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Jagran Prakashan Limited (JAGRAN)

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Jagran Prakashan Limited operates in Print Media, within the Media sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers.

₹60.5
-0.12 · -0.20%
Market cap ₹1,335 Cr
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 21 Oct, 04:45 am IST
Details
Quote21 Oct, 04:45 am IST
Base fundamentals06 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result12 Aug, 04:27 pm IST
Score21 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags03 May 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Media P/E 15.0 (n=57)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

57Neutral

full bear SMA stack · MACD − · near 52W low · sector +12.7pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)

Stock trend: 28
Sector RS: 100
Sector 3M: +7.1% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%

Latest FPI flow is positive, but a second consecutive positive fortnight is still required. View sector evidence

Technical chart

JAGRAND candles · FIT view-8.2%
Latest close ₹60.50 on 2026-10-19
Bar
-1.6%
RSI
37
MACD hist
-0.13
52W pos
5%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-19O ₹61.48H ₹61.48L ₹60.26C ₹60.50Vol 1.7L sh
₹59.33₹64.45₹69.58₹74.71₹79.8352H52L₹60.502026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
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

JAGRANNifty MediaNifty 500
-9%-3%+3%+9%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026JAGRAN -3.8%Nifty Media +7.0%Nifty 500 -5.6%
JAGRAN
-3.8%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty Media
+7.0%
Vs Nifty 500
+1.7 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-23.3%
₹78.9
52W range position
5%
₹59.5 - ₹78.9
ATR (14)
1.7%
₹1.1
Volume vs 20D
1.07x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹1 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹60.3 - ₹64
11.3% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Strong fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend is neutral, and recent execution is weak.

Good U-Score but weak results consistency: verify latest quarters.

Suggested next step
Check latest quarters
Result consistency is weak; verify whether the thesis is improving or deteriorating.
U-Score
Legacy · DEEP VALUE
80

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

Latest result
Bad
0

Revenue +8.5% · PAT -9.0% YoY

Technical
Neutral
57

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
+68.9%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
79

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Bad · 0/100

PAT -9% YoY · margin compression · Rev +8% YoY · +6% QoQ

Filed 12 Aug 2026
Open results browser →
MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹499 Cr+8.5%+5.7%
EBITDA₹70 Cr+9.4%+45.8%
Operating margin14.0%+0 bps+400 bps
PAT₹61 Cr-9.0%+916.7%
PAT margin12.2%-235 bps+1095 bps

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

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
7.08
P/B
0.66
EV/EBITDA
4.26
Market Cap
1335.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
9.02%
ROCE
12.20%
ROA
6.66%
Dividend Y
11.40%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
8.00%
EPS 5Y
18.00%
Revenue 3Y
5.10%
EPS 3Y
8.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.06
Interest Coverage
14.22×
Altman Z
3.31
Book Value
92.60

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
17.30%
FCF Positive Y
11/5
OCF
269.00 Cr
EPS TTM
8.66

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
69.00%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
11%

Financial History

Updated 20/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 499+5.7% vs prev
0516.0Sep 2023: 459Dec 2023: 511Mar 2024: 510Jun 2024: 444Sep 2024: 447Dec 2024: 516Mar 2025: 481Jun 2025: 460Sep 2025: 467Dec 2025: 477Mar 2026: 472Jun 2026: 499Q2 23Q3 23FY24Q1 24Q2 24Q3 24FY25Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25FY26Q1 26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 61.0+916.7% vs prev
-51.0073.0Sep 2023: 42.0Dec 2023: 73.0Mar 2024: 6.0Jun 2024: 41.0Sep 2024: 42.0Dec 2024: 63.0Mar 2025: -51.0Jun 2025: 67.0Sep 2025: 57.0Dec 2025: 55.0Mar 2026: 6.0Jun 2026: 61.0Q2 23Q3 23FY24Q1 24Q2 24Q3 24FY25Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25FY26Q1 26
ROE is shown only in the Annual view — quarterly equity data isn't published.

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Bearish setup

Trend is weak — long-term trend down. RSI 37.

  • Price < SMA20 < SMA50 < SMA200 — full bearish stack.
  • SMA20 roughly flat — short-term momentum stalled.
  • RSI(14) at 37 — falling, no extreme reading.
  • MACD below signal, histogram expanding negatively — bearish momentum building.
  • Within 5% of 52-week low — testing support.

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

44
RS percentile
Stage 1 Base / Transition
1M return
-3.0%
3M return
-3.8%
6M return
-9.7%
1Y return
-16.8%
RS 1D
+2
RS 20D
+1
Sector rank
#15
Industry rank
#64
Stage evidence
  • Price is within 5.8% of the 30-week proxy.
  • The 30-week proxy changed -0.2% over 20 sessions.
  • The moving-average structure does not confirm Stage 2 or Stage 4.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price below
Sector
lagging
Industry
lagging
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
262 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 88.08+0.84%
829098105113Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 2688
RS vs Nifty 50088

Valuation & peers

U-Score 80 · legacy U-Score band DEEP VALUE · valuation evidence and comparable companies

80U-SCORE
Top Setup

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · DEEP VALUE
Valuation30/30
Growth17/25
Quality4/20
Balance Sheet14/15
Cash Flow9/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
1
Raw sum
80

Why this score?

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

80/100 · legacy band DEEP VALUE

Positive drivers

  • FCF yield is supportive at 17.3%.
  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Fair-value margin of safety is positive at 68.9%.

Main drags

  • Quality is weaker at 4/20; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Growth is weaker at 17/25; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Cash flow is weaker at 9/10; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Blended valuation: PE, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and balance-sheet checks

For this sector, IndiaPulse uses a blended lens rather than relying on a single valuation ratio.

Blended relative
Primary lens
PE, EV/EBITDA, margin of safety, and FCF yield together.
Secondary checks
ROE/ROCE, growth, cash conversion, leverage, promoter risk.
Main risk check
One cheap metric is not enough if quality or cash flow is weak.
PE
7.1
PB
0.7
EV/EBITDA
4.3
ROE
9.0%
ROCE
12.2%
FCF Yield
17.3%
Debt/Equity
0.1
MoS
+68.9%
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
80
Previous: 80
Legacy U-Score band
DEEP VALUE
Previous: DEEP VALUE
Margin of safety
+68.9%
Previous: +68.9%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: -1 points.

21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
81
81
81
81
81
81
81
81
81
81
81
80

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
₹134.32
+55.0% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
22.5
Growth-justified Value
₹194.85
+68.9% MoS
PEG
0.51

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.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
SANDESH
Small
The Sandesh Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 86
40
7.0
4.8%
-38%
WATCHLIST
HMVL
Small
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 86
49
3.5
3.3%
-31%
FAIR VALUE
DBCORP
Small
D.B.Corp Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 82
80
9.0
14.3%
+60%
DEEP VALUE
INFOMEDIA
Small
Infomedia Press Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 78
4
—
-107.0%
—
OVERVALUED
MPTODAY
SME
Madhya Pradesh Today Media Ltd.
Media & Entertainment
match 76
49
6.4
6.3%
+6%
FAIR VALUE

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

Issuer presentation review pending

Jagran Prakashan Limited operates in Print Media, 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
79Limited 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 88th percentile of the scored universe and 98th percentile within Media. Main check: results consistency is weak at 45/100.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
95 docs text-extracted · 12 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
88th percentile

overall median 67 · Media: 98th pctile, median 63 · Small: 90th pctile, median 66

Evidence depth
Financial-only

95 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 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
Can support position sizing if valuation and trend also agree.

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
89
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
96
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
68
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
45
watch · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter holding is 69%.
  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸FCF yield is 17.4%.
  • ▸11 years of positive FCF.

Trust risks

  • ▸OPM spread across recent quarters is 32%.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

12 shown
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 6 Oct - Jagran Prakashan Limited has published an advertisement in respect of the Special Window For Transfer and Dematerialsation (Demat) of Physical Shares today, i.e. 6th October, …

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Annual reportSep 2026

Sep 2026 · Jagran Prakashan Limited Has informed Regarding Intimation Under Regulation 36(1)(B) Of The Listing Regulations. 21 Aug - Jagran Prakashan announces 50th AGM on 18 September 2026, annual report, and reappointment resolutions.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 18 Sep - AGM approved five-year reappointments of four whole-time directors and continuation of Mahendra Mohan Gupta till 2031.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Investor presentationAug 2026

Aug 2026 · PPT

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
AnnouncementAug 2026

Aug 2026 · Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. 27 Aug - Received August 26, 2026 GST SCN for Rs. 21.74 lakh plus interest and penalty on ITC claim.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 22 Aug - Jagran Prakashan Limited has informed about the Newspaper Publication.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 19 Aug - Disclosure under the provision of Regulation 30 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
AnnouncementJul 2026

Jul 2026 · Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. 1d - Jagran Media Network filed Supreme Court appeal against NCLAT order; hearing on 24 July 2026.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
AnnouncementJul 2026

Jul 2026 · Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI Listing Regulations. 9 Jul - NCLT hearing on company petitions adjourned to 27 July 2026 for further arguments.

Source: Bse

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AnnouncementJul 2026

Jul 2026 · Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI Listing Regulations. 9 Jun - Fresh IA No.57/2026 filed before NCLT Allahabad; notice issued, replies due 3 July 2026.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI Listing Regulations. 18 Jul - Supreme Court directs JPL to deposit award amounts for Amar Kumar Singh and Kishan Lal within four weeks.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Credit rating

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Credit Rating 3 Jul - CRISIL reaffirmed AA+/Stable ratings for ₹50 crore NCDs, ₹285 crore bank loans and ₹70 crore commercial paper.

Source: Bse

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