HMVL reports Q2 & H1 FY26 results; approves ₹16.22 Crore investment in AI Growth Private Limited
HMVL announced Q2 and H1 FY26 results with mixed quarterly PAT but half-year growth. The company also approved a strategic investment of ₹16.22 Crore in fintech firm AI Growth Private Limited to leverage media assets.
The announcement has a medium impact due to the mixed quarterly financial results which show revenue growth but a decline in Q2 PAT. However, the strategic investment of ₹16.22 Crore in a fast-growing fintech company, AI Growth Private Limited, represents a significant diversification and future growth opportunity, which could have a positive long-term impact.
The sentiment is neutral as consolidated and standalone profit after tax for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, declined year-on-year despite revenue growth. However, the half-year performance shows growth in both revenue and profit after tax, and the strategic investment in AI Growth Private Limited is a positive move for future capital returns and diversification.
* Hindustan Media Ventures Limited's Board of Directors, at its meeting on 10th November, 2025, approved the unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and half-year ended 30th September, 2025. * The Board also approved an investment of up to ₹16.22 Crore by subscribing to equity shares or compulsory convertible preference shares of AI Growth Private Limited. * Consolidated Financial Highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2025: * Revenue from operations: ₹19,687 lakh, up from ₹17,199 lakh in the corresponding previous quarter. * Profit after tax: ₹1,008 lakh, down from ₹1,387 lakh in the corresponding previous quarter. * Basic & Diluted Earnings per share: ₹1.37. * Consolidated Financial Highlights for the half-year ended September 30, 2025: * Revenue from operations: ₹37,986 lakh, up from ₹33,417 lakh in the corresponding previous half-year. * Profit after tax: ₹2,032 lakh, up from ₹1,439 lakh in the corresponding previous half-year. * Standalone Financial Highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2025: * Revenue from operations: ₹19,687 lakh, up from ₹17,199 lakh in the corresponding previous quarter. * Profit after tax: ₹1,168 lakh, down from ₹1,368 lakh in the corresponding previous quarter. * Basic & Diluted Earnings per share: ₹1.59. * Standalone Financial Highlights for the half-year ended September 30, 2025: * Revenue from operations: ₹37,986 lakh, up from ₹33,417 lakh in the corresponding previous half-year. * Profit after tax: ₹2,171 lakh, up from ₹1,403 lakh in the corresponding previous half-year. * An exceptional item in the standalone results includes a reversal of impairment of ₹325 lakh for investment in subsidiary HT Noida (Company) Limited. * The investment in AI Growth Private Limited, a Fintech company, is aimed at achieving capital return in the future and leveraging the acquirer company's media assets. AI Growth Private Limited had a turnover of ₹21.24 Crore in FY 2024. * The indicative time period for completion of the acquisition is September 2030.
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