Key Financial Figures (FY 2025-2026)

  • Revenue from Operations: ₹2,217.00 lakhs (FY25: ₹1,907.01 lakhs)
  • Other Income: ₹54.40 lakhs (FY25: ₹51.82 lakhs)
  • Total Income: ₹2,271.40 lakhs (FY25: ₹1,958.83 lakhs)
  • Total Expenses: ₹2,090.17 lakhs (FY25: ₹1,800.32 lakhs)
  • Profit Before Tax: ₹181.23 lakhs (FY25: ₹158.51 lakhs)
  • Total Tax Expense: ₹45.78 lakhs (FY25: ₹39.89 lakhs)
  • Profit After Tax: ₹135.45 lakhs (FY25: ₹118.62 lakhs)
  • Basic & Diluted EPS: ₹2.62 (FY25: ₹2.29)

Segment-wise Revenue Performance

  • Print Media: ₹16.33 crore (73.69% of total revenue), growth of 0.57%
  • Electronic Media (TV, Radio, OTT): ₹0.84 crore (3.83%)
  • Outdoor Media (including DOOH): ₹4.98 crore (22.48%), growth of 11.19%

Capital Structure

  • Authorized Capital: Increased from ₹5,50,00,000 to ₹10,00,00,000 (1,00,00,000 equity shares of ₹10 each)
  • Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital: ₹5,17,49,000 (51,74,900 equity shares of ₹10 each), unchanged from previous year

Dividend Declaration

  • Recommended final dividend of ₹0.25 per equity share of face value ₹10 each (2.5%)
  • Record date fixed as September 12, 2026 for dividend eligibility
  • Dividend payable to shareholders on register as of record date

Annual General Meeting Details

  • 27th AGM Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
  • Time: 1:00 P.M.
  • Venue: Pristine Hotel, 111/18 A, GT Rd, Harsh Nagar, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208012
  • Record Date: September 12, 2026 for dividend and voting eligibility
  • Remote e-voting period: September 15, 2026 (9 AM) to September 18, 2026 (5 PM) through CDSL

Key Management Changes

  • Ms. Akanksha Agnihotri appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer on March 11, 2026
  • Ms. Mansi Bajpai served as Company Secretary from November 14, 2025 to January 19, 2026
  • Mrs. Vinny Saxena resigned as Company Secretary effective August 16, 2025
  • Mr. Kamesh Sethi re-appointed as Independent Director for second term
  • Mrs. Neha Rastogi appointed as Additional Independent Director

Board Composition (as on March 31, 2026)

  • Non-Executive Non-Independent Directors: Ms. Srishti Chaturvedi
  • Non-Executive Independent Directors: Mr. Anshuman Chaturvedi, Mr. Kamesh Sethi, Mrs. Neha Rastogi
  • Executive Directors: Mr. Paresh Chaturvedi (CFO & Whole-time Director), Mr. Dharmesh Chaturvedi (Managing Director), Mr. Akhilesh Chaturvedi (Chairman & Whole-time Director)

Board and Committee Meetings

  • Board Meetings: 4 meetings held on May 22, 2025; July 30, 2025; November 14, 2025; March 11, 2026
  • Audit Committee Meetings: 4 meetings held
  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee Meetings: 3 meetings held
  • Stakeholders' Relationship Committee Meetings: 1 meeting held

Related Party Transactions

Transactions with related parties including rent payments to relatives of KMPs and loans/advances to entities where relatives of directors are directors/members:

  • Rent payments: ₹9.00 lakhs to Sudha Chaturvedi, ₹4.80 lakhs each to Babita Chaturvedi, Shakti Chaturvedi, and Archana Chaturvedi
  • Loans & advances outstanding: ₹7.20 lakhs to Arpita Media Private Limited, ₹22.16 lakhs to Zellora Online Private Limited
  • Interest income: ₹0.50 lakhs from Arpita Media, ₹2.16 lakhs from Zellora Online

Key Financial Ratios

  • Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio: 2.45 times (FY25: 2.16 times)
  • Current Ratio: 3.45 times (FY25: 4.47 times)
  • Debt Equity Ratio: 0.08% (FY25: 0.01%)
  • Net Profit Margin: 6.11% (FY25: 6.22%)
  • Return on Equity: 7.79% (FY25: 7.32%)

Capital and Reserves

  • Reserves & Surplus: ₹1,284.14 lakhs (FY25: ₹1,159.07 lakhs)
  • Securities Premium: ₹279.91 lakhs (unchanged)
  • Profit & Loss Account: ₹1,004.23 lakhs (FY25: ₹879.16 lakhs)

Important Dates

  • AGM Date: September 19, 2026
  • Record Date: September 12, 2026
  • Remote e-voting: September 15-18, 2026
  • Financial Year End: March 31, 2026
  • Report Approval Date: August 18, 2026

Registrars & Transfer Agents

M/s Bigshare Services Private Limited, Mumbai

Bankers

Central Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank