H T Media Ltd share price rallied 8% to Rs 26.73. The Company's net profit tanked by 550.41% to Rs 43.51 crore, while revenue from operations declined 14.43% to Rs 437.3 crore in Q2FY26 over Q1FY26. The market capitalization of Print Media industry group stocks on BSE stood at Rs 7784.16 crore, easing 3.48%. It has improved by 1.58% over last one week and dipped slightly by 1.27% in last one month while the market capitalization of H T Media Ltd has inched up 7% and 19.33% in the same period respectively. Profit before tax (PBT) of H T Media Ltd stood at Rs 52.14 crore in Q2 FY26, crashing by 302.25% year-on-year, and nosediving by 523.56% quarter-on-quarter. EBITDA came in at Rs 29 crore, tumbling by 42.22% YoY and tanking 177.82% sequentially. Total expenses softened by 5.09% to Rs 426.57 crore in Q2FY26 over Q2FY25. During the quarter, cost of materials consumed stood at Rs 116.74 crore, inching up 4.93% YoY, while employee benefits expense was at Rs 98.79 crore, dipping slightly 2.94% YoY. For the TTM ended FY26, revenue from operations posted a slight growth of 6.54% to Rs 1805.63 crore, while net profit witnessed a sharp fall of 115.54% to Rs 14.2 crore, compared to previous TTM. EBITDA saw a sharp decline of 28605% to Rs 251.9 crore, and PBT collapsed by 110.99% to Rs 15.44 crore compared to previous TTM. The company's consolidated net cash flow from operating activities stood at Rs 56.56 crore in FY26, as against Rs 53.16 crore in FY25. H T Media Ltd jumped 8.70% in last one year, significantly outperforming the benchmark BSE Sensex which has slipped by 3.20% during the same period.
