HT Media (BOM:532662) Debt-to-Equity : 0.52 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is HT Media Debt-to-Equity?

HT Media's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹6,597 Mil. HT Media's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹2,299 Mil. HT Media's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹17,141 Mil. HT Media's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.52.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for HT Media's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:532662' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.45 Max: 0.52
Current: 0.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of HT Media was 0.52. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.45.

BOM:532662's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
63.55% of 845 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs BOM:532662: 0.52

HT Media Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for HT Media's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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HT Media Debt-to-Equity Chart

HT Media Annual Data

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Mar24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.36

0.40

0.42

0.48

0.52

HT Media Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															N/A	0.48	0.58	N/A	0.52

Competitive Comparison of HT Media's Debt-to-Equity

For the Publishing subindustry, HT Media's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

HT Media's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, HT Media's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HT Media's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

HT Media Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

HT Media's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(6596.7	+	2299.3)	/	17141.1
	=	0.52

HT Media's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(6596.7	+	2299.3)	/	17141.1
	=	0.52

HT Media (BOM:532662) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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HT Media (BOM:532662) Business Description

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HTMEDIA:India

Address

18-20, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Hindustan Times House, 2nd Floor, New Delhi, IND, 110001

Website

https://www.htmedia.in

HT Media Ltd is a media company engaged in the printing and publishing of newspapers and periodicals. The company publishes Hindustan Times, an English daily, and Mint, a Business paper daily except on Sunday, and undertakes commercial printing jobs. It also engaged in the business of providing entertainment, radio broadcasts, and all other related activities through its Radio Stations operating under the brand name Fever 104, Fever, and Radio Nasha. The company's operating segment includes Printing and Publication of Newspapers and Periodicals; Radio Broadcasts and Entertainment and Digital. It generates maximum revenue from the Printing and Publishing of Newspaper and Periodicals segment.

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