Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) — shareholding pattern, promoter holding, financials and share price
About Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL)
Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd operates in the Print Media industry, within the Media, Entertainment & Publication sector. It trades on the NSE as HMVL and on the BSE under scrip code 533217. Its ISIN is INE871K01015.
Incorporated in 1918, Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd is in the business of publishing ‘Hindustan’, a Hindi Daily and runs digital over-the-top platform viz. OTT Play [1]
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL) is part of the HT Media Group and primarily publishes the Hindi daily newspaper, 'Hindustan'. The company also operates digital platforms, including OTTPlay.
In Q3 FY26, HMVL reported stable revenue of INR 532 crore, with year-on-year stable performance and a sequential growth of 7%. Profitability improved significantly with a PAT of INR 17 crore, indicating an efficient cost management strategy.
Listed peers in Print Media: Bright Outdoor Media Ltd, Sandesh Ltd, OnMobile Global Ltd, H T Media Ltd, R K Swamy Ltd, B.A.G. Convergence Ltd.
Valuation & Returns
10 Jul 2026At ₹91 a share on 10 Jul 2026, Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) was valued at a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.07x against an industry P/E of 10.23x and a price-to-book of 0.44x on a book value of ₹208.26 per share as of Mar 2025. Solomo computes return on equity of 5.42% and return on capital employed of 6.61% from filed results. Earnings ratios use consolidated results for the twelve months Jun 2025 to Mar 2026.
- P/E
- 8.07x
- Industry P/E
- 10.23x
- P/B
- 0.44x
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹11.28
- Book value / share
- ₹208.26
- ROE
- 5.42%
- ROCE
- 6.61%
- ROA
- 3.64%
- Debt / equity
- 0.03x
- Dividend yield
- 0%
- EBITDA margin
- 11.61%
- 52-week range
- ₹55.47 – ₹99.32
Ratios are computed from filed results and the last recorded price. Not investment advice.
Financial Performance
Mar 2026In the year ended Mar 2026, Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) reported revenue of ₹740 crore, net profit of ₹49 crore and earnings per share of ₹6.61. That compares with revenue of ₹733 crore and net profit of ₹78 crore in Mar 2025. Figures are consolidated, as filed with the exchanges.
In the quarter ended Mar 2026, revenue was ₹216 crore and net profit ₹27 crore (consolidated).
| Metric | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (₹ cr) | 669 | 713 | 704 | 733 | 740 |
| Net profit (₹ cr) | 41 | -38 | 10 | 78 | 49 |
| EPS (₹) | 5.51 | -5.17 | 1.35 | 10.56 | 6.61 |
| Measure | 10Y | 5Y | 3Y | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales growth | -2.47% | -1.63% | 3.08% | 4.09% |
| Profit growth | -10.40% | -8.35% | 20.89% | 681.71% |
| Stock price CAGR | -10% | 0% | 14% | 1% |
Ownership Summary
Jun 2026As of Jun 2026, promoters hold 74.4% of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) (unchanged from the previous quarter), foreign institutional investors (FII) hold 0.1% and domestic institutional investors (DII) hold 0.07%. Market capitalisation was ₹670 crore on 10 Jul 2026. Shareholding is filed quarterly with BSE and NSE; Solomo carries every filing back to Sep 2010.
Largest disclosed public shareholders in Jun 2026: ELIMATH ADVISORS PRIVATE LIMITED 7.54%, SHALU AGGARWAL 1.48%, RANGA PRASAD NUTHAKKI 1.06%. Only stakes above the 1% disclosure threshold are named in filings.
| Quarter | Promoter | Pledged | FII | DII | Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 74.4% | - | 0.1% | 0.07% | 25.39% |
| Mar 2026 | 74.4% | - | 0.1% | 0.07% | 25.39% |
| Dec 2025 | 74.4% | - | 0.11% | 0.07% | 25.39% |
| Sep 2025 | 74.4% | - | 0.16% | - | 25.39% |
| Jun 2025 | 74.4% | - | 0.16% | - | 25.39% |
| Mar 2025 | 74.4% | - | 0.16% | - | 25.39% |
| Dec 2024 | 74.4% | - | 0.2% | - | 25.39% |
| Sep 2024 | 74.4% | - | 0.2% | - | 25.39% |