HT Media Limited (HTMEDIA) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 1, 2026: fair value of HT Media Limited ₹32.15, price ₹22.38, upside +43.6%, quality 30 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? Yes
- Good quality? No
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HT Media Limited
HTMEDIA · NSESpeculativeUpside exists, but weak quality makes the signal speculative.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 27, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range ₹14.90 – ₹38.10 · fair‑value band ₹20.09 – ₹32.15 · the ₹22.38 price screens below the ₹32.15 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 27, 2026.
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Company profile
HT Media Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals in India. The company operates through three segments: Printing and Publication of Newspapers & Periodicals, Radio Broadcast & Entertainment, and Digital.
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HT Media Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals in India. The company operates through three segments: Printing and Publication of Newspapers & Periodicals, Radio Broadcast & Entertainment, and Digital. It publishes Hindustan Times, an English daily newspaper; Mint, a business daily newspaper; and Hindustan, a Hindi daily newspaper. The company is also involved in the FM radio broadcast and other related activities through its radio stations operating under the Fever 104, Fever, Punjabi Fever, Radio One, and Radio Nasha brands. In addition, it operates Shine.com, a job portal; Shine Learning, a platform for upskilling; Hindustantimes.com, an English news website; Livemint.com, a business news website; Livehindustan.com, a Hindi news website; Desimartini.com, a movie reviews and ratings website; HT Smartcast, a podcast platform; Health Shots, a health and wellness platform for millennial women; VCCircle and TechCircle news platforms; VCCEdge, a market intelligence platform; Mint Lounge, a weekend magazine of Mint to guide on intelligent lifestyle; Slurrp, a platform for food recipes; and OTTplay, a content aggregation and discovery platform. Further, the company rents and invests in properties; engages in sale of third party newspaper and internet radio, trading and management consultancy services, and investment activities; undertakes commercial printing jobs; and provides solutions under HT One Audience, HT AdVentures, HT Classifieds, HT Brand Studio, and HT Syndication. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in New Delhi, India. HT Media Limited is a subsidiary of The Hindustan Times Limited.
Stock analysis
HT Media Limited (HTMEDIA) currently trades at ₹22.38, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is ₹32.15, implying the stock looks roughly 30.4% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Asset-Based group reads highest at a median of ₹46.91 per share, and 11 of the 13 models we run sit above the ₹22.38 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at ₹16.99, and 2 of the 13 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: ₹20.09 (bear) to ₹32.15 (bull), the price of ₹22.38 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 30/100 (below-average quality), in the Communication Services sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
HT Media Limited reported revenue of ₹18.0B in FY2026 versus ₹15.0B in FY2022, a compound +4.7%/yr. Reported net income was −₹767M in FY2026.
Key figures
Market cap ₹7.3B (≈ $75.9M) · P/E ratio 47.6 · P/S ratio 0.28 · EPS (TTM) ₹0.4700 · Net margin −4.3% · Return on equity 1.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) −2.9% · Operating margin 12.0%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 50 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 22% below its 52-week high and 23% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at 0% fair-value upside, at 44%, HTMEDIA screens cheaper than that median.
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Peer Groupⓘ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.Publishing · 102 stocks
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| Shandong Publishing&Media Co 601019 | ¥6.84 | ¥11.60 | +70% |
| TX Group TXGN | CHF 167.40 | CHF 43.33 | −74% |
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