D B Corp Ltd

533151

Summary

Fair Value Assessment
Undervalued (30% Discount)
Fair ValueQ331.99UncertaintyHigh
Close Price231.90Mar 25, 2025
Market Closed
226.65
Price Down by 5.25 | 2.26 %
Previous Close
231.90
Day Range
225.15 – 235.00
Year Range
189.10 – 405.00
Bid / Ask
Market Cap
40.4 Bil
Volume / Average
7.6 k / 15.0 k
Beta (5-Year)
0.93
Shares Outstanding
178.19 Mil
Primary Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange

Business Description
D B Corp Ltd is an Indian print media company with a presence in the radio and digital sectors. The company publishes six newspapers in Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, and English across 14 states with a total readership of approximately forty-four million. Its operating segments include the Printing / Publishing and Radio segment. The flagship newspaper brands of the Group are Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, and Divya Marathi. MY FM, the Group's radio network has more than 25 radio stations, and its digital arm, The company operates through two segments such as the Printing/Publishing and Allied Business segment, which encompasses newspapers, magazines, printing job work, and internet and mobile interactive services, and the Radio segment, which focuses on radio broadcasting.
Contact
6, Dwarka Sadan, Press Complex M P Nagar Zone I, Bhopal, MP 462011
T +91 7554730000
www.dbcorpltd.com opens in a new tab
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Publishing
Most Recent Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Fiscal Year End
Mar 31, 2025
Employees
5,295

Key Metrics

Income Statement (in Bil, except ratios)
12/31/2024
03/2024
03/2023
03/2022
03/2021
03/2020
Revenue
23.55 23.49 20.76 17.29 14.76 21.87
Revenue Growth %
4.06% 13.10% 20.10% 17.14% -32.52% -9.33%
Gross Profit
15.88 15.04 10.36 10.31 9.64 12.88
Gross Profit Margin %
67.44% 64.02% 49.91% 59.62% 65.31% 58.87%
Operating Income
5.45 5.11 2.21 1.99 1.93 3.74
Operating Margin %
23.12% 21.77% 10.63% 11.53% 13.06% 17.12%
EBIT
5.63 5.39 2.20 1.97 2.06 3.63
EBIT Margin %
23.92% 22.94% 10.61% 11.40% 13.99% 16.62%
EBITDA
6.72 6.53 3.32 3.07 3.21 4.84
EBITDA Margin %
28.51% 27.80% 16.01% 17.76% 21.77% 22.14%
Net Income
4.41 4.26 1.69 1.43 1.41 2.75
Net Profit Margin %
18.73% 18.12% 8.14% 8.25% 9.58% 12.57%
Basic EPS
24.77 23.90 9.53 8.12 8.08 15.72
Diluted EPS
24.74 23.87 9.52 8.09 8.04 15.70
Normalized EPS
24.07 23.19 9.63 8.68 7.72 16.21
Total Dividends per Share
20.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 18.00
Balance Sheet (in Bil, except ratios)
09/30/2024
03/2024
03/2023
03/2022
03/2021
03/2020
Total Assets
29.92 29.93 25.79 25.37 24.76 24.86
Total Liabilities
8.47 7.72 6.31 6.54 6.53 8.07
Total Debt
2.69 2.53 2.13 1.99 2.48 3.45
Total Equity
21.45 22.21 19.48 18.82 18.23 16.78
Cash And Cash Equivalents
1.19 0.85 0.81 1.13 1.20 0.34
Working Capital
11.55 9.10 5.79 8.85 7.22 5.41
Shares Outstanding (Bil)
0.18 0.18
Book Value Per Share
124.61 109.27 105.92 103.51 95.56
Total Debt To Equity
0.13 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.14 0.21
Cash Flow Statement (in Bil, except ratios)
09/30/2024
03/2024
03/2023
03/2022
03/2021
03/2020
Cash From Operating Activities
5.99 5.79 2.44 3.71 3.74 3.63
Cash From Investing Activities
-2.11 -3.80 -1.44 -2.24 -1.37 -1.54
Cash From Financing Activities
-3.47 -1.94 -1.32 -1.55 -1.51 -3.07
Capital Expenditures
0.47 0.26 0.30 0.67 0.74
Free Cash Flow
4.48 2.41 2.28 1.99 3.26
Change in Cash
0.41 0.05 -0.32 -0.07 0.86 -0.98

Profile

Name (Age)
5-Year Trend
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Pawan Agarwal (50) Director and Deputy Managing Director
Sudhir Agarwal (57) Director and Managing Director
Total Compensation for all Key Executives
Transaction History

Shares in Thousands
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
>
No Data Available
There is no available information for this investment.
Sep
2023
    • Buy
    • Acquisition
    • Option Exercise
    • Disposition
    • Sell
Transaction Detail
No Data Available
There is no available information for this investment.

Ownership

Name
% Total
Shares Held
% Total
Assets
Trend
Prev. 8 Qtrs
Change Amount
Change %
Date
HDFC Small Cap Gr 2.76 0.36 4,922,150
Feb 28, 2025
ICICI Pru Multi-Asset Gr Not Rated 0.99 0.07 1,767,451
Feb 28, 2025
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Div ETF 0.30 0.05 539,833
Feb 28, 2025
DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity I 0.21 0.00 370,945
2,930
0.80%
Jan 31, 2025
Mahindra Manulife Business Cycl Rg Gr Not Rated 0.12 0.41 211,900
-8,419
3.82%
Feb 28, 2025
Total (for Top 5) 4.38 7,812,279
-5,489

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