---
title: "Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL) — Share Price, Financials & Analysis"
symbol: "DCHL"
company: "Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd"
canonical: "https://tapetide.com/stocks/DCHL"
generated_at: "2026-10-13T10:59:13.606Z"
---

# Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL)

Canonical page: https://tapetide.com/stocks/DCHL

## Company

- **Stock Type:** EQUITY
- **Face Value:** ₹2
- **F&O Eligible:** No
- **Website:** deccanmail.com

## About

Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited, incorporated in India, Listed on the Bombay Stock  exchange Limited, and National Stock Exchange Limited, the company is engaged in  the business of printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals and related advertisement revenues.

## Latest Price

## Key Insights

### Strengths

- Debtor days have improved from 77.5 to 60.9 days.
- Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 83.4 days to 43.5 days

### Weaknesses

- Stock is trading at 4.32 times its book value
- Company has low interest coverage ratio.
- The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.30% over past five years.
- Company has a low return on equity of -19.4% over last 3 years.
- Company's cost of borrowing seems high

## Growth Rates

| Metric | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| net income growth | -732% | — | — |
| revenue growth | -19% | -1% | 7% |

## Financial Statements

### Quarterly Results

All figures in ₹ crore unless the row name says otherwise.

| Item | Mar 2013 | Jun 2013 | Sep 2013 | Dec 2013 | Mar 2014 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 107.53 | 91.2 | 81.57 | 89.27 | 92.28 |
| Expenses | 79.86 | 103.56 | 77.35 | 81.09 | 76.43 |
| Operating Profit | 27.67 | -12.36 | 4.22 | 8.18 | 15.85 |
| OPM % | 25.73 | -13.55 | 5.17 | 9.16 | 17.18 |
| Other Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest | 2.39 | 0.94 | 0 | 1.56 | 0.26 |
| Depreciation | 10.46 | 13.36 | 8.98 | 10.27 | 10.91 |
| Profit before tax | 14.82 | -26.66 | -4.76 | -3.65 | 4.68 |
| Tax % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Profit | 14.82 | -26.66 | -4.76 | -3.65 | 4.68 |
| EPS in Rs | 0.71 | -1.28 | -0.23 | -0.17 | 0.22 |

### Profit & Loss

All figures in ₹ crore unless the row name says otherwise.

| Item | Mar 2006 | Mar 2007 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Sep 2012 18m | TTM |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 331 | 553 | 782 | 815 | 892 | 976 | 786 | 354 |
| Expenses | 228 | 294 | 295 | 547 | 440 | 683 | 1142 | 338 |
| Operating Profit | 103 | 259 | 487 | 268 | 453 | 293 | -356 | 16 |
| OPM % | 31 | 47 | 62 | 33 | 51 | 30 | -45 | 4.5 |
| Other Income | 22 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 28 | 55 | 48 | 0 |
| Interest | 19 | 33 | 77 | 71 | 45 | 59 | 734 | 3 |
| Depreciation | 10 | 17 | 30 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 81 | 44 |
| Profit before tax | 96 | 240 | 419 | 208 | 394 | 237 | -1123 | -30 |
| Tax % | 29 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 31 | -7 | — |
| Net Profit | 68 | 161 | 272 | 140 | 261 | 163 | -1040 | -30 |
| EPS in Rs | — | 6.75 | 11.11 | 5.72 | 10.77 | 6.68 | -49.79 | -1.46 |
| Dividend Payout % | 6 | 15 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — |

### Balance Sheet

All figures in ₹ crore unless the row name says otherwise.

| Item | Mar 2006 | Mar 2007 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Sep 2012 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Equity Capital | 41 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 42 |
| Reserves | 276 | 779 | 1018 | 1101 | 1210 | 1231 | -32 |
| Borrowings | 589 | 605 | 673 | 368 | 342 | 783 | 3988 |
| Other Liabilities | 74 | 85 | 358 | 329 | 453 | 146 | 220 |
| Total Liabilities | 980 | 1517 | 2098 | 1846 | 2053 | 2209 | 4218 |
| Fixed Assets | 328 | 570 | 588 | 738 | 770 | 864 | 777 |
| CWIP | 41 | 12 | 58 | 86 | 38 | 63 | 3093 |
| Investments | 115 | 140 | 191 | 241 | 211 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Assets | 496 | 794 | 1262 | 782 | 1035 | 1282 | 347 |
| Total Assets | 980 | 1517 | 2098 | 1846 | 2053 | 2209 | 4218 |

### Cash Flow

All figures in ₹ crore unless the row name says otherwise.

| Item | Mar 2006 | Mar 2007 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Sep 2012 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cash from Operating Activity | -26 | -31 | 450 | 215 | 400 | 140 | 91 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -299 | -209 | -166 | -288 | -34 | -35 | -114 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | 309 | 370 | 177 | -362 | -133 | 7 | -664 |
| Net Cash Flow | -17 | 130 | 461 | -435 | 232 | 112 | -688 |
| Free Cash Flow | -169 | -263 | 367 | 6 | 380 | 54 | -39 |
| CFO/OP | -6 | 11 | 110 | 117 | 116 | 72 | -25 |

### Ratios

| Item | Mar 2006 | Mar 2007 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Sep 2012 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Debtor Days | 150 | 201 | 114 | 87 | 80 | 92 | 61 |
| Inventory Days | 90 | 51 | 53 | 120 | 90 | 185 | 18 |
| Days Payable | 72 | 46 | 56 | 32 | 38 | 31 | 133 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 168 | 205 | 112 | 174 | 132 | 246 | -54 |
| Working Capital Days | 250 | 269 | 77 | 73 | 29 | 178 | 43 |
| ROCE % | — | 23 | 31 | 17 | 28 | 16 | -13 |

## Technical Indicators

Derived from daily closing prices and recomputed each trading session; values move with the market.

- **Overall Signal:** Strong Sell
- **Buy / Neutral / Sell:** 3 / 4 / 12

### Moving Averages — summary: **Strong Sell**

| Indicator | Value | Signal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SMA (10) | 1.34 | Sell |
| EMA (10) | 1.34 | Sell |
| SMA (20) | 1.44 | Sell |
| EMA (20) | 1.41 | Sell |
| SMA (50) | 1.53 | Sell |
| EMA (50) | 1.73 | Sell |
| SMA (100) | 2.49 | Sell |
| EMA (100) | 2.88 | Sell |
| SMA (200) | 5.9 | Sell |
| EMA (200) | 4.71 | Sell |

### Oscillators — summary: **Buy**

| Indicator | Value | Signal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RSI (14) | 31.45 | Neutral |
| MACD (12,26,9) | -0.09 | Sell |
| Stochastic (14,3,3) | 9.34 | Buy |
| ADX (14) | 30.38 | Buy |
| Williams %R (14) | -90.62 | Buy |
| ATR (14) | 0.08 | High Volatility |
| ROC (12) | -13.51 | Sell |
| Stoch RSI (14) | 21.15 | Neutral |
| UO (7,14,28) | 31.05 | Neutral |

## Filings & Documents

### Other Documents

| Date | Document |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | [MONITORING COMMITTEE REPORT](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/dcf0789c-c99f-4983-b2b8-5d1c86e5b1b9.pdf) |
| 2026-03-10 | [Outcome Of The Meeting Of The Board Held On March 10 2026](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/a49c9b7f-7538-418e-9617-e07dd4c66432.pdf) |
| 2026-02-16 | [Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/8abd4fdf-2f7d-448f-99df-a1b5f3c662db.pdf) |
| 2026-02-14 | [Outcome Of Board Meeting Held On February 14 2026 - RESULTS](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/950c1b68-9ad1-4e67-a8a3-143084d12052.pdf) |
| 2026-02-13 | [NOTICE FOR PAYMENT OF FIRST AND FINAL CALL TO THE HOLDERS OF PARTLY PAID-UP EQUITY SHARES](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/b770fb89-f1f5-4589-9174-9a9972d2dfc0.pdf) |
| 2026-02-03 | [Intimation Of Record Date For First And Final Call On Partly Paid Equity Shares](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/da899ae3-cdde-4bc8-96ab-04dc3bdad7b5.pdf) |
| 2026-02-02 | [Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/ef30e26a-679a-42d9-b17f-7bc3a235d332.pdf) |
| 2017-07-25 | [Updates](https://www.bseindia.com/stockinfo/AnnPdfOpen.aspx?Pname=E427916B_D125_49DA_9CCA_CF8881D7C65A_130117.pdf) |
| 2017-07-25 | [Updates](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/CorpAttachment/2017/7/E427916B_D125_49DA_9CCA_CF8881D7C65A_130117.pdf) |
| 2016-07-01 | [Disclosures under Reg. 29(1) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011](https://www.bseindia.com/stockinfo/AnnPdfOpen.aspx?Pname=598A1D83_8E59_43A6_8EDC_9200321577A4_133714.pdf) |

### Annual Reports

| Date | Document |
| --- | --- |
| Sep 2012 | [Annual Report 2012](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/532608/5326080912.pdf) |
| Mar 2011 | [Annual Report 2011](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/532608/5326080311.pdf) |
| 2011 | [Annual Report 2011](https://archives.nseindia.com/annual_reports/AR_DCHL_2010_2011_14092011030202.zip) |
| Mar 2010 | [Annual Report 2010](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/532608/5326080310.pdf) |
| 2010 | [Annual Report 2010](https://archives.nseindia.com/annual_reports/AR_DCHL_2009_2010_30082010120000.zip) |

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