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Network18 Media & Investments financials and balance sheet

NSE: NETWORK18BSE: 532798EntertainmentSmall Cap

Formerly Network 18 Fincap
Last close ₹23.50down ₹0.77 (3.17%)BSE ₹23.54

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹24.27.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹23.15Low, 23 Oct 2026₹50.24High, 4 Nov 2025
Market cap
₹3,624 Cr759th largest listed
P/E
Lossover the last 12 months
P/B
0.7
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
−0.7%
ROE without one-offs
0.0%
ROCE
−1.0%
Debt to equity
0.62
Volume, NSE
32,73,00644.4% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Network18 Media & Investments annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹9,297 Cr, year to Mar 2024Back to profit in the year to Mar 2026, ₹155 Cr

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 4.7% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue2,121
  2. Employee costs−792
  3. Other expenses−1,285
  4. Operating profit44
  5. Depreciation−133
  6. Other income+28
  7. One-off items+118
  8. Finance costs−205
  9. Profit before tax−148
  10. Tax0.0
  11. Joint ventures+303
  12. Net profit155

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹8,139 Cr
  • Receivables₹690 Cr
  • Current investments₹125 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹40 Cr
  • Inventory₹2 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹4,987 Cr
  • Borrowings₹3,113 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹551 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹345 Cr

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Network18 Media & Investments quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 AprMar 2020Filed 24 AprMar 2021Filed 21 AprMar 2022Filed 4 MayMar 2023Filed 18 AprMar 2024Filed 22 AprMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 18 Apr
Revenue from operations1,4911,8395,1165,3574,7055,8806,2239,2976,8882,121
1,6291,8824,9044,7403,9094,8016,0869,9627,2182,077
Materials and goods bought3623100000
Employee costs––1,0961,0329541,0391,2071,3151,153792
Other expenses––3,8063,7052,9543,7614,8798,6466,0651,285
Operating profit before depreciation−138−432126177961,079137−664−33044
Operating margin−9.3%−2.3%4.1%11.5%16.9%18.4%2.2%−7.1%−4.8%2.1%
Materials, % of revenue––0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––21.4%19.3%20.3%17.7%19.4%14.1%16.7%37.4%
Other expenses, % of revenue––74.4%69.2%62.8%64.0%78.4%93.0%88.1%60.6%
Depreciation and amortisation8089142175147120128210223133
Operating profit after depreciation−218−1317044264996010−874−554−89
Other income55112−483544509869747128
Finance costs809619823615797209322477205
Profit before one-off items and tax−243−115−176241536913−101−500−560−266
One-off items000−500000−1,436118
Profit before tax−243−115−176191536913−101−500−1,996−148
1062−5387−351020860
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates−183−54−48−242685111224303
−233−174−17856547838−16−397−1,777155
Other comprehensive income––−20−6223481343
Total comprehensive income––−198−6548841−12−389−1,764198
Net margin−15.7%−9.5%−3.5%1.0%11.6%14.2%−0.3%−4.3%−25.8%7.3%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates−14.5%−9.6%−2.4%1.9%12.1%13.8%−1.6%−5.5%−29.1%−7.0%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank. Belonging to the company's shareholders is left blank for the year to Mar 2018: the filing's earnings per share does not match the profit it states, and cannot be multiplied back into the owners' profit because the period is a loss, which leaves no share to compare with the company's other periods.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 16 AprMar 2020Filed 24 AprMar 2021Filed 21 AprMar 2022Filed 4 MayMar 2023Filed 18 AprMar 2024Filed 22 AprMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 18 Apr
3,2243,2183,7664,6074,59528,3934,8084,987
8115165477556756,6544,7434,918
Share capital518518518518518518765765
Reserves293−1292371576,1363,9774,153
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries2,4132,7023,2203,8523,92021,7396669
3,0123,2642,4132,1605,8157,3172,7873,113
4,9345,2284,2834,2848,98510,7173,4503,737
2931702072534041,023240272
Total assets8,4508,6168,2579,14513,98440,1348,4988,996
4,6794,5194,3924,3725,19416,9427,5928,015
3,7724,0973,8644,7728,79023,191906981
Net debt2,7843,0962,0311,6945,464−7402,6732,948
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 21 AprMar 2022Filed 4 MayMar 2023Filed 18 AprMar 2024Filed 22 AprMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 18 Apr
1,346641−2,804−6,465−1,912−28
1,243564−2,942−6,489−1,8170
371−555−3,161−5,899−1,500−69
Receivables271−126−851−1,865−1,213−24
Inventories151−703−3,303−4,319−1,1007
Payables−51274993285813−52
Tax paid1037813824−95−28
Capital spending841847322,40489951
Free cash flow1,262457−3,536−8,869−2,811−79
−85−250−722−5,1691,313−20
−1,049−3813,41116,235−4,22984
Dividends paid000000
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash21210−1154,601−4,82836
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Network18 Media & Investments dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 AprMar 2020Filed 24 AprMar 2021Filed 21 AprMar 2022Filed 4 MayMar 2023Filed 18 AprMar 2024Filed 22 AprMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 18 Apr
Earnings per share−₹2.25−₹1.49−₹2.93−₹2.29₹0.31₹2.00−₹0.81−₹2.45−₹11.02₹0.99
Diluted earnings per share−₹2.25−₹1.49−₹2.93−₹2.29₹0.31₹2.00−₹0.81−₹2.45−₹11.02₹0.99
Book value per share––₹7.83₹4.99₹5.28₹7.29₹6.52₹64.26₹30.99₹32.14
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)3,7176,2663,7171,9213,8118,9155,6809,0256,6944,244
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 AprMar 2020Filed 24 AprMar 2021Filed 21 AprMar 2022Filed 4 MayMar 2023Filed 18 AprMar 2024Filed 22 AprMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 18 Apr
Revenue growth−56.2%23.3%178.2%4.7%−12.2%25.0%5.8%49.4%−25.9%−69.2%
Operating profit growth–––191.2%29.0%35.6%−87.3%–––
Net profit growth––––873.6%53.3%––––
Earnings per share growth–––––545.2%––––
––−37.4%−35.7%6.1%31.9%−11.8%−6.9%−29.6%3.2%
–––1.7 pts41.7 pts25.8 pts−43.7 pts4.9 pts−22.7 pts32.8 pts
From the net margin–––9.5 pts41.2 pts25.2 pts−44.1 pts−12.0 pts−55.2 pts38.3 pts
From asset turnover–––−1.0 pts−0.6 pts6.6 pts2.5 pts8.6 pts10.9 pts−1.2 pts
From borrowing–––−6.8 pts1.2 pts−6.0 pts−2.0 pts8.2 pts21.6 pts−4.3 pts
Return on capital employed––1.1%6.8%10.5%14.2%0.1%−2.4%−7.3%−1.1%
Cash conversion––––246.2%76.6%–––−18.1%
Interest cover––0.41.94.19.90.0–––
Debt to equity––0.931.010.640.471.270.260.580.62
Receivable days––931059972766935119
Inventory days––2,95,8182,30,8657,32,25636,33,8561,79,19,888–––
Payable days––2,72,7951,67,4065,53,22021,98,49364,10,678–––
Cash conversion cycle, days––23,11663,5641,79,13614,35,4341,15,09,287–––
Working capital days––100134125135309461733
Asset turnover––0.610.630.560.680.540.340.280.24
Assets per rupee of net worth––10.4212.8615.8813.3716.187.384.271.81
Sales per rupee of plant––17.9813.1712.5217.7512.386.9613.544.59
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.571.545.7311.454.020.39
Plant being built, % of plant in use––11.6%2.8%1.2%1.0%17.1%7.8%0.0%0.0%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2024, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
1.7%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−64.4%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate−4.6%−14.7%−30.1%
Profit growth, yearly rate–36.4%–
Return on equity, average–−2.7%−11.1%
Return on capital employed, average–0.7%−3.6%
Operating margin, average3.2%2.1%−3.3%
Net margin, average−2.5%−1.8%−7.6%
Asset turnover, average–0.420.29
Debt to equity, average–0.640.49

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations−10,568−8,405−28
Cash from investing−4,848−3,876−20
Cash from financing15,12012,09084
Capital spending4,2703,35451
Dividends paid000
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised6,6883,033325
Borrowings repaid25400

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––882304
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.1−0.120.101.122.240.515.05−0.270.84
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––−2.99−2.41−1.72−1.07−3.69−0.92
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––−8.475.1330.3541.53−4.842.32
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––−0.60−20.30––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–13.82−4.99−34.786.66−13.76−36.5873.81
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–−30.0963.40109.60181.45173.30––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–0.22−0.684.2011.0320.59−44.180.07
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–0.040.040.040.290.10–0.00
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent–45.47−6.5011.13––––
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––2.64––––
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
6 Jan 2026India Ratings and Research Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial paperIND A1+Review, Re-affirm2,750
31 Dec 2025ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm55
31 Dec 2025ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Working capital demand loan[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm1,195
31 Dec 2025ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial Paper[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm200
15 Dec 2025CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial PaperCARE A1+Review, Re-affirm150
15 Dec 2025CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based/Non-fund-based-LT/STCARE AAA / CARE A1+Review, Re-affirmStable1,750
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.