D.B.Corp Limited
D. B. Corp Limited engages in the business of publishing newspapers, radio broadcasting, and digital platforms for news and event management in India and internationally. The company operates through Printing/Publishing and Allied Business; and Radio segments. It publishes Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, Divya Marathi, Saurashtra Samachar, and DB Star newspapers in Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi languages. The company also publishes Aha! Zindagi, Bal Bhaskar, Young Bhaskar, Madhurima, Navrang, Rasrang, Kalash, Dharmdarshan, Rasik, and Lakshya magazines and supplements. In addition, it operates a network of radio stations in various states under the 94.3 My FM brand name; and digital portals, such as dainikbhaskar.com, divyabhaskar.com, homeonline.com, bhaskarenglish.in, divyamarathi.com, and moneybhaskar.com; and mobile applications comprising Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, Divya Marathi, and Bhaskar English, as well as undertakes printing job works; and offers internet and mobile interactive services. The company was formerly known as Multi-Tech Energy Limited and changed its name to D. B. Corp Limited in December 2005. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Bhopal, India.
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AI Summary
Indian StockRule-based from financial data. Not advice.
Historically, Jul has averaged the highest return (+12.6%); Feb the lowest (-13.8%).
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -8.0%Negative MonthJan 2026: -8.04% | -6.8%Negative MonthFeb 2026: -6.81% | -17.1%Negative MonthMar 2026: -17.07% | +15.8%Positive MonthApr 2026: +15.84% | -4.9%Negative MonthMay 2026: -4.91% | -7.1%Negative MonthJun 2026: -7.10% | +9.2%*Positive MonthJul 2026: +9.22% | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2025 | -13.7%Negative MonthJan 2025: -13.67% | -22.1%Negative MonthFeb 2025: -22.14% | +13.7%Positive MonthMar 2025: +13.66% | +5.3%Positive MonthApr 2025: +5.34% | +3.4%Positive MonthMay 2025: +3.37% | +13.0%Positive MonthJun 2025: +13.04% | -5.2%Negative MonthJul 2025: -5.23% | -1.1%Neutral MonthAug 2025: -1.06% | +1.1%Neutral MonthSep 2025: +1.07% | -0.9%Neutral MonthOct 2025: -0.93% | -3.1%Negative MonthNov 2025: -3.09% | +1.3%Neutral MonthDec 2025: +1.33% |
| 2024 | +20.5%Positive MonthJan 2024: +20.49% | -9.6%Negative MonthFeb 2024: -9.64% | -9.4%Negative MonthMar 2024: -9.44% | +7.7%Positive MonthApr 2024: +7.66% | +7.0%Positive MonthMay 2024: +6.96% | +4.9%Positive MonthJun 2024: +4.90% | +11.8%Positive MonthJul 2024: +11.76% | -5.3%Negative MonthAug 2024: -5.30% | +1.6%Neutral MonthSep 2024: +1.64% | -5.1%Negative MonthOct 2024: -5.06% | -3.8%Negative MonthNov 2024: -3.77% | -2.8%Negative MonthDec 2024: -2.76% |
| 2023 | +1.3%Neutral MonthJan 2023: +1.30% | -24.4%Negative MonthFeb 2023: -24.37% | +3.5%Positive MonthMar 2023: +3.54% | +20.2%Positive MonthApr 2023: +20.17% | +13.2%Positive MonthMay 2023: +13.23% | +6.3%Positive MonthJun 2023: +6.33% | +55.1%Positive MonthJul 2023: +55.10% | +3.6%Positive MonthAug 2023: +3.56% | +12.9%Positive MonthSep 2023: +12.93% | +17.5%Positive MonthOct 2023: +17.52% | -9.6%Negative MonthNov 2023: -9.59% | -2.2%Negative MonthDec 2023: -2.19% |
| 2022 | -4.8%Negative MonthJan 2022: -4.83% | -6.0%Negative MonthFeb 2022: -6.04% | +2.2%Positive MonthMar 2022: +2.16% | +7.7%Positive MonthApr 2022: +7.70% | -11.6%Negative MonthMay 2022: -11.63% | -7.4%Negative MonthJun 2022: -7.41% | +13.2%Positive MonthJul 2022: +13.21% | +23.9%Positive MonthAug 2022: +23.92% | +16.7%Positive MonthSep 2022: +16.69% | -8.0%Negative MonthOct 2022: -7.99% | +3.0%Positive MonthNov 2022: +2.97% | +5.8%Positive MonthDec 2022: +5.76% |
| 2021 | β | β | β | β | β | +6.1%Positive MonthJun 2021: +6.10% | -8.3%Negative MonthJul 2021: -8.27% | -6.2%Negative MonthAug 2021: -6.16% | +12.6%Positive MonthSep 2021: +12.60% | +0.4%Neutral MonthOct 2021: +0.36% | -6.7%Negative MonthNov 2021: -6.72% | +1.6%Neutral MonthDec 2021: +1.64% |
| AvgΒ±SD |
Each cell is the percentage change in closing price from the end of the prior month to the end of this month. The bottom row shows the average return for that calendar month across the selected years, plus or minus one standard deviation β the range that historically contained roughly two-thirds of outcomes. Past monthly patterns are not a forecast of future returns.
This aggregates every month by calendar position β all Januaries together, all Februaries together, and so on β to show whether a given month has leaned positive or negative historically. βSimpleβ counts each month as +1 or β1. βWeightedβ gives larger moves more influence: +2 above +10%, β2 below β10%. With only 6 years of history for this asset, each monthβs score reflects a small number of observations β read it as a historical tendency, not a reliable seasonal pattern.
This tracks a running tally across the assetβs full price history: each month adds or subtracts based on whether it was positive or negative. A rising line means more positive months than negative so far; a flattening or falling line means recent months have leaned negative. This measures historical month-to-month consistency, not expected future performance.
Year-to-date return is calculated by dividing each dayβs closing price by the price on January 1st of that year (or the assetβs first available price if it began trading mid-year). The custom average line shows the mean YTD return at each calendar day across the selected years. The standard deviation band shows the range within which returns have historically fallen β at 1 SD, roughly two-thirds of years; at 2 SD, roughly 95%. Past year-to-date patterns do not predict future returns. The average and standard deviation band are computed from the year set chosen in βAverage fromβ, which is independent of which year lines are displayed. The current in-progress year is excluded from these calculations, since a partial year is not comparable to complete ones. Election-cycle groupings follow the US presidential calendar and are offered only for US and crypto assets.
Historical Performance
Revenue, profitability, and cash flow trends (βΉ Crores)
Revenue (10Y)
Operating Income (10Y)
Net Profit (10Y)
Operating Margin % (10Y)
Dividend Payout % (10Y)
Free Cash Flow (10Y)
Growth Summary
Latest fiscal year: Mar 2025
Historical Growth
Year-by-year revenue, profitability, and cash flow (βΉ Crores, last 10 years)
| Year | Revenue | Op. Income | Net Profit | CFO | FCF | ROE | Rev Growth 1Y | NP Growth 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | βΉ2.34 K Cr | β | βΉ371.00 Cr | β | β | 16.7% | -2.6% | -12.5% |
| Mar 2024 | βΉ2.40 K Cr | β | βΉ424.00 Cr | β | β | 19.1% | 12.8% | 152.4% |
| Mar 2023 | βΉ2.13 K Cr | β | βΉ168.00 Cr | β | β | 8.6% | 20.3% | 18.3% |
| Mar 2022 | βΉ1.77 K Cr | β | βΉ142.00 Cr | β | β | 7.5% | 17.3% | 0.7% |
| Mar 2021 | βΉ1.51 K Cr | β | βΉ141.00 Cr | β | β | 7.7% | -32.2% | -48.7% |
| Mar 2020 | βΉ2.22 K Cr | β | βΉ275.00 Cr | β | β | 16.3% | -9.7% | 0.4% |
| Mar 2019 | βΉ2.46 K Cr | β | βΉ274.00 Cr | β | β | 15.0% | 6.6% | -15.4% |
| Mar 2018 | βΉ2.31 K Cr | β | βΉ324.00 Cr | β | β | 16.8% | 2.4% | -14.1% |
| Mar 2017 | βΉ2.26 K Cr | β | βΉ377.00 Cr | β | β | 23.6% | 10.2% | 27.4% |
| Mar 2016 | βΉ2.05 K Cr | β | βΉ296.00 Cr | β | β | 21.1% | 1.9% | -6.6% |
Financial Statements
Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow (βΉ Crores, as reported)
Consolidated Figures in USD Millions.
| Unnamed: 0 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue / Net Sales | 1,856 | 2,009 | 2,048 | 2,257 | 2,311 | 2,463 | 2,224 | 1,508 | 1,769 | 2,128 | 2,400 | 2,338 | 2,363 |
| Total Expenses | 1,355 | 1,444 | 1,507 | 1,611 | 1,746 | 1,957 | 1,740 | 1,201 | 1,463 | 1,805 | 1,779 | 1,792 | 1,855 |
| EBIT / Operating Profit | 501 | 565 | 541 | 647 | 565 | 506 | 484 | 307 | 306 | 323 | 622 | 546 | 508 |
| OPM % | 27% | 28% | 26% | 29% | 24% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Other Income | 23 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 17 | 38 | 80 | 81 | 80 |
| Finance Costs | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Depreciation & Amortisation | 64 | 88 | 85 | 86 | 92 | 99 | 121 | 115 | 110 | 112 | 114 | 104 | 98 |
| Profit Before Tax | 452 | 493 | 463 | 568 | 489 | 414 | 348 | 193 | 195 | 227 | 564 | 498 | 464 |
| Tax % | 32% | 36% | 36% | 34% | 34% | 34% | 21% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 25% | 26% | - |
| Net Profit / PAT | 306 | 317 | 296 | 377 | 324 | 274 | 275 | 141 | 142 | 168 | 424 | 371 | 344 |
| EPS (βΉ) | 16.69 | 17.26 | 16.09 | 20.52 | 17.63 | 15.66 | 15.71 | 8.08 | 8.04 | 9.44 | 23.83 | 20.80 | 19.32 |
| Dividend Payout % | 43% | 45% | 68% | 20% | 6% | 64% | 64% | 37% | 62% | 64% | 55% | 58% | - |
Peer Comparison
Media & Entertainment sector peers, ranked by market cap
| Company | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E | P/B | EV/EBITDA | Rev G 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.B.Corp Limitedthis co. | βΉ4.36 K Cr | βΉ2.34 K Cr | 12.70 | 1.90 | 6.04 | -2.6% |
| SUN TV NETWORK LIMITED | βΉ21.93 K Cr | βΉ3.88 K Cr | 13.40 | 1.82 | 7.00 | -6.5% |
| Prime Focus Limited | βΉ18.81 K Cr | βΉ40.00 Cr | β | 2.65 | β | 21.2% |
| PVR INOX LIMITED | βΉ10.23 K Cr | βΉ5.44 K Cr | β | 1.44 | 9.32 | -7.7% |
| Latent View Analytics Limited | βΉ9.09 K Cr | βΉ347.00 Cr | 107.00 | 7.23 | 54.52 | 18.8% |
| Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | βΉ8.56 K Cr | βΉ7.71 K Cr | 16.00 | 0.80 | 9.10 | -4.5% |
| Saregama India Ltd. | βΉ6.79 K Cr | βΉ1.01 K Cr | 33.20 | 4.09 | 21.02 | 32.9% |
| Industry Average | β | βΉ2.26 K Cr | 40.56 | 4.63 | 39.15 | 18.4% |
