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January 31, 2018 Analysts: Depesh Kashyap, CFA (+91-7228934327)/ Harshit Patel (+91 9825406497) Page 1 of 12 Before reading this report, you must refer to the disclaimer on the last page. Jagran Prakashan Ltd Absolute : LONG Relative : Overweight 3QFY18 Result: Estimate (), TP (), Rating () Regular Coverage 15% ATR in 14 Months Weak quarter but green shoots of recovery emerging - maintain LONG Media & Entertainment © 2017EquirusAll rights reserved Rating Information Price (Rs) 173 Target Price (Rs) 200 Target Date 31st Mar'19 Target Set On 31st Jan'18 Implied yrs of growth (DCF) 15 Fair Value (DCF) 246 Fair Value (DDM) 91 Ind Benchmark SPBSMIP Model Portfolio Position NA Stock Information Market Cap (Rs Mn) 53,999 Free Float (%) 39.15 % 52 Wk H/L (Rs) 208.9/160 Avg Daily Volume (1yr) 2,44,849 Avg Daily Value (Rs Mn) 44 Equity Cap (Rs Mn) 623 Face Value (Rs) 2 Bloomberg Code JAGP IN Ownership Recent 3M 12M Promoters 60.9 % 0.0 % 0.1 % DII 15.3 % 1.3 % 2.8 % FII 9.2 % -1.3 % -6.1 % Public 14.6 % 0.0 % 3.2 % Price % 1M 3M 12M Absolute -2.5 % -2.4 % -5.0 % Vs Industry 0.1 % -7.1 % -40.0 % DBCORP -6.6 % -9.9 % -12.2 % HTMEDIA 0.0 % 6.7 % -6.6 % Consolidated Quarterly EPS forecast Rs/Share 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q EPS (17A) 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.5 EPS (18E) 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.8 Jagran Prakashan’s (JPL) 3QFY18 consolidated revenues were at Rs 5981mn (-1% yoy), while print advertising revenues slid ~4% yoy (vs. -6% yoy for DB Corp, and +5% yoy for HMVL). Circulation revenues remained flattish (vs. 1.5% growth in 1QFY18 and ~1% in 2QFY18) as increased competition in UP and Bihar continued to put pressure on cover prices. JPL’s radio advertising (MBL) volumes grew by 5% yoy, outperforming industry growth (2% yoy). The months of November and December have shown encouraging trends and we expect the recovery to continue in 4QFY18, partly helped by soft comps. We however cut our FY18/FY19 EPS estimates by 3%/6% to factor in a weak 3Q and rising newsprint costs; maintain LONG with a rolled over Mar’19 TP of Rs 200 (from a Dec’18 TP of Rs 200). Advertising was weak due to split of festive season into two quarters: Advertising growth for print media companies continued to be hit by GST disruption, a festive season split into two quarters and lower government advertisements. This led to a ~2% decline in print advertisement revenues for JPL on standalone basis. However, as per management, revival has been seen in discretionary, BFSI, real estate and education related advertisements. Circulation revenues remained under pressure (flattish yoy) as competition in key markets of UP and Bihar remained intense at the onset of IRS 2017. Management believes that cover prices have bottomed out and they would be improving realizations in coming quarters. Also, according to the recently released IRS survey, Jagran has maintained its leadership position (see our Indian Readership Survey 2017 Note for survey results). According to management, this survey may help the company to negotiate better ad-rates. Radio continued to outperform peers but Mid-Day disappointed: JPL’s radio subsidiary, Music Broadcast Limited (MBL), posted a ~5% yoy growth in 3QFY18 (vs. 7% decline for DB Corp and 5% growth for HT Media). EBITDA margins disappointed at 31% (-229bps vs. EE and -596bps yoy) (See our Result update note on MBL ). For Mid-Day, advertising revenues fell by 15% yoy (vs. +3% yoy last quarter) and EBITDA margins contracted to 12% (vs. 20% in 3QFY17 and 13% in 2QFY18). Revenues for all other publications (Nai Dunia, I-Next, Punjabi Jagran and Sakhi) grew ~3% yoy during 3QFY18. Maintain LONG with a rolled over Mar’19 TP of Rs 200: We remain hopeful of recovery in advertisements from 4Q onwards and also IRS survey results shall remain supportive of the print media story in India. We have updated our numbers post 3Q results and revised our FY18/FY19 EPS estimates by -3%/-6%. We continue to value JPL on SOTP basis (Exhibit 5) and roll over to a Mar’19 TP of Rs 200 (from a Dec’18 TP of Rs 200). Maintain LONG. Change in Estimates Rs. Mn FY18E Chg (%) FY19E Chg (%) Sales 23,607 -2% 25,682 -2% EBITDA 6,310 -2% 7,092 -4% EPS 10.5 -3% 12.2 -6% Consolidated Financials Rs. Mn YE Mar FY17A FY18E FY19E FY20E Sales 22,830 23,607 25,682 27,942 EBITDA 6,396 6,310 7,092 7,929 Depreciation 1,289 1,350 1,424 1,464 Interest Expense 350 302 232 232 Other Income 412 470 513 677 Reported PAT 3,475 3,283 3,792 4,368 Recurring PAT 3,475 3,283 3,792 4,368 Total Equity 21,549 20,624 23,047 25,838 Gross Debt 4,865 3,865 3,865 3,363 Cash 3,783 2,520 5,338 8,156 Rs Per Share FY17A FY18E FY19E FY20E Earnings 10.6 10.5 12.2 14.0 Book Value 66 66 74 83 Dividends 3.1 3.3 3.8 4.3 FCFF 11.8 12.8 13.0 14.8 P/E (x) 16.3 16.4 14.2 12.4 P/B (x) 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.1 EV/EBITDA (x) 8.6 8.8 7.4 6.2 ROE (%) 18 % 16 % 17 % 18 % Core ROIC (%) 18 % 17 % 19 % 22 % EBITDA Margin (%) 28 % 27 % 28 % 28 % Net Margin (%) 15 % 14 % 15 % 16 %

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January 31, 2018 Analysts: Depesh Kashyap, CFA (+91-7228934327)/ Harshit Patel (+91 9825406497) Page 1 of 12

Before reading this report, you must refer to the disclaimer on the last page.

Jagran Prakashan Ltd Absolute : LONG

Relative : Overweight

3QFY18 Result: Estimate (), TP (), Rating () Regular Coverage 15% ATR in 14 Months

Weak quarter but green shoots of recovery emerging - maintain LONG Media & Entertainment

© 2017EquirusAll rights reserved

Rating Information

Price (Rs) 173

Target Price (Rs) 200

Target Date 31st Mar'19

Target Set On 31st Jan'18

Implied yrs of growth (DCF) 15

Fair Value (DCF) 246

Fair Value (DDM) 91

Ind Benchmark SPBSMIP

Model Portfolio Position NA

Stock Information

Market Cap (Rs Mn) 53,999

Free Float (%) 39.15 %

52 Wk H/L (Rs) 208.9/160

Avg Daily Volume (1yr) 2,44,849

Avg Daily Value (Rs Mn) 44

Equity Cap (Rs Mn) 623

Face Value (Rs) 2

Bloomberg Code JAGP IN

Ownership Recent 3M 12M

Promoters 60.9 % 0.0 % 0.1 %

DII 15.3 % 1.3 % 2.8 %

FII 9.2 % -1.3 % -6.1 %

Public 14.6 % 0.0 % 3.2 %

Price % 1M 3M 12M

Absolute -2.5 % -2.4 % -5.0 %

Vs Industry 0.1 % -7.1 % -40.0 %

DBCORP -6.6 % -9.9 % -12.2 %

HTMEDIA 0.0 % 6.7 % -6.6 %

Consolidated Quarterly EPS forecast

Rs/Share 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q

EPS (17A) 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.5

EPS (18E) 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.8

Jagran Prakashan’s (JPL) 3QFY18 consolidated revenues were at Rs 5981mn (-1% yoy),

while print advertising revenues slid ~4% yoy (vs. -6% yoy for DB Corp, and +5% yoy for

HMVL). Circulation revenues remained flattish (vs. 1.5% growth in 1QFY18 and ~1% in

2QFY18) as increased competition in UP and Bihar continued to put pressure on cover

prices. JPL’s radio advertising (MBL) volumes grew by 5% yoy, outperforming industry

growth (2% yoy). The months of November and December have shown encouraging trends

and we expect the recovery to continue in 4QFY18, partly helped by soft comps. We

however cut our FY18/FY19 EPS estimates by 3%/6% to factor in a weak 3Q and rising

newsprint costs; maintain LONG with a rolled over Mar’19 TP of Rs 200 (from a Dec’18 TP

of Rs 200).

Advertising was weak due to split of festive season into two quarters: Advertising

growth for print media companies continued to be hit by GST disruption, a festive

season split into two quarters and lower government advertisements. This led to a ~2%

decline in print advertisement revenues for JPL on standalone basis. However, as per

management, revival has been seen in discretionary, BFSI, real estate and education

related advertisements. Circulation revenues remained under pressure (flattish yoy) as

competition in key markets of UP and Bihar remained intense at the onset of IRS 2017.

Management believes that cover prices have bottomed out and they would be improving

realizations in coming quarters. Also, according to the recently released IRS survey,

Jagran has maintained its leadership position (see our Indian Readership Survey 2017

Note for survey results). According to management, this survey may help the company

to negotiate better ad-rates.

Radio continued to outperform peers but Mid-Day disappointed: JPL’s radio

subsidiary, Music Broadcast Limited (MBL), posted a ~5% yoy growth in 3QFY18 (vs. 7%

decline for DB Corp and 5% growth for HT Media). EBITDA margins disappointed at 31%

(-229bps vs. EE and -596bps yoy) (See our Result update note on MBL). For Mid-Day,

advertising revenues fell by 15% yoy (vs. +3% yoy last quarter) and EBITDA margins

contracted to 12% (vs. 20% in 3QFY17 and 13% in 2QFY18). Revenues for all other

publications (Nai Dunia, I-Next, Punjabi Jagran and Sakhi) grew ~3% yoy during 3QFY18.

Maintain LONG with a rolled over Mar’19 TP of Rs 200: We remain hopeful of

recovery in advertisements from 4Q onwards and also IRS survey results shall remain

supportive of the print media story in India. We have updated our numbers post 3Q

results and revised our FY18/FY19 EPS estimates by -3%/-6%. We continue to value JPL

on SOTP basis (Exhibit 5) and roll over to a Mar’19 TP of Rs 200 (from a Dec’18 TP of Rs

200). Maintain LONG.

Change in Estimates

Rs. Mn FY18E Chg (%) FY19E Chg (%)

Sales 23,607 -2% 25,682 -2%

EBITDA 6,310 -2% 7,092 -4%

EPS 10.5 -3% 12.2 -6%

Consolidated Financials

Rs. Mn YE Mar FY17A FY18E FY19E FY20E

Sales 22,830 23,607 25,682 27,942

EBITDA 6,396 6,310 7,092 7,929

Depreciation 1,289 1,350 1,424 1,464

Interest Expense 350 302 232 232

Other Income 412 470 513 677

Reported PAT 3,475 3,283 3,792 4,368

Recurring PAT 3,475 3,283 3,792 4,368

Total Equity 21,549 20,624 23,047 25,838

Gross Debt 4,865 3,865 3,865 3,363

Cash 3,783 2,520 5,338 8,156

Rs Per Share FY17A FY18E FY19E FY20E

Earnings 10.6 10.5 12.2 14.0

Book Value 66 66 74 83

Dividends 3.1 3.3 3.8 4.3

FCFF 11.8 12.8 13.0 14.8

P/E (x) 16.3 16.4 14.2 12.4

P/B (x) 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.1

EV/EBITDA (x) 8.6 8.8 7.4 6.2

ROE (%) 18 % 16 % 17 % 18 %

Core ROIC (%) 18 % 17 % 19 % 22 %

EBITDA Margin (%) 28 % 27 % 28 % 28 %

Net Margin (%) 15 % 14 % 15 % 16 %

Jagran Prakashan Limited Absolute – LONG Relative – Overweight 15% ATR in 14 Months

January 31, 2018 Analysts: Depesh Kashyap, CFA (+91-7228934327)/ Harshit Patel (+91 9825406497) Page 2 of 12

Quarterly trends in charts

Exhibit 1: Print advertising growth was weak this quarter

Source: Company, Equirus Securities

Exhibit 2: Circulation growth was flattish due to a drop in cover prices

Source: Company, Equirus Securities

Exhibit 3: EBITDA margins recovered post a dismal show in last quarter

Source: Company, Equirus Securities

Exhibit 4: Other publications (excl. Dainik Jagran) had better profitability

Source: Company, Equirus Securities

3,141

2,730

3,122 3,127

3,474

3,053

3,334 3,229

3,521

3,206

3,465 3,256

3,435

4.7%

3.1%

8.4% 9.1%

10.6%

11.8%

6.8%

3.3%

1.4%

5.0% 3.9%

0.8%

-2.4%

-4%

-2%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

Q315 Q415 Q116 Q216 Q316 Q416 Q117 Q217 Q317 Q417 Q118 Q218 Q318

Advertisement revenues (Rs mn) Ad growth (y-o-y %)(RHS)

942

922

945 939

959

999 1,003

993

1,025 1,034

1,018

996

1,030

9.4%

7.2%

5.4%

3.4%

1.7%

8.4%

6.2% 5.8%

6.9%

3.4%

1.4%

0.3% 0.5%

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

9%

10%

860

880

900

920

940

960

980

1000

1020

1040

1060

Q315 Q415 Q116 Q216 Q316 Q416 Q117 Q217 Q317 Q417 Q118 Q218 Q318

Circulation revenues ( Rs mn) Circulation growth (y-o-y %)

1034

1261

1034

1233 1241

1401

1118

1307 1214

1549

1196

1328

1105

1362 25%

29%

26%

28% 29% 30%

26% 28%

26% 31% 26%

27%

24% 27%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

Q215 Q315 Q415 Q116 Q216 Q316 Q416 Q117 Q217 Q317 Q417 Q118 Q218 Q318

EBITDA ( Rs mn) EBITDA margins(%)

72

-13

69 70 100 45 82 21 117 86 90 50 76

8.2%

-1.7%

8.7% 8.8%

11.5%

5.5%

9.8%

2.5%

13.0%

10.3% 10.1%

5.8%

8.6%

-4%

-2%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Q315 Q415 Q116 Q216 Q316 Q416 Q117 Q217 Q317 Q417 Q118 Q218 Q318

Operating profit ( Rs mn) Operating margin(%) (RHS)

Jagran Prakashan Limited Absolute – LONG Relative – Overweight 15% ATR in 14 Months

January 31, 2018 Analysts: Depesh Kashyap, CFA (+91-7228934327)/ Harshit Patel (+91 9825406497) Page 3 of 12

Conference call highlights

Business Overview

Management believes that IRS 2017 has provided reliable measurement to the

advertisers. Investment in growing circulation has paid up for Dainik Jagran as it has

maintained its no 1 position which augurs well for future revenues.

Dainik Jagran has become no 1 in Haryana and Patna for the first time while

maintained its no 1 position in UP and NCR. Also, Nai Dunia has become one of top10

dailies of the country.

Average Issue Readership for Dainik Jagran has increased to ~22mn from ~16.4mn

five years ago. AIR growth potential is not seen across the market; it depends on the

existing penetration levels in a particular market. In UP overall AIR growth should

have been ~20-25%.

Share of Gov advertisement for the company is ~20%.

IRS numbers will make a big impact on ad rates as all leading national advertising

agencies rely on it; big local clients are also looking into numbers (however impact

won’t be as much as for national advertisers). ~40-50% of advertising revenues come

from advertisers who will take this data seriously

Standalone Print advertising revenue has declined by ~2% in 3QFY18. Main reasons

for the same would be loss of revenues from political parties/Government (to the

tune of ~Rs. 150mn) which was there last year and split of festive season.

Ad yields were better on yoy basis whereas volumes have declined by ~5-6% in

3QFY18.

Circulation revenues remained flattish (vs. growth of ~1.5% in 1QFY18 and ~1% in

2QFY18). However, company saw improvement in per copy realization for all

newspaper brands in 3QFY18. Management believes that the era of dropping cover

prices seems to be over and they would be improving realizations in coming quarters.

Dainik Jagran’s standalone circulation is ~4.1mn and all other brands put together

circulation is ~0.3-0.4mn.

Real estate sector is doing well in the geographies that company operates in. FMCG

category has started to do better however Pharma has not shown much growth after

the demonetization. Government advertisement should improve in FY19 due to

central elections related advertisements.

Other publications (Midday, Naidunia, I-Next, Punjabi Jagran, Sakhi) and Radio

Other publications registered a revenue decline of ~2% yoy in 3Q18 (vs. growth of

~5% in 2QFY18). Operating margins also shrunk to ~8.6% (-442bps/+278bps on

yoy/qoq basis). Management expects Mid-day and Nai Dunia to do better going

ahead.

Company has been formulating strategy to grow circulation of Nai Dunia in MP; they

are getting good traction in Bhopal and Indore.

Sharp decline in Mid-day advertising revenues (-15%) was due to two reasons: (a)

festive season was broken up, (b) last October was an exceptionally good month for

Mid-day (its highest ever ad revenues). Advertising growth in Nov-Dec was ~18-20%.

Radio business in 3QFY18 outperformed the industry to grow by ~5% in 3QFY18.

Newsprint Prices

Domestic newsprint prices would increase by ~6-7% in FY19 whereas imported

newsprint prices would increase ~25-30%. On a blended level newsprint cost should

increase by ~10-12% in FY19.

Company will suffer more as they had tied up quantities for nearly one and a half

year therefore they were not impacted recently.

Jagran Prakashan Limited Absolute – LONG Relative – Overweight 15% ATR in 14 Months

January 31, 2018 Analysts: Depesh Kashyap, CFA (+91-7228934327)/ Harshit Patel (+91 9825406497) Page 4 of 12

Valuation and risks

JPL is currently trading at a PE multiple of 14x and an EV/EBITDA multiple of 7x on our

FY19E estimates.

We continue to prefer sum-of-the-parts (SOTP) methodology to value the company, and

value the standalone and radio business separately. JPL has always traded in the

EV/EBITDA range of 8x-12x. To the print business, we have ascribed a TTM EV/EBITDA

multiple of 9x to our TTM Mar’19 EBITDA estimate of Rs 5,801m to derive the equity

value of Rs 52,079mn. We have applied a 40% holding value discount to our Music

Broadcast Ltd’s valuation.

Exhibit 5 below illustrates the step-by-step process followed to derive our Mar’19 TP of

Rs 200.

Exhibit 1: Target price derivation through SOTP valuation

Jagran (Rs mn) EBITDA

(TTM Mar’19) Multiple Valuation

Standalone 5,801 9x 49,877

(-) Total debt

1,400

(+) Total Cash

3,592

Equity value(1)

52,079

Radio City Valuation

23,282

JPL holding

70.58%

Equity value(2)

16,433

Holding company discount

40%

Net equity value

9,860

Equity value

61,938

Outstanding shares (mn)

311.4

Target price(Rs) (rounded)

200

Source: Company, Equirus Securities

Key downside risks

Another economic slowdown to lead to below-expected growth in advertising

revenue: A slowdown in the economy can result in lower than expected media

spends by corporate, which can negatively impact advertising revenue.

Higher than expected increase in newsprint costs to hurt operating margins:

Newsprint prices account for 30-40% of total sales and 40-50% of total costs.

Newsprint prices are strongly correlated to crude oil prices, which have been rising

of late. Rising RM costs may put some stress on operating margins.

Rising competition: JPL operates in a highly competitive environment, with two or

three players present in most of the states. The company would come under stress if

competitors cut cover prices or reduce advertisement rates to gain market share.

Jagran Prakashan Limited Absolute – LONG Relative – Overweight 15% ATR in 14 Months

January 31, 2018 Analysts: Depesh Kashyap, CFA (+91-7228934327)/ Harshit Patel (+91 9825406497) Page 5 of 12

Quarterly performance, consolidated

Rs Mn 3QFY18 3QFY18E 2QFY18 3QFY17 % Change

Comments 3QFY18E 2QFY18 3QFY17

Net Sales 5,981 6,392 5,665 6,016 -6% 6% -1%

Consumption of raw materials 1,691 1,761 1,652 1,664 -4% 2% 2%

Employees cost 990 1,005 999 958 -1% -1% 3%

Other expenditure 1,617 1,831 1,574 1,479 -12% 3% 9%

License fees 54

54 50

0% 9%

Total Expenditures 4352 4597 4279 4151 -5% 2% 5%

EBITDA 1629 1794 1386 1866 -9% 17% -13%

Depreciation 343 329 340 329 4% 1% 4%

EBIT 1,286 1,465 1,046 1,537 -12% 23% -16%

Interest 76 73 74 89 4% 2% -15%

Other Income 108 124 125 78 -13% -14% 38%

PBT 1,318 1,516 1,098 1,526 -13% 20% -14%

Tax 446 507 375 546 -12% 19% -18%

PAT before MI & Associates 872 1009 722 980 -14% 21% -11%

Minority Interest -25 -28 -27 -7 -11% -9% 268%

Profit from Assoc. 0 0 0 1

-54% -112%

Recurring PAT 848 981 695 974 -14% 22% -13%

Extraordinaries 0 0 0 0

Reported PAT 848 981 695 974 -14% 22% -13%

EPS (Rs) 2.80 3.15 2.32 3.00 -11% 21% -7%

EBITDA Margin 27.2% 28.1% 24.5% 31.0% -84 bps 277 bps -378 bps

EBIT Margin 22% 23% 18% 26% -143 bps 303 bps -404 bps

PBT Margin 22% 24% 19% 25% -168 bps 266 bps -332 bps

PAT Margin 14% 15% 12% 16% -117 bps 190 bps -202 bps

Tax Rate 34% 33% 34% 36% 34 bps -37 bps -196 bps

Jagran Prakashan Limited Absolute – LONG Relative – Overweight 15% ATR in 14 Months

January 31, 2018 Analysts: Depesh Kashyap, CFA (+91-7228934327)/ Harshit Patel (+91 9825406497) Page 6 of 12

Company Snapshot

How we differ from Consensus

- Equirus Consensus % Diff Comment

EPS FY18E 10.5 11.5 -8 % Consensus numbers have not been

updated yet. FY19E 12.2 13.4 -9 %

Sales FY18E 23,607 24,120 -2 %

FY19E 25,682 26,337 -2 %

PAT FY18E 3,283 3,615 -9 %

FY19E 3,792 4,224 -10 %

Key Estimates (Standalone):

Particulars FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E

Ad revenue (in Rs mn) 13,291 13,620 14,918 16,355

Circulation revenue(in Rs mn) 4,055 4,093 4,217 4,344

Revenue from digital excl. ads(in Rs mn) 19 21 23 25

OOH and event mgmt business(in Rs mn) 1,242 1,341 1,528 1,681

Risk to Our View:

1. Slowdown in economy

2. Newsprint prices rising more than expected

Key Triggers

Revival in advertisement growth

Declaration of dividends or some strategic acquisition

DCF Valuations & Assumptions

Rf Beta Ke Term. Growth Debt/IC in Term. Yr

6.8 % 0.8 11.3 % 2.5 % 10.0 %

- FY18E FY19E FY20-22E FY23-27E FY28-32E

Sales Growth 3 % 9 % 8 % 7 % 7 %

NOPAT Margin 14 % 15 % 15 % 15 % 15 %

IC Turnover 1.21 1.33 1.56 1.61 1.61

RoIC 16.9 % 19.2 % 24.3 % 25.0 % 25.0 %

Years of strong growth 1 2 5 10 15

Valuation as on date (Rs) 139 160 194 208 221

Valuation as of 31st Mar'19 153 176 214 230 244

Based on DCF, we derive 31st Mar’19 fair value of Rs 244.

Company Description:

Jagran Prakashan Ltd (JPL) is a media conglomerate with interests spanning across Print,

FM Radio, OOH, Activation & Digital covers all of India as its footprint – and is amongst

one of the largest media conglomerates in the country. Jagran group publishes 12 print

titles in 5 different languages spread across 15 states with over 100 editions and these

include some veritable titles as the World's largest read daily, India's No.1 compact

daily, India's No.1 Afternoon daily, and India's No.1 Urdu daily.

Comparable valuation Mkt Cap

Rs. Mn.

Price

Target

Target

Date

EPS P/E BPS P/B RoE Div Yield

Company Reco. CMP FY17A FY18E FY19E FY17A FY18E FY19E FY17A FY18E FY17A FY18E FY19E FY17A FY18E

Jagran Prakashan LONG 173 53,999 200 31st Mar'19 10.6 10.5 12.2 16.3 16.4 14.2 65.9 2.6 18 % 16 % 17 % 1.7 % 1.8 %

DBCL LONG 326 59,992 430 31st Mar'19 20.2 19.0 22.9 16.1 17.2 14.3 86.7 3.5 25 % 21 % 23 % 1.5 % 3.5 %

HMVL LONG 252 18,521 330 31st Mar'19 25.8 24.4 28.6 9.8 10.4 8.8 159.0 1.4 18 % 14 % 15 % 0.5 % 0.5 %

Particulars FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14E FY15E FY16E

ADHO Revenue (Rs Mn) 3,432 4,443 5,771 6,381 7,270 8,397

Nomark (Rs Mn) - - - 148 400 600

EBITDA (Rs Mn) 1,089 1,166 1,729 1,848 2,102 2,460

EBITDA Margin (%) 30.3% 24.6% 28.5% 27.2% 26.2% 26.3%

PAT (Rs Mn) 1,031 1,201 1,674 1,473 1,439 1,752

PAT Margin (%) 28.7% 25.4% 27.6% 21.7% 18.0% 18.7%

Jagran Prakashan Limited Absolute – LONG Relative – Overweight 15% ATR in 14 Months

January 31, 2018 Analysts: Depesh Kashyap, CFA (+91-7228934327)/ Harshit Patel (+91 9825406497) Page 7 of 12

Consolidated Quarterly Earnings Forecast and Key Drivers Rs in Mn 1Q17A 2Q17A 3Q17A 4Q17A 1Q18A 2Q18A 3Q18A 4Q18E 1Q19E 2Q19E 3Q19E 4Q19E FY17A FY18E FY19E FY20E

Revenue 5,644 5,548 6,016 5,620 5,913 5,665 5,981 6,048 6,398 6,163 6,602 6,519 22,830 23,607 25,682 27,942 Consumption of raw materials 1,693 1,612 1,664 1,555 1,698 1,652 1,691 1,680 1,795 1,711 1,814 1,968 6,525 6,720 7,288 7,774

Employees cost 898 929 958 954 992 999 990 1,006 1,050 1,076 1,059 1,081 3,740 3,987 4,266 4,614

Other expenditure 1,495 1,476 1,479 1,670 1,611 1,574 1,617 1,626 1,693 1,638 1,750 1,722 5,977 6,376 6,803 7,359

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EPS (Rs) 2.57 2.63 3.00 2.48 2.82 2.32 2.80 2.81 3.10 2.84 3.35 2.87 10.63 10.54 12.18 14.03

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Consolidated Financials

P&L (Rs Mn) FY17A FY18E FY19E FY20E

Balance Sheet (Rs Mn) FY17A FY18E FY19E FY20E

Cash Flow (Rs Mn) FY17A FY18E FY19E FY20E

Revenue 22,830 23,607 25,682 27,942 Equity Capital 654 623 623 623 PBT 5,169 5,129 5,949 6,910

Op. Expenditure 16,434 17,297 18,590 20,013 Reserve 20,895 20,001 22,424 25,215 Depreciation 1,289 1,350 1,424 1,464

EBITDA 6,396 6,310 7,092 7,929 Networth 21,549 20,624 23,047 25,838 Others 131 -169 -281 -445

Depreciation 1,289 1,350 1,424 1,464 Long Term Debt 1,334 1,334 1,334 832 Taxes Paid -1,388 -1,744 -2,023 -2,349

EBIT 5,107 4,961 5,668 6,465 Def Tax Liability 2,141 2,141 2,141 2,141 Change in WC -427 59 -483 -457

Interest Expense 350 302 232 232 Minority Interest 2,363 2,465 2,600 2,793 Operating C/F 4,774 4,625 4,586 5,123

Other Income 412 470 513 677 Account Payables 1,467 1,436 1,478 1,576 Capex -1,145 -850 -680 -670

PBT 5,168 5,129 5,949 6,910 Other Curr Liabi 3,531 2,531 2,531 2,531 Change in Invest -3,109 0 0 0

Tax 1,675 1,744 2,023 2,349 Total Liabilities & Equity 32,386 30,532 33,131 35,711 Others 61 470 513 677

PAT bef. MI & Assoc. 3,493 3,385 3,926 4,561 Net Fixed Assets 14,919 14,419 13,675 12,882 Investing C/F -4,193 -379 -167 7

Minority Interest 18 102 135 193 Capital WIP 759 759 759 759 Change in Debt -2,212 -1,000 0 -502

Profit from Assoc. 1 0 0 0 Others 5,864 5,864 5,864 5,864 Change in Equity 4,000 -3,023 0 0

Recurring PAT 3,475 3,283 3,792 4,368

Inventory 935 829 898 958 Others -1,157 -1,487 -1,601 -1,809

Extraordinaires 0 0 0 0 Account Receivables 5,158 5,174 5,629 6,124 Financing C/F 631 -5,510 -1,601 -2,311

Reported PAT 3,475 3,283 3,792 4,368 Other Current Assets 967 967 967 967 Net change in cash 1,212 -1,264 2,818 2,818

FDEPS (Rs) 10.6 10.5 12.2 14.0 Cash 3,783 2,520 5,338 8,156 RoE (%) 18 % 16 % 17 % 18 %

DPS (Rs) 3.1 3.3 3.8 4.3 Total Assets 32,386 30,532 33,131 35,711

RoIC (%) 14 % 12 % 14 % 15 %

CEPS (Rs) 14.6 14.9 16.7 18.7 Non-cash Working Capital 2,062 3,003 3,486 3,943

Core RoIC (%) 18 % 17 % 19 % 22 %

FCFPS (Rs) 11.8 12.8 13.0 14.8 Cash Conv Cycle 33.0 46.4 49.5 51.5 Div Payout (%) 34 % 36 % 36 % 36 %

BVPS (Rs) 65.9 66.2 74.0 83.0 WC Turnover 11.1 7.9 7.4 7.1 P/E 16.3 16.4 14.2 12.4

EBITDAM (%) 28 % 27 % 28 % 28 % FA Turnover 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 P/B 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.1

PATM (%) 15 % 14 % 15 % 16 % Net D/E -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 P/FCFF 14.7 13.6 13.3 11.7

Tax Rate (%) 32 % 34 % 34 % 34 % Revenue/Capital Employed 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 EV/EBITDA 8.6 8.8 7.4 6.2

Sales Growth (%) 10 % 3 % 9 % 9 %

Capital Employed/Equity 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3

EV/Sales 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.8

FDEPS Growth (%) 13 % -1 % 15 % 15 %

Dividend Yield (%) 1.7 % 1.8 % 2.1 % 2.4 %

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Historical Consolidated Financials

P&L (Rs Mn) FY14A FY15A FY16A FY17A

Balance Sheet (Rs Mn) FY14A FY15A FY16A FY17A

Cash Flow (Rs Mn) FY14A FY15A FY16A FY17A

Revenue 17,027 17,698 20,792 22,830 Equity Capital 623 635 654 654 PBT 3,057 4,183 4,640 5,169

Op. Expenditure 13,201 13,192 14,888 16,434 Reserve 8,994 10,708 15,656 20,895 Depreciation 890 1,035 1,290 1,289

EBITDA 3,826 4,506 5,905 6,396 Networth 9,616 11,342 16,309 21,549 Others 100 224 186 131

Depreciation 789 1,035 1,219 1,289 Long Term Debt 4,658 5,479 5,148 1,334 Taxes Paid -621 -701 -1,358 -1,388

EBIT 3,037 3,470 4,686 5,107 Def Tax Liability 1,085 1,039 1,942 2,141 Change in WC -120 -356 -513 -427

Interest Expense 345 369 545 350 Minority Interest 9 10 334 2,363 Operating C/F 3,305 4,385 4,245 4,774

Other Income 466 279 499 412 Account Payables 1,275 1,135 832 1,467 Capex -497 -512 -3,567 -1,145

PBT 3,158 3,380 4,639 5,168 Other Curr Liabi 2,613 3,546 2,420 3,531 Change in Invest -1,249 -4,093 3,889 -3,109

Tax 795 1,102 1,572 1,675 Total Liabilities & Equity 19,256 22,551 26,986 32,386 Others 48 198 1,234 61

PAT bef. MI & Assoc. 2,363 2,278 3,068 3,493 Net Fixed Assets 7,911 7,731 14,223 14,919 Investing C/F -1,698 -4,407 1,555 -4,193

Minority Interest -2 1 10 18 Capital WIP 1,137 722 1,450 759 Change in Debt -484 1,556 -826 -2,212

Profit from Assoc. -4 0 1 1 Others 1,907 3,847 1,247 5,864 Change in Equity 0 0 0 4,000

Recurring PAT 2,362 2,276 3,058 3,475 Inventory 999 929 669 935 Others -1,400 -1,388 -4,902 -1,157

Extraordinaires 101 803 440 0 Account Receivables 3,426 3,636 4,480 5,158 Financing C/F -1,884 168 -5,728 631

Reported PAT 2,262 3,079 3,498 3,475 Other Current Assets 1,513 360 925 967 Net change in cash -277 146 72 1,212

EPS (Rs) 7.5 7.3 9.4 10.6 Cash 2,363 5,327 3,992 3,783

RoE (%) 23 % 22 % 22 % 18 %

DPS (Rs) 4.0 3.5 0.0 3.1

Total Assets 19,256 22,551 26,986 32,386

RoIC (%) 17 % 15 % 16 % 14 %

CEPS (Rs) 10.1 10.4 13.1 14.6 Non-cash Working Capital 2,050 243 2,821 2,062 Core RoIC (%) 19 % 21 % 21 % 18 %

FCFPS (Rs) 9.9 13.0 3.2 11.8 Cash Conv Cycle 44.0 5.0 49.5 33.0 Div Payout (%) 65 % 42 % 0 % 34 %

BVPS (Rs) 30.9 35.7 49.9 65.9 WC Turnover 8.3 72.9 7.4 11.1

P/E 23.1 23.8 18.4 16.3

EBITDAM (%) 22 % 25 % 28 % 28 % FA Turnover 1.9 2.1 1.3 1.5 P/B 5.6 4.9 3.5 2.6

PATM (%) 14 % 13 % 15 % 15 % Net D/E 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 P/FCFF 17.6 13.3 54.6 14.7

Tax Rate (%) 25 % 33 % 34 % 32 % Revenue/Capital Employed 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 EV/EBITDA 15.0 12.2 9.8 8.6

Sales growth (%) 12 % 4 % 17 % 10 %

Capital Employed/Equity 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4

EV/Sales 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.4

FDEPS growth (%) -8 % -3 % 29 % 13 %

Dividend Yield (%) 2.3 % 2.0 % 0.0 % 1.7 %

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