Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 1 Sep - Enclosed is the copy of Newspaper advertisement
Source: Bse
HT Media Limited (HTMEDIA)
Small CapMedia stocks · Small cap · NSE
HT Media Limited operates in Print & Digital, within the Media sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers.
₹23.73
-1.45 · -5.76%
Market cap ₹515 Cr
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 21 Oct, 05:57 pm ISTDetails
Quote21 Oct, 05:57 pm IST
Base fundamentals06 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result05 Aug, 06:22 pm IST
Score21 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage13/14 · 93%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Media P/E 15.0 (n=57)
Technical timing lens
Trend score and candlestick chart
70BullishSMA20 -7.6% / mo · MACD + · sector +14.1pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)
Stock trend: 51
Sector RS: 100
Sector 3M: +8.5% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%
Media FPI tailwindBuilding
Latest FPI flow is positive, but a second consecutive positive fortnight is still required. View sector evidence
Technical chart
HTMEDIAD candles · FIT view+5.0%Latest close ₹23.73 on 2026-10-21
Bar
-5.7%
RSI
48
MACD hist
0.28
52W pos
45%
2026-10-21O ₹25.17H ₹25.25L ₹23.70C ₹23.73Vol 49,397 sh
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context
Relative performance and chart statistics
Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100
HTMEDIANifty MediaNifty 500
- HTMEDIA
- -9.5%
- Nifty 500
- -6.5%
- Nifty Media
- +5.7%
- Vs Nifty 500
- -3.0 pp
Chart stats
21 Oct 2026- From 52W high
- -24.2%
- 52W range position
- 45%
- ATR (14)
- 5.0%
- Volume vs 20D
- 0.66x
- Avg traded value
- ₹0.2 Cr
- 20D price channel
- ₹21.8 - ₹25.9
₹31.3
₹17.5 - ₹31.3
₹1.2
Latest completed session
20-session average
43.8% annualized volatility
Research snapshot
What the evidence says now
Mixed fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend supports entry, and recent execution is weak.
Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The evidence is not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
Legacy · FAIR VALUE56
Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Latest result
Average35
Revenue +10.9% · PAT NDF YoY
Technical
Bullish70
Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.
Valuation
Legacy model+81.2%
Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.
Trust
Limited evidence64
Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.
Financials
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Financials
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Latest result
Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026
Average · 35/100Rev +11% YoY · margin expansion
Filed 05 Aug 2026
Open results browser →| Metric | This quarter | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹437 Cr | +10.9% | -14.5% |
| EBITDA | ₹30 Cr | +350.0% | -64.3% |
| Operating margin | 7.0% | +990 bps | -900 bps |
| PAT | ₹44 Cr | NDF | NDF |
| PAT margin | 10.1% | +1286 bps | +1203 bps |
NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.
Fundamentals
Valuation
- P/E
- 4.23
- P/B
- 0.32
- EV/EBITDA
- 5.99
- Market Cap
- 515.00Cr
Profitability
- ROE
- 0.87%
- ROCE
- 6.32%
- ROA
- 0.15%
- Dividend Y
- —
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue 5Y
- 10.00%
- EPS 5Y
- 17.00%
- Revenue 3Y
- 2.00%
- EPS 3Y
- 27.00%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.47
- Interest Coverage
- 2.05×
- Altman Z
- 1.41
- Book Value
- 69.60
Cash Flow
- FCF Yield
- —
- FCF Positive Y
- 10/5
- OCF
- 99.00 Cr
- EPS TTM
- -0.42
Shareholding
- Promoter Hold
- 69.50%
- Promoter Pledge
- 0.00%
- Momentum 52W
- 33%
Financial History
Updated 20/10/2026
Revenue
₹ CrLatest: 1,896+5.2% vs prev
Net Profit
₹ CrLatest: -49.0-450.0% vs prev
Return on Equity
%Latest: -107-450.0% vs prev
Technicals
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Technicals
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Daily technical trend read
Mixed signalsSignals are conflicting — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 48. Wait for confirmation.
- Price above SMA200 (long-term uptrend) but mid-term MAs not aligned.
- SMA20 falling (~8.2% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
- RSI(14) at 48 — falling, no extreme reading.
- MACD above signal, histogram expanding — bullish momentum building.
- 24% off 52W high · 35% above 52W low.
Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.
Nifty 500 leadership
Relative Strength & Trend Stage
55
RS percentile
Stage 1 Base / Transition
1M return
-1.3%
3M return
-9.5%
6M return
+4.2%
1Y return
-13.1%
RS 1D
-3
RS 20D
+2
Sector rank
#15
Industry rank
#63
Stage evidence
- Price is within 0.3% of the 30-week proxy.
- The 30-week proxy changed +1.5% over 20 sessions.
- The moving-average structure does not confirm Stage 2 or Stage 4.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price above
Sector
improving
Industry
lagging
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
262 observations
21 Oct 2026Value 91.45-4.88%
RS vs Nifty 50091
Valuation & peers
U-Score 56 · legacy U-Score band FAIR VALUE · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Valuation & peers
U-Score 56 · legacy U-Score band FAIR VALUE · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Deep Value
Fundamental score breakdown
U band · FAIR VALUEValuation26/30
Growth18/25
Quality0/20
Balance Sheet5/15
Cash Flow4/10
Piotroski
6/9 (+3)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
56
Why this score?
Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.
56/100 · legacy band FAIR VALUE
Positive drivers
- Fair-value margin of safety is positive at 81.2%.
- Valuation contributes 26/30 to the score.
- Growth contributes 18/25 to the score.
Main drags
- Altman Z is 1.4, in distress territory.
- Quality is weaker at 0/20; verify the latest quarterly trend.
- Balance sheet is weaker at 5/15; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model
IT valuation: PE and EV/EBITDA against growth and margins
Asset-light IT companies deserve valuation support only when growth, margins, and cash conversion hold up.
Primary lens
PE and EV/EBITDA relative to revenue growth, margins, and cash conversion.
Secondary checks
Deal pipeline, attrition, dollar revenue growth, FCF yield.
Main risk check
Low PE can reflect weak growth or margin pressure.
PE
4.2
PB
0.3
EV/EBITDA
6.0
ROE
0.9%
ROCE
6.3%
FCF Yield
—
Debt/Equity
0.5
MoS
+81.2%
Score movement
Stored run vs live recompute
This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.
Stored run: 21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
56
Previous: 56
Legacy U-Score band
FAIR VALUE
Previous: FAIR VALUE
Margin of safety
+81.2%
Previous: +81.2%
Score history
12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.
21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
56
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56
56
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56
56
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Factor attribution
No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.
Modelled fair value
Graham Number
—
Growth-justified P/E
22.5
Growth-justified Value
—
+81.2% MoS
PEG
0.20
Comparable companies
Peers
Business-comparable peers in Media — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
DNAMEDIA
Small
Diligent Media Corporation Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 155
14
—
—
—
OVERVALUED
VERTOZ
Small
Vertoz Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 131
59
11.2
12.4%
+53%
FAIR VALUE
UFO
Small
UFO Moviez India Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 129
66
9.2
6.3%
+57%
UNDERVALUED
PELATRO
SME
Pelatro Ltd.
Media & Entertainment
match 127
45
19.5
21.4%
+7%
WATCHLIST
DGCONTENT
Small
Digicontent Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 127
34
8.5
11.6%
-408%
WATCHLIST
Business, management & trust
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
Business, management & trust
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
Business and thesis
Issuer presentation review pending
HT Media Limited operates in Print & Digital, within the Media sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers. The structured result feed currently covers the quarter ended 30 Jun 2026. Investor presentations and earnings-call PDFs will be added as issuer-backed evidence before management claims appear here.
Trust Score
64Limited evidence · low confidenceTrust Lite
Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.
Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 42nd percentile of the scored universe and 59th percentile within Media. Main check: results consistency is weak at 50/100.
This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.
Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
135 docs text-extracted · 50 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence
Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.
Relative rank
42nd percentile
overall median 67 · Media: 59th pctile, median 63 · Small: 47th pctile, median 66
Evidence depth
Financial-only
135 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.
Claim delivery
Outcome history still building
0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet
How to read this Trust Score
Limited evidence · low confidenceWhat it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Acceptable, but check the weakest sub-score before increasing exposure.
Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.
Forensic breakdown
Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.
Promoter
86
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
67
acceptable · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
55
watch · leverage and solvency
Discipline
56
watch · capital discipline
Results
50
watch · quarterly consistency
Trust positives
- ▸Promoter holding is 69.5%.
- ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
- ▸10 years of positive FCF.
- ▸3/4 latest quarters had positive YoY revenue growth.
Trust risks
- ▸Altman Z is 1.44.
- ▸ROCE is low at 7.4%.
- ▸1 of the latest 4 quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.
- ▸OPM spread across recent quarters is 21%.
Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.
Continue researching HT Media Limited
Important announcements & filings
Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.
Open source ↗
Annual report
Notice Of 24Th Annual General Meeting Along With The Annual Report For FY 26 31 Aug
Source: Bse
Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 21 Aug - Enclosed is the Copy of Newspaper Publication
Source: Bse
Annual report
Annual Report 2026
Source: Bse
Annual report
Annual Report 2026
Source: Bse
Annual report
Annual Report 2025
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