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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
HT Media Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in printing and publishing of newspapers and periodicals. It is also engaged in frequency modulation (FM) radio broadcasting and digital. It is involved in providing entertainment, radio broadcast and all…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling business — but flagged on governance.
HT Media is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin -2.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Free cash flow is worth about -1.2% of its market value.
Net worth has actually shrunk (-2%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is a modest 9.1%.
It trades at 12× earnings. Today's price asks for only ~2%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 540% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 12.21 | — | — |
| P/B | 0.33 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.87 | 31.49 | better |
| ROE | 9.09 | — | — |
| ROCE | 11.56 | 14.65 | worse |
| ROA | 1.19 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.06 | 5.79 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network18 Media & Inv | -206.5 | 0.8 | 0.2% |
| D.b.corp | 8.5 | 1.1 | 13.0% |
| Jagran Prakashan | 8.0 | 0.7 | 9.8% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. 2% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
3 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a -446% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from -10% to 2% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 2% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 14pp across the window.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 11% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
3 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 550% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-1% → 9%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoters hold 69.5% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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