📰 Jagran FY25 Results: Revenue Down, Profits Down, Awards Up — Is Dainik Jagran Still India’s Trusted Paper or Just Paper-Thin?
📌 At a glance: Jagran Prakashan Limited (JPL) — publisher of Dainik Jagran, India’s most-read newspaper — posted FY25 consolidated revenue of ₹1,888 Cr, down 2.4% YoY. PAT dropped 43% to ₹93.93 Cr, weighed down by ₹130 Cr impairment in its radio subsidiary. Meanwhile, they bagged 135 awards across brands — so at least the trophy shelf is thriving.
🏢 About Jagran Prakashan Ltd
Attribute
Details
Founded
1942 by freedom fighter Puran Chandra Gupta
Listed On
BSE: 532705, NSE: JAGRAN
Business Segments
Print, Radio, Digital, Events, Outdoor
Publications
8 dailies in 5 languages from 13 states
Radio Stations
39 FM channels under Radio City brand
Digital Reach
79 million unique users (Mar 2025, Comscore)
It’s the OG media house — but in FY25, legacy weight met digital drag.
📊 FY25 Consolidated Financials
Metric
FY25
FY24
YoY Change
Revenue (₹ Cr)
1,888.13
1,933.91
🔻 -2.4%
EBITDA (₹ Cr)
290.64
367.95
🔻 -21%
PAT (₹ Cr)
93.93
164.92
🔻 -43%
EPS (₹)
6.02
8.44
🔻 -29%
Digital Revenue (₹ Cr)
106.37
111.07
🔻 -4.2%
Interim Dividend
₹6/share
₹130 Cr outflow
Oh, and they declared ₹6/share dividend, even as profits shrunk. Gotta keep shareholders smiling, right?
