HT Media Ltd

HT Media Limited: Trading Window Closed from 30 September 2026 till completion of 48 hours after the declaration of Un-Audited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) (‘UFRs’) for the quarter and half year ending on 30 September 2026

AGM Details

• Date and time: 25 September 2026 at 11:00 A.M. IST.
• Mode: Video Conferencing/Other Audio-Visual Means (VC/OAVM).
• Cut-off date for voting rights: 18 September 2026.
• Results declaration date: 25 September 2026.

Key Resolutions and Outcomes

• Item 1 (Ordinary): Adoption of standalone and consolidated financial statements approved.
• Item 2 (Ordinary): Re-appointment of Priyavrat Bhartia approved.
• Item 3 (Ordinary): Remuneration of Ramanath Iyer & Co, Cost Auditor, FY2027 ratified.
• Item 4 (Special): Remuneration payable to Shobhana Bhartia approved.

AGM Details

• AGM held on 25 September 2026 at 11:00 IST.
• Mode: VC/OAVM.
• 146 members attended via VC.
• Meeting duration: 11:00–11:30 IST, including post-meeting e-voting.
• Remote e-voting window: 21–24 September 2026; venue voting available at AGM.
• Quorum confirmed at start.

Resolutions Put To Vote

• Adopt audited standalone and consolidated financial statements for FY ended March 31, 2026.
• Re-appointment of Priyavrat Bhartia as Director on rotation.
• Ratification of remuneration to Ramanath Iyer & Co for Cost Auditor FY2027.
• Special: remuneration payable to Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson & Editorial Director.

Voting Status

• Results pending; will be declared and uploaded.
• E-voting period concluded; results to be announced later.

Director Changes

• Priyavrat Bhartia to be re-appointed as Director (retiring by rotation).

Auditors/Remuneration

• Remuneration ratified for Ramanath Iyer & Co, Cost Auditor FY2027.

Other Material Approvals

• Remuneration payable to Chairperson and Editorial Director approved.

AGM and reporting details

• AGM scheduled for 25 September 2026; via VC/OAVM per MCA/SEBI guidelines.
• Notice of AGM and Annual Report FY2025-26 accessible via htmedia.in URLs.
• Cut-off date for unregistered emails: 25 August 2026.
• Shareholders without registered emails must update contact details to receive documents.
• Documents and notices hosted on htmedia.in; access path provided.

Consolidated financials

• Consolidated revenue from operations: ₹1,80,331 Lakhs.
• Consolidated EBITDA: ₹29,842 Lakhs.
• PBT from continuing operations: ₹3,112 Lakhs.
• PAT from continuing operations: ₹3,862 Lakhs.
• Total comprehensive loss: ₹-4,047 Lakhs.

Discontinued operations

• OTTplay discontinued revenue: ₹9,552 Lakhs.
• OTTplay discontinued loss after tax: ₹-7,769 Lakhs.

Dividends, governance & key actions

• MD & CEO appointed: Sameer Singh from 01-Mar-2026.
• Dividend: no dividend declared for FY26.
• Priyavrat Bhartia re-appointed as Director.

Financial performance

• Total revenue rose 15% to INR 497 crore; EBITDA up nearly 3x to INR 90 crore.
• PAT rose to INR 47 crore with PAT margin at 9%.
• Consolidated net cash position stood at INR 922 crore.

Segment update

• Print revenue grew 16% to INR 376 crore; EBITDA INR 50 crore, margin 13%.
• Print ad revenue up 15% to INR 295 crore; circulation revenue flat at INR 52 crore.
• English Print ad revenue up 12% to INR 156 crore; circulation INR 13 crore.
• Hindi Print ad revenue INR 139 crore; circulation flat.
• Radio revenue flat; EBITDA negative INR 3 crore.
• Digital revenue down about 28%; EBITDA negative INR 3 crore; margin -12%.

Capital and liquidity

• Preferential issue priced on SEBI formula to retire 30–50% of debt.
• Consolidated net cash position includes HT Media; no free cash at HT Media or Digicontent.
• Debt has built up over 4–5 years; equity raise improves EPS and debt profile.

Q&A highlights

• Ranga Prasad questioned preferential issue vs rights; management cited faster process and certainty.
• Pref issue pricing via SEBI formula; aim to retire 30–50% of debt.
• Mehul Pathak urged other capital options; management says options are on the table.
• Rohan Agarwal asked about other income mix; treasury gains and asset sale; future unpredictable.
• Yash R queried Print EBITDA margin sensitivity to newsprint; dollar risk acknowledged.

Guidance and outlook

• Cautionary note: no specific revenue or earnings projections provided.

Resolution: preferential warrants

• Special resolution to issue warrants on a preferential basis approved; promoter group participated.
• Voting outcome: 88.748% in favour, 11.252% against.