D.B.Corp Limited

BSE: DBCORP533151ISIN INE950I01011

Consumer Discretionary
Print Media
BSE 1000

Share price

₹153.80+6.70 (+4.55%)

as of 4 Nov 2026

Prices adjusted for splits and bonuses; cash dividends excluded. Volume shows actual shares traded.

52W high: ₹271.15
52W low: ₹141.45
Off 52W high: -43.28%
1M return: -10.22%
3M return: -26.57%
6M return: -32.07%
1Y return: -42.04%
20D avg volume: 6,444
50 DMA: ₹176.94
200 DMA: ₹205.37

Key ratios Consolidated

Market cap: ₹2,742 Cr
Current price: ₹153.80
52W high / low: ₹271.15 / ₹141.45
Face value: ₹10.00
P/E: 8.38
P/B: 1.09
EPS (TTM): ₹18.35
Book value / share: ₹140.71
ROE: —
ROCE: 17.10%
Operating margin: —
Net margin: —
Debt / equity: 0.01
Net debt: ₹-85.23 Cr
Interest cover: 18.24
Dividend yield: 4.55%
Dividend / share (TTM): ₹7.00
Payout: 38.15%
Cash conversion cycle: 76.8 days

Financials

Metric	Q2 FY27	Q1 FY27	Q4 FY26	Q3 FY26	Q2 FY26	Q1 FY26	Q4 FY25	Q3 FY25	Q2 FY25	Q1 FY25	Q4 FY24	Q3 FY24
Income statement
	580.81	603.74	576.39	605.27	614.41	559.45	547.66	642.65	558.95	589.85	617.13	644.71
	33.46	28.30	13.18	24.06	20.26	27.79	19.13	12.99	23.57	26.41	24.62	20.05
	614.27	632.04	589.57	629.33	634.67	587.24	566.78	655.64	582.52	616.26	641.75	664.76
	521.41	497.83	504.36	500.57	508.42	479.63	496.00	495.59	472.17	458.90	480.24	497.39
	183.53	179.94	161.56	167.24	162.56	159.55	157.11	171.56	156.97	156.75	170.83	182.63
	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—
	119.08	114.68	115.78	115.68	117.59	110.61	110.18	114.10	113.30	107.03	109.07	114.19
	6.18	6.10	6.82	5.64	6.98	6.52	6.54	5.70	6.71	5.78	6.30	6.81
	25.29	24.41	25.55	24.83	25.17	24.28	24.38	24.41	27.17	27.71	28.89	28.91
	185.69	174.52	193.41	189.00	195.97	178.49	197.82	174.26	163.58	155.26	164.32	165.64
	92.86	134.21	85.20	128.75	126.25	107.61	70.79	160.05	110.34	157.36	161.52	167.38
	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
	92.86	134.21	85.20	128.75	126.25	107.61	70.79	160.05	110.34	157.36	161.52	167.38
	24.24	33.48	23.01	33.25	32.79	26.76	18.45	41.84	27.77	39.50	38.99	43.40
	68.62	100.72	62.19	95.51	93.45	80.84	52.33	118.21	82.57	117.87	122.53	123.98
	3.85	5.65	3.49	5.36	5.24	4.54	2.93	6.62	4.63	6.62	6.88	6.96
Key metrics
	124.33	164.72	117.57	159.22	158.40	138.41	101.71	190.16	144.22	190.85	196.71	203.10
	21.40%	27.30%	20.40%	26.30%	25.80%	24.70%	18.60%	29.60%	25.80%	32.40%	31.90%	31.50%
	11.80%	16.70%	10.80%	15.80%	15.20%	14.40%	9.60%	18.40%	14.80%	20.00%	19.90%	19.20%
	3.50%	—	3.30%	—	5.10%	—	3.10%	—	—	—	—	—
	-5.50%	7.90%	5.20%	-5.80%	9.90%	-5.20%	-11.30%	-0.30%	—	—	—	—
	-26.60%	24.60%	18.80%	-19.20%	13.20%	-31.40%	-57.30%	-4.70%	—	—	—	—

Metric	TTM	FY26	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22
Income statement
	2,366	2,356	2,339	2,402	2,129	1,769
	99.00	85.28	82.09	79.98	39.03	20.00
	2,465	2,441	2,421	2,482	2,168	1,789
	2,024	1,993	1,923	1,917	1,940	1,594
	692.27	650.90	642.38	734.70	850.22	554.36
	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—
	465.22	459.66	444.60	431.75	387.35	375.10
	24.74	25.97	24.73	23.78	21.27	18.18
	100.08	99.83	103.67	114.03	112.02	109.96
	742.62	756.88	707.20	611.80	568.63	537.36
	441.02	447.81	498.55	565.49	227.85	194.65
	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
	441.02	447.81	498.55	565.49	227.85	194.65
	113.98	115.81	127.56	139.97	58.77	52.09
	327.04	332.00	370.98	425.52	169.09	142.56
	18.35	18.63	20.82	23.90	9.53	8.12
Key metrics
	565.84	573.61	626.95	703.30	361.14	322.79
	23.91%	24.40%	26.80%	29.30%	17.00%	18.30%
	13.82%	14.10%	15.90%	17.70%	7.90%	8.10%
	—	17.10%	20.60%	—	—	—
	0.09%	0.70%	-2.60%	12.80%	20.40%	—
	-5.16%	-10.50%	-12.80%	151.70%	18.60%	—
	—	222.40	365.41	—	—	—
	—	1.10	1.12	—	—	—
	—	0.01	0.03	—	—	—
	—	-85.23	-64.22	—	—	—
	—	76.8	72.3	—	—	—
Balance sheet
	—	3,197	3,055	—	—	—
	—	1,708	1,935	—	—	—
	—	106.23	121.88	—	—	—
	—	464.10	452.01	—	—	—
	—	215.46	253.61	—	—	—
	—	56.62	71.53	—	—	—
	—	629.79	427.67	—	—	—
	—	184.04	242.32	—	—	—
	—	431.21	519.69	—	—	—
	—	21.00	57.66	—	—	—
	—	21.00	57.66	—	—	—
	—	0.00	0.00	—	—	—
	—	2,429	2,225	—	—	—
Cash flow
	—	365.21	414.32	—	—	—
	—	-172.64	-11.45	—	—	—
	—	-208.22	-366.14	—	—	—
	—	142.81	48.91	—	—	—

Metric	Q2 FY27	Q1 FY27	Q4 FY26	Q2 FY26	Q1 FY26	Q4 FY25	Q3 FY25	Q2 FY25	Q1 FY25	Q4 FY24	Q3 FY24	Q2 FY24
Income statement
	580.81	603.74	576.39	613.94	559.45	547.69	641.75	558.95	589.85	617.17	643.07	586.04
	33.43	28.26	13.13	20.21	27.75	19.08	12.93	23.53	26.37	24.54	20.03	15.88
	614.24	632.00	589.52	634.15	587.20	566.77	654.67	582.48	616.22	641.71	663.10	601.92
	521.41	497.83	504.27	508.15	479.63	495.95	494.95	472.17	458.89	480.18	496.81	468.97
	183.53	179.94	161.56	162.56	159.55	157.11	171.56	156.97	156.75	170.83	182.63	183.24
	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	119.08	114.68	115.75	117.59	110.61	110.15	114.10	113.30	107.03	109.07	114.19	108.98
	6.18	6.10	6.82	6.98	6.52	6.54	5.70	6.71	5.78	6.30	6.81	5.66
	25.29	24.41	25.55	25.17	24.28	24.38	24.41	27.16	27.71	28.89	28.91	28.95
	185.69	174.52	193.35	195.71	178.48	197.82	173.62	163.58	155.25	164.26	165.06	142.02
	92.83	134.17	85.25	126.00	107.57	70.81	159.72	110.31	157.33	161.53	166.30	132.95
	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	92.83	134.17	85.25	126.00	107.57	70.81	159.72	110.31	157.33	161.53	166.30	132.95
	24.24	33.48	23.00	32.79	26.76	18.44	41.84	27.77	39.50	38.98	43.40	32.71
	68.59	100.69	62.24	93.21	80.81	52.37	117.88	82.54	117.83	122.55	122.89	100.25
	3.85	5.65	3.49	5.23	4.53	2.94	6.62	4.63	6.62	6.88	6.90	5.63
Key metrics
	124.30	164.68	117.62	158.15	138.37	101.73	189.83	144.18	190.82	196.72	202.02	167.56
	21.40%	27.30%	20.40%	25.80%	24.70%	18.60%	29.60%	25.80%	32.40%	31.90%	31.40%	28.60%
	11.80%	16.70%	10.80%	15.20%	14.40%	9.60%	18.40%	14.80%	20.00%	19.90%	19.10%	17.10%
	3.50%	—	3.30%	5.00%	—	3.00%	—	—	—	—	—	—
	-5.40%	7.90%	5.20%	9.80%	-5.20%	-11.30%	-0.20%	-4.60%	—	—	—	—
	-26.40%	24.60%	18.80%	12.90%	-31.40%	-57.30%	-4.10%	-17.70%	—	—	—	—

Metric	FY26	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22
Income statement
	2,355	2,338	2,400	2,128	1,769
	85.10	81.90	79.84	38.97	19.84
	2,440	2,420	2,480	2,167	1,788
	1,993	1,922	1,916	1,940	1,594
	650.90	642.38	734.70	850.22	554.36
	0.00	0.00	—	—	—
	459.63	444.57	431.75	387.35	375.10
	25.96	24.73	23.78	21.27	18.18
	99.83	103.66	114.02	112.01	109.95
	756.59	706.55	611.17	568.11	537.35
	447.45	498.18	564.39	226.83	194.51
	0.00	0.00	—	—	—
	447.45	498.18	564.39	226.83	194.51
	115.80	127.56	139.96	58.76	52.07
	331.65	370.62	424.43	168.07	142.44
	18.61	20.80	23.84	9.47	8.11
Key metrics
	573.24	626.57	702.19	360.11	322.64
	24.30%	26.80%	29.30%	16.90%	18.20%
	14.10%	15.90%	17.70%	7.90%	8.10%
	17.10%	20.60%	—	—	—
	0.70%	-2.60%	12.80%	20.30%	—
	-10.50%	-12.70%	152.50%	18.00%	—
	222.30	365.13	—	—	—
	1.10	1.12	—	—	—
	0.01	0.03	—	—	—
	-83.92	-62.09	—	—	—
	76.8	72.4	—	—	—
Balance sheet
	3,198	3,057	—	—	—
	1,704	1,932	—	—	—
	104.92	119.75	—	—	—
	464.10	452.09	—	—	—
	215.46	253.61	—	—	—
	56.65	71.46	—	—	—
	629.79	427.65	—	—	—
	183.98	242.30	—	—	—
	431.15	519.67	—	—	—
	21.00	57.66	—	—	—
	21.00	57.66	—	—	—
	0.00	0.00	—	—	—
	2,431	2,227	—	—	—
Cash flow
	365.11	414.04	—	—	—
	-171.72	-12.05	—	—	—
	-208.21	-366.14	—	—	—
	142.81	48.91	—	—	—

Compounded growth

Standalone

Sales CAGR 3Y: +3.44%
Sales CAGR 5Y: —
Profit CAGR 3Y: +25.43%
Profit CAGR 5Y: —
Sales YoY (TTM): —
Profit YoY (TTM): —

Consolidated

Sales CAGR 3Y: +3.42%
Sales CAGR 5Y: —
Profit CAGR 3Y: +25.22%
Profit CAGR 5Y: —
Sales YoY (TTM): +0.09%
Profit YoY (TTM): -5.16%

Compounded from reported annual figures. We publish no share-price CAGR: our prices are as-traded, so one would be wrong across every split and bonus issue.

Shareholding as of 30 Sep 2026

Promoter holding: 74.49%

Quarter	September 2026	June 2026
Promoter %	74.49%	74.49%

Holder	Type	Holding	Previous	Change
DB Consolidated Private Limited	Promoter	54.41%	54.41%	0.00%
NALANDA INDIA EQUITY FUND LIMITED	Public	9.22%	9.27%	-0.05%
Girish Agarwal	Promoter	3.68%	3.66%	+0.02%
Pawan Agarwal	Promoter	3.68%	3.66%	+0.02%
Sudhir Agarwal	Promoter	3.68%	3.72%	-0.04%
HDFC SMALL CAP FUND	Public	2.65%	2.76%	-0.11%
Bhaskar Publications & Allied Industries Pvt Ltd	Promoter	1.69%	1.69%	0.00%
D B Power Limited	Promoter Group	1.57%	1.57%	0.00%
Bhawna Agarwal	Promoter	1.22%	1.22%	0.00%
Shubh Agarwal	Promoter	1.07%	1.07%	0.00%
Miraya Agarwal	Promoter	1.01%	1.01%	0.00%
Diva Girish Agarwal	Promoter	1.01%	1.01%	0.00%
Jyoti Agarwal	Promoter	0.49%	0.49%	0.00%
Nitika Agarwal	Promoter	0.49%	0.49%	0.00%
Namita Agarwal	Promoter	0.49%	0.49%	0.00%

Public shareholders are disclosed individually only above 1%.

Peer comparison

Company	Mkt cap (₹ Cr)	Price (₹)	P/E	ROCE	Sales YoY	Profit YoY	1Y return
D.B.Corp Limited	2,742	153.80	8.38	17.10%	+0.09% TTM	-5.16% TTM	-42.04%
Jagran Prakashan Limited	1,418	65.15	7.90	12.60%	+0.60% TTM	+49.91% TTM	-9.66%
Sandesh Ltd.	743	980.95	7.32	6.50%	+190.79% TTM	+101.45% TTM	-15.80%
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited	578	78.44	4.39	10.40%	+5.52% TTM	+57.19% TTM	+3.31%
HT MEDIA LIMITED	559	24.00	96.15	4.20%	+3.11% TTM	-80.90% TTM	-11.73%
ENCODE PACKAGING INDIA LIMITED S	4	12.32	—	0.00%	—	+100.00% TTM	-4.50%

Filings & corporate actions

Recent announcements

We wish to inform you that the Registrar to an Issue and Share Transfer Agent of the Company has informed the Company regarding change of their Corporate office address.3 Nov 2026 · Company Update / General
Transcript of the Conference Call for Investors and Analysts held on October 16, 2026.21 Oct 2026 · Company Update / Earnings Call Transcript
Audio recording of the Conference Call held on October 16, 202616 Oct 2026 · Company Update / Analyst / Investor Meet
Newspaper Advertisement- Unaudited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) for the 2nd quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026.16 Oct 2026 · Company Update / Newspaper Publication
Results enclosed.15 Oct 2026 · Result / Financial Results
The Board in its meeting held today i.e., Thursday, October, 15, 2026 have, inter-alia, approved the Unaudited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) of the Company for the 2nd ....15 Oct 2026 · Board Meeting / Outcome of Board Meeting
Allotment of 16,503 equity shares by D.B. Corp Limited (''the Company'') under D.B. Corp Limited Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2011 (DBCL ESOS - 2011 Scheme) and D.B. Corp Limited Employee ....15 Oct 2026 · Company Update / Allotment of ESOP / ESPS
Pursuant to the aforesaid SEBI Listing Regulations, we wish to inform you that D.B. Corp Limited will host a conference call for investors and analysts on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 4:30 ....9 Oct 2026 · Company Update / Analyst / Investor Meet
D. B. Corp Ltdhas informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 15/10/2026 ,inter alia, to consider and approve the Unaudited Financial Results ....8 Oct 2026 · Board Meeting / Board Meeting
Certificate under Regulation 74(5) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 20186 Oct 2026 · Company Update / Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018
This is to inform you that pursuant to the SEBI PIT Regulations and D.B. Corp Limited - Code of Conduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by Insiders, Designated Persons and their ....28 Sep 2026 · Insider Trading / SAST / Closure of Trading Window
In terms of Regulation 30 of SEBI Listing Regulations, we are pleased to inform you that CARE Ratings Limited has reaffirmed the credit rating assigned to Long term and Short term bank ....25 Sep 2026 · Company Update / Credit Rating
We wish to inform you that the Company has received No-objection letters dated September 23, 2026 from National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited for reclassification of BEDR ....23 Sep 2026 · Company Update / General
In terms of Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Regulations 2015, read with the SEBI Master Circular dated January 30, 2026, we write to inform you that Crisil ESG Ratings & Analytics Limited ....16 Sep 2026 · Company Update / General
Voting Results of the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on September 2, 2026.2 Sep 2026 · AGM/EGM / AGM
Proceedings of the 30th Annual General Meeting (''AGM'') of the Company held on September 2, 2026.2 Sep 2026 · AGM/EGM / AGM
Newspaper Advertisement- Notice to the equity shareholders about proposed transfer of unclaimed dividend and underlying equity shares of the Company to the IEPF Authority.18 Aug 2026 · Company Update / Newspaper Publication
Newspaper Advertisement of Notice for shareholders regarding 30th Annual General Meeting, e- voting facility information and Annual Report for FY 2025-26 of D.B. Corp Limited7 Aug 2026 · Company Update / Newspaper Publication
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for FY 2025-266 Aug 2026 · Others / Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)
Annual Report for the Financial Year 2025-26 of D.B. Corp Limited6 Aug 2026 · Others / Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report
Notice of the 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company.6 Aug 2026 · AGM/EGM / AGM
Newspaper Advertisement- Notice in respect of information regarding the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held through VC / OAVM5 Aug 2026 · Company Update / Newspaper Publication
Intimation for submission of application for reclassification with Stock Exchanges is enclosed.21 Jul 2026 · Company Update / General
Transcript of the Conference Call for Investors and Analysts held on Thursday, July 16, 2026.20 Jul 2026 · Company Update / Earnings Call Transcript
Newspaper Advertisement - Unaudited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.17 Jul 2026 · Company Update / Newspaper Publication
Audio recording of the Conference Call held on July 16, 202616 Jul 2026 · Company Update / Analyst / Investor Meet
Outcome of Board Meeting- Reclassification from Promoter group category to public category16 Jul 2026 · Company Update / General
The Board in its meeting held today i.e., Thursday, July 16, 2026 approved change in the address of Registered Office of the Company within the local limits of the city i.e., Ahmedabad.16 Jul 2026 · Company Update / Change in Registered Office Address
Intimation of Record date regarding declaration and payment of Interim Dividend for FY 2026-2716 Jul 2026 · Corp. Action / Record Date
Declaration of Interim Dividend for FY 2026-27 and intimation of Record Date in this regard.16 Jul 2026 · Corp. Action / Dividend
The Board in its meeting held today i.e., July 16, 2026 have approved the holding of 30th AGM of the Company on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM16 Jul 2026 · Company Update / General
Results enclosed.16 Jul 2026 · Result / Financial Results
The Board in its meeting held today i.e. Thursday, July 16, 2026, has inter-alia, approved the Unaudited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) of the Company for the quarter ended ....16 Jul 2026 · Board Meeting / Outcome of Board Meeting
Pursuant to the aforesaid SEBI Listing Regulations, we wish to inform you that D. B. Corp Limited will host a conference call for investors and analysts on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 4:30 ....10 Jul 2026 · Company Update / Analyst / Investor Meet
D. B. Corp Ltdhas informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 16/07/2026 ,inter alia, to consider and approve the Unaudited Financial Results ....9 Jul 2026 · Board Meeting / Board Meeting
Certificate under Regulation 74(5) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 20186 Jul 2026 · Company Update / Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018
Intimation of receipt of request for reclassification from ''Promoter Group'' category to ''Public'' category2 Jul 2026 · Company Update / General
This is to inform you that pursuant to the SEBI PIT Regulations and D. B. Corp Limited - Code of Conduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by Insiders, Designated Persons and their ....29 Jun 2026 · Insider Trading / SAST / Closure of Trading Window
Allotment of 8,753 equity shares by D. B. Corp Limited (''the Company'') under D. B. Corp Limited Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2011 (''DBCL ESOS - 2011 Scheme'')8 Jun 2026 · Company Update / Allotment of ESOP / ESPS
Intimation of Schedule of Analysts/Investors Meet to be held on Friday, May 29, 202622 May 2026 · Company Update / Analyst / Investor Meet

Corporate actions

Purpose	Ex date	Record date	Payment date
Interim Dividend - Rs. - 5.0000	23 Jul 2026	23 Jul 2026	—
Interim Dividend - Rs. - 2.0000	22 Jan 2026	22 Jan 2026	—
Interim Dividend - Rs. - 5.0000	23 Jul 2025	23 Jul 2025	—
Interim Dividend - Rs. - 5.0000	25 Oct 2024	25 Oct 2024	—
Interim Dividend - Rs. - 7.0000	29 Jul 2024	29 Jul 2024	—

Board meetings

15 Oct 2026 Board Meeting - Financial Results