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HT Media Limited (HTMEDIA.NS)

INR27.41 +0.25 (+0.92%)
IN NSE Communication Services Publishing
Address Hindustan Times House 110001
New Delhi, IN
CEO Piyush Gupta
Website htmedia.in
IPO 2005-09-01
ISIN INE501G01024

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Also trades on Bombay Stock Exchange · HTMEDIA.BO (INR) National Stock Exchange of India · HTMEDIA.NS (INR)
Description

HT Media Limited, along with its associated entities, is an Indian enterprise primarily engaged in media and entertainment. The company's operations are strategically divided into three main areas: the production and circulation of print newspapers and magazines, radio broadcasting and related entertainment ventures, and a comprehensive digital media segment. In its publishing division, HT Media produces several prominent daily newspapers, including the English-language Hindustan Times, the business-focused Mint, and the Hindi daily Hindustan. It also publishes Brunch, a weekly lifestyle magazine, and various newspaper supplements. The company maintains a significant presence in the FM radio sector, managing popular stations such as Fever 104, Fever, Radio One, and Radio Nasha. These stations deliver broadcast content and entertainment services across key Indian cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and various locations in Uttar Pradesh. HT Media's digital portfolio is extensive, featuring numerous online platforms. This includes Shine.com, a job portal; news websites such as Hindustantimes.com (English), livemint.com (business news), and Livehindustan.com (Hindi news); the film review and rating site Desimartini.com; the podcast platform HT Smartcast; VCCircle, which offers news and research; Fab market, a digital audio content marketplace; FAB Play, an audio management application; and Health Shots, a health and wellness platform. The company also publishes Anokhi and Hum Tum magazines. In addition to its core media operations, HT Media provides a range of services, including mobile marketing, social media marketing, advertising, mobile CRM and loyalty program management, as well as trading and management consultancy. It also offers mobile music content and ringtones. Furthermore, the company is involved in real estate rentals and investment activities. Established in 1924 and headquartered in New Delhi, India, HT Media Limited operates as a subsidiary of The Hindustan Times Limited.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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INR27.41 +0.25 (+0.92%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
74.7K
Beta
0.21
Float Shares
53.07M
Free Float %
22.9%
Price Performance
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+2.37% +6.47% +3.57% +4.90% -4.74% -1.97% +11.66% +17.99% -12.13% -69.06% -95.51%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
27.41
DCF (Unlevered) 139.13 +407.6%
DCF (Levered) 116.46 +324.9%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 47% Bullish
Rating 2024-11 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 6 0
Hold 5 0
Sell 2 0
Strong Sell 1 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
0.74
Distress
Piotroski F-Score
2 / 9
Weak
MOAT Score
3 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
D+
Overall Score
1 / 5
Low
DCF Score
1 / 5
Low
ROE Score
1 / 5
Low
ROA Score
1 / 5
Low
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • ✗
    Revenue growth Publishing: +0.8%
    -0.1% Q1'26: -0.5% (vs Q1'25)
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    EPS growth Publishing: +9.6%
    -2,877.8% Q1'26: -133.5% (vs Q1'25)
  • ✓
    FCF margin FCF growth · Publishing: +28.6%
    +11.6% Q1'26: -4.4% (vs Q1'25)
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    EBIT margin Publishing: +12.9%
    +2.6% Q1'26: +12.1% (vs Q1'25)
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    ROIC Publishing: +7.5%
    +3.2% Q1'26: +16.5% (vs Q1'25)
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    Share dilution Publishing: +0.0%
    +41.7% Q1'26: +58.5% (vs Q1'25)
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    Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Publishing: -0.41×
    5.47× ★ Q1'26: 2.27× (vs Q1'25)
Valuation Multiples From To
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
▶ WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.75) × ERP
WACC = 49% × Ke + 51% × Kd (7.9%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
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Intrinsic value (base): 139.11 Current price: 27.41
Enterprise Value: — Equity Value: — Terminal Value: — TV as % of EV: —

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Mar 2006
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actual 		Mar 2026
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2027
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2028
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2029
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2030
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2031
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2032
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana. 		Mar 2033
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
8.24B
est: 7.92B (+4.0%)
10.40B
est: 10.51B (-1.1%)
12.03B
est: 12.32B (-2.4%)
13.47B
est: 13.81B (-2.5%)
14.13B
est: 14.65B (-3.5%)
17.76B
est: 17.15B (+3.6%)
20.01B
est: 20.57B (-2.7%)
20.48B
est: 21.05B (-2.7%)
22.01B
est: 22.28B (-1.2%)
22.82B
est: 23.08B (-1.2%)
24.80B
est: 24.94B (-0.6%)
24.31B
est: 24.94B (-2.5%)
22.99B
est: 25.34B (-9.3%)
21.73B
est: 23.80B (-8.7%)
19.74B
est: 22.03B (-10.4%)
11.17B
est: 21.82B (-48.8%)
15.00B
est: 11.23B (+33.6%)
17.11B
est: 14.66B (+16.7%)
16.95B
est: 16.70B (+1.5%)
25.34B
25.34B – 25.34B
+51.8% YoY
25.34B
25.34B – 25.34B
+0.0% YoY
23.80B
23.80B – 23.80B
-6.1% YoY
22.03B
22.03B – 22.03B
-7.4% YoY
21.82B
21.82B – 21.82B
-0.9% YoY
11.23B
11.23B – 11.23B
-48.5% YoY
14.66B
14.66B – 14.66B
+30.6% YoY
16.70B
16.70B – 16.70B
+13.9% YoY
EBITDA
1.36B
est: 300.89M (+351.5%)
2.05B
est: 1.12B (+82.8%)
2.14B
est: 2.12B (+0.9%)
1.02B
est: 2.08B (-50.9%)
2.89B
est: 481.43M (+501.0%)
3.66B
est: 2.84B (+29.1%)
2.93B
est: 3.82B (-23.3%)
2.87B
est: 3.46B (-17.1%)
4.75B
est: 3.87B (+22.7%)
4.22B
est: 4.80B (-12.1%)
4.58B
est: 4.72B (-3.1%)
5.10B
est: 4.15B (+23.0%)
6.40B
est: 4.32B (+48.2%)
1.79B
est: 3.98B (-55.1%)
-706.20M
est: -691.19M (-2.2%)
796.70M
est: 828.65M (-3.9%)
-134.00M
est: 426.42M (-131.4%)
-800.0K
est: -600.36M (+99.9%)
465.30M
est: 2.40B (-80.6%)
5.08B
5.08B – 5.08B
+111.3% YoY
5.08B
5.08B – 5.08B
+0.0% YoY
4.77B
4.77B – 4.77B
-6.1% YoY
4.41B
4.41B – 4.41B
-7.4% YoY
4.37B
4.37B – 4.37B
-0.9% YoY
2.25B
2.25B – 2.25B
-48.5% YoY
2.94B
2.94B – 2.94B
+30.6% YoY
3.34B
3.34B – 3.34B
+13.9% YoY
EBIT
962.02M
est: -280.93M (+442.4%)
1.62B
est: 733.83M (+120.4%)
1.57B
est: 1.47B (+6.7%)
331.70M
est: 1.28B (-74.1%)
2.19B
est: 110.26M (+1,883.0%)
2.82B
est: 2.09B (+34.5%)
2.02B
est: 2.82B (-28.5%)
1.95B
est: 2.18B (-10.6%)
3.63B
est: 2.07B (+75.3%)
3.06B
est: 2.62B (+16.8%)
3.55B
est: 1.74B (+104.2%)
3.85B
est: 2.48B (+55.1%)
5.22B
est: 1.78B (+193.5%)
709.80M
est: 2.66B (-73.3%)
-2.49B
est: -1.58B (-57.8%)
-523.00M
est: -773.70M (+32.4%)
-1.01B
est: -398.14M (-153.7%)
-1.21B
est: -1.32B (+8.1%)
-650.50M
est: 2.37B (-127.4%)
4.09B
4.09B – 4.09B
+72.4% YoY
4.09B
4.09B – 4.09B
+0.0% YoY
3.84B
3.84B – 3.84B
-6.1% YoY
3.56B
3.56B – 3.56B
-7.4% YoY
3.52B
3.52B – 3.52B
-0.9% YoY
1.81B
1.81B – 1.81B
-48.5% YoY
2.37B
2.37B – 2.37B
+30.6% YoY
2.70B
2.70B – 2.70B
+13.9% YoY
Net Income
343.77M
est: 378.93M (-9.3%)
922.14M
est: 461.79M (+99.7%)
1.01B
est: 1.13B (-10.7%)
-115.94M
est: 1.14B (-110.2%)
1.35B
est: 11.66M (+11,517.5%)
1.86B
est: 1.60B (+16.2%)
1.65B
est: 2.17B (-23.7%)
1.68B
est: 1.69B (-1.0%)
2.08B
est: 1.77B (+17.0%)
1.80B
est: 2.19B (-17.9%)
1.73B
est: 1.94B (-10.6%)
1.70B
est: 1.75B (-3.0%)
3.07B
est: 1.61B (+91.3%)
-120.50M
est: 2.84B (-104.2%)
-3.46B
est: -119.36M (-2,796.3%)
-708.40M
est: 161.27M (-539.3%)
177.90M
est: -1.64B (+110.9%)
-2.27B
est: -1.51B (-50.8%)
-806.00M
est: 898.50M (-189.7%)
2.40B
2.40B – 2.40B
+166.6% YoY
2.40B
2.40B – 2.40B
+0.0% YoY
4.14B
4.14B – 4.14B
+72.8% YoY
369.66M
369.66M – 369.66M
-91.1% YoY
228.53M
228.53M – 228.53M
-38.2% YoY
-1.31B
-1.31B – -1.31B
-671.4% YoY
163.23M
163.23M – 163.23M
+112.5% YoY
1.27B
1.27B – 1.27B
+680.0% YoY
SGA
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est: 1.72B (-100.0%)
1.66B
est: 2.56B (-34.9%)
2.33B
est: 2.71B (-14.0%)
2.91B
est: 3.51B (-17.1%)
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est: 4.20B (-100.0%)
3.00B
est: 4.46B (-32.8%)
3.98B
est: 5.32B (-25.3%)
2.44B
est: 5.31B (-54.0%)
4.59B
est: 5.88B (-22.0%)
2.58B
est: 9.03B (-71.5%)
3.07B
est: 11.39B (-73.0%)
2.83B
est: 12.31B (-77.0%)
2.48B
est: 11.79B (-79.0%)
2.81B
est: 9.78B (-71.2%)
2.60B
est: 3.78B (-31.2%)
1.59B
est: 4.74B (-66.5%)
1.69B
est: 2.44B (-30.6%)
2.53B
est: 7.48B (-66.2%)
2.40B
est: 3.63B (-33.9%)
7.07B
7.07B – 7.07B
+95.0% YoY
7.07B
7.07B – 7.07B
+0.0% YoY
6.64B
6.64B – 6.64B
-6.1% YoY
6.15B
6.15B – 6.15B
-7.4% YoY
6.09B
6.09B – 6.09B
-0.9% YoY
3.13B
3.13B – 3.13B
-48.5% YoY
4.09B
4.09B – 4.09B
+30.6% YoY
4.66B
4.66B – 4.66B
+13.9% YoY
EPS
1.58
est: 1.64 (-3.9%)
4.14
est: 5.08 (-18.5%)
4.33
est: 6.00 (-27.9%)
0.04
est: 2.48 (-98.4%)
5.78
est: 5.60 (+3.3%)
7.70
est: 7.64 (+0.8%)
7.04
est: 8.34 (-15.6%)
7.13
est: 7.07 (+0.8%)
8.88
est: 8.15 (+9.0%)
7.73
est: 7.58 (+1.9%)
7.45
est: 7.22 (+3.2%)
7.31
est: 7.22 (+1.2%)
13.20
est: 7.10 (+85.9%)
-0.52
est: 12.27 (-104.2%)
-14.99
est: 1.10 (-1,468.0%)
-3.07
est: 0.70 (-538.6%)
0.77
est: -4.00 (+119.3%)
-9.83
est: 0.50 (-2,066.0%)
-3.48
est: 3.90 (-189.2%)
7.34
7.34 – 7.34
+88.1% YoY
7.34
7.34 – 7.34
+0.0% YoY
12.68
12.68 – 12.68
+72.8% YoY
1.13
1.13 – 1.13
-91.1% YoY
0.70
0.70 – 0.70
-38.2% YoY
-4.00
-4.00 – -4.00
-671.4% YoY
0.50
0.50 – 0.50
+112.5% YoY
3.90
3.90 – 3.90
+680.0% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-27 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-26 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-25 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-22 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-21 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-20 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-19 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-18 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-15 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-14 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-13 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-12 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-11 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-08 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-07 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-06 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-05 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-04 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-30 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-29 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-28 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-27 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-24 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-23 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-22 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-21 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-20 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-17 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-16 D+ 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
265.78M
OE per share TTM
1.17
Owner's Yield
3.18%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
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Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
30.4%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
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Total invested
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Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock

This company is not held by any ETF in our universe.

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
312.3K
Shares Outstanding
231.32M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Shobhana Bhartia Chairperson & Editorial Director 71M female
Manhar Kapoor Group General Counsel, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer — male
Mitesh Desai Head of Sales Excellence & Agency Partnership — male
Paras Kaushik Chief Human Resources Officer — male
Piyush Gupta Group Chief Financial Officer & Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Investments — male
Prabhakar Singh Revenue Head for Ht Digital Content — male
Rajan Bhalla Chief Business Officer & Group CMO — male
Shashi Shekhar Editor-In-Chief of Hindustan — male
Amitava Bhattacharya National Revenue Head - Channels — male
Sukumar Ranganathan Editor-in-Chief of Hindustan Times — male
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

No Senate trading activity found for this company.

House Trading Activity

No House trading activity found for this company.

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