Hindustan Times Ltd

KK Birla family holding company that owns 69.5% of listed HT Media plus the HT House property on Delhi's Kasturba Gandhi Marg.

UnlistedLow liquidityMedia holding company (69.5% owner of HT Media) & real estateISIN Holding companyMediaPreliminary — verify

Indicative price

₹787.50

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Market cap

₹590.63 Cr

0.75 Cr shares

P/E ratio

29.53

Sector average 22

Book value

₹2,162.00

P/B 0.36

1-year return

+0.00%

52w ₹788 – ₹825

52-week low ₹78852-week high ₹825

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Indicative price history

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Key highlights

  • Controls 69.5% of HT Media — Hindustan Times, Hindustan, Mint, Fever FM and HT digital.
  • Owns HT House, 18/20 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi, and earns rental income.
  • HT Media FY25: revenue ₹2,025 Cr, EBITDA ₹187 Cr, back in profit after two loss years.

About Hindustan Times

The Hindustan Times Limited is the unlisted, KK Birla-group holding company that controls HT Media Ltd (NSE: HTMEDIA), publisher of the Hindustan Times, Hindustan (Hindi) and Mint newspapers, the HT digital properties and Fever FM radio. It holds about 69.5% of HT Media, and through it Hindustan Media Ventures and HT Digital Streams.

Beyond the media stake, the company owns and lets out real estate — principally HT House at 18/20 Kasturba Gandhi Marg in Connaught Place, New Delhi — and earns rental and maintenance income. Its own standalone operations are small; the consolidated picture is essentially HT Media's.

HT Media's consolidated revenue rose 7% to about ₹2,025 Cr in FY25 with EBITDA of ₹187 Cr and a return to a small profit (₹14–20 Cr) after a ₹91 Cr loss in FY24, helped by a 38% jump in digital revenue to ₹212 Cr.

Dealers quote the unlisted shares at a face value of ₹2. The share count, standalone accounts and exact promoter split below are estimates. Figures preliminary; verify from MCA filings.

Where the revenue comes from

  • Print (Hindustan Times, Hindustan, Mint)78%

    Advertising and circulation via HT Media and Hindustan Media Ventures

  • Digital10%

    HT Digital Streams — livemint.com, hindustantimes.com, OTT Play; ₹212 Cr in FY25

  • Radio8%

    Fever FM / Radio Nasha network

  • Real estate & other4%

    Rental and maintenance income from HT House and other properties

Products & services

Newspapers

Hindustan Times (English), Hindustan (Hindi) and Mint (business) through HT Media and Hindustan Media Ventures.

Digital

livemint.com, hindustantimes.com, livehindustan.com and OTT Play under HT Digital Streams.

Radio

Fever FM and Radio Nasha stations across major cities.

Property

Letting of HT House and other owned premises.

What works

  • • Controlling stake in one of India's three largest English newspaper groups, with a growing digital and radio franchise.
  • • Prime Connaught Place real estate (HT House) generating steady rental income independent of the media cycle.
  • • HT Media returned to profit in FY25 with EBITDA up 58%, and carries a large treasury book.

What to watch

  • • Holding-company discount: the unlisted price trades on the value of a listed stake that can be bought directly on the NSE.
  • • Print advertising and circulation remain structurally challenged; HT Media lost money in FY23 and FY24.
  • • Very thin dealer liquidity and a closely held register; exit depends on finding another buyer.
  • • Share count, standalone financials and shareholding here are estimates pending MCA verification.