Next Mediaworks Q1 FY26: Loss narrows, revenue nil

Key takeaways from the June 2025 quarter

Next Mediaworks Ltd. reported its Q1 results for the quarter ended June 2025 with nil total revenue and a net loss. The financial snapshot showed total operating expense of ₹0.07 crore and operating income of -₹0.07 crore. Net income for the quarter stood at -₹1.17 crore. Diluted normalized EPS was reported at -₹0.17 per share. The comparison in the result highlights was presented on a quarter-on-quarter basis versus March 2026 and also included year-on-year comparison versus June 2024. The company operates under the listed identifiers NSE: NEXTMEDIA (also shown as NEXTMEDIAEQ in one segment) and BSE: 532416. The sector tag appeared as “Printing And Publishing” in one market section, while another segment classified it under “Radio Broadcasting & Entertainment” and “Media & Entertainment.”

Q1 FY26 financial performance: revenue and expenses

For the quarter ended June 2025, total revenue was reported as ₹0.00 crore, unchanged from March 2026 and June 2024 as per the table shown. Total operating expense was ₹0.07 crore for June 2025, compared with ₹0.79 crore in March 2026 and ₹12.27 crore in June 2024. With revenue at zero, operating income remained negative at -₹0.07 crore, improving from -₹0.79 crore in March 2026 and from -₹2.94 crore in June 2024. Other operating expenses were listed at ₹0.07 crore for June 2025 and ₹0.07 crore for March 2026, with the table indicating a -65.00% QoQ change. Selling, general and administrative expenses were shown as ₹0.00 crore in the same table. Net income before taxes was -₹1.17 crore for June 2025 versus -₹1.93 crore in March 2026 and -₹7.45 crore in June 2024.

Profit trend: loss narrows sequentially and YoY

The June 2025 net loss of ₹1.17 crore narrowed from the March 2026 net loss of ₹1.93 crore, based on the quarterly results highlight table. The year-on-year comparison in the same table showed June 2024 net income at -₹4.47 crore, indicating a smaller loss in June 2025. On EPS, diluted normalized EPS improved to -₹0.17 in June 2025 from -₹0.18 in March 2026. The year-ago EPS in June 2024 was shown at -₹0.67. A separate “Quarterly Result (All Figures in Cr.)” table also lists profit after tax at -₹1.17 crore for Jun 2025, consistent with the highlights table.

What the March 2026 quarter looked like

Standalone quarterly data for March 2026 showed total revenue for the quarter at ₹0.03 crore, compared with ₹0.17 crore in December 2025 and ₹0.12 crore in March 2025. Operating profit for March 2026 was listed at -₹0.07 crore, versus -₹0.06 crore in December 2025 and -₹0.28 crore in March 2025. Net profit for March 2026 was -₹1.93 crore, compared with -₹1.03 crore in December 2025 and ₹7.53 crore in March 2025. Adjusted EPS (latest quarter) for March 2026 was -₹0.29, versus -₹0.15 in December 2025 and 1.13 in March 2025. The same section labelled this data as standalone.

Exceptional items and the March 2025 spike

The quarterly table covering Dec 2024 to Dec 2025 shows an exceptional item of ₹8.82 crore in March 2025. In that quarter, profit before tax was ₹7.53 crore and profit after tax was ₹7.53 crore, with tax shown as nil. The same table lists adjusted EPS at 1.13 for March 2025. In contrast, nearby quarters show recurring losses, including profit after tax of -₹0.97 crore in Dec 2024 and -₹1.03 crore in Dec 2025. Interest costs were consistently above ₹1 crore in the displayed quarters, including ₹1.12 crore (Dec 2024), ₹1.13 crore (Mar 2025), ₹1.10 crore (Jun 2025), ₹1.11 crore (Sep 2025), and ₹1.14 crore (Dec 2025). Depreciation was shown as ₹0.00 crore across those quarters in the same table.

Stock snapshot: prices, 52-week range, and market value

The market data in the text showed multiple price snapshots at different timestamps and sources. One update line displayed BSE at ₹3.80, down 0.26%, updated Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 13:25:03. Another line showed NSE at ₹3.90, up 2.63%, updated Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 14:02:10. Elsewhere, a Q&A snippet stated the current share price as ₹4.11, and another market strip showed ₹4.25 (+5.72%) at 04:01 PM (BSE). The 52-week high and low were shown as ₹7.64 and ₹3.32, respectively, with another line listing “Today” as 3.65 to 4.08 and the same 52-week range. Market capitalisation was shown in more than one place, including ₹27.492985188 crore in one snippet and ₹39.6 crore in another snapshot alongside a current price of ₹6.01.

Corporate details and registered office information

The registered office address was listed as Unit-701-A, 7th Floor, Tower-2, Indiabulls Finance Centre, SB Marg, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013, with phone +91-22-44104104. The email provided was investor.communication@radioone.in. The website was listed as http://www.nextmediaworks.com. The company also had an address line referencing Selenium Tower B, Plot No. 31-32, Gachibowli, Financial District, Nanakramguda, with city shown as Hyderabad 500032. The scrip identifiers were stated as BSE: 532416 and NSE: NEXTMEDIA.

Shareholding snapshot shown for March 2026

The shareholding table in the text listed promoters at 74.99% across multiple quarters up to March 2026. It also showed HT Media Limited at 51.00% across the displayed quarters up to March 2026. Additional names appeared in March 2026, including “ferari investments and tr...” at 2.33% and “meridian holding leasing...” at 5.64%. A separate investors table showed “investors” at 25.01% over the same period, with named holdings including Acacia Partners, LP at 1.36% and Altaf Yusuf Wahedna at 1.07%. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd appeared in the table with 5.46% in March 2025, declining to 4.89% in Dec 2025, and shown as blank in March 2026 in that row.

Summary table: Q1 FY26 vs prior quarter vs year-ago

Why these numbers matter for investors

The June 2025 quarter continues to show a loss-making profile, but the loss narrowed versus both the immediately preceding quarter and the year-ago quarter as presented in the results highlight table. At the same time, the revenue line being reported at ₹0.00 crore in the June 2025 highlight table is a central datapoint for interpreting operating performance in that period. The quarterly table for FY25 also highlights the role of interest costs of around ₹1.10 crore to ₹1.14 crore per quarter during the displayed periods, which can pressure net results when operating income is negative. The March 2025 profit stands out due to the ₹8.82 crore exceptional item in that quarter, which differs from the loss pattern in surrounding quarters. The company also indicated that audited financial results for the quarter and financial year ended 31 March 2026 were enclosed, suggesting a formalised reporting package for that period.

Conclusion

Next Mediaworks’ Q1 FY26 (quarter ended June 2025) results showed nil revenue, operating expense of ₹0.07 crore, and a net loss of ₹1.17 crore with EPS of -₹0.17. Market data in the text reflected multiple price snapshots and a 52-week range of ₹3.32 to ₹7.64. The next set of updates for investors will typically come with subsequent quarterly disclosures and exchange filings referenced alongside the audited results for FY ended March 2026.