As of 6 Nov 2026, Hindustan Media Ventures trades at 4.9× trailing earnings, below the industry P/E of 7.6×, and the shares are 21% below their 52-week high. Sales grew 0.3% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 10% and ROE of 12%, though net profit is above operating profit, which points to a one-off gain. It carries very little debt. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹626 Cr, ranked 6th of 11 Publishing companies by market cap; the shares rose 6.5% over the past year.
- ₹82.00
- ₹85.22
- ₹78.00
- ₹81.17
- 33.8K
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+6.5% over a year, better than 7 of 7 peers.
- Price tagDistorted
A one-off gain inflates profit, so P/E isn’t comparable right now.
- GrowthSlow
Sales +0.3% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 10.4% vs peer median 14.8%.
- Balance sheetFair
Practically debt-free, Piotroski 5 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
Net profit is above operating profit, so a one-off gain is likely flattering earnings.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹626 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 4.9
- Industry 7.6
- Price to book
- 0.37
- Peers 0.71
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 11.8%
- Peers 9.9%
- ROCE
- 10.4%
- Peers 14.8%
- Debt to equity
- 0.04
- Debt ₹73 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹17.44
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 10.1%
- Net margin 15.7%
- Sales growth
- +19.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +399.7%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.75
- EV/EBITDA −2.0
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Practically debt-free.
- Quarterly profit up 399.7% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 19.8% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- Net profit is above operating profit, so a one-off gain is likely flattering earnings.
About Hindustan Media Ventures
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited engages in the publishing business in India. The company publishes under various brands, including Hindustan, a newspaper which covers international, national, and local news relating to politics, business, entertainment, sports, and other general interests; Live Hindustan, a Hindi news website; Nandan, a monthly children's magazine that offers traditional and modern stories, poems, interactive and educative columns, and…
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Employees
- 1,047
- Sector
- Communication Services
- ISIN
- INE871K01015
- Website
- hmvl.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 29K
- 1-year return
- plus 6.5%
- From 52-week high
- minus 21.2%
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% |
| SCHANDS Chand And Company | 132.28 | plus 0.38% | 467 | 6.5 | 2.8 | – | 17.8% | 0.13 | 9.5% | minus 25.6% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.29% | 1,434 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 14.8% | 17.8% | 0.10 | 3.3% | −16.0% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | 197 | 212 | 216 | 197 | |
| 155 | 207 | 213 | 150 | 169 | |
| 9.2 | −9.7 | −0.8 | 65.4 | 28.3 | |
| 5.6% | −4.9% | −0.4% | 30.3% | 14.3% | |
| 26.7 | 28.1 | 24.2 | 14 | 46.9 | |
| 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.3 | |
| 4.5 | 5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | |
| – | – | −16.1 | −1.2 | – | |
| 30 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 72 | 69.1 | |
| 13.2% | 10.7% | 33.6% | 14.0% | 19.5% | |
| 10.2 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 27.5 | 51.2 | |
| 1.39 | 1.37 | 0.12 | 3.73 | 6.95 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +0.3%
- ROE
- 11.8%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668 | 678 | 633 | 674 | |
| – | +1.5% | minus 6.6% | +6.4% | |
| 742 | 742 | 573 | 560 | |
| −74.5 | −64.7 | 60.7 | 113 | |
| −11.2% | −9.5% | 9.6% | 16.8% | |
| 78.2 | 104 | 109 | 74.8 | |
| 16.1 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 7.7 | |
| 31.4 | 26.7 | 20.6 | 17.5 | |
| −10.2 | −7.5 | 28.5 | −0.1 | |
| −54 | −7.6 | 171 | 163 | |
| 29.4% | 231.4% | 3.5% | 13.2% | |
| −38.1 | 10 | 77.8 | 48.7 | |
| – | – | +681.7% | minus 37.4% | |
| -5.17 | 1.35 | 10.56 | 6.61 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.7 | 73.7 | 73.7 | 73.7 | |
| 1,402 | 1,405 | 1,461 | 1,514 | |
| 107 | 84.8 | 39.8 | 84.9 | |
| 604 | 684 | 711 | 794 | |
| 2,186 | 2,248 | 2,285 | 2,466 | |
| 225 | 153 | 131 | 113 | |
| 38.9 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | |
| 895 | 635 | 561 | 732 | |
| 542 | 825 | 974 | 976 | |
| 485 | 630 | 617 | 643 | |
| 2,186 | 2,248 | 2,285 | 2,466 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.3 | 16.4 | 37.6 | 72.4 | |
| 35.5 | 28.6 | −2.7 | −123 | |
| −89.9 | −9.1 | −57.7 | 50.7 | |
| −2.1 | 35.9 | −22.9 | 0.2 | |
| −14.1 | −14.9 | −4.2 | −2.9 | |
| 38.2 | 1.5 | 33.4 | 69.5 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters74.40%
- Public25.39%
- Employee trusts0.21%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 74.40% | 25.39% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 74.40% | 25.39% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 74.40% | 25.39% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 74.40% | 25.39% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 74.40% | 25.39% | – |
Major shareholders
Filings & events
News
No recent news coverage found.