 |
| Tax % | −30% | −29% | −98% | −24% | −33% | 151% | 6% | −56% | 251% | −12% | −22% | 17% |
| Net Profit | −57 | −15 | 0 | −28 | −6 | −3 | 51 | −11 | −4 | −24 | −10 | 44 |
| EPS in Rs | −2.16 | −0.56 | 0.05 | −1.1 | −0.33 | −0.26 | 1.76 | −0.57 | −0.17 | −1 | −0.58 | 1.33 |
Growth and returns
Compounded yearly rates over each period.
- 10 Years
- −3%
- 5 Years
- 10%
- 3 Years
- 2%
- TTM
- 4%
- 10 Years
- −3%
- 5 Years
- 32%
- 3 Years
- 37%
- TTM
- 257%
- 10 Years
- −9%
- 5 Years
- 2%
- 3 Years
- 4%
- TTM
- —
- 10 Years
- 2%
- 5 Years
- −1%
- 3 Years
- 2%
- 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.
| HT Media | ₹ 22.50 | ₹ 534 Cr. | 4.4x | 0.4x | 8% | — |
| Saregama India | ₹ 489.05 | ₹ 9,454 Cr. | 44.8x | 5.6x | 12.6% | 20.9% |
| Navneet Education | ₹ 119.95 | ₹ 2,649 Cr. | 21.9x | 1.6x | 18.2% | 21.4% |
| Jagran Prakashan | ₹ 59.73 | ₹ 1,300 Cr. | 6.2x | 0.7x | 9.9% | 9.9% |
| Sandesh | ₹ 941.70 | ₹ 713 Cr. | 10.9x | 0.5x | 4.7% | 15% |
| Hindustan Media Ventures | ₹ 77.00 | ₹ 565 Cr. | 4.2x | 0.4x | 5.3% | 10.3% |
Management
- Shobhana Bhartia
- Executive Chairman of the Board, Editorial Director
- Sameer Singh
- Group Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Additional Executive Director
- Piyush Gupta
- Group Chief Financial Officer
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