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Hindustan Media Ventures Limited HMVL NSE

Communication Services · Publishing · India
https://www.hmvl.in
Company Profile ↓
₹76.80
-10.79% 1Y
Mkt Cap₹564.59 Cr
P/E4.40
P/B0.34
52W High₹104.45
52W Low₹55.93
Book Value₹215.47
EPS (TTM)₹17.44

Company Overview

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 facts; and Kadambini, a monthly socio-cultural magazine, which provides a range of subjects, such as literature, art, culture, health, technology, fashion, travel, and beauty. It also operates HT Media Labs, which offers OTTplay, Slurrp, MintGenie, and Upublish that caters various needs of users, ranging from entertainment to personal finance. The company was formerly known as Searchlight Publishing House Limited and changed its name to Hindustan Media Ventures Limited in November 2008. Hindustan Media Ventures Limited was incorporated in 1918 and is based in New Delhi, India. The company operates as a subsidiary of HT Media Limited.

Why Investors Should Care

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 75.9% per year over the last five years.

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 4.4, below the sector median of 20.9.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Mar 2026 Revenue of ₹739.64 Cr (+9.9% YoY); net profit ₹48.69 Cr.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +7.8%, earnings +400.0%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 3.5%, profit CAGR 75.9%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:3.47%
1 Year:7.80%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:75.94%
1 Year:400.00%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-10.79%
6 Months:+15.56%
3 Months:-15.96%
1 Month:-7.10%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 43% of range
₹55.93 ₹104.45
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)47.29 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-7.10%
3M-15.96%
6M+15.56%
1Y-10.79%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 4.40 is below the sector median of 20.94 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Profit CAGR of 75.9% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Trading 26.5% below its 52-week high.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
4.40
Industry PE
20.94
Forward P/E
2.61
PEG Ratio
-
Book Value
₹215.47
Price to Book
0.34
P/S
0.71
EV/EBITDA
-2.49
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
3.47%
Profit 5Y
75.94%
Revenue (YoY)
7.80%
Earnings (YoY)
400.00%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
10.43%
ROE
3.07%
ROA
1.97%
Profit Margin
11.61%
Op Margin
12.42%
Gross Margin
52.35%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
₹3.73
EPS (TTM)
₹17.44

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.05
Quick Ratio
1.47
Current Ratio
1.51
Debt
₹84.88 Cr
Total Assets
₹2,465.78 Cr
Current Assets
₹1,259.03 Cr
Working Capital
₹426.07 Cr

Ownership

Promoter Holding
86.75%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.47%
FII / Inst Holding
0.00%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.10%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
₹564.59 Cr
Total Revenue (TTM)
₹772.22 Cr
EBITDA
₹133.13 Cr
Free Cash Flow
₹69.54 Cr
Operating Cash Flow
₹72.40 Cr
Shares Outstanding
₹7.35 Cr
Gross Margin
52.35%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP ₹P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 HMVL Hindustan Media Ventures Limited NSE 76.80 4.40 ₹564.59 Cr 0.00% 10.43% 3.07% 3.47% 75.94%
2 BHARTIARTL Bharti Airtel Limited NIFTY50NSEAI 1,895.00 39.60 ₹11.82 L Cr 1.31% 16.69% 20.15% 14.88% 47.34%
3 IDEA Vodafone Idea Limited NIFTY_MIDNSE 11.53 3.34 ₹1.25 L Cr 0.00% 36.90% -96.63% 2.05% 72.64%
4 INDUSTOWER Indus Towers Limited NIFTY_MIDNSE 381.85 14.08 ₹1.01 L Cr 3.64% 18.39% 18.91% 4.61% 51.86%
5 BHARTIHEXA Bharti Hexacom Limited NIFTY_MIDNSE 1,630.50 44.71 ₹81,525.00 Cr 1.20% 21.11% 24.19% 12.45% 46.68%
6 NAUKRI Info Edge (India) Limited NIFTY_MIDNSEAITECH 1,217.50 49.37 ₹78,862.05 Cr 1.18% 4.71% 3.82% 11.88% 483.26%
7 TATACOMM Tata Communications Limited NIFTY_MIDNSEAI 1,682.40 50.77 ₹47,962.81 Cr 1.05% 15.29% 29.06% 11.58% -17.69%
8 SUNTV Sun TV Network Limited NIFTY_SMALLNSE 600.30 15.46 ₹23,656.90 Cr 3.26% 15.31% 11.39% 4.74% -5.51%
9 PFOCUS Prime Focus Limited NSE 271.25 152.39 ₹21,124.24 Cr 0.00% 24.91% 10.47% -0.29% 14.09%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue 188.00 Cr169.00 Cr165.00 Cr183.00 Cr188.00 Cr162.00 Cr172.00 Cr197.00 Cr181.61 Cr182.99 Cr196.87 Cr212.24 Cr215.53 Cr
Cost of Revenue --------52.87 Cr53.52 Cr56.19 Cr54.47 Cr55.29 Cr
Gross Profit --------128.74 Cr129.47 Cr140.68 Cr157.77 Cr160.24 Cr
Operating Expenses 198.00 Cr180.00 Cr191.00 Cr198.00 Cr209.00 Cr180.00 Cr186.00 Cr196.00 Cr109.89 Cr142.95 Cr155.36 Cr162.31 Cr99.10 Cr
Operating Income -17.00 Cr-19.00 Cr-33.00 Cr-22.00 Cr-28.00 Cr-24.00 Cr-19.00 Cr-2.00 Cr18.85 Cr-13.48 Cr-14.68 Cr-4.54 Cr61.14 Cr
EBITDA -10.00 Cr-12.00 Cr-26.00 Cr-15.00 Cr-21.00 Cr-18.00 Cr-14.00 Cr2.00 Cr76.12 Cr17.72 Cr18.35 Cr7.30 Cr78.16 Cr
Interest Expense 2.00 Cr3.00 Cr4.00 Cr3.00 Cr4.00 Cr2.00 Cr2.00 Cr2.00 Cr1.43 Cr1.47 Cr2.08 Cr2.18 Cr1.99 Cr
Pretax Income 10.00 Cr10.00 Cr-15.00 Cr-2.00 Cr-2.00 Cr1.00 Cr15.00 Cr20.00 Cr69.93 Cr11.77 Cr11.29 Cr1.34 Cr71.96 Cr
Tax Provision -2.60 Cr3.80 Cr7.95 Cr1.10 Cr12.90 Cr4.00 L90.00 L1.80 Cr-1.89 Cr1.53 Cr1.21 Cr45.00 L10.08 Cr
Net Income 12.00 Cr6.00 Cr-6.00 Cr-1.00 Cr11.00 Cr1.00 Cr14.00 Cr18.00 Cr45.40 Cr10.24 Cr10.08 Cr89.00 L27.48 Cr
Diluted EPS 1.640.86-0.86-0.111.460.071.882.446.161.391.370.123.73

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue 918.00 Cr933.00 Cr880.00 Cr867.00 Cr796.00 Cr545.00 Cr-667.73 Cr677.74 Cr673.10 Cr739.64 Cr
Cost of Revenue -------398.63 Cr367.84 Cr207.86 Cr219.47 Cr
Gross Profit -------269.10 Cr309.90 Cr465.24 Cr520.17 Cr
Operating Expenses 656.00 Cr728.00 Cr699.00 Cr821.00 Cr696.00 Cr538.00 Cr-367.50 Cr401.12 Cr425.99 Cr425.26 Cr
Operating Income 240.00 Cr186.00 Cr161.00 Cr25.00 Cr68.00 Cr-23.00 Cr--98.40 Cr-91.22 Cr39.25 Cr94.91 Cr
EBITDA 262.00 Cr206.00 Cr181.00 Cr46.00 Cr99.00 Cr7.00 Cr--6.49 Cr31.68 Cr198.14 Cr187.81 Cr
Interest Expense 11.00 Cr16.00 Cr11.00 Cr18.00 Cr9.00 Cr9.00 Cr-16.13 Cr12.59 Cr6.63 Cr7.72 Cr
Pretax Income 262.00 Cr261.00 Cr243.00 Cr96.00 Cr168.00 Cr85.00 Cr--53.99 Cr-7.57 Cr170.94 Cr162.62 Cr
Tax Provision 83.84 Cr67.86 Cr58.32 Cr-12.48 Cr48.72 Cr11.90 Cr--15.90 Cr-17.52 Cr5.95 Cr21.54 Cr
Net Income 179.00 Cr190.00 Cr175.00 Cr108.00 Cr116.00 Cr69.00 Cr--38.09 Cr9.95 Cr77.78 Cr48.69 Cr
Diluted EPS 24.3525.8223.8814.7715.799.43--5.171.3510.566.61

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Total Assets 1,283.00 Cr1,467.00 Cr1,650.00 Cr1,733.00 Cr1,921.00 Cr2,106.00 Cr-2,186.20 Cr2,247.85 Cr2,284.99 Cr2,465.78 Cr
Current Assets -------820.92 Cr1,103.87 Cr1,261.63 Cr1,259.03 Cr
Cash & Equivalents -------18.32 Cr39.19 Cr22.22 Cr16.56 Cr
Inventory -------63.92 Cr48.54 Cr32.46 Cr31.65 Cr
Receivables -------118.41 Cr128.16 Cr106.26 Cr125.57 Cr
Total Liabilities -------710.57 Cr768.78 Cr750.68 Cr878.39 Cr
Current Liabilities -------667.12 Cr736.70 Cr722.50 Cr832.96 Cr
Long Term Debt ------9.47 Cr0---
Total Debt 173.00 Cr117.00 Cr116.00 Cr75.00 Cr136.00 Cr88.00 Cr-106.75 Cr84.84 Cr39.78 Cr84.88 Cr
Total Equity 910.00 Cr1,166.00 Cr1,331.00 Cr1,413.00 Cr1,514.00 Cr1,585.00 Cr-1,475.63 Cr1,479.07 Cr1,534.31 Cr1,587.39 Cr
Shares Outstanding -------7.37 Cr7.37 Cr7.37 Cr7.37 Cr

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Operating Cash Flow 164.00 Cr143.00 Cr122.00 Cr57.00 Cr51.00 Cr203.00 Cr-52.28 Cr16.39 Cr37.56 Cr72.40 Cr
Investing Cash Flow -213.00 Cr-68.00 Cr-81.00 Cr13.00 Cr-96.00 Cr-146.00 Cr-35.53 Cr28.64 Cr-2.73 Cr-122.92 Cr
Financing Cash Flow 54.00 Cr-81.00 Cr-23.00 Cr-70.00 Cr-7.00 Cr-52.00 Cr--89.89 Cr-9.14 Cr-57.68 Cr50.74 Cr
Capital Expenditure -82.00 Cr-20.00 Cr-19.00 Cr-58.00 Cr-12.00 Cr-7.00 Cr--14.09 Cr-14.85 Cr-4.19 Cr-2.86 Cr
Free Cash Flow 82.00 Cr123.00 Cr103.00 Cr-1.00 Cr39.00 Cr196.00 Cr-38.19 Cr1.54 Cr33.37 Cr69.54 Cr
Net Change in Cash 5.00 Cr-7.00 Cr18.00 Cr-0-52.00 Cr5.00 Cr--2.08 Cr35.89 Cr-22.85 Cr22.00 L

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Gross Margin % -------40.3%45.7%69.1%70.3%
Operating Margin % 26.1%19.9%18.3%2.9%8.5%-4.2%--14.7%-13.5%5.8%12.8%
Net Margin % 19.5%20.4%19.9%12.5%14.6%12.7%--5.7%1.5%11.6%6.6%
ROE % 19.7%16.3%13.1%7.6%7.7%4.4%--2.6%0.7%5.1%3.1%
ROCE % --------6.5%-6.0%2.5%5.8%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
86.75%
Institutions
0.00%
Public Float
0.00%

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HMVL — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL)?

As of 2026-10-24 04:55 IST, Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL) trades at ₹76.80 on NSE. Its 52-week range is ₹55.93 to ₹104.45.

What is the market capitalisation of HMVL?

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL) has a market capitalisation of ₹564.59 Cr on NSE.

What is the P/E ratio of HMVL?

HMVL trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.40. The industry average P/E is 20.94. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 0.34.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of HMVL?

HMVL has a return on equity (ROE) of 3.07%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 10.43%.

Is HMVL a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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