The company had posted a net profit of Rs 27.62 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago, HMVL said in a BSE filing.
Its revenue from operations during January-March 2021 fell 8.41 per cent to Rs 161.75 crore as compared with Rs 176.61 crore in the year-ago period, the company said.
Total expenses stood at Rs 145.24 crore, down 16 per cent as against Rs 172.86 crore a year ago.
For the full financial year 2020-21, HMVL’s consolidated net profit was down 38.6 per cent to Rs 73.06 crore. It had a net profit of Rs 118.97 crore in the previous year.
Its revenue from operations was at Rs 545.43 crore during 2020-21, down 31.5 per cent as compared with Rs 795.78 crore in 2019-20.
HMVL publishes ‘Hindustan’, a Hindi daily newspaper.
Shares of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd on Thursday settled at Rs 94.70 apiece, down 3.47 per cent from its previous close.
