JAGRANConsumer Discretionary

Jagran Prakashan Limited

Print Media · ISIN INE199G01027 · BSE 532705 · NSE EQ · FV ₹2
Last price
₹62
+1.21%today
What this company does

Jagran Prakashan Limited operates in Print Media, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. It booked ₹499 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 11.8% of sales as profit. It is the 2nd largest of 5 Print Media companies we track, by market value.

The Company is primarily engaged in the printing and publishing of newspapers and magazines.
In the report:
75out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Solid

Healthier than 75% of companies in Consumer Discretionary, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 63–421 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)
50

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns68

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet84

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality74

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency51

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation82

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 9% vs last year
Promoters hold 69%
No promoter shares pledged
Virtually debt-free
Turns profit into real cash
Watch-outs
! Profit down 12% vs last year

What if I invest in JAGRAN?

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You would put in
₹12.00 lakh
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At 0% a year, it would become
₹12.00 lakh

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Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹62 +1.21%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
+8.0%
52-wk low ₹4752-wk high ₹82
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 ratio5.7Low
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio0.67Below book
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA3.3Low
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity11.7%Fair
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital14.8%Fair
WeakFairStrong
Net margin11.8%Decent
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin20.4%Healthy
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.02Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover25.3×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio3.55Ample
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹1,349 cr
Book value
₹93
EPS
₹2.70
latest quarter
Net debt
₹-14 cr
more cash than debt
Enterprise value
₹1,334 cr
EBITDA
₹407 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹337 cr
annualised
Operating margin
16.9%
Return on assets
8.7%
Earnings yield
17.43%
P/S
0.68
Sales / share
₹91.8
Tax rate
24.4%
Face value
₹2
Shares
21.8 cr
Working capital
₹1,093 cr
Current assets
₹1,521 cr
Current liabilities
₹428 cr
Delivery %
67.8%
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
Priced about rightMedium confidence
Median of 2 models ₹57 vs market price ₹62 — price is 10% above it
Safety cushion-9.5%(target ≥ +20%)
Models span ₹43₹70, midpoint ₹57
Model ₹57
Price ₹62
Cheap sideExpensive side

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₹499 cr
Other Income₹32 cr
Total Income₹531 cr
Cost of Materials₹132 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹0 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹112 cr
Finance Costs₹3 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹17 cr
Other Expenses₹185 cr
Total Expenses₹450 cr
Profit before Tax₹81 cr
Tax Expense₹20 cr
Share of JV / Associates₹2.6 L
Net Profit₹61 cr
Net margin on total income11.5%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹132 cr24.9%
Employee benefit expense₹112 cr21.2%
Finance costs₹3 cr0.6%
Depreciation & amortisation₹17 cr3.3%
Other expenses₹185 cr34.8%
Tax expense₹20 cr3.7%
Profit for the period₹61 cr11.5%
Total income ₹531 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue477 cr472 cr499 cr
Total income505 cr485 cr531 cr
Expenses431 cr453 cr450 cr
Profit before tax73 cr32 cr81 cr
Tax18 cr26 cr20 cr
Net profit (owners' share)54 cr17 cr59 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)11.4%3.6%11.8%
EPS (₹)2.490.782.70
YoY (latest quarter): total income +3.8% · net profit -12.5%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Debt-free
Total assets
₹2,709 cr
Shareholder equity
₹2,016 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹36 cr
Cash
₹50 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹123 cr
Investing
₹-14 cr
Financing
₹-140 cr
Peer comparison
Print Media · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
D.B.Corp Limited₹188₹3,348 cr8.3
Jagran Prakashan Limitedthis company₹62₹1,349 cr5.7
The Sandesh Limited₹1,037₹785 cr2.0
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited₹77₹570 cr2.6
HT Media Limited₹24₹559 cr4.1
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
16.14%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹10
Last dividend
₹7
ex 5 Jun 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹7 / share5 Jun 2026
Dividend₹3 / share5 Jun 2026
Dividend₹6 / share30 May 2025
Dividend₹5 / share13 Sep 2024
BuybackBuy Back6 Jan 2023
Dividend₹4 / share17 Aug 2022
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
No pledge
Promoter
69.0%
FII / Foreign
2.3%
DII / Domestic
4.3%
Retail / others
24.4%
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
SoldJagran Media Network Investment Private Limited · Promoters3.28 cr · ₹246.3 cr24 Mar 23
BoughtTarun Gupta · Promoter Group2,000 · ₹96,99424 Jun 22
BoughtTarun Gupta · Promoter Group3,000 · ₹1.4 L22 Jun 22
Bulk / block deals
BoughtHDFC MUTUAL FUND-HDFC MULTI CAP FUND · NSE32.00 L @ ₹95.5511 Dec 23
SoldHDFC MUTUAL FUND - HDFC MID-CAP OPPORTUNITIES FUND · NSE35.96 L @ ₹95.6611 Dec 23
BoughtRAJASTHAN GLOBAL SECURITIES PVT LTD · NSE14.79 L @ ₹61.5815 Jun 21
Stake changes
SoldHDFC Mutual Fund→ 4.71% · 52.74 L29 May 26
SoldHDFC mutual Fund→ 7.13% · 99,9577 Jan 26
SoldJagran Media Network Investment Private Limited alongwith PAC · promoter→ 67.97% · 3.28 cr24 Mar 23
Promoter pledges
ReleasedTrustee -IDBI Trusteeship Services ltd15.01 cr · 68.98% held26 Apr 24
PledgedIDBl Trusteeship Services Limited18.28 cr · 0.00% held27 Apr 20
What shareholders were asked to approve

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.

Yearly shareholder meeting · 19 Sep 2025
See the official result
1
To consider and adopt the: a) audited standalone financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 and the reports of the Board of Directors and Auditors thereon. b) audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 and the report of Auditors thereon.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
2.10 cr votes for, 207 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
To confirm the interim dividend of Rs. 6/- per equity share declared by the Board of Directors of the Company on May 24, 2025 and already paid to the eligible shareholders, as final dividend for the financial year 2024-25.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
2.15 cr votes for, 207 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
To appoint a Director in place of Mr. Sandeep Gupta (DIN: 00038410), who retires by rotation in terms of the provisions of Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
Backed by 80% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.73 cr votes for, 42.26 L against · 20% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
To appoint a Director in place of Mr. Satish Chandra Mishra (DIN: 06643245), who retires by rotation in terms of Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
Backed by 80% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.73 cr votes for, 42.13 L against · 20% of mutual funds and other big investors said no

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 — 21 named members
owning 69.0% between them · as of 2026-06-30
JAGRAN MEDIA NETWORK INVESTMENT PRIVATE LIMITED67.97%
VRSM ENTERPRISES LLP0.23%
SHAILENDRA MOHAN GUPTA0.18%
DHIRENDRA MOHAN GUPTA0.12%
SAMEER GUPTA0.07%
VIJAYA GUPTA0.07%
MAHENDRA MOHAN GUPTA0.06%
TARUN GUPTA0.06%
Business done with them
FY2025 · 1 of the group
The company paid ₹2 cr to companies in the promoter group last year — about 0.1% of its ₹1,888 cr revenue.
V R S M Enterprises LLP
Other payments to them · As per below
also owns 0.23% of the company
₹2 cr
company paid

The company also transacted with 36 other related parties — subsidiaries, joint ventures, directors and others — that we could not match by name to the promoter list above. Some may still be connected to the family; we only count the ones the filings let us match with certainty.

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.