Hindustan Media Ventures Limited operates in print media and related digital and media businesses, with newspapers and publications serving regional audiences. Its established brands and advertising relationships provide a strong market presence. Digital transformation and diversification into new media formats can create additional growth opportunities. Advertising demand and circulation remain important revenue drivers. Print-media competition, advertising cycles, paper costs, digital disruption, and consumer behavior remain important considerations.
| Market cap | Sales (TTM) | Net profit (TTM) | P/E | EPS (TTM) | P/B | ROE | ROE previous year | ROCE | Debt / equity | Free cash flow | EV / EBITDA | Beta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹565 cr | ₹822 cr | ₹90 cr | 6.3 | 12.17 | 0.36 | 3.1% | 5.2% | 10.6% | 0.04 | ₹91 cr | 3.3 | 0.61 |
| Quarter | Sales ₹ cr | Net profit ₹ cr | EPS | EPS YoY | Sales YoY | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 197 | 51 | 6.95 | +400.0% | +7.8% | 25.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 216 | 28 | 3.73 | -39.5% | +7.1% | 12.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 212 | 1 | 0.12 | -95.1% | +7.5% | 0.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 197 | 10 | 1.37 | -27.1% | +14.5% | 5.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 183 | 10 | 1.39 | +1885.7% | +12.8% | 5.6% |
| Mar 2025 | 201 | 45 | 6.16 | +321.9% | +7.0% | 22.6% |
| Dec 2024 | 198 | 18 | 2.44 | turnaround | +7.9% | 9.1% |
| Sep 2024 | 172 | 14 | 1.88 | turnaround | +4.5% | 8.1% |
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Latest quarter EPS up 25%+ on a year ago | ✓ Pass |
| EPS growth accelerating over 3 quarters | ✓ Pass |
| Sales up 25%+, or sales growth accelerating | ✗ Fail |
| Annual EPS up 25%+ in each of the last 2 years | ✗ Fail |
| Net margin above the same quarter last year | ✓ Pass |
| Method | Checks | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minervini | ✗ Close above the 150- and 200-day averages ✓ 150-day above 200-day ✓ 200-day rising for a month ✓ 50-day above the 150- and 200-day ✗ Close above the 50-day ✓ At least 25% above the 52-week low · low 55.93 ✗ Within 25% of the 52-week high · high 104.45 ✗ RS percentile 70 or more · RS 43 Trend template - the gate, measured: a modest 21-day edge. | 4/8 | 4 of 8 |
| Weinstein | Stan Weinstein's stage analysis on the 30-week moving average. | Stage 1 - basing | |
| CAN SLIM | ✓ C latest quarter EPS up 25%+ ✗ A annual EPS up 25%+ in each of the last 2 years · O'Neil asks 3; ~2 held ✗ N within 15% of the 52-week high · high 104.45 ✗ S more volume on up days than down days (50 sessions) · 0.66x ✗ L RS percentile 80 or more · RS 43 — I institutional sponsorship rising · shareholding not collected yet ✓ M market in an uptrend (40%+ of stocks above their 200-day) · breadth 45% William O'Neil's growth-leader checklist. | 2/6 | Weak |
| Darvas | ✓ Box top confirmed (3 sessions below the new high) · top 108.16 ✓ Box bottom confirmed (3 sessions holding) · bottom 68.11 ✗ Close above the box top · close 76.70 ✗ Volume at least 1.5x its 50-day average · 0.1x Nicolas Darvas's box: buy the breakout above a confirmed box after a new high. | 36/100 | In box |
| Turtle | ✗ Close above the prior 55-session high · 108.16 ✗ Close above the prior 20-session high · 83.50 ✗ Close below the prior 20-session low · 68.11 Donchian channel breakout - the Turtle traders' entry. | No signal | |
| Greenblatt | — Earnings yield (EBITDA / EV) · 30.3% — Return on capital (ROCE) · 10.6% Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula: good businesses at good prices, ranked across all companies. Earnings yield uses EBITDA, as EBIT is not held separately. | 78/100 | Strong |
| Graham | ✓ Price at or below the Graham number · Graham number 241.54 ✓ P/E 15 or less · P/E 6.3 ✓ P/B 1.5 or less (or P/E x P/B 22.5 or less) · P/B 0.36 ✗ Current ratio 2 or more · 1.51 — 10 years of positive earnings, 20 of dividends · history not held Benjamin Graham's defensive-investor tests. | 100/100 | Undervalued |
| Piotroski | ✓ Profitable (ROA > 0) ✓ Operating cash flow positive ✗ ROA rising ✓ Cash flow above net profit (earnings quality) ✓ Long-term debt / assets falling ✗ Current ratio rising · 1.51 ✓ No new shares issued ✗ Margin rising (net margin) ✓ Asset turnover rising Joseph Piotroski's F-score, FY 2025 -> 2026. | 6/9 | Average |
| Stock | 1M % | 3M % | 6M % | 1Y % | 3Y % | 5Y % | P/E | P/B | ROE % | ROCE % | ROA % | D/E | EV/EBITDA | ₹ Cr | Sales TTM ₹ Cr | Profit TTM ₹ Cr | EPS | Beta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMVL this stock | -5.4 | -16.3 | +13.7 | -5.2 | -10.7 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 0.36 | 3.1 | 10.6 | — | 0.04 | 3.3 | 565 | 822 | 90 | 12.2 | 0.61 |
| PFOCUS | -16.3 | +1.5 | -12.0 | +72.0 | +200.1 | +231.1 | 187.2 | 10.72 | 15.4 | 12.5 | — | 2.37 | 17.8 | 22,390 | 4,920 | 145 | 1.5 | 0.86 |
| NAZARA | +9.4 | +30.7 | +49.7 | +52.7 | +93.5 | +9.8 | — | 4.31 | 2.6 | 9.8 | — | 0.03 | 26.8 | 14,976 | 1,759 | -52 | -1.5 | 0.84 |
| TIPSMUSIC | +17.3 | +8.6 | +34.4 | +50.6 | — | — | 43.4 | 30.27 | 92.3 | 124.4 | — | 0.00 | 30.8 | 9,813 | 425 | 227 | 17.8 | 0.78 |
| PVRINOX | +5.8 | +37.6 | +49.3 | +28.3 | -19.6 | — | 31.0 | 1.87 | 4.6 | 11.5 | — | 0.10 | 6.2 | 13,769 | 6,872 | 444 | 45.3 | 0.85 |
| SAREGAMA | +2.0 | -0.8 | +49.4 | +13.1 | +40.1 | +17.7 | 44.4 | 5.81 | 12.6 | 17.3 | — | 0.04 | 26.3 | 9,836 | 1,042 | 221 | 11.5 | 0.86 |
| SUNTV | +41.7 | +30.6 | -1.3 | +12.7 | -3.1 | +16.7 | 16.5 | 1.99 | 11.9 | 16.3 | — | 0.00 | 9.2 | 25,219 | 4,502 | 1,530 | 38.8 | 0.50 |
| SIGNPOST | -9.9 | -23.6 | -9.6 | +2.3 | — | — | 17.8 | 4.54 | 27.6 | 25.3 | — | 0.68 | 10.1 | 1,307 | 590 | 74 | 13.8 | 0.80 |
| DELTACORP | +31.8 | +20.3 | +24.8 | -2.9 | -39.7 | -72.2 | — | 0.91 | 3.5 | 4.8 | — | 0.00 | 12.6 | 2,059 | 857 | -127 | -4.8 | 1.38 |
| HTMEDIA | +6.3 | -4.3 | +9.8 | -5.2 | -9.1 | -2.4 | — | 0.36 | -3.3 | 3.5 | — | 0.41 | 6.5 | 586 | 1,896 | 6 | -0.4 | 1.40 |
| IMAGICAA | -13.5 | -1.1 | -6.3 | -12.0 | -8.6 | +262.5 | 182.7 | 2.06 | 0.1 | 1.9 | — | 0.27 | 23.4 | 2,584 | 403 | 14 | 0.2 | 1.03 |