Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd

₹ 99.0 -0.37%
03 Jul 4:01 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1918, Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd is in the business of publishing ‘Hindustan’, a Hindi Daily and runs digital over-the-top platform viz. OTT Play[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1][2]
HMVL is a part of the Hindustan Times Group and publishes the leading Hindi
daily newspaper, Hindustan. It is a 74.4% subsidiary of HT Media Limited which in
turn is a 69.5% subsidiary of Hindustan
Times Limited (HTL), a KK Birla Group
Company. Company provides coverage
in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi NCR,
Bihar, and Jharkhand through a combination
of own, franchise, and outsourced printing facilities.

  • Market Cap 729 Cr.
  • Current Price 99.0
  • High / Low 128 / 59.7
  • Stock P/E 73.2
  • Book Value 201
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 0.36 %
  • ROE 0.67 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 0.50 times its book value

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -4.08% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 0.16% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.107 Cr.
  • Working capital days have increased from -37.7 days to 188 days

* 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
162 109 163 200 197 168 176 182 188 169 165 183 188
136 142 161 173 184 198 207 196 198 180 191 198 209
Operating Profit 26 -33 3 26 13 -30 -32 -15 -10 -12 -26 -15 -21
OPM % 16% -30% 2% 13% 7% -18% -18% -8% -5% -7% -16% -8% -11%
13 21 40 12 5 2 21 26 29 31 22 24 29
Interest 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 2 3 4 3 4
Depreciation 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 7 7 7 7 7
Profit before tax 30 -22 32 29 8 -38 -23 -4 10 10 -15 -2 -2
Tax % 26% -1% 0% -6% 70% 45% -32% 84% -26% 38% 53% 55% 645%
21 -24 31 31 2 -21 -28 -1 12 6 -6 -1 11
EPS in Rs 2.86 -3.20 4.23 4.20 0.28 -2.87 -3.84 -0.09 1.64 0.86 -0.86 -0.11 1.46
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
918 933 880 867 796 545 669 713 704
656 728 699 821 696 538 659 800 779
Operating Profit 262 206 181 46 99 7 10 -86 -75
OPM % 29% 22% 21% 5% 12% 1% 2% -12% -11%
33 92 92 88 109 117 76 78 107
Interest 11 16 11 18 9 9 9 17 13
Depreciation 22 20 20 21 31 30 30 31 27
Profit before tax 262 261 243 96 168 85 47 -56 -8
Tax % 32% 26% 24% -13% 29% 14% 9% 28% 231%
179 190 175 108 116 69 41 -38 10
EPS in Rs 24.35 25.82 23.88 14.77 15.79 9.43 5.51 -5.17 1.35
Dividend Payout % 5% 5% 5% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: -4%
3 Years: 9%
TTM: -1%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: -38%
3 Years: -48%
TTM: 124%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -5%
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: 8%
1 Year: 59%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 3%
3 Years: 0%
Last Year: 1%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Equity Capital 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74
Reserves 837 1,093 1,258 1,340 1,440 1,511 1,516 1,402 1,405
173 117 116 75 136 88 120 107 85
200 183 203 245 271 433 474 604 684
Total Liabilities 1,283 1,467 1,650 1,733 1,921 2,106 2,184 2,186 2,248
247 245 230 301 330 330 323 358 368
CWIP 3 4 10 12 10 16 20 35 3
Investments 795 995 1,114 1,071 1,183 1,416 1,514 1,423 1,421
239 223 296 350 399 344 327 370 457
Total Assets 1,283 1,467 1,650 1,733 1,921 2,106 2,184 2,186 2,248

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
164 143 122 57 51 203 50 52 16
-213 -68 -81 13 -96 -146 -75 36 29
54 -81 -23 -70 -7 -52 21 -90 -9
Net Cash Flow 5 -7 18 -0 -52 5 -3 -2 36

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 47 45 58 70 77 83 60 61 66
Inventory Days 51 49 50 40 60 114 115 74 70
Days Payable 98 95 100 98 110 202 120 124 163
Cash Conversion Cycle -0 -0 8 12 27 -5 55 11 -26
Working Capital Days 1 7 16 -1 -1 -130 -124 -177 188
ROCE % 23% 19% 8% 11% 6% 3% -3%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40% 74.40%
3.95% 3.62% 3.75% 3.11% 3.04% 3.04% 0.18% 0.13% 0.12% 0.16% 0.32% 0.18%
0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.19% 0.19% 0.16% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
21.14% 21.47% 21.34% 21.99% 22.06% 22.09% 25.11% 25.16% 25.17% 25.13% 24.98% 25.21%
0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.21%
No. of Shareholders 16,35530,58828,05427,07226,83226,31725,72024,69624,82321,98219,50419,870

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