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HT Media Limited (HTMEDIA)

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Media 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.

₹26.12
-0.44 · -1.66%
Quote04 Sept, 03:57 pm IST
Fundamentals05 Sept 2026 · screener
Score05 Sept, 10:20 pm IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage13/14 · 93%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Media P/E 14.2 (n=57)
Data confidence
Fresh enough for analysis
Investor decision lenses

One read, four checks

75+ is strong, 60-74 is usable, 45-59 is mixed, and below 45 needs caution. These are research lenses, not buy/sell instructions.

Mixed fundamentals, management trust is acceptable, price trend is neutral, and recent execution is weak.

Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The four lenses are not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
FAIR VALUE
59

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Trust
Mixed Trust
64

low confidence · 0/0 claims checked

Technical
Neutral
53

Timing lens: price trend and sector relative strength.

Result consistency
mixed
50

Rolling lens: recent quarterly delivery, not the latest single-result score.

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Average · 35/100

Rev +11% YoY · margin expansion

Filed 05 Aug 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹437 Cr+10.9%-14.5%
EBITDA₹30 Cr+350.0%-64.3%
Operating margin7.0%+990 bps-900 bps
PAT₹44 CrNDFNDF
PAT margin10.1%+1286 bps+1203 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Business & thesis

Growth engines, tailwinds/headwinds, and risk radar from management commentary

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.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

53Neutral

SMA20 +3.2% / mo · MACD −

Stock trend: 61
Sector RS: 40
Sector 3M: -3.4% vs Nifty -1.5%

Technical chart

HTMEDIAdaily · 1Y · AUTO+25.2%
Latest close ₹26.12 on 2026-09-04
Bar
-1.7%
RSI
48
MACD hist
-0.16
52W pos
62%
2026-09-04O ₹26.56H ₹26.90L ₹26.06C ₹26.12Vol 43,144 sh
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Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal

Daily technical trend read

Mixed signals

Signals are conflicting — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 48. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price above SMA200 (long-term uptrend) but mid-term MAs not aligned.
  • SMA20 rising (~3.1% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
  • RSI(14) at 48 — falling, no extreme reading.
  • MACD below signal, histogram expanding negatively — bearish momentum building.
  • 17% off 52W high · 49% 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.

Valuation & score drivers

U-Score 59 · FAIR VALUE · pillar breakdown, sector model, fair-value anchor

59U-SCORE
Deep Value

Fundamental score breakdown

FAIR VALUE
Valuation26/30
Growth18/25
Quality3/20
Balance Sheet5/15
Cash Flow4/10
Piotroski
6/9 (+3)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
59

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

59/100 · FAIR VALUE

Positive drivers

  • Fair-value margin of safety is positive at 76.5%.
  • 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 3/20; 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.

IT PE/EVEBITDA
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
5.0
PB
0.4
EV/EBITDA
6.4
ROE
8.1%
ROCE
7.4%
FCF Yield
Debt/Equity
0.5
MoS
+76.5%
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: 05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
59
Previous: 59
Verdict
FAIR VALUE
Previous: FAIR VALUE
Margin of safety
+76.5%
Previous: +76.5%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
57
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59
59
59
59
59
59
59
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59
59

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
21.3
Growth-justified Value
+76.5% MoS
PEG
0.15

Trust score

Does management behaviour match later outcomes? Claim delivery, forensic breakdown, evidence depth

Trust Score
64Mixed Trust · 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.

Mixed Trust: 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.

Healthy Trust Lite: Promoter holding is 69.5%. Key concern: Altman Z is 1.44.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
135 docs text-extracted · 50 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Mixed Trust

Usable, but needs evidence. Treat guidance with a margin of safety.

Relative rank
42nd percentile

overall median 67 · Media: 59th pctile, median 62 · 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

Mixed Trust · low confidence
What 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.

Financials

Full fundamentals table and 10-year revenue / profit / ROE history

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
5.00
P/B
0.38
EV/EBITDA
6.42
Market Cap
608.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
8.06%
ROCE
7.42%
ROA
0.15%
Dividend Y

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
10.00%
EPS 5Y
32.00%
Revenue 3Y
2.00%
EPS 3Y
37.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.47
Interest Coverage
2.05×
Altman Z
1.44
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
62%

Financial History

Updated 5/9/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
No data

Net Profit

₹ Cr
No data

Return on Equity

%
No data

Peers

Business-comparable names in Media, ranked by similarity

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