Network18 Media & Investments Limited
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What stands out
- Shareholder Slice Ratio: Share count rose 47% in 3 years, so each share's slice of the company became smaller. Bigger rise in share count than 92% of Communication Services companies in India.
- Self-Funding Ratio: Over the last 3 years operating cash was negative while the company kept spending on investment (capex). Lower than 90% of Communication Services companies in India.
- Steadiness Ratio: Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3. Less steady than 88% of Communication Services companies in India.
Where ₹100 of sales goes
Latest year (Mar 2026). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.
Cash quality
Profit Cash Ratio
—Loss-making or profit too small
Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.
Self-Funding Ratio
-2.5×Over the last 3 years operating cash was negative while the company kept spending on investment (capex).
Lower than 90% of Communication Services companies in India.
Cash Locked Ratio
₹14For every ₹100 of sales, ₹14 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against ₹75 tied up three years earlier.
More money tied up than 57% of Communication Services companies in India.
Growth quality
Steadiness Ratio
1/3 · 1/3Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3.
Less steady than 88% of Communication Services companies in India.
Growth Efficiency Ratio
—Sales fell 67%
Sales fell 67% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.
Asset Productivity Ratio
-67% / -36%In 3 years sales changed by -67% while total assets changed by -36%. Assets grew faster than sales.
Balance-sheet strength
Debt Due Cover Ratio
-0.0×Operating cash was negative last year, while some debt falls due within a year.
Lower than 74% of Communication Services companies in India.
Cash Cushion Ratio
−83%Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 83% of its market value (net debt).
Lower than 87% of Communication Services companies in India.
Tangible Assets Ratio
86%Of every ₹100 the company owns, ₹86 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.
Less tangible than 62% of Communication Services companies in India.
Tangible Net Worth Ratio
74%Of every ₹100 of net worth, ₹74 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.
Less tangible than 65% of Communication Services companies in India.
Shareholders
Standard fundamentals
P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)
Network18 Media & Investments Limited made a loss over the last year. Network18 Media & Investments Limited owes ₹0.45 for every ₹1 it owns. Network18 Media & Investments Limited returned to profit in the year to Mar 2026, after a loss the year before.
Compared with Communication Services companies in India · latest annual results Mar 2026.
P/E ratio
LossNetwork18 Media & Investments Limited made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.
P/B ratio
0.76The share price is 0.76 times Network18 Media & Investments Limited's book value per share, lower than 77% of Communication Services companies in India.
Market cap
₹3,742 CrThe total market value of all of Network18 Media & Investments Limited's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 66% of Communication Services companies in India. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.
Net worth (book value)
₹4,918 CrWhat Network18 Media & Investments Limited would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (31 Mar 2026).
Book value per share
₹31.89Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of ₹24.27 is 0.8 times this, which is the P/B above.
Return on equity (ROE)
-0.7%Network18 Media & Investments Limited lost 0.7% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 74% of Communication Services companies in India.
Owes vs Owns
0.45×Network18 Media & Investments Limited owes ₹0.45 for every ₹1 it owns (low), higher than 58% of Communication Services companies in India.
Dividend yield
NoneNetwork18 Media & Investments Limited does not currently pay a dividend.
Revenue growth
-70%Revenue fell 70% in the year to Mar 2026, and shrank 31% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit growth
Back to profitNetwork18 Media & Investments Limited returned to profit in the year to Mar 2026, after a loss the year before.
Profit margin
7.5%Network18 Media & Investments Limited keeps ₹7 of every ₹100 of revenue as net profit.
Cash quality
-0.2×Cash from Network18 Media & Investments Limited's business was -0.2× its reported profit in the year to Mar 2026 — the business used cash even though it reported a profit.
Interest cover
Not coveredNetwork18 Media & Investments Limited's operating profit did not cover its interest costs in the year to Mar 2026.
Cash vs debt
Net debtNetwork18 Media & Investments Limited had ₹3,124 Cr more debt than cash (net debt) at Mar 2026.
Questions
How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?
P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Network18 Media & Investments Limited: ₹3,742 Cr ÷ ₹4,918 Cr (31 Mar 2026) = 0.8.
What is Network18 Media & Investments Limited's return on equity?
Network18 Media & Investments Limited lost 0.7% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 74% of Communication Services companies in India.
How much does Network18 Media & Investments Limited owe compared with what it owns?
Network18 Media & Investments Limited owes ₹0.45 for every ₹1 it owns (low), higher than 58% of Communication Services companies in India.
Does Network18 Media & Investments Limited pay a dividend?
No. Network18 Media & Investments Limited does not currently pay a dividend.
Is Network18 Media & Investments Limited's revenue growing?
Revenue fell 70% in the year to Mar 2026, and shrank 31% a year on average over 3 years.
Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.