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Jagran Prakashan Ltd

NSE JAGRAN · BSE 532705 · Print Media
₹61.55 -1.20%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range59.50 - 78.90
Market cap₹1,352 Cr.
P/E7.17
Price band 20% Delivery 62.7%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales459511510444447516481460467477472499
Expenses387406484379372423547396401405424429
Operating Profit7210525667593-666467714870
OPM %16%20%5.0%15%17%18%-14%14%14%15%10%14%
Other Income182724232721345231281332
Interest6686125556643
Depreciation272829262727282021202517
Profit before tax579712586282-659071733281
Tax %27%24%51%29%33%24%-21%26%20%25%81%24%
Net Profit42736414263-51675755661
EPS in Rs1.953.391.051.891.972.88-0.733.092.692.490.782.70
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales2,0792,2832,3042,3632,0971,2891,6161,8561,9341,8881,8761,916
Expenses1,4891,6431,7211,8291,6651,0611,2561,6021,6631,7281,6271,660
Operating Profit590640583534433228360254271160250256
OPM %28%28%25%23%21%18%22%14%14%8%13%13%
Other Income9441474132427314590106123104
Interest553527263334313928212018
Depreciation1221291361281461291191071111088683
Profit before tax508517467421286107282253223137267258
Tax %31%32%33%35%2%27%23%22%26%31%31%
Net Profit3513493112742817821719716594185179
EPS in Rs10.7310.639.638.799.723.198.447.588.446.029.058.66
Dividend Payout %0%28%31%40%0%0%0%44%59%100%110%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth-1%8%0%1%
Compounded Profit Growth-4%18%8%20%
Stock Price CAGR-10%1%-15%-12%
Return on Equity10%8%8%9%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital656565625956565344444444
Reserves1,0711,5662,0901,9771,8161,8621,9402,0851,7041,8851,9041,972
Borrowings648591308148406281318352443247186110
Other Liabilities469442748785814738648653739652570561
Total Liabilities2,2532,6643,2122,9723,0962,9382,9613,1422,9302,8272,7022,687
Fixed Assets7731,4221,4921,4761,4931,4551,3461,2691,068908747687
CWIP721457612322226121
Investments3573625355235065268391,0291,0209261,0681,165
Other Assets1,0517341,1099611,093955774842839986874834
Total Assets2,2532,6643,2122,9723,0962,9382,9613,1422,9302,8272,7022,687
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity439425477391285404348322272297224269
Cash from Investing Activity-441156-419102-5837-332-20424928-14-38
Cash from Financing Activity17-57363-605-224-462-2-123-517-307-222-236
Net Cash Flow157121-1132-2115-5418-12-5
Free Cash Flow387351363344145371342327299273178233
CFO/OP114%95%96%90%80%112%171%117%133%137%186%132%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days7579829698981229889928786
Inventory Days5439523684113647260385236
Days Payable6648827382107114122111128122112
Cash Conversion Cycle6369535910010472483821710
Working Capital Days-685205426447649-1302843
ROCE %22%24%21%18%17%12%5%11%8%9%6%12%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters69.00%69.00%69.00%69.00%69.00%69.00%69.00%69.00%69.00%69.00%69.00%69.00%
FIIs3.34%3.54%3.05%3.04%2.48%2.39%2.53%2.70%2.57%2.44%2.24%2.30%
DIIs11.21%10.74%10.61%9.62%9.12%9.17%8.94%7.63%7.58%7.58%6.30%4.29%
Public16.45%16.72%17.33%18.36%19.43%19.46%19.55%20.68%20.86%20.99%22.47%24.41%
No. of Shareholders42,14143,29148,72650,93552,94856,34760,40665,49866,17467,79271,62977,927

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 1,352 Cr.
Current Price₹ 62.0
Stock P/E7.17
Book Value₹ 92.6
ROCE12.2 %
ROE9.02 %
Dividend Yield11.3 %
Face Value₹ 2.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)1%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)20%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 1,340 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 1,346 Cr
P/E (TTM)7.10x
Price to book0.66x
Price to sales0.70x
EV / EBITDA3.74x
EV / EBIT4.88x
EV / sales0.70x
Price to cash flow4.99x
Earnings yield14.08%
Dividend yield16.25%
P/E, 3-year average10.12x
P/B, 3-year average0.86x
P/E, 5-year average9.19x
P/B, 5-year average0.86x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)13.30%
Operating margin (incl. other income)19.88%
EBITDA margin18.76%
Pre-tax margin13.46%
Net profit margin9.84%
Net margin, latest quarter11.78%
ROE9.94%
ROCE13.50%
ROA7.31%
ROE, 3-year average8.90%
ROCE, 3-year average10.77%
ROA, 3-year average6.14%
ROE, 5-year average9.55%
ROCE, 5-year average11.57%
ROA, 5-year average6.46%
ROIC (approx.)9.45%
Tax rate30.76%
Other income / net worth6.12%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-0.63%
Profit growth (latest year)50.44%
Sales CAGR, 3 years0.36%
Sales CAGR, 5 years7.79%
Profit CAGR, 3 years-0.48%
Profit CAGR, 5 years17.25%
Sales growth QoQ5.77%
Profit growth QoQ246.53%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)8.54%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-12.49%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 8.66
EPS (latest year)Rs 9.05
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 2.70
EPS, 3-year averageRs 7.84
EPS, 5-year averageRs 8.23
Book value per shareRs 92.60
Sales per shareRs 88.01
Cash flow per shareRs 12.34
Free cash flow per shareRs 10.71
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 10.00
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 7.00
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 6.25
Dividends
Dividend payout110.50%
Dividend payout, 3-year average89.82%
Dividend payout, 5-year average78.26%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.70x
Fixed asset turnover2.73x
Inventory turnover20.53x
Inventory days18 days
Debtor days86 days
Debtors turnover4.27x
Creditor days112 days
Cash conversion cycle10 days
Working capital days43 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 110 Cr
Cash and bankRs 104 Cr
Net debtRs 6 Cr
Debt to equity0.05x
Net debt / EBITDA0.02x
Interest coverage15.12x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)3.55x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)3.45x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 131 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources75.02%
Debt to assets4.09%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 269 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -38 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -236 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -5 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 233 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 157 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.61x
Sales to cash flow6.99x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 1,916 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 1,876 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 499 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 250 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 70 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 104 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 359 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 341 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 258 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 82 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 189 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 197 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 59 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 83 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 17 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 18 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 869 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 1,627 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 2,000 Cr
Share capitalRs 44 Cr
ReservesRs 1,972 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 2,016 Cr
Total assetsRs 2,687 Cr
Net blockRs 687 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 1 Cr
InvestmentsRs 1,165 Cr
ReceivablesRs 440 Cr
InventoryRs 42 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 561 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)21.77
Ownership
Promoter holding69.00% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 7.1 is at the 31th percentile of its own 9.4-year range (median 8.8, low 2.9, high 16.8).
P/B 0.66 is at the 19th percentile (median 0.78).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
PeriodJAGRANNifty 50Difference
1 week-2.1%-2.8% +0.6 pts
1 month+0.6%-6.8% +7.4 pts
3 months-5.2%-7.6% +2.4 pts
6 months+0.8%+0.4% +0.4 pts
1 year-13.4%-9.9% -3.5 pts
2 years-34.1%-13.6% -20.5 pts
3 years-38.4%+14.2% -52.6 pts
5 years+2.8%+27.9% -25.1 pts
3 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹45 Cr. Over three months 0 bought more and 2 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
HDFC Mid Cap Fund0.02%26 -35%
HDFC Aggressive Hybrid Fund0.07%15 -0%
ICICI Pru Aggressive Hybrid Fund(A0.01%5 -5%

Red flags

F-score 7 of 8
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 46% of pre-tax profit in 2026
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹499 Cr +8.5% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹61 Cr -9.0%.

Activity

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-06-05Interim Dividend - Rs 7 Per Share & Special Dividend Rs 3 Per Share
2025-05-30Interim Dividend - Rs 6 Per Share
2024-09-13Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2024-09-13Annual General Meeting
2023-08-14Annual General Meeting
2023-01-06Buy Back
2022-08-17Annual General Meeting/Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share
2021-09-15 Annual General Meeting
2020-09-10 Annual General Meeting
2019-09-19 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 3.5 Per Share
2018-09-11 Annual General Meeting/Dividend Rs 3 Per Share
2018-06-14 Buyback
2017-09-20 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 3 Per Share
2017-02-22 Buy Back
2016-09-14 Annual General Meeting
2015-09-16 Annual General Meeting/ Dividend - Rs 3.50/- Per Share
2014-09-18Annual General Meeting / Final Dividend - Rs 3/- Per Share
2013-11-13Buy Back - Tender Offer / Interim Dividend - Re 1/- Per Share
2013-09-18Annual General Meeting / Final Dividend - Rs 2/- Per Share
2012-09-18Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.3.50 Per Share
2011-06-15Dividend-Rs.3.50 Per Share
2010-08-17Annual General Meeting And Final Dividend Rs.1.50 Per Share
2009-11-11Int Div-Rs.2/- Per Share
2009-08-12Agm/Div-Rs.2/- Per Share
2008-08-27Agm/Dividend - 50%
2008-01-09Fv Split Rs.10/- To Rs.2/0.2000
2007-11-15Int Div - Rs.5/- Per Sh
2007-08-09Agm
2007-02-14Int Div-Rs.7.50 Per Sh
2006-11-02Bonus 1:50.8333
2006-09-18Agm
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-09-18Director changeChange in Director(s) of the company.
2026-09-18AppointmentAppointment of Mr. Shailesh Gupta (DIN- 00192466) as Other of the company w.e.f. October 01, 2026.
2026-09-18AppointmentRe-Appointment of Mr. Dhirendra Mohan Gupta (DIN:01057827) as Whole-time Director of the company w.e.f. October 01, 2026.
2026-09-18AppointmentRe-Appointment of Mr. Sanjay Gupta (DIN- 00028734) as Whole-time Director of the company w.e.f. October 01, 2026.
2026-09-18Change in ManagementContinuation of Mr. Mahendra Mohan Gupta (DIN- 00020451) as the Non-Executive Director of the Company, not liable to retire by rotation w.e.f. October...
2026-09-18AppointmentRe-Appointment of Mr. Sunil Gupta (DIN- 00317228) as Whole-time Director of the company w.e.f. October 01, 2026.
2026-09-18General UpdatesSubmission of Summary of Proceedings of the 50th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 18th September, 2026
2026-09-18General UpdatesOutcome including summary of proceedings, voting results and scrutinizers report of the Annual General Meeting held on 18th September, 2026.
2026-09-18Shareholder meetingThe Company has submitted the Exchange a copy of Scrutinizers Report.
2026-09-18Shareholder meetingOutcome including summary of Proceedings of Annual General Meeting held on September 18, 2026. Further, the company has submitted the Exchange a copy ...
2026-09-03General UpdatesJagran Prakashan Limited has informed the Stock Exchange about disclosure Under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirem...
2026-08-27General UpdatesJagran Prakashan Limited has informed the Stock Exchange about disclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirem...
2026-08-22General UpdatesJagran Prakashan Limited has informed the exchange about the newspaper publication.
2026-08-21General UpdatesIntimation under Regulation 36(1)(B) of Listing Regulations.
2026-08-21General UpdatesThe 50th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
2026-08-21General UpdatesJagran Prakashan Limited has informed the exchanges regarding the submission of Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) for the Fi...
2026-08-21Shareholder meetingNotice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 18, 2026
2026-08-19General UpdatesDisclosure under the provisions of Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015- Newspaper Publicatio...
2026-08-12General UpdatesJagran Prakashan Limited has informed the Stock Exchange about disclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirem...
2026-08-12General UpdatesInvestor Presentation in connection with the Unaudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for quarter ended June 30, 2026.
2026-08-12Press ReleaseA press release dated August 12, 2026, titled "Jagran Prakashan Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a Press Release dated August 12, 2026, tit...
2026-08-12Board meeting outcomeOutcome of Board Meeting held on August 12, 2026.
2026-08-12Board meeting outcomeJagran Prakashan Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the outcome of the Board Meeting inter-alia approving the financial results for the period end...
2026-08-10General UpdatesJagran Prakashan Limited has informed the Stock Exchange about disclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirem...
2026-08-10General UpdatesJagran Prakashan Limited has informed the Stock Exchange about disclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirem...
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Order dateForumCase
2017-11-13NCLATMr. Abhishek Mohan Gupta VS M/s. Jagran Prakashan Ltd. & Ors.
2017-08-29CESTATJAGRAN PRAKASHAN LTD ---VS.--- C.C.E. DELHI I
Orders from NCLT, NCLAT and CESTAT naming the company. Click a row for the order.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Jagran Prakashan Ltd?

Jagran Prakashan Ltd (JAGRAN) has a market capitalisation of Rs 1,352 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Jagran Prakashan Ltd?

Jagran Prakashan Ltd trades at a P/E of 7.17 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Jagran Prakashan Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Jagran Prakashan Ltd sales was Rs 499 Cr (+8.5% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 61 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Jagran Prakashan Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 78.90 and the 52-week low is Rs 59.50.

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