Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL) Fair Value & Analysis
Communication Services · IN · Market cap ₹6.5B
Strengths
Risks
Fair value as of: Aug 13, 2026
From 24 valuation models · updated 7 days ago
Share price +3.4% over the past month.
A solid business, screening 166% undervalued on our models.
What matters now
- The price is below even our cautious bear case (₹173.95). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
- Solid quality (64/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
- A fairly wide model range (₹173.95 to ₹333.63) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 13, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range ₹41.85 – ₹122.50 · fair‑value band ₹173.95 – ₹333.63 · the ₹94.72 price screens below the ₹251.97 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 13, 2026.
Analysis
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL) currently trades at ₹94.72, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is ₹251.97, implying the stock looks roughly 166.0% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 64/100 (solid quality), in the Communication Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.
Over the trailing twelve months, Hindustan Media Ventures Limited generated revenue of ₹7.4B at a net margin of 6.6%. Revenue grew 7.1% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 9.0%. Net debt stands at ₹683M. Fundamentals as of Aug 13, 2026
Our scenario range runs from ₹173.95 (bear case) to ₹333.63 (bull case); at ₹94.72, the current price sits below that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 5% below its 52-week high and 72% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at 9% fair-value upside, at 166%, HMVL screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 24 models by family
Widest divergence: Growth Earnings (₹394.65) versus Economic Profit (₹107.31). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 13, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 61 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 72
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited engages in the publishing business in India. It operates through two segments, Printing & Publishing of Newspaper & Periodicals; and Digital.
Full company description
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited engages in the publishing business in India. It operates through two segments, Printing & Publishing of Newspaper & Periodicals; and Digital. The company publishes under various brands, including Hindustan, a newspaper which covers international, national, and local news relating to politics, business, entertainment, sports, and other general interests; Nandan, a monthly children's magazine that offers traditional and modern stories, poems, interactive and educative columns, and facts; Kadambini, a monthly socio-cultural magazine, which provides a range of subjects, such as literature, art, culture, health, technology, fashion, travel, and beauty; and LiveHindustan.com, a Hindi news website. It also operates HT Media Labs, which offers OTTplay, Slurrp, MintGenie, and Upublish that caters various needs of users, ranging from entertainment to personal finance. The company was formerly known as Searchlight Publishing House Limited and changed its name to Hindustan Media Ventures Limited in November 2008. The company was incorporated in 1918 and is based in New Delhi, India. Hindustan Media Ventures Limited is a subsidiary of HT Media Limited.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2022 – FY2026 · reported fiscal years
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited reported revenue of ₹7.4B in FY2026 versus ₹6.7B in FY2022, a compound +2.5%/yr. Reported net income was ₹1.4B in FY2026, compounding +36.5%/yr from FY2022.
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Peer Group
Publishing · 112 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Publishing median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
Similar stocks
10 more Publishing stocks, each showing price versus our Fair Value estimate (as of Aug 13, 2026).
| Stock | Price | Fair Value | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times Company NYT | $63.95 | $41.95 | -34% |
| Pearson plc PSO | $16.07 | $16.27 | +1% |
| Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corporation 601928 | ¥9.20 | ¥10.07 | +9% |
| China Science Publishing & Media Ltd 601858 | ¥24.46 | ¥10.31 | -58% |
| People.cn CO., LTD 603000 | ¥16.85 | ¥4.23 | -75% |
| China South Publishing & Media Group 601098 | ¥10.31 | ¥14.66 | +42% |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc WLY | $49.94 | $55.90 | +12% |
| Zhejiang Publishing & Media Co 601921 | ¥7.27 | ¥7.54 | +4% |
| Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co 601811 | ¥12.04 | ¥21.02 | +75% |
| Shandong Publishing&Media Co 601019 | ¥6.97 | ¥11.60 | +66% |
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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