🗞️ Company: Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd
📆 Period: FY25 (Standalone)
📈 Revenue: ₹201.25 Cr
💰 Net Profit: ₹454 Cr (Wait, what?)
📊 EPS: ₹6.16
🧾 Sector: Media & Publishing (aka “Bik Gayi Hai Gormint” zone)
🕵️ At a Glance
Yes, you read that right. Hindustan Media Ventures — the company behind the Hindi daily ‘Hindustan’ — just reported:
- 🧾 ₹201.25 Cr in revenue
- 🤑 ₹454 Cr in PAT (Profit After Tax) — more than 2x their revenue?!
- 📌 EPS of ₹6.16 on ₹736.7 Cr equity base
If you’re scratching your head: “How can net profit be double the revenue?” — don’t worry, you’re not alone. There’s a twist (and we love those).
🏢 About the Company
Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) is the print arm of the HT Media group. It owns and publishes:
- 📰 Hindustan — Hindi daily with massive UP–Bihar belt presence
- 🗞️ Nai Dunia and a few supplements
- 💻 Local portals and regional news sites
The company’s cash cows graze in Tier 2 & 3 India. Think Muzaffarpur, Gorakhpur, Patna, Allahabad — places where WhatsApp forwards still get read out loud.
🧑💼 Key Managerial Personnel
- Chairperson: Shobhana Bhartia (Queen of Print Media)
- CEO/MD: Rajiv Verma (previously with HT Media)
- CFO: Whoever figured out how to make ₹454 Cr net profit on ₹201 Cr revenue deserves a standing ovation 🧠📉
📊 FY25 Financial Highlights
| Metric | Value (₹ Cr) |
|---|---|
| Revenue | 201.25 |
| Net Profit | 454.00 |
| EPS | ₹6.16 |
| Equity Share Capital | 736.7 |
| Reserves | N/A |
| Employee Costs | N/A |
| Finance Cost | N/A |
| Depreciation | N/A |
| Total Assets | N/A |
| Total Liabilities | N/A |
Disclaimer: Missing financial items suggest they filed this report in Morse code.
🧠 FV (Forward Value) Calculation
Let’s assume FY26 EPS rises modestly to ₹7.5.
Assign a P/E multiple of 12x (typical for legacy media).
🎯 FV = ₹7.5 × 12 = ₹90 per share
📉 CMP (as per Trendlyne) = ₹71.20
📈 Upside Potential = 26.4%
💡 But if earnings stay this lopsided, who knows — it might even hit ₹150 like an old magazine cover.
📰 Media Industry Trends
Legacy media is undergoing one hell of a transformation:
- 📉 Ad revenue from print is down post-Covid, digital eats lunch now
- 🧪 Digital pivot is expensive and tricky
- 🧾 Govt ads still keep regional papers afloat (read: election lifelines)
- 📲 D2C newsletters and social creators are now media brands too
And in the middle of all this… Hindustan Media Ventures decides to drop a ₹454 Cr profit bomb like it’s 2005 again.
📦 What Could Explain This Profit Surge?
🧩 Potential reasons:
- Asset sale? (Maybe sold land or legacy printing presses?)
- Investment income? (Dividend from sister concerns?)
- Exceptional item? (Awaiting notes section clarity)
Whatever it is, it doesn’t seem sustainable — unless the new business model is “Sell one newsprint roll for ₹200 Cr”.
🧠 EduInvesting Take: 🧻 Profitable on Paper?
Hindustan Media Ventures is a weird stock — rarely in the news, yet owned by savvy value investors.
👍 Pros:
- Strong regional presence
- Clean structure with low float
- Massive cash hoarding if true
👎 Cons:
- Low visibility
- Media industry = sinking Titanic
- No innovation / transformation narrative
“This isn’t a multibagger. It’s a time-pass trade with potential for surprise re-rating… if they stop hiding everything in footnotes.”
⚠️ Risks & Red Flags
- 🚩 Profit anomaly may be one-off
- 🚩 Digital pivot non-existent
- 🚩 Parent group HT Media isn’t exactly lighting up the charts either
- 🚩 India’s print ad budget is moving to influencers and meme pages
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