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Diligent Media Corpn

₹4.1 -0.2 | 4%

Market Cap ₹49 Cr.

Stock P/E 3.6

P/B -0.2

Current Price ₹4.1

Book Value ₹ -20.9

Face Value 1

52W High ₹7.1

Dividend Yield 0%

52W Low ₹ 3.9

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Overview Inc. Year: 2005Industry: Printing And Publishing

Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. was incorporated on February 17, 2005, and is known for publishing the English broadsheet daily newspaper DNA, which stands for Daily News and Analysis. Founded with the vision to provide quality journalism and has been promoted by the Essel Group, a well-known conglomerate in India with diverse business interests. Essel Group's involvement has provided a strong foundation for company's growth and expansion in media industry. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd.'s clientele includes a broad readership across India attracted by the newspaper's comprehensive coverage and insightful analysis. Board of directors include Manoj Phoolchand Agarwal and Mukesh Jindal oversees the strategic direction ensuring that the publication maintains its commitment to journalistic integrity and innovation.

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Diligent Media Corpn Quarterly Results

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025
Net Sales 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 6 1
Other Income 3 3 5 7 5 4 4 5 1 0
Total Income 7 5 7 10 8 7 6 7 7 1
Total Expenditure 3 2 2 2 14 3 2 4 3 3
Operating Profit 4 3 5 7 -6 3 5 3 4 -2
Interest 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exceptional Income / Expenses 127 0 0 0 170 0 0 0 0 0
Profit Before Tax 132 3 5 7 164 2 5 3 4 -2
Provision for Tax 32 1 1 2 38 -0 0 0 -0 -0
Profit After Tax 99 2 4 5 126 2 5 3 4 -2
Adjustments -24 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments 76 2 4 5 126 2 5 3 4 -2
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 8.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 10.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.2

Diligent Media Corpn Profit & Loss

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
Net Sales 102 101 85 124 114 1 3 6 9 10 13 12
Other Income 6 10 6 3 4 0 0 1 9 20 14 10
Total Income 108 111 92 127 118 1 3 7 19 29 27 21
Total Expenditure 146 122 130 137 131 1 0 14 18 20 12 12
Operating Profit -38 -11 -38 -9 -13 0 3 -7 0 9 15 10
Interest 7 1 0 38 43 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Depreciation 3 1 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 170 0 0
Profit Before Tax -48 -14 -39 -60 -69 0 3 -7 128 179 14 10
Provision for Tax -26 -5 -13 38 -11 0 0 0 32 42 0 0
Profit After Tax -22 -9 -26 -98 -58 0 3 -7 96 137 14 10
Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0 -65 -49 31 65 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments -22 -9 -26 -98 -58 -65 -46 24 161 137 14 10
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 0 0 0 -8.3 -4.9 0 0.2 -0.6 8.1 11.6 1.2 0.7

Growth Rates

# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Sales CAGR 30% 29% 67% -19%
Operating Profit CAGR 67% 0% 0% 0%
PAT CAGR -90% 0% 0% 0%
# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Share Price CAGR -24% 6% 60% NA%
ROE Average 0% 0% 0% 0%
ROCE Average 8% 57% 35% 4%

Diligent Media Corpn Balance Sheet

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Shareholder's Funds -315 112 -349 -412 -469 -533 -579 -555 -394 -257 -244
Minority's Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borrowings 329 0 871 777 818 436 436 436 436 436 436
Other Non-Current Liabilities -83 -89 -102 -94 -105 -108 -110 -110 -48 -7 -4
Total Current Liabilities 129 43 75 73 67 501 348 323 186 161 39
Total Liabilities 59 66 496 345 311 295 95 95 180 333 228
Fixed Assets 4 3 3 259 190 177 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 4 5 440 5 5 6 5 65 159 78 4
Total Current Assets 52 59 53 81 116 112 90 30 20 255 224
Total Assets 59 66 496 345 311 295 95 95 180 333 228

Diligent Media Corpn Cash Flow

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents 0 4 10 7 12 8 4 0 2 3 1
Cash Flow from Operating Activities -107 -19 -2 15 -61 -4 286 1 93 -6 3
Cash Flow from Investing Activities -0 0 -0 -11 57 0 0 1 -92 4 -2
Cash Flow from Financing Activities 110 25 0 -0 0 0 -290 0 0 -0 -0
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow 3 6 -2 4 -4 -4 -4 2 1 -2 1
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalent 4 10 7 12 8 4 0 2 3 1 2

Diligent Media Corpn Ratios

# Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Earnings Per Share (Rs) 0 0 0 -8.34 -4.9 0.02 0.25 -0.59 8.11 11.62 1.16
CEPS(Rs) -0.22 -0.08 -0.28 -7.27 -3.81 0.02 0.25 -0.59 8.12 11.63 1.17
DPS(Rs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Book NAV/Share(Rs) 0 0 0 -34.96 -39.84 -45.31 -49.18 -47.15 -33.49 -21.87 -20.71
Core EBITDA Margin(%) -43.25 -21.23 -51.91 -10.06 -14.84 16.71 90.3 -118.18 -93.62 -108.99 8.75
EBIT Margin(%) -40.07 -12.24 -45.06 -17.69 -22.75 16.71 93.43 -106.75 1351.35 1843.97 111.82
Pre Tax Margin(%) -47.25 -13.42 -45.54 -48.35 -60.33 16.71 93.43 -106.75 1351.28 1842.49 105.15
PAT Margin (%) -22.01 -8.49 -29.91 -79.15 -50.46 16.71 93.43 -106.75 1011.19 1410.15 103.23
Cash Profit Margin (%) -19.27 -7.26 -29.34 -69.03 -39.28 16.71 93.43 -106.75 1012.2 1411.51 104.24
ROA(%) -62.47 -13.64 -9.08 -23.36 -17.58 0.08 1.51 -7.28 69.47 53.35 4.86
ROE(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROCE(%) -89.64 -12.12 -12.12 -4.94 -7.27 0.07 3.14 0 0 161.98 7.94
Receivable days 58.4 58.89 66.95 69.16 107.19 7514.48 2214.1 801.52 432.15 413.17 368.7
Inventory Days 5.71 11.93 28.99 27.25 26.56 1122.86 104.64 0 0 0 0
Payable days 192.72 168.84 277.43 315.17 190.8 0 0 0 0 0 0
PER(x) 0 0 0 0 0 16.58 2.72 0 0.29 0.42 4.26
Price/Book(x) 0 0 0 -0.22 -0.03 -0.01 -0.01 -0.05 -0.07 -0.22 -0.24
Dividend Yield(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EV/Net Sales(x) 4.81 5.11 11.17 6.91 7.2 615.93 141.08 71.38 48.87 50.83 37.3
EV/Core EBITDA(x) -12.89 -46.35 -25.1 -91.19 -62.2 3685.59 151 -66.86 1180.41 54.55 33.06
Net Sales Growth(%) -20.01 -1.47 -15.27 45.39 -7.92 -98.77 124.7 105.88 45.68 2.73 35.97
EBIT Growth(%) 55.23 69.89 -211.82 42.92 -18.41 100.9 1156.19 -335.22 1944.24 40.18 -91.75
PAT Growth(%) 76.52 62.01 -198.58 -284.77 41.29 100.41 1156.19 -335.22 1480.01 43.26 -90.05
EPS Growth(%) 0 0 0 0 41.3 100.41 1155.78 -335.25 1480.06 43.26 -90.05
Debt/Equity(x) -1.29 0 -2.5 -1.89 -1.74 -1.62 -0.75 -0.79 -1.11 -1.69 -1.79
Current Ratio(x) 0.4 1.36 0.71 1.1 1.73 0.22 0.26 0.09 0.11 1.59 5.73
Quick Ratio(x) 0.39 1.26 0.59 0.97 1.62 0.22 0.26 0.09 0.11 1.59 5.73
Interest Cover(x) -5.58 -10.4 -95.02 -0.58 -0.61 0 0 0 19048.79 1252.86 16.77
Total Debt/Mcap(x) 0 0 0 8.5 67.47 222.31 54.5 15.51 15.64 7.6 7.52

Diligent Media Corpn Shareholding Pattern

# Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025
Promoter 62.17 62.17 62.17 62.17 62.17 62.17 62.17 62.17 62.17 62.17
FII 4.52 4.52 4.52 4.52 4 4 4 4 4 4
DII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public 33.31 33.31 33.31 33.31 33.83 33.83 33.83 33.83 33.83 33.83
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Pros

  • Stock is trading at -0.2 times its book value
  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 0% over the last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs. 14 Cr.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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