Date: 12th August, 2026

Financial Performance Overview

Jagran Prakashan Limited reported its unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q1FY27).

Standalone Financial Results (Q1FY27 vs Q1FY26)

Revenue Performance:

  • Operating Revenues: Rs 442.27 crores, up 11.1% from Rs 398.13 crores
  • Advertisement Revenues: Rs 289.23 crores, up 14.5% from Rs 252.64 crores
  • Circulation Revenues: Rs 82.42 crores (vs Rs 82.30 crores)
  • Other Operating Revenues: Rs 70.62 crores, up 11.8% from Rs 63.19 crores
  • Digital Revenue: Rs 23.38 crores, up 32.6% from Rs 17.64 crores (included in Advertisement Revenue)

Profitability Metrics:

  • Operating Profit: Rs 61.52 crores (vs Rs 64.70 crores)
  • Other Income: Rs 23.60 crores (vs Rs 44.53 crores, which included Rs 23.85 crores from maturity proceeds of a Keyman policy in Q1FY26)
  • PBT: Rs 70.16 crores (vs Rs 94.73 crores)
  • PAT: Rs 53.50 crores (vs Rs 71.35 crores)
  • EPS (non-annualized): Rs 2.46 (vs Rs 3.28)

Consolidated Financial Results (Q1FY27 vs Q1FY26)

Revenue Performance:

  • Operating Revenues: Rs 499.35 crores, up 8.5% from Rs 460.05 crores
  • Advertisement Revenues: Rs 299.25 crores, up 14% from Rs 262.52 crores (represents advertisement revenue from print and digital)
  • Radio Revenues: Rs 44.31 crores (vs Rs 49.06 crores)
  • Circulation Revenues: Rs 84.78 crores (vs Rs 84.85 crores)
  • Other Operating Revenues: Rs 71.01 crores, up 11.6% from Rs 63.62 crores
  • Digital Revenue (print): Rs 24.58 crores, up 30.8% from Rs 18.80 crores (included in Advertisement Revenue)

Profitability Metrics:

  • Operating Profit: Rs 70.03 crores, up 9.8% from Rs 63.79 crores
  • Other Income: Rs 31.71 crores (vs Rs 51.46 crores)
  • PBT: Rs 81.02 crores (vs Rs 90.37 crores)
  • PAT: Rs 61.23 crores (vs Rs 66.76 crores)
  • EPS (non-annualized): Rs 2.70 (vs Rs 3.09)

Segment-wise Performance (Q1FY27, Q4FY26, Q1FY26)

| Segment | Metric | Q1FY27 | Q4FY26 | Q1FY26 |

| Dainik Jagran (excludes Digital) | Operating Revenue | Rs 314.15 crores | Rs 299.77 crores | Rs 286.35 crores |

| | Operating Profit | Rs 59.84 crores | Rs 78.91 crores | Rs 63.14 crores |

| | Operating margin% | 19.05% | 26.32% | 22.05% |

| Other publications (Midday, Naidunia, Inext, Punjabi Jagran, Inquilab-North & Sakhi) | Operating Revenue | Rs 54.45 crores | Rs 56.02 crores | Rs 50.68 crores |

| | Operating Profit | (Rs 2.04 crores) | Rs 2.81 crores | (Rs 2.36 crores) |

| | Operating margin% | (3.75%) | 5.01% | (4.67%) |

| Radio | Operating Revenue | Rs 44.54 crores | Rs 40.79 crores | Rs 49.32 crores |

| | Operating Profit | Rs 8.92 crores | Rs 1.51 crores | Rs 0.94 crores |

| | Operating margin% | 20.03% | 3.70% | 1.90% |

| Digital (print) | Operating Revenue | Rs 24.58 crores | Rs 19.91 crores | Rs 18.80 crores |

| | Operating Profit | (Rs 3.07 crores) | (Rs 4.91 crores) | (Rs 4.69 crores) |

| | Operating margin% | (12.49%) | (24.67%) | (24.95%) |

| Outdoor and Event | Operating Revenue | Rs 62.95 crores | Rs 58.47 crores | Rs 56.11 crores |

| | Operating Profit | Rs 5.64 crores | Rs 3.12 crores | Rs 5.98 crores |

| | Operating margin% | 8.96% | 5.33% | 10.66% |

Music Broadcast Limited (Subsidiary) Performance

Profit & Loss Account (Rs. In crores):

| Metric | Q1FY27 | Q4FY26 | Q1FY26 |

| Operating Revenue | 44.54 | 40.79 | 49.32 |

| Expenses | 35.62 | 39.28 | 48.38 |

| Operating Profit | 8.92 | 1.51 | 0.94 |

| Other Income | 8.20 | 4.56 | 7.02 |

| Depreciation and Amortisation | 4.08 | 6.63 | 7.08 |

| Impairment of non-current assets | - | 49.00 | - |

| Interest | 0.72 | 1.24 | 3.06 |

| Profit Before Tax | 12.32 | (50.80) | (2.18) |

| Tax | 3.09 | (2.84) | (0.01) |

| Profit After Tax | 9.22 | (47.96) | (2.17) |

| Operating Profit Margin | 20.03% | 3.70% | 1.90% |

Midday Infomedia Limited (Subsidiary) Performance

Profit & Loss Account (Rs. In crores):

| Metric | Q1FY27 | Q4FY26 | Q1FY26 |

| Operating Revenue: | | | |

| Advertisement | 10.02 | 11.62 | 10.05 |

| Circulation | 2.36 | 2.39 | 2.56 |

| Other Operating Income | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 |

| Total Operating Revenue | 12.78 | 14.44 | 13.06 |

| Expenses | 13.93 | 15.73 | 15.69 |

| Operating Profit /(Loss) | (1.15) | (1.29) | (2.63) |

| Other Income | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.69 |

| Depreciation | 0.80 | 0.93 | 0.87 |

| Interest | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.20 |

| Profit Before Tax | (1.50) | (1.72) | (3.01) |

| Tax | 0.02 | 11.90* | 0.05 |

| Profit After Tax | (1.52) | (13.62) | (3.06) |

| Operating Profit Margin | (9.03%) | (8.94%) | (20.15%) |

*Due to writing off of deferred tax assets Rs.11.40 crores recognized in earlier years.

Awards and Recognitions

The company received 25 awards during Q1FY27:

  • Dainik Jagran: 16 awards (8 Global Media Awards from INMA, 8 Abby One Show Awards)
  • Jagran New Media: 7 awards (4 Inkspell DOD Awards 2024, 1 AI The Next Tech 1.0, 2 WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards South Asia)
  • Jagran IT Team: 2 awards (1 CSO100 Awards, 1 CIO POWER LIST)

Credit Rating

CRISIL has reaffirmed credit ratings:

  • Jagran Prakashan Limited: AA+Stable for long and medium term, A1+ for short term
  • Music Broadcast Limited: A1+ for short term, AA/Stable for long term
  • Midday Infomedia Limited: AA(-)/stable for long term