NETWORK18 MEDIA & INV LTD DCF Valuation
NETWORK18 · Media Entertainment & Publication · Current price ₹26.51
NETWORK18 MEDIA & INV LTD cash-flow valuation
Our residual income (excess return on book) values NETWORK18 MEDIA & INV LTD at ₹22 per share. Book value plus the present value of returns earned above the 10.6% cost of equity. It carries 100% of the weight in our published estimate of ₹22. A discounted cash flow is only as good as the cash-flow path it assumes, so the assumptions behind it are listed in full below.
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How we got this fair value
Every number below is part of the same estimate for NETWORK18 MEDIA & INV LTD. Nothing here is a target price or a forecast of where the share price will go.
Workable, with real gaps. Weigh it alongside your own view rather than on its own.
Estimate range ₹20 – ₹24
Why this method for this business
Residual income is the only viable model for a media company with erratic earnings and no clear moat, as DCF is unsuitable for a business with volatile cash flows and high debt.
The models behind the number
Each method is weighted by how well its inputs held up for this company.
Book value plus the present value of returns earned above the 10.6% cost of equity
- dcf: requires stable cash flows and growth assumptions, which are absent
- relative_pe: requires comparable multiples, which are not available for a media company with unique business model
What was missing
- Forward estimates
- Comparable multiples for media companies
- Detailed analysis of content monetization and brand strength
What drives it
5 inputs, grouped by how strong each claim is
- ROE (normalized)
- -2.2%
- Book value / share
- 31.9 ₹
computed
reported
- Cost of equity
- 10.6%
building-block
- Moat
- None
- Excess-return horizon
- 3 yrs
computed
computed
Who computed this
A language model (qwen3:8b) selects the valuation method and the judgement inputs for NETWORK18 MEDIA & INV LTD: which models suit the business, the moat, the growth and margin assumptions. It does not produce the number. The fair value itself is computed in Python by a deterministic engine (version 2026.08.1) from those inputs, so the same inputs always give the same result and every figure above can be traced to a source.
Estimated 15 Sept 2026. Re-run as new financials and news arrive.
How we value stocks
We estimate what a business is worth from its own economics: cash flows, returns on capital, and a multiple justified by its quality, rather than from where the share price has been. A fair value estimate is a view, not a verdict, and it is only as good as the inputs listed above.
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