As of 6 Nov 2026, Diligent Media Corporation is loss-making on a trailing 12-month basis, with a net loss of ₹5.78 Cr, so it has no P/E ratio. The share price is ₹2.29, 55% below its 52-week high. Sales fell 12% a year over 3 years. Its net worth is negative, as liabilities exceed assets, and borrowings are ₹436 Cr. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹27 Cr, ranked 11th of 11 Publishing companies by market cap; the shares fell 47% over the past year.
- ₹2.35
- ₹2.35
- ₹2.23
- ₹2.25
- 16K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−47.2% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagNegative equity
Book value is below zero, so P/E and P/B mislead here.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −11.7% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityDistorted
With negative net worth, return ratios are meaningless.
- Balance sheetStretched
Negative net worth: liabilities exceed assets.
- Red flags4 to check
Loss-making over the last twelve months.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹27 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- n/a
- Industry 7.6
- Price to book
- −0.13
- Peers 0.71
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- n/a
- Peers 9.9%
- ROCE
- −1.2%
- Peers 12.6%
- Debt to equity
- n/a
- Debt ₹436 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- −₹0.56
- Face value ₹1
- OPM (TTM)
- −6.4%
- Net margin −88.5%
- Sales growth
- +118.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- n/a
- Year-ago quarter not reported
- Price to sales
- 4.13
- EV/EBITDA 1116.7
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly sales up 118.4% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- Loss-making over the last twelve months.
- Negative net worth: liabilities exceed assets.
- 55% below its 52-week high.
- Interest coverage of only −17.4×.
About Diligent Media Corporation
Diligent Media Corporation Limited engages in the production, curation, creation, conversion, procurement, buying, selling, and distribution of various forms of multimedia content through digital media in India and internationally. The company's multimedia content includes digital news, videos, documentaries, and photo stories. It also provides content through DNA Syndication. Diligent Media Corporation Limited was incorporated in 2005 and is based in…
- Headquarters
- Noida
- Employees
- 38
- Sector
- Communication Services
- ISIN
- INE016M01021
- Website
- dnaindia.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 46.7K
- 1-year return
- minus 47.2%
- From 52-week high
- minus 55.0%
Peers · Publishing
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPSLTDMPS | 2,232.90 | minus 2.37% | 3,790 | 20.1 | 15.7 | 33.4% | 32.6% | 0.10 | 15.4% | minus 0.1% |
| NAVNETEDULNavneet Education | 129.32 | plus 0.54% | 2,861 | 8.5 | 11.4 | 21.0% | 14.6% | 0.05 | 0.5% | minus 17.8% |
| DBCORPD.B.Corp | 154.89 | minus 1.00% | 2,761 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 17.1% | 20.3% | 0.09 | 3.3% | minus 41.1% |
| JAGRANJagran Prakashan | 65.88 | plus 0.15% | 1,434 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 12.6% | 16.6% | 0.05 | 0.4% | minus 9.0% |
| SANDESHThe Sandesh | 975.30 | minus 0.38% | 738 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 6.5% | 20.0% | – | 9.1% | minus 16.0% |
| HMVLHindustan Media Ventures | 85.21 | plus 4.98% | 626 | 4.9 | – | 10.4% | 10.1% | 0.05 | 0.3% | plus 6.5% |
| HTMEDIAHT Media | 24.29 | minus 0.29% | 562 | 34.7 | 0.5 | 4.2% | 6.9% | 0.38 | 1.8% | minus 10.1% |
| DNAMEDIADiligent Media Corporation | 2.29 | plus 1.78% | 27 | – | – | −1.2% | −6.4% | – | −11.7% | minus 47.2% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.29% | 1,434 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 12.6% | 16.6% | 0.07 | 1.8% | −10.1% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| −1.9 | −0.6 | −0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| −235.8% | −23.8% | −25.7% | 8.7% | 22.6% | |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| −1.9 | −0.6 | −0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 0.8% | −5.8% | −15.4% | 1503.8% | – | |
| −1.9 | −0.7 | −0.3 | −6 | 0.4 | |
| -0.16 | -0.06 | -0.02 | -0.51 | 0.03 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −11.7%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 6.5 | |
| – | +2.7% | +36.0% | minus 50.7% | |
| 18.3 | 17.9 | 10.8 | 9.2 | |
| −8.8 | −8.2 | 2.4 | −2.7 | |
| −93.6% | −84.5% | 18.3% | −41.4% | |
| 9.2 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 0.6 | |
| – | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 127 | 169 | −0 | −0 | |
| 128 | 179 | 13.9 | −2.4 | |
| 25.2% | 23.5% | 1.8% | −275.9% | |
| 161 | 137 | 13.6 | −8.9 | |
| – | minus 14.9% | minus 90.0% | minus 165.2% | |
| 13.65 | 11.62 | 1.16 | -0.75 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | |
| −406 | −269 | −256 | −264 | |
| 436 | 436 | 436 | 436 | |
| 187 | 161 | 41.9 | 7.2 | |
| 229 | 340 | 234 | 191 | |
| 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | |
| 226 | 339 | 232 | 190 | |
| 229 | 340 | 234 | 191 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.1 | −6.1 | 2.9 | −1.9 | |
| −92.2 | 4.1 | −1.8 | 0.6 | |
| – | −0.1 | −0 | −0 | |
| 0.9 | −2.1 | 1.1 | −1.3 | |
| −0.4 | – | −0 | – | |
| 92.7 | −6.1 | 2.9 | −1.9 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters62.17%
- Public37.83%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 62.17% | 37.83% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 62.17% | 37.83% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 62.17% | 37.83% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 62.17% | 37.83% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 62.17% | 37.83% | – |
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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