Transcript of conference call for Analysts and Investors is enclosed

Hindustan Media Corporate Office: 5th Floor, Lotus Tower, A- Block, Community Centre, New Friends Colony, Ventures Limited New Delhi- 110025 Tel.: 011-66561234 E-mail : hmvlinvestor@livehindustan.com Website: www.hmvl.in CIN : L21090BR1918PLC000013 12th August, 2026 BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor, Dalal Street, Plot No. C-1, Block G, Mumbai - 400 001 Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051 Scrip Code: 533217 Trading Symbol: HMVL Sub: Transcript of Conference Call for Analysts and Investors on the Un-Audited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter ended on 30th June, 2026 Dear Sir/ Madam, Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, please find enclosed transcript of Conference Call for Analysts and Investors held on Wednesday, 05th August, 2026 in respect of the Un-Audited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter ended on 30th June, 2026. The transcript of the Call is also available on the Company’s website at: https://www.hmvl.in/earnings-call-transcript-audio.html You are requested to take the above information on record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (Nikhil Sethi) Company Secretary Encl.: As above Registered Omce: Budh Marg, Patna -80000 I Tel: 0612-2223434, 2223413 ~efl I cii HT Media Group Q1FY27 – Earnings Webinar August 5, 2026 Management: Mr. Piyush Gupta: Group CFO – HT Media Group Ms. Anna Abraham: Group Deputy CFO - HT Media Group CFO - Hindustan Media Ventures Limited Head, Investor Relations - HT Media Group Mr. Pervez Bajan: Head Financial Controllership & Taxation – HT Media Group igGC:-!dlril =IIHTMedialimited August 5, 2026 Aaditya Mulani: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. This is Aaditya Mulani from the HT Media Group. I would like to welcome you all to our Q1 FY2026-27 earnings webinar. As a reminder, all the participants will be in ‘listen-only’ mode. After we are through with the presentation, there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions. I now hand over to Ms. Anna Abraham; HT Media Group's Deputy CFO, Chief Financial Officer HMVL, and Head, Investor Relations. Thank you and over to you, Anna. Anna Abraham: Thank you, Aaditya. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to this webinar. Today on the call with me is Mr. Piyush Gupta, Group CFO, Mr. Pervez Bajan, Head, Financial Controllership and Taxation, and members of the Investor Relations team. We hope you've had an opportunity to review the results of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited and those of HT Media Limited. We will be discussing the same at the webinar today. Please note that our discussion will follow the presentation slides, which along with the financial statements are available on the stock exchanges and in the Investor Relations sections of our websites. Before we start the presentation, kindly keep in mind the cautionary statement on this slide. We would not, as per usual practice, be giving any specific guidance on revenue or earnings projections. Moving on to slide 3, this provides the Chairperson's message on the Company's performance for the concluded fiscal quarter, and I quote: “We began the financial year on a steady note, with consolidated revenue growing year-on-year and profitability improving in tandem. Print remained the anchor of the business, with advertising revenue continuing to grow year-on-year and circulation revenue remaining resilient. The growth in profitability was achieved on the back of steady advertising revenue and disciplined cost management. However, elevated newsprint prices, a weaker rupee, and global supply chain uncertainties are causes for concern going forward. Radio revenue remained broadly steady year-on-year. The segment is now operating on a leaner and more sustainable footprint following the surrender of licenses for certain non-viable stations. 2 | Pa ge igGC:-!dlril =IIHTMedialimited August 5, 2026 Digital revenue moderated during the quarter as we deliberately reset the portfolio around leaner, more focused offerings with the intent of driving sustainable and profitable growth. Beyond the quarter's operating performance, the board approved a preferential issue last month subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. The proposed issue is a proactive step towards strengthening the Company's capital structure, streamlining its debt profile, and providing capital for general business requirements. As we begin the financial year, your continued confidence and support remain central to our purpose. We remain focused on strengthening our core businesses, delivering trusted journalism and quality content, and creating sustainable long-term value for all our stakeholders.” Moving on to today's agenda, we will begin with a performance update focusing on consolidated financial results, followed by an overview of our Print, Radio, and Digital business segments. After the presentation, we will open for the Q&A session. With this, I now hand over the call to Piyush for the main presentation. Piyush Gupta: Thanks Aaditya, thanks Anna. We will be tracking the webinar presentation. So, on your screen, you can see the consolidated financial summary. And I will recap, operating revenue led the y-o-y top-line growth. Sustained cost discipline resulted in margin expansion and cash position remained robust. Quickly deep diving into the numbers here; As you can see, total revenue grew by 15%, coming at INR 497 crore, with EBITDA going up nearly 3x to INR 90 crore with a margin expansion of 12 points. PAT improved substantially to INR 47 crore, and PAT margin also improved to 9%. And our net cash position remains a very healthy INR 922 crore. Now going into the business unit performance. Print segment revenue grew on the back of advertising performance, circulation remained steady both annually and sequentially and margins for the quarter were at 13% despite high commodity rates. As you can see, the ad. revenue grew 15% to INR 295 crore and circ. revenue was virtually flat at INR 52 crore. Operating revenue, at INR 376 crore, which is a 16% increase, and operating EBITDA improved substantially to INR 50 crore with a margin at 13%. Deep diving a little into the English Print segment. As you can see, the advertising revenue grew 12% to INR 156 crore versus the 3 | Pa ge igGC:-!dlril =IIHTMedialimited August 5, 2026 same quarter last year and sequentially there was a decline but that is seasonality sitting there. Circulation revenue grew 14% to INR 13 crore. On Hindi Print, again we saw an increase on a y-o-y basis, advertising revenue coming to INR 139 crore and circulation revenue remaining flat. In Radio, again the topline was flat with operating EBITDA coming at a negative INR 3 crore. For Digital segment, operating revenue was down by about 28% and operating EBITDA was a negative INR 3 crore with a margin at negative 12%. With that, we come to the end of the presentation. Aaditya Mulani: Thank you, Piyush. We will now begin the Q&A session. You can click on the raise hand option, which will enable the moderator to unmute you for posing your query. Please introduce yourself before posing your query and kindly restrict to a maximum of two to three questions per participant so that we may be able to address questions from all participants. Also, as is the ambit of this call, please be mindful to pose questions pertaining to the listed entity HT Media Limited and those within its consolidated structure. We will wait for a few moments while the question queue assembles. The first question is from the line of Ranga Prasad. Please unmute yourself and ask your question. Ranga Prasad: Good afternoon, everyone. Piyush Gupta: Good afternoon, Mr. Prasad. Ranga Prasad: It is indeed heartening to note that the management's decision to shut down loss-making verticals is bearing fruit. The losses from the discontinued operations have come [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]