Century Plyboards (India) Ltd.
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ABOUT
KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2026 • Plywood: 62.9% • MDF: 17.3% • Laminate: 13.4%
AI Sector View
AI GENERATEDConsumer Durables
Urban discretionary demand is mixed but investable. Credit card transactions rose 27.0% YoY (2026-06), urban CMIE sentiment was 109.5 (2026-07), and consumer spending remained large at INR 44743 billion (Jun/26), even though formal consumer confidence fell to 88.3 points (Jul/26) and debit card transactions were -9.0% YoY (2026-06). Heavy sector inflows of INR 13175 crore over 3 months to 2026-08-31 indicate strong investor positioning behind the theme.
PROS
- Latest quarter profit grew 39.3% YoY, showing strong momentum
- Company has delivered good sales growth of 17.1% CAGR over last 5 years
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 1.04x)
- Working capital cycle has improved - days down from 61 to 36
- Company comfortably covers its interest (7.4x coverage)
- Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record
CONS
- Company has delivered a poor profit growth of 7.6% over past five years
- Operating margins have contracted to 10.2% from 15.2%
- Stock is trading at 5.8x its book value
- Though reporting repeated profits, the company pays out little dividend (8.0%)
- Growth is decelerating - 3Y profit CAGR (-7.4%) trails the 5Y trend (7.6%)
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTURYPLY | 717.90 | 54.78 | 15949.80 | 0.14 | 83.30 | 57.39 | 1561.38 | 33.52 | 11.66 | 12.67 |
| GREENPLY | 289.45 | 36.66 | 3615.29 | 0.17 | 37.61 | 32.16 | 724.89 | 20.65 | 13.47 | 10.01 |
| GREENPANEL | 153.45 | 13.19 | 1881.72 | 0.33 | 29.80 | -56.76 | 396.60 | -10.15 | -0.40 | 12.94 |
| ORIRAIL | 124.00 | 17.65 | 831.53 | 0.08 | 10.75 | 82.98 | 137.58 | 16.69 | 12.04 | 15.23 |
| ARCHIDPLY | 102.60 | 15.65 | 203.81 | 0.00 | 5.62 | 888.91 | 189.01 | 27.84 | 3.62 | 7.37 |
| ADL | 74.75 | 0.00 | 41.61 | 0.00 | -0.25 | -78.57 | 11.05 | -0.08 | 3.34 | -0.16 |
Quarterly Results
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 862 | 962 | 910 | 1,026 | 952 | 1,063 | 1,004 | 1,049 | 1,017 | 1,205 | 1,147 | 1,277 | 1,348 | |
| 736 | 822 | 805 | 902 | 833 | 941 | 900 | 921 | 905 | 1,066 | 1,022 | 1,135 | 1,230 | |
| Operating Profit | 126 | 140 | 105 | 124 | 119 | 122 | 104 | 128 | 112 | 139 | 125 | 143 | 119 |
| OPM % | 14.61% | 14.53% | 11.51% | 12.06% | 12.50% | 11.51% | 10.34% | 12.17% | 10.99% | 11.51% | 10.91% | 11.17% | 8.81% |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| Interest | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Depreciation | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 37 |
| Profit before Tax | 111 | 123 | 85 | 108 | 103 | 102 | 87 | 104 | 89 | 98 | 77 | 102 | 129 |
| Tax % | 25.68% | 25.26% | 25.64% | 28.52% | 28.59% | 25.75% | 26.87% | 31.86% | 23.81% | 26.13% | 23.34% | 24.04% | 26.81% |
| Net Profit | 82 | 92 | 64 | 77 | 74 | 76 | 64 | 71 | 68 | 73 | 59 | 77 | 94 |
| 3.71 | 4.13 | 2.86 | 3.47 | 3.33 | 3.41 | 2.87 | 3.20 | 3.05 | 3.27 | 2.65 | 3.49 | 4.25 |
Profit & Loss
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,782 | 1,967 | 2,264 | 2,283 | 2,113 | 3,001 | 3,540 | 3,759 | 4,068 | 4,646 | 4,977 | |
| 1,490 | 1,661 | 1,963 | 1,979 | 1,778 | 2,466 | 3,025 | 3,266 | 3,595 | 4,128 | 4,452 | |
| Operating Profit | 292 | 306 | 300 | 304 | 335 | 535 | 515 | 493 | 473 | 518 | 525 |
| OPM % | 16.38% | 15.56% | 13.27% | 13.32% | 15.87% | 17.81% | 14.55% | 13.11% | 11.62% | 11.15% | 10.55% |
| 23 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 23 | 45 | 41 | 49 | 30 | 30 | |
| Interest | 29 | 33 | 45 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 57 | 63 |
| Depreciation | 52 | 81 | 50 | 68 | 63 | 68 | 64 | 81 | 88 | 125 | 139 |
| Profit before Tax | 234 | 199 | 212 | 210 | 261 | 480 | 483 | 427 | 397 | 366 | 406 |
| Tax % | 20.60% | 21.29% | 25.06% | 24.82% | 26.36% | 32.26% | 27.83% | 26.27% | 28.34% | 24.40% | 25.29% |
| Net Profit | 186 | 157 | 159 | 158 | 192 | 325 | 348 | 315 | 285 | 277 | 303 |
| EPS | 8.35 | 7.05 | 7.15 | 7.12 | 8.64 | 14.64 | 15.68 | 14.17 | 12.81 | 12.46 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 11.97% | 14.18% | 13.99% | 14.05% | 11.57% | 10.25% | 6.38% | 7.06% | 7.81% | 8.03% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 11%
- 5 Years:
- 17%
- 3 Years:
- 9%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 5%
- 5 Years:
- 8%
- 3 Years:
- -7%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- 12%
- 5 Years:
- 12%
- 3 Years:
- 2%
- 1 Year:
- -11%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 18%
- 5 Years:
- 16%
- 3 Years:
- 13%
- Last Year:
- 11%
Balance Sheet
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 686 | 816 | 947 | 1,051 | 1,243 | 1,543 | 1,866 | 2,158 | 2,415 | 2,669 | |
| 602 | 544 | 519 | 277 | 140 | 210 | 265 | 380 | 735 | 832 | |
| Trade Payables | 141 | 176 | 163 | 161 | 214 | 255 | 274 | 274 | 269 | 364 |
| 34 | 32 | 54 | 60 | 126 | 185 | 182 | 578 | 442 | 458 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1,486 | 1,590 | 1,705 | 1,571 | 1,745 | 2,215 | 2,609 | 3,413 | 3,883 | 4,347 |
| 249 | 542 | 729 | 721 | 682 | 696 | 958 | 973 | 1,023 | 1,626 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 40 | 120 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 165 | 32 | 221 | 566 | 63 |
| 96 | 96 | 98 | 114 | 227 | 155 | 209 | 220 | 229 | 594 | |
| 264 | 338 | 401 | 354 | 330 | 490 | 503 | 599 | 773 | 808 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 437 | 519 | |
| Cash & Bank | 54 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 75 | 249 | 258 | 38 | 14 | 24 |
| 783 | 478 | 436 | 352 | 409 | 460 | 650 | 965 | 841 | 712 | |
| Total Assets | 1,486 | 1,590 | 1,705 | 1,571 | 1,745 | 2,215 | 2,609 | 3,413 | 3,883 | 4,347 |
Cash Flows
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | 338 | 280 | 464 | 403 | 378 | 542 | 323 | 132 | 453 | |
| Cash from Investing | -321 | -197 | -128 | -58 | -224 | -306 | -439 | -365 | -445 | -450 |
| Cash from Financing | 133 | -123 | -94 | -369 | -142 | 34 | 19 | 70 | 289 | 7 |
| 35 | -37 | 4 | -1 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 28 | -25 | 10 |
Ratios
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
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Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-08-25 - Century Plyboards (India) Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-24 - Century Plyboards (India) Limited has informed the Exchange regarding ''.
2026-08-24 - Century Plyboards (India) Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 16, 2026
2026-08-24 - Century Plyboards (India) Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
2026-08-14 - Century Plyboards (India) Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-06 - Century Plyboards (India) Limited has informed the Exchange about Transcript
2026-08-04 - Century Plyboards (India) Limited has informed the Exchange about Link of Recording
2026-08-04 - Century Plyboards (India) Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
2026-08-04 - Century Plyboards (India) Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
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