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HT Media Limited

HTMEDIA · NSE · Communication Services

₹22.52
+0.09 (+0.40%)
Our verdictSolvency risk
Sell40/100
Quality29
Valuation71
Momentum50
Financial trend24
Intrinsic value
Our fair value
₹45.04
Undervalued by 100%
Price ₹22.52Range ₹11.26₹48.64

With a 20% margin of safety, our buy-below price is ₹36.03. Low-confidence estimate — limited data.

F
Financial health 0/100
Altman Z 0.87 · Distress zone

Piotroski F-score 4/9 — quality of earnings & balance sheet.

Investability checklist

Passed 5 of 12 checks42/100
  • ROE above 15%1.9%
  • Low debt (D/E < 0.5)0.38x
  • Positive free cash flow
  • Revenue growth > 10%-1%
  • Earnings growing
  • Net margin ≥ 10%-3.0%
  • Current ratio > 1.51.13
  • Below our fair value
  • Margin of safety ≥ 20%
  • Above 200-day average
  • Above 50-day average
  • Positive 1-year return
  • Altman Z in safe zoneZ 0.87
  • Piotroski ≥ 74/9

1-year price

EOD · 2026-06-16
1W
+0.0%
1M
+6.0%
3M
+5.5%
6M
-2.1%
1Y

Our scores

Durability29
Valuation41
Momentum50

Durability rewards strong, low-debt, profitable businesses; Valuation rewards stocks cheap vs their sector; Momentum rewards strong price trends.

Quarterly results

2Q2020
₹166 Cr-33%
3Q2020
₹261 Cr-15%
4Q2020
₹341 Cr1%
1Q2021
₹349 Cr5%
Revenue Net profitRevenue 4-period change +110%

Annual financials

2018
₹2,592 Cr12%
2019
₹2,194 Cr-0%
2020
₹2,105 Cr2%
2021
₹1,117 Cr-6%
Revenue Net profitRevenue 4-period change -57%

Shareholding

Promoter76.4%
Institutions0.0%
Public & other23.6%

Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.

Key fundamentals

Market cap
₹521 Cr
P/E ratio
47.9
P/B ratio
0.32
EPS (TTM)
₹0.47
ROE
1.9%
Debt / Equity
0.38x
Profit margin
-3.0%
Free cash flow
₹138 Cr
52-week high
₹28.18
-20.09% from high
52-week low
₹18.14
Dividend yield
Beta
0.21

SWOT snapshot

Strengths

  • Lightly leveraged balance sheet.

Weaknesses

  • Low return on equity (1.9%).
  • Price below its 200-day moving average (downtrend).

Opportunities

  • Trades ~100% below our estimated fair value.

Threats

  • Balance-sheet stress — Altman Z 0.87.

About HT Media Limited

HT Media Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals in India. The company operates through three segments: Printing and Publication of Newspapers & Periodicals, Radio Broadcast & Entertainment, and Digital. It publishes Hindustan Times, an English daily newspaper; Mint, a business daily newspaper; and Hindustan, a Hindi daily newspaper

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Our verdict, fair value, financial-health and checklist are StocksWizard's own estimates, computed from public end-of-day data using standard models (DCF, relative valuation, Altman Z, Piotroski). For information only — not investment advice or a recommendation. Verify independently before investing.