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ET Now’s ‘Market Masters’ starts on 18 Sept
MUMBAI: In a move to help investors power up their equity portfolio, ET Now has taken another investor welfare initiative Market Masters’. The 30-40 minute long tete-a-tete with Kotak AMC MD Nilesh Shah and the channel’s senior editor (stocks) Niraj Shah will be telecast on ET Now on 18 September at 6 pm.
It is a series of on-ground seminars that enables participants to interact with leading market experts and learn from their outlook of the markets. The experts share their perspective on the prevalent market conditions and how to formulate simple yet effective portfolio strategies to grow their wealth.
“Under ‘Market Masters’, we will organize investor camps across the country. We started the camp at Ghatkopar,” Shah said.
Through this initiative, the channel aims at educating and engaging its viewers on various aspects of investing. This initiative will provide insightful recommendations to investors to help them make smart investment decisions.
“This initiative is all about educating and enlightening retail investors on stock markets. Whenever we talk about markets, stocks etc the first name that comes to mind is ET Now,” said Shah.
He also advised investors to take a long term view on the market and take informed investment decisions after careful analysis of stock and companies. Individuals who do not have the time to understand the market should invest in SIP mutual fund and follow asset allocation strategy.
The recorded event was attended by over 400 investors and Shah addressed various investor queries. He also stated that investing was not a passive game and one should be an active investor.
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Network18 Q4 revenue grows 9.7 per cent, EBITDA at Rs 30 crore
PAT improves to Rs 306.6 crore, margins steady amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: Not all news is breaking, some of it is quietly improving. Network18 Media & Investments Limited appears to be doing just that, tightening losses and stabilising margins even as costs continue to weigh on the business. For FY26, the company reported revenue from operations of Rs 1,955.1 crore, up from Rs 1,896.2 crore in FY25, signalling modest top-line growth in a challenging media environment. Total income stood at Rs 1,978.2 crore, compared to Rs 1,913 crore a year earlier.
Profit after tax came in at Rs 306.6 crore for the year, a sharp turnaround from Rs 3,225.4 crore in FY25, largely reflecting the absence of large exceptional items that had inflated the previous year’s numbers. On a more comparable basis, the company’s operating performance showed signs of gradual stabilisation.
However, the quarterly picture remained under pressure. For the March quarter, Network18 reported a loss of Rs 53.1 crore, narrower than the Rs 98.1 crore loss in the same period last year, but still indicative of ongoing cost challenges.
Expenses continued to track high. Total expenses for FY26 stood at Rs 2,235.7 crore, up from Rs 2,197.8 crore in FY25. Key cost heads included operational expenses of Rs 765.9 crore, employee benefits of Rs 475.9 crore, and marketing, distribution and promotional spends of Rs 427.1 crore, underlining the continued investment required to sustain reach and engagement.
At an operating level, margins remained under strain. Operating margin stood at 2.33 per cent for FY26, marginally higher than 1.77 per cent in FY25, while net profit margin remained negative at -13.02 per cent, though improved from -14.89 per cent.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 8,957.6 crore as of 31 March 2026, from Rs 8,317.5 crore a year earlier. Equity strengthened to Rs 4,958.7 crore, while borrowings increased to Rs 3,112.8 crore, reflecting a higher reliance on debt to support operations.
Cash flows told a mixed story. While financing activities generated Rs 83.9 crore, operating cash flow remained negative at Rs -24 crore, highlighting ongoing pressure on core cash generation. Cash and cash equivalents, however, improved to Rs 33.9 crore from Rs 1.8 crore.
The numbers point to a company in transition growing revenues, trimming losses, but still grappling with structural cost pressures. In a sector where scale often comes at a price, Network18 seems to be inching towards balance, one quarter at a time.
