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D B Corp Ltd

NSE: DBCORP BSE: 533151

241.60

(2.29)%

Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 00:11 pm

Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are covered by earnings (1.2x coverage).
  • Dividends after 3 years are expected to be covered by earnings (1.5x coverage).
  • D. B's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
  • D. B's dividend is above the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).
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Cons

  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).

future

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Pros

  • Performance (ROE) is expected to be above the current IN Media industry average.
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Cons

  • Cash flow for D. B is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • D. B's earnings are expected to grow by 7.1% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
  • D. B's earnings growth is positive but not above the India market average.
  • D. B's earnings growth is positive but not above the low risk savings rate of 7.2%.
  • D. B's earnings are expected to decrease over the next year.
  • D. B's net income is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • D. B is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
  • A decline in D. B's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
  • D. B's revenue is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • D. B's revenue is expected to grow by 3.6% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
  • D. B's revenue growth is positive but not above the India market average.

health

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Pros

  • D. B is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • D. B is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • D. B is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (707.9%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 22x debt.
  • D. B's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (8.3% vs 2.9% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 79x coverage).
  • D. B's level of debt (2.9%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
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Cons

  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The average tenure for the D. B board of directors is over 10 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced board.
  • Sudhir's remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in India.
  • More shares have been bought than sold by D. B individual insiders in the past 3 months.
  • The average tenure for the D. B management team is over 5 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced team.
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Cons

  • Sudhir's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year whilst earnings grew less than 20%.

misc

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Pros

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    Cons

    • D. B has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

    • D. B's 1-year earnings growth exceeds its 5-year average (10.5% vs -2.1%)
    • D. B used its assets more efficiently than the IN Media industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
    • D. B's earnings growth has exceeded the IN Media industry average in the past year (10.5% vs 5.9%).
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    Cons

    • D. B's year on year earnings growth rate was negative over the past 5 years and the most recent earnings are below average.
    • D. B's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • D. B has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).

    value

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    Pros

    • D. B's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a moderate discount (> 20%).
    • D. B's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a substantial discount (> 40%).
    • D. B is good value based on assets compared to the IN Media industry average.
    • D. B is good value based on expected growth next year.
    • D. B is good value based on earnings compared to the IN Media industry average.
    • D. B is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
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    Cons

    • DBCORP underperformed the Media industry which returned -34.8% over the past year.
    • DBCORP underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.
    • NSEI:DBCORP is up 5.2% underperforming the Media industry which returned 10.1% over the past month.
    • NSEI:DBCORP is up 5.2% underperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.

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