Hindustan Media Ventures (BSE:533217) - Share price, News & Analysis

533217 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	5/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	0/6

533217 Stock Overview

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited engages in the printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals in India.

Rewards

Trading at 79.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 27.1% per year over past 5 years

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Does not have a meaningful market cap (₹5B)

Hindustan Media Ventures Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Hindustan Media Ventures
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	₹62.50
52 Week High	₹107.00
52 Week Low	₹58.55
Beta	0.97
1 Month Change	-12.28%
3 Month Change	-7.41%
1 Year Change	-11.10%
3 Year Change	-42.13%
5 Year Change	-77.32%
Change since IPO	-66.97%

Shareholder Returns

	533217	IN Media	IN Market
7D	2.3%	2.9%	3.4%
1Y	-11.1%	6.3%	9.5%

Return vs Industry: 533217 underperformed the Indian Media industry which returned 6.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 533217 underperformed the Indian Market which returned 9.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 533217's price volatile compared to industry and market?
533217 volatility
533217 Average Weekly Movement	6.3%
Media Industry Average Movement	7.1%
Market Average Movement	7.2%
10% most volatile stocks in IN Market	9.9%
10% least volatile stocks in IN Market	4.8%

Stable Share Price: 533217 is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Indian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.

Volatility Over Time: 533217's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1918	1,153	Samudra Bhattacharya	https://www.hmvl.in

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited engages in the printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals in India. The company’s product line includes Hindustan, a daily newspaper that provides news relating to politics, business, entertainment, sports, and other general interests; and LiveHindustan.com, a Hindi news website. It also provides Nandan, a monthly children’s magazine that offers traditional and modern stories, poems, interactive columns and facts, and various educative columns; and Kadambini, a monthly socio-cultural magazine, which covers various subjects, including literature, art, culture, health, technology, fashion, travel, beauty, etc. The company was formerly known as Searchlight Publishing House Limited and changed its name to Hindustan Media Ventures Limited in November 2008.

Hindustan Media Ventures Fundamentals Summary

How do Hindustan Media Ventures's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
533217 fundamental statistics
Market Cap	₹4.60b
Earnings (TTM)	₹596.20m
Revenue (TTM)	₹6.34b

7.7x

P/E Ratio

0.7x

P/S Ratio

Is 533217 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
533217 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	₹6.34b
Cost of Revenue	₹3.78b
Gross Profit	₹2.56b
Other Expenses	₹1.96b
Earnings	₹596.20m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2021

Next Earnings Date

May 26, 2022

Earnings per share (EPS)	8.09
Gross Margin	40.36%
Net Profit Margin	9.41%
Debt/Equity Ratio	8.8%

How did 533217 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Valuation

Is Hindustan Media Ventures undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry

>50%

Undervalued compared to fair value

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: 533217 (₹62.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (₹304.15)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 533217 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: 533217 is good value based on its PE Ratio (7.7x) compared to the Indian Media industry average (14.7x).

PE vs Market: 533217 is good value based on its PE Ratio (7.7x) compared to the Indian market (20.5x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 533217's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: 533217 is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.3x) compared to the IN Media industry average (1.5x).

Future Growth

How is Hindustan Media Ventures forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

Future Growth Score

0/6

Future Growth Score 0/6

Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE

21.1%

Forecasted Media industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Hindustan Media Ventures has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Past Performance

How has Hindustan Media Ventures performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

0/6

Past Performance Score 0/6

Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE

-27.1%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: 533217 has a large one-off gain of ₹869.8M impacting its December 31 2021 financial results.

Growing Profit Margin: 533217's current net profit margins (9.4%) are lower than last year (13.3%).

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 533217's earnings have declined by 27.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 533217's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 533217 had negative earnings growth (-19.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Media industry average (15.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 533217's Return on Equity (3.7%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is Hindustan Media Ventures's financial position?

Financial Health Score

5/6

Financial Health Score 5/6

Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: 533217's short term assets (₹11.6B) exceed its short term liabilities (₹5.3B).

Long Term Liabilities: 533217's short term assets (₹11.6B) exceed its long term liabilities (₹356.5M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: 533217 has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: 533217's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 15.9% to 8.8% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: 533217's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (87.1%).

Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if 533217's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is Hindustan Media Ventures's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

0/6

Dividend Score 0/6

Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate 533217's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate 533217's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 533217's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 533217's dividend payments have been increasing.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: 533217 is not paying a notable dividend for the Indian market.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as 533217 has not reported any payouts.

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Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

4.3yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

Samudra Bhattacharya (49 yo)

2.5yrs

Tenure

₹36,215,000

Compensation

Mr. Samudra Bhattacharya has been Chief Executive Officer of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited since November 1, 2019. Mr. Bhattacharya serves as Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director at Next Mediawork...

CEO Compensation Analysis

Compensation vs Market: Samudra's total compensation ($USD465.42K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Indian market ($USD38.56K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Samudra's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

Leadership Team

Experienced Management: 533217's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Experienced Board: 533217's board of directors are considered experienced (8.7 years average tenure).

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/05/22 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/20 00:00
Earnings	2021/12/31
Annual Earnings	2021/03/31