Q4 2026 HT Media Ltd Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- HT Media Ltd (BOM:532662) reported a stable total revenue for the full year, with a notable 8% growth in EBITDA.
- The Print business showed strong performance with a 10% increase in ad revenue and a 4% growth in circulation revenue for the quarter.
- The company successfully expanded its EBITDA margin by 100 basis points to 23% for the quarter.
- HT Media Ltd (BOM:532662) maintained a robust net cash position of INR 1,000 crores.
- The company has taken strategic steps to improve profitability by surrendering nonviable radio licenses and discontinuing the OTTplay business.
- The Radio business faced challenges with a decline in revenue and negative operating EBITDA for both the quarter and the full year.
- Rising newsprint costs and a weakening rupee pose ongoing concerns for the Print segment.
- The Digital segment, including Shine and Mosaic, reported flat revenues and negative operating EBITDA for both the quarter and the full year.
- HT Media Ltd (BOM:532662) incurred significant losses from discontinued operations, totaling INR 215 crores.
- The company does not currently have plans to return cash to shareholders, focusing instead on investing in future business opportunities.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. This is Aaditya Mulani from the HT Media Group. I would like to welcome you all to our quarter four and full financial year '25-'26 earnings Webinar. (Event Instructions) Joining me on today's call are Mr. Piyush Gupta, Group CFO; Mr. Pervez Bajan, Head Financial Controller; and Controller and Taxation and members of our team.
We hope you have had an opportunity to review the financial results of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited announced yesterday as well as those of HT Media Limited released earlier this afternoon. Please note that our discussion today will follow the presentation slides which, along with the financial statements, are available on the stock exchanges and in the Investor Relations section of our respective websites. Moving on to slide 2. This slide includes our standard disclaimer regarding forward-looking statements. As per usual practice, we do not provide specific guidance on revenue or earnings projections.
On to the next slide. This slide features comments from our Chairperson
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