DB Corp Ltd
About us
D B Corp Ltd. is engaged in printing and publication of Newspaper in three languages across 11 states, in Radio Business with "My FM" Radio station in 7 states and 17 cities along with strong web presence in India. Only media house to enjoy leadership at multiple states, in multiple languages and with well diversified readership.'Dainik Bhaskar', the flagship Newspaper brand is established since 1958.
Our Coverage
24% of Indian urban Population resides in D B Corp Market across 11 states with 48 editions and 128 district editions. Our Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar is present in 9 states with 27 editions. Our Gujarati Newspaper Divya Bhaskar is present in Gujarat and Maharashtra with 7 editions. Our business daily Business Bhaskar is present in 5 states with 7 editions and Our franchisee edition of DNA in English is present in 2 states with 2 editions.
Consistency & Growth
  • 11 States
  • 48 Editions
  • 3 Languages
  • Readership 15.5 mns
Infrastructure
  • Only language paper in India having installed high techno quality KBA machines from Germany capable of printing 32 pages all color with 85000 copies per hour
  • 31 state of art printing plant spread across 11 states
  • 15 Premium editions in various state with full color capacity
  • Overall color printing capability of 70% across all plants
Dainik Bhaskar
  • More than 50 year old flagship Hindi newspaper of Dainik Bhaskar Group
  • Only Hindi newspaper to have clear leadership in all its major markets with well diversified readership across various states
  • Spread in 9 states with 27 editions and 108 district editions
Divya Bhaskar
  • Became No.1 from Day 1 of it's launch in June 2003, out placing more than 50 year old local Gujarati newspaper in Ahmedabad city and became a case study at IIM Ahmedabad
  • Largest circulated Gujarati newspaper (certified by ABC)
  • Present in Gujarat and Mumbai with 7 editions and 20 district editions
MYFM
  • Launched in 2006, now present at 17 stations in 7 states
  • Strong Competitive advantage because of knowledge of consumers & advertisers due to presence of our newspapers in these markets
  • Reached almost EBITDA breakeven by YTD Sept09 which is one of the fastest by any radio company
Magazines
  • Aha Zindagi: Circulation figure of 134636(ABC) and a readership figure of 5.95 lac readers(NRS 05)
  • Bal Bhaskar: Magazine is a hit amongst the kids
  • Lakshya: Career and Professional Grooming monthly
  • Young Bhaskar: Fortnightly 40 page issue packed with information and inspiration
TAJ Initiative
I Media Corp Ltd (IMCL), a subsidiary of DB Corp Ltd which is providing integrated and mobile interactive services, was appointed the exclusive media and marketing partners of the N7W (new 7 wonders of the world) campaign in India. IMCL maintains web portal in the name of Bhaskar.com, divyabhaskar.co.in, Indiainfo.com with almost 1.6 Mns pageviews daily.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ramesh Chandra Agarwal, Chairman, DBCL received Rajiv Gandhi Award 2009 for Lifetime achievement in the field of Journalism.

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The wait is over ! DB Corp to list on 6th Jan


5 Jan 10 | DNA Money


MUMBAI, January 4, 2010: In one of the eagerly awaited listings, media house DB Corp will ring the gong at the stock exchanges on January 6.

DB Corp had a big hit with its IPO last month with the issue getting subscribed by nearly 40 times last month. DB Corp, which publishes Dainik Bhaskar, entered the capital markets with its IPO of 1.81 crore equity shares on December 11, 2009 at a price band of Rs.185-Rs 212.

Despite choppy market conditions, the IPO received a record response from investors with even the retail segment getting subscribed by 3.4 times. The HNI portion got subscribed 25.86 times and QIB 68.47 times. Enam Securities Private Limited, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited are the Book Running Lead Managers to the issue.

"The DB Corp issue, the last IPO for the calendar year 2009, has been a resounding success. The issue is probably one of the highest since the revival of the IPO markets in July - August 2009. The highlights of the issue were a sound business, demonstration of delivering capability as was done in Gujarat and the pricing of the issue. All classes of investors have lapped up the issue because they believe that this is something in which money can be made,” said noted analyst Arun Kejriwal, MD of KRIS.

Rating agency Credit Analysis & Research Ltd (CARE) has assigned the IPO a grade of 4 on a scale of 1 to 5. This grade indicates that the fundamentals of the issue are above average, relative to other listed equity securities in India. Given the strong position of DB Corp in its key markets and resilient long-term prospects of the regional advertisement industry the company looks well poised for healthy growth.

DB Corp has a presence largely in Tier II and Tier III cities, where the growth opportunities are still huge. It has an innovative approach to exploring new market opportunities in local and regional areas, which has allowed it to expand the market and compete with established competitors to become one of the market leaders in local and regional publishing. The company focuses on the size of the potential local market. It develops and implements large scale strategies to enter and expand into these new local markets.

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VISION STATEMENT
Our Dream:
To emerge as a powerful group in the international media scenario in the next 5 years. Though our origin in India and we are rooted in India but our views and conduct are global. We shall study the world media and will follow the policies, which are unparalleled in the world. Our efforts shall not be confined merely to newspapers. We shall move ahead with time and shall reach the heights untouched by others.

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