HTMEDIAConsumer Discretionary

HT Media Limited

Print Media · ISIN INE501G01024 · BSE 532662 · NSE EQ · FV ₹2
Last price
₹24
+4.39%today
What this company does

HT Media Limited operates in Print Media, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. It booked ₹437 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 7.1% of sales as profit. It is the 5th largest of 5 Print Media companies we track, by market value.

Grounded in Legacy, Driven by the Future At the heart of India’s evolving media landscape, HT Media Ltd. (HTML) continues to shape the national conversation through its iconic print brands — Hindustan Times, Hindustan, and Mint. With an enduring legacy in journalism and an ever-expanding presence, we remain a trusted voice across platforms and generations.
In the report:
64out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Mixed

Healthier than 64% of companies in Consumer Discretionary, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 301–421 companies that reported it.

Measures financial condition, not whether to buy. Learn what this score means · How this is calculated

Price momentum
neutral
RSI (14)
40

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns58

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet49

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality71

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency33

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation95

What today's price implies, against our models or its peers

Governance & risk100

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold · highest in its sector on what we could measure

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
Makes a profit
Sales up 6% vs last year
Promoters hold 70%
No promoter shares pledged
Watch-outs
! Thin 7.1% net margin
! Low 7.6% return on equity
! Operating cash flow is negative

What if I invest in HTMEDIA?

Set a growth rate and see what a monthly SIP would add up to. Your assumption, our arithmetic.

You would put in
₹12.00 lakh
120 instalments
At 10% a year, it would become
₹20.15 lakh

The starting rate is a round number, not a view on this company — this is your assumption, and the figure above is arithmetic on it. Returns are not steady year to year, and a real holding would not grow in a straight line. We do not publish price targets or predict returns.

Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹24 +4.39%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
+2.1%
52-wk low ₹1852-wk high ₹39
Is it cheap or expensive?
What you pay for the profits, book value and cash flow. Higher isn't automatically worse — it can signal faster growth.
P/E ratio4.1Low
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio0.34Below book
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA3.2Low
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity7.6%Weak
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital13.3%Fair
WeakFairStrong
Net margin7.1%Decent
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin20.8%Healthy
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.33Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover4.8×Okay
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio1.11Healthy
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹559 cr
Book value
₹70
EPS
₹1.48
latest quarter
Net debt
₹611 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹1,170 cr
EBITDA
₹365 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹286 cr
annualised
Operating margin
16.4%
Return on assets
3.1%
Earnings yield
24.67%
P/S
0.32
Sales / share
₹75.2
Tax rate
15.2%
Face value
₹2
Shares
23.3 cr
Working capital
₹206 cr
Current assets
₹2,022 cr
Current liabilities
₹1,816 cr
Delivery %
71.2%
Strong / safeFairWeak / riskyValuation — a level, not good/badBands are general rules of thumb, not advice.

P/E, ROE, ROCE and margins are annualised from the latest quarter; per-share and balance-sheet ratios use the most recent balance sheet on file · prices as of 2026-09-17.

Worth vs price · from the FY 2025 report & filings
not investment advice
Hard to value confidentlyLow confidence
One year's profit is a one-off (far above the multi-year norm), so its recurring earnings power is unclear.

An educational model from the company's own filings, every assumption shown — not investment advice or a price target. Prices can stay above or below any model for years.

P&L · Q1 FY27 (consolidated)
Revenue from Operations₹437 cr
Other Income₹60 cr
Total Income₹497 cr
Cost of Materials₹117 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹0 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹-11 L
Employee Benefit Expense₹99 cr
Finance Costs₹15 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹20 cr
Other Expenses₹192 cr
Total Expenses₹442 cr
Exceptional Items₹1 cr
Profit before Tax₹57 cr
Tax Expense₹9 cr
Net Profit₹44 cr
Net margin on total income8.8%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹117 cr23.6%
Employee benefit expense₹99 cr20.0%
Finance costs₹15 cr3.0%
Depreciation & amortisation₹20 cr4.0%
Other expenses₹192 cr38.8%
Tax expense₹9 cr1.7%
Profit for the period₹44 cr8.8%
Total income ₹497 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue497 cr511 cr437 cr
Total income532 cr558 cr497 cr
Expenses519 cr464 cr442 cr
Profit before tax-27 cr19 cr57 cr
Tax-3 cr-3 cr9 cr
Net profit (owners' share)-23 cr-14 cr31 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)-4.7%-2.7%7.1%
EPS (₹)-1.010.411.48
YoY (latest quarter): total income +10.1% · net profit
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Low debt
Total assets
₹3,969 cr
Shareholder equity
₹1,620 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹662 cr
Cash
₹50 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹-7 cr
Investing
₹-63 cr
Financing
₹78 cr
Peer comparison
Print Media · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
D.B.Corp Limited₹188₹3,348 cr8.3
Jagran Prakashan Limited₹62₹1,349 cr5.7
The Sandesh Limited₹1,037₹785 cr2.0
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited₹77₹570 cr2.6
HT Media Limitedthis company₹24₹559 cr4.1
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
Last dividend
₹0.4
ex 17 Sep 2019
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹0.4 / share17 Sep 2019
Dividend₹0.4 / share14 Sep 2018
Dividend₹0.4 / share14 Sep 2017
Dividend₹0.4 / share9 Sep 2016
Dividend₹0.4 / share15 Sep 2015
Dividend₹0.4 / share5 Sep 2014
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
No pledge
Promoter
69.5%
FII / Foreign
0.0%
DII / Domestic
0.1%
Retail / others
29.8%
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
SoldShantanu Bhanja · Other30,000 · ₹31.6 L25 Jan 18
SoldVivek Khanna · Other20,000 · ₹21.3 L24 Jan 18
Bulk / block deals
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SoldGRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP · NSE14.41 L @ ₹35.462 Feb 24
BoughtPASHUPATI CAPITA SER PVT LTD · NSE13.54 L @ ₹26.3115 Sep 23
Stake changes
SoldReliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited→ 3.06% · 2.00 L23 May 17
SoldReliance Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. (formerly Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited)→ 3.06% · 2.00 L23 May 17
What shareholders were asked to approve
5 proposals passed only on promoter votes

A company cannot decide everything on its own. Things like a top executive’s pay, issuing new shares, or re-appointing a director have to be put to the people who own the company, and they vote — one vote per share. So whoever owns the most shares has the most say.

Special shareholder meeting · 7 Aug 2026
See the official result
1
ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS ON PREFERENTIAL BASIS
⚑ Passed only because promoters voted yesPromoters had a personal stake in this
Backed by 1% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
2.69 L votes for, 2.05 cr against

Every vote count above is taken from the result the company filed with the stock exchange, certified by an independent counter. To work out what would have happened without the promoters, we simply remove their votes and re-apply the same legal bar the proposal had to clear. Nothing here is an estimate or an opinion.

Who controls this company, and what it pays them

Most Indian companies are controlled by a family or group — the promoters. The exchange requires them to be listed by name, including members who own no shares at all, and requires the company to disclose any business it does with them.

The promoter group — 4 named members
owning 69.5% between them · as of 2026-06-30
THE HINDUSTAN TIMES LIMITED69.50%
PRIYAVRAT BHARTIAno shares
SHAMIT BHARTIAno shares
SHOBHANA BHARTIAno shares
Business done with them
FY2025 · 1 of the group
The company paid ₹1 L to companies in the promoter group last year — about 0.0% of its ₹1,806 cr revenue and received ₹29 cr back from them.
THE HINDUSTAN TIMES LTD
Other income from them · As per the line items
also owns 69.50% of the company
₹29 cr
company received
THE HINDUSTAN TIMES LTD
Leases As Lessor · As per the line items
also owns 69.50% of the company
₹96 L
company received
THE HINDUSTAN TIMES LTD
Provided services to them · As per the line items
also owns 69.50% of the company
₹5 L
company received
THE HINDUSTAN TIMES LTD
Other payments to them · As per the line items
also owns 69.50% of the company
₹1 L
company paid

Names and holdings from the company’s shareholding pattern filed with the exchange; transactions from the related-party note in its annual report. Every figure is as filed — these are legal, disclosed dealings, and what to make of them is your call.

How the stock has moved · adjusted for splits & bonuses
Data from primary exchange filings · analysis tool, not investment advice.