HT Media Limited is one of India’s leading media companies which was founded in 1924 by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri with the establishment of the Hindustan Times newspaper. In 1933, the Birla family acquired the newspaper, and it remains under their ownership today. The company is headquartered in New Delhi. HT Media is chaired by Shobhana Bhartia, who is also the Editorial Director and the first female chief executive of a national newspaper in India.HT Media operates across various segments, including print, radio, and digital media. It owns prominent brands such as Hindustan Times, Hindustan, Mint, and Fever FM. In 2007, Mint was launched in collaboration with The Wall Street Journal. Today, the company caters to over 8.6 million readers daily.
PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
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Revenue (INR Cr) | 1887 1.2% | 1865 11.2% | 1677 26.3% | 1329 -42.5% | 2312 -5.1% | 2435 -6.0% | 2589 -3.4% | 2682 0.9% | 2658 8.2% | 2457 3.9% | 2365 10.3% | 2145 3.2% | 2079 14.7% | 1813 24.7% | 1454 5.4% | 1380 - |
Net Operating Income (INR Cr) | 1695 -0.96% | 1711 14.04% | 1500 34.29% | 1117 -46.35% | 2083 -5.29% | 2199 -4.37% | 2299 -6.23% | 2452 -1.98% | 2502 9.64% | 2282 3.67% | 2201 7.44% | 2048 2.34% | 2001 12.68% | 1776 25.71% | 1413 4.92% | 1347 11.68% |
Profit (INR Cr) | -81 - | -227 - | 18 - | -71 - | -346 - | -12 - | 307 80.4% | 170 -1.9% | 173 -3.5% | 180 -13.4% | 208 23.8% | 168 1.3% | 165 -8.5% | 181 32.5% | 137 - | 1 - |
Assets (INR Cr) | 2963 -2.4% | 3035 -10.0% | 3374 0.6% | 3352 -4.5% | 3511 -12.5% | 4013 -1.9% | 4090 11.2% | 3678 7.4% | 3426 38.6% | 2472 3.0% | 2400 9.3% | 2196 11.0% | 1979 13.0% | 1752 25.6% | 1395 15.1% | 1212 - |
Net Worth (INR Cr) | 1714 -4.8% | 1800 -13.6% | 2084 -0.3% | 2089 -3.1% | 2155 -14.2% | 2511 -1.3% | 2544 14.0% | 2232 7.2% | 2082 9.4% | 1902 9.0% | 1745 9.4% | 1596 10.3% | 1447 11.1% | 1302 34.1% | 971 14.5% | 849 -0.5% |
Employee Cost (INR Cr) | 413 4.6% | 395 6.4% | 371 12.7% | 329 -20.0% | 412 7.8% | 382 -25.6% | 513 -12.1% | 584 6.4% | 549 13.5% | 483 14.1% | 424 8.1% | 392 10.1% | 356 18.4% | 301 20.2% | 250 3.5% | 242 - |
Interest Cost (INR Cr) | 78 | 76 | 55 | 56 | 99 | 114 | 81 | 95 | 63 | 47 | 65 | 45 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 32 |
Cash & Bank Balance (INR Cr) | 126 | 108 | 119 | 120 | 100 | 239 | 166 | 140 | 167 | 192 | 119 | 152 | 157 | 109 | 109 | 71 |
Total Debt (INR Cr) | 890 | 869 | 876 | 837 | 927 | 1102 | 1182 | 1126 | 1090 | 369 | 470 | 434 | 387 | 312 | 402 | 371 |
PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
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Profit As % Of Revenues | - | - | 1.1% | - | - | - | 11.9% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 9.4% | 0.1% |
Profit As % Of Assets | - | - | 0.5% | - | - | - | 7.5% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 7.6% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 9.8% | 0.1% |
Profit As % Of Networth | - | - | 0.9% | - | - | - | 12.1% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 13.9% | 14.1% | 0.1% |
Interest Cost to EBITDA % | - | - | 205.9% | - | - | - | 22.3% | 31.9% | 19.4% | 19.0% | 20.8% | 15.8% | 12.6% | 7.4% | 11.9% | 46.8% |
Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.44 |
RONW | - | - | 1.0% | - | - | - | 15.0% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.4% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 15.3% | 14.8% | -0.1% |
ROCE | -0.4% | -4.2% | 2.2% | -1.7% | 5.7% | 3.2% | 15.0% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 16.8% | 4.6% |