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News18 Punjab Haryana to organise Agenda Punjab today
Mumbai: News18 Punjab Haryana, the most trusted news channel of the region, will bring together top political leaders of Punjab on Agenda Punjab – a mega-conclave being organised by News18 Punjab Haryana.
The much-anticipated event will be held in Chandigarh on 19 December 2023, and will bring to the fore the state government’s development priorities and achievements.
Top state government ministers scheduled to speak at the conclave include Harpal Singh Cheema Minster of Finance, Planning, Programme Implementation, Excise & Taxation, Gurmeet Singh Khudian Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development, Food Processing, Chetan Singh Jouramajra Minister of Defence Services Welfare, Welfare of Freedom Fighters, Horticulture, Mining Information & Public Reforms, Lal Chand Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Forests, Wild Life and Balkar Singh Minister of Local Government, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Harjot Singh Bains Minister of Technical Education & Industrial Training, Higher Education, School Education, Harbhajan Singh E.T.O. Minister of Public Works (B&R), Power, Bram Shankar (Jimpa) Minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Water Supply & Sanitation, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal Minister of NRI Affairs, Administrative Reforms, Anmol Gagan Maan Minister of Tourism & Culture Affairs, Investment Promotion, Labour, Hospitality, Laljit Singh Bhullar Minister of Transport, Rural Development & Panchayats, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Minister of Sports & Youth, and Kultar Singh Sandhwan Speaker, Punjab Assembly.
Tune into this high-impact leadership conclave -Agenda Punjab – exclusively on News18 Punjab Haryana on 19 December, 11 am onwards.
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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.
