Publishes Hindi and Gujarati newspapers, including Dainik Bhaskar and Divya Bhaskar, and runs the My FM radio network. The bulk of revenue comes from the Printing, Publishing and Allied Business segment, which generated Rs 2,198.17 crore in FY26 and earns from advertising and cover-price sales of newspapers. The Radio segment (My FM) added Rs 157.914 crore in FY26, earning primarily from advertising across its 37-city network. In Q1 FY27, print advertising revenue grew ~10% YoY to Rs 4,320 million, with circulation revenue at Rs 1,204 million and radio revenue at Rs 425 million. The company distributes ~38 lakh newspaper copies at a cover price of Rs 4.93 and reaches ~20 million digital monthly active users. Newsprint is the key cost, with materials accounting for 27.6% of revenue; newsprint prices rose ~13% YoY to ~Rs 53,000/ton in Q1 FY27. Employee costs (19.5%) and other operating expenses (32.1%) make up the balance, with FY27 capex guided at Rs 150-160 crore, directed mainly at acquiring owned properties to reduce rentals. AR · MarketPing reader · 2026-08-02
Revenue streams, as the annual report describes them. Printing, Publishing and Allied Business, Radio. Cyclical, ad-driven print media with radio and digital adjacencies
| ₹ crore · consolidated | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,769 | 2,129 | 2,402 | 2,339 | 2,356 |
| EBITDA (ex other income) | 303 | 322 | 623 | 545 | 488 |
| margin % | 17.1 | 15.1 | 25.9 | 23.3 | 20.7 |
| Owners' profit | 143 | 167 | 415 | 360 | 329 |
| EPS, as reported (₹) | 8.12 | 9.53 | 23.90 | 20.82 | 18.63 |
| ROE % · ROCE % | 7.6 · 10.0 | 8.7 · 11.4 | 19.2 · 23.3 | 16.7 · 20.6 | 13.7 · 17.1 |
| Debt / equity (x) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Cash from operations | 371 | 244 | 579 | 414 | 365 |
| Capex | (30) | (25) | (47) | (49) | (143) |
| ₹ crore | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 559 | 643 | 548 | 559 | 614 | 605 | 576 | 604 |
| Profit before tax | 110 | 160 | 71 | 108 | 126 | 129 | 85 | 134 |
| Net profit | 83 | 118 | 52 | 81 | 93 | 96 | 62 | 101 |
| EPS (₹) | 4.63 | 6.62 | 2.93 | 4.54 | 5.24 | 5.36 | 3.49 | 5.65 |
| Segment | Revenue, ₹ crore | Share % |
|---|---|---|
| Printing, Publishing and allied business | 541 | 23.0 |
| Radio | 158 | 6.7 |
| Printing Publishing and allied business | 1,136 | 48.2 |
| Printing Publishing and Allied Business | 521 | 22.1 |
| Total, before eliminations | 2,356 | 100.0 |
| Company | M.cap ₹ cr | P/E | P/B | EV/EBITDA | ROE % | ROCE % | Rev CAGR 5y % | EBITDA m. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.B.CORP LTD ◆ |
| Date · filing | Category | Importance | 1-day % | 5-day % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 2026 · D.B.Corp 30th AGM: All 4 Resolutions Passed | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 2 Sept 2026 · D.B.Corp 30th AGM held; 4 items including MD re-appointment for 5 years | board shareholder meetings | medium | — | — |
| 18 Aug 2026 · IEPF transfer notice for unclaimed dividends and shares | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 7 Aug 2026 · DB Corp fixes 30th AGM on September 2, 2026 via video conferencing | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2026 · D.B. Corp files BRSR for FY 2025-26 with SEBI | compliance | low | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2026 · Annual Report FY 2025-26 and 30th AGM Notice filed | general | medium | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2026 · D.B. Corp 30th AGM on Sept 2, 2026; MD re-appointment sought | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 5 Aug 2026 · D.B. Corp 30th AGM notice published, meeting set for September 2, 2026 | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 5 Aug 2026 · Newspaper notice published for 30th AGM on September 2, 2026 | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 21 Jul 2026 · D.B.Corp Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Intimation for submission of application for reclassification with stock exchanges'. | ownership changes | medium | — | — |
| Where a broker report shows | This document shows | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A rating (BUY / ADD / REDUCE / SELL) | A state: the latest filed quarter and the measured reactions |
| 3,396 |
| 9.7 |
| 1.40 |
| 5.8 |
| 13.7 |
| 16.2 |
| 9.3 |
| 27.3 |
| JAGRAN PRAKASHAN LIMITED | 1,354 | 7.2 | 0.64 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 20.4 |
| SANDESH LTD | 779 | 7.3 | 0.55 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 24.4 |
| HT MEDIA LIMITED | 582 | — | 0.29 | 6.5 | (2.4) | 1.4 | 10.0 | 20.8 |
| HINDUSTAN MEDIA VENT LTD | 580 | 6.5 | 0.37 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 38.1 |
| ENCODE PACKAGING INDIA LIMITED | — | — | — | — | (0.0) | (0.0) | — | — |
| Metric | Company | Group median | Rank | Better than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 9.7 | 9.3 | 12 of 20 | 42% |
| P/B | 1.4 | 1.0 | 11 of 17 | 38% |
| ROCE | 16.2 | 9.8 | 9 of 24 | 65% |
| ROE | 13.7 | 3.5 | 5 of 19 | 78% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 of 19 | 44% |
| EBITDA margin | 27.3 | 20.6 | 3 of 16 | 87% |
| Revenue growth | 7.9 | 9.6 | 10 of 16 | 40% |
| Profit growth | 24.6 | 19.4 | 6 of 16 | 67% |
| Market cap | 3396 | 165 | 1 of 24 | 100% |
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