D B Corp Ltd

D B Corp Ltd

₹ 338 -1.10%
03 Jul 1:58 p.m.
About

D.B. Corp Ltd is engaged in the business of publishing newspapers, radio broadcasting, providing integrated internet and mobile interactive services and event management. Its major brands include Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi daily), Divya Bhaskar and Saurashtra Samachar (Gujarat daily) and Divya Marathi (Marathi daily).[1]

Key Points

Business Segments

  • Market Cap 6,031 Cr.
  • Current Price 338
  • High / Low 374 / 143
  • Stock P/E 14.2
  • Book Value 125
  • Dividend Yield 3.78 %
  • ROCE 25.4 %
  • ROE 20.3 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Stock is providing a good dividend yield of 3.71%.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 57.3%

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 12.6% over last 3 years.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024
457 304 447 546 472 494 538 565 531 554 586 643 617
356 303 346 404 414 426 451 475 456 438 434 461 445
Operating Profit 101 1 101 142 58 68 87 90 75 116 152 182 172
OPM % 22% 0% 23% 26% 12% 14% 16% 16% 14% 21% 26% 28% 28%
17 4 4 4 8 5 10 10 14 19 16 20 25
Interest 5 6 5 2 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 7 6
Depreciation 28 28 28 28 27 27 28 28 30 27 29 29 29
Profit before tax 85 -28 73 116 33 42 65 66 54 104 133 166 162
Tax % 27% 21% 26% 26% 27% 26% 25% 29% 23% 24% 25% 26% 24%
62 -22 54 87 24 31 49 47 41 79 100 123 123
EPS in Rs 3.53 -1.27 3.07 4.89 1.38 1.75 2.74 2.67 2.31 4.42 5.63 6.90 6.88
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
1,579 1,856 2,009 2,048 2,257 2,311 2,463 2,224 1,508 1,769 2,128 2,400
1,191 1,355 1,444 1,507 1,611 1,746 1,957 1,740 1,201 1,463 1,805 1,778
Operating Profit 388 501 565 541 647 565 506 484 307 306 323 622
OPM % 25% 27% 28% 26% 29% 24% 21% 22% 20% 17% 15% 26%
23 23 24 21 15 23 15 10 25 17 38 80
Interest 10 8 8 14 7 7 8 25 24 18 21 24
Depreciation 57 64 88 85 86 92 99 121 115 110 112 114
Profit before tax 344 452 493 463 568 489 414 348 193 195 227 564
Tax % 33% 32% 36% 36% 34% 34% 34% 21% 27% 27% 26% 25%
231 306 317 296 377 324 274 275 141 142 168 424
EPS in Rs 12.58 16.69 17.26 16.09 20.52 17.63 15.66 15.71 8.08 8.04 9.44 23.83
Dividend Payout % 44% 43% 45% 68% 20% 6% 64% 64% 37% 62% 64% 46%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: 17%
TTM: 13%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 47%
TTM: 151%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 50%
1 Year: 137%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 13%
Last Year: 20%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Equity Capital 183 183 184 184 184 184 175 175 175 177 178 178
Reserves 891 961 1,103 1,216 1,415 1,750 1,657 1,508 1,653 1,710 1,774 2,046
163 154 124 137 81 45 51 345 248 199 213 253
435 467 492 416 409 481 516 463 405 456 418 518
Total Liabilities 1,673 1,766 1,902 1,953 2,089 2,460 2,399 2,491 2,481 2,542 2,583 2,995
789 848 814 865 908 1,000 984 1,219 1,200 1,152 1,071 1,057
CWIP 7 2 4 46 21 21 1 1 0 0 1 2
Investments 158 74 70 73 35 43 44 26 22 22 74 74
718 842 1,015 970 1,124 1,396 1,369 1,244 1,258 1,368 1,436 1,861
Total Assets 1,673 1,766 1,902 1,953 2,089 2,460 2,399 2,491 2,481 2,542 2,583 2,995

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
251 258 426 341 366 365 236 363 374 371 244 578
-87 -101 -153 -183 -38 -198 -21 -154 -137 -224 -144 -380
-182 -165 -205 -245 -244 -42 -381 -307 -151 -155 -132 -194
Net Cash Flow -19 -8 68 -87 84 124 -166 -98 86 -8 -32 4

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 70 64 63 67 68 87 94 104 120 99 80 78
Inventory Days 87 100 79 99 110 80 99 120 202 142 92 93
Days Payable 64 65 68 69 116 129 117 132 158 158 92 117
Cash Conversion Cycle 93 100 73 97 62 38 76 92 164 83 80 53
Working Capital Days 33 33 24 53 67 76 92 99 120 86 76 64
ROCE % 30% 36% 37% 32% 36% 27% 22% 19% 10% 10% 12%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

16 Recently
Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
71.81% 71.81% 71.08% 71.00% 70.97% 72.33% 72.00% 71.98% 71.97% 71.96% 71.93% 71.93%
12.48% 12.21% 12.42% 12.84% 12.48% 12.97% 12.65% 12.49% 12.51% 13.02% 13.35% 13.34%
4.13% 4.13% 4.15% 4.28% 4.11% 4.09% 4.20% 4.13% 4.21% 4.35% 4.63% 4.74%
11.57% 11.85% 12.35% 11.88% 12.44% 10.62% 11.15% 11.39% 11.31% 10.66% 10.09% 9.99%
No. of Shareholders 38,57642,19539,70439,71939,95640,87938,78037,03934,32741,11444,06239,140

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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