Kuantum Papers Ltd.
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ABOUT
PROS
- Company has delivered good sales growth of 22.0% CAGR over last 5 years
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 2.04x)
- Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 52.0%
- Working capital cycle has improved - days down from -18 to -44
- Offers a healthy dividend yield of 3.3%
CONS
- Recent results are weak - TTM profit is down 49.3% versus prior year
- Company has a low return on capital employed of 11.7%
- Operating margins have contracted to 14.9% from 29.3%
- Valuation is stretched - P/E of 18.5 is well above its own 5-year median (7.6)
- Total debt has risen sharply - up 31.5% year on year
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPAPER | 414.75 | 23.19 | 7520.20 | 0.96 | 136.27 | 59.49 | 1887.17 | 12.72 | 7.80 | 15.39 |
| WSTCSTPAPR | 713.10 | 20.51 | 4709.95 | 0.42 | 141.84 | 135.37 | 1051.26 | 10.12 | 7.11 | 19.34 |
| SESHAPAPER | 251.25 | 16.00 | 1584.59 | 0.80 | 31.91 | 106.80 | 492.08 | 27.68 | 5.60 | 8.85 |
| ANDHRAPAP | 73.29 | 52.76 | 1457.37 | 0.68 | 303.16 | 1322.95 | 3937.71 | 900.89 | 1.99 | 12.39 |
| NRAIL | 629.10 | 17.23 | 1070.67 | 0.32 | 34.98 | 111.33 | 646.96 | 43.09 | 8.25 | 11.48 |
| TNPL | 153.15 | 4.06 | 1059.96 | 2.61 | 5.74 | 177.46 | 1146.64 | 1.53 | 5.85 | 10.02 |
| PDMJEPAPER | 97.76 | 10.19 | 928.23 | 0.61 | 337.20 | 830.46 | 2029.20 | 932.93 | 20.10 | 17.53 |
| SATIA | 68.40 | 0.00 | 684.00 | 0.29 | -17.12 | -154.18 | 361.81 | -2.45 | 3.99 | 14.04 |
| KUANTUM | 76.62 | 18.51 | 668.61 | 3.26 | 62.30 | 416.58 | 3037.50 | 1262.60 | 5.24 | 13.20 |
| BBTCL | 227.00 | 13.99 | 465.61 | 0.00 | 14.39 | 727.77 | 180.47 | 18.53 | 3.03 | 18.69 |
| RAMANEWS | 31.08 | 0.00 | 458.50 | 0.00 | -10.50 | -29.46 | 9.72 | 6.02 | 1.87 | -7.68 |
| ORIENTPPR | 17.77 | 2.39 | 377.05 | 0.00 | -8.25 | -124.27 | 227.61 | -4.50 | -4.28 | 3.52 |
Quarterly Results
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312 | 297 | 301 | 296 | 279 | 276 | 269 | 276 | 222 | 278 | 288 | 297 | 304 | |
| 203 | 218 | 222 | 235 | 209 | 218 | 220 | 217 | 183 | 245 | 250 | 253 | 296 | |
| Operating Profit | 109 | 80 | 78 | 61 | 70 | 58 | 49 | 59 | 39 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 8 |
| OPM % | 34.91% | 26.87% | 26.11% | 20.47% | 25.01% | 20.95% | 18.22% | 21.28% | 17.75% | 11.87% | 12.98% | 14.83% | 2.61% |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Interest | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Depreciation | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Profit before Tax | 87 | 57 | 56 | 46 | 51 | 40 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 11 |
| Tax % | 25.37% | 25.75% | 25.37% | 27.00% | 25.06% | 25.40% | 25.50% | 27.81% | 25.74% | 30.90% | 26.69% | 22.99% | 42.15% |
| Net Profit | 65 | 43 | 42 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 7.46 | 4.89 | 4.83 | 3.88 | 4.38 | 3.43 | 2.40 | 2.99 | 1.38 | 0.66 | 1.12 | 1.64 | 0.71 |
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608 | 704 | 793 | 745 | 404 | 830 | 1,310 | 1,211 | 1,107 | 1,093 | 1,167 | |
| 490 | 556 | 637 | 625 | 374 | 710 | 930 | 878 | 864 | 931 | 1,045 | |
| Operating Profit | 118 | 148 | 156 | 119 | 30 | 120 | 380 | 334 | 243 | 163 | 122 |
| OPM % | 19.35% | 21.05% | 19.71% | 16.02% | 7.37% | 14.46% | 28.99% | 27.55% | 21.99% | 14.87% | 10.49% |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | -60 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
| Interest | 21 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 70 | 71 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 50 |
| Depreciation | 15 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 65 | 68 |
| Profit before Tax | 84 | 107 | 111 | 65 | -32 | 8 | 203 | 248 | 155 | 57 | 51 |
| Tax % | 29.60% | 31.95% | 29.71% | -10.15% | 60.02% | -74.22% | 32.92% | 25.76% | 25.87% | 25.82% | 29.29% |
| Net Profit | 59 | 73 | 78 | 72 | -13 | 13 | 136 | 184 | 115 | 42 | 36 |
| EPS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.46 | 1.54 | 15.60 | 21.07 | 13.19 | 4.81 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 2.94% | 2.99% | 5.60% | 3.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 19.23% | 14.24% | 22.74% | 52.03% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 8%
- 5 Years:
- 22%
- 3 Years:
- -6%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 6%
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- -32%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- 0%
- 3 Years:
- -25%
- 1 Year:
- -32%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 9%
- 5 Years:
- 10%
- 3 Years:
- 10%
- Last Year:
- 3%
Balance Sheet
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 612 | 683 | 758 | 823 | 809 | 822 | 958 | 1,115 | 1,204 | 1,220 | |
| 318 | 339 | 415 | 595 | 711 | 786 | 540 | 428 | 542 | 715 | |
| Trade Payables | 24 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 26 | 57 | 42 | 64 |
| 77 | 102 | 114 | 149 | 41 | 24 | 156 | 279 | 317 | 391 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1,041 | 1,162 | 1,327 | 1,603 | 1,614 | 1,676 | 1,689 | 1,888 | 2,113 | 2,399 |
| 764 | 816 | 970 | 1,026 | 1,428 | 1,401 | 1,407 | 1,468 | 1,611 | 1,831 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 42 | 80 | 54 | 310 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 155 | 263 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 61 | 74 | 64 | 92 | 52 | 87 | 90 | 113 | 126 | 131 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 39 | 44 | |
| Cash & Bank | 36 | 48 | 66 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 78 | 21 | 48 |
| 131 | 135 | 165 | 148 | 90 | 143 | 145 | 154 | 159 | 81 | |
| Total Assets | 1,041 | 1,162 | 1,327 | 1,603 | 1,614 | 1,676 | 1,689 | 1,888 | 2,113 | 2,399 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 156 | 161 | 86 | 81 | 49 | 382 | 298 | 177 | 219 | |
| Cash from Investing | -93 | -132 | -150 | -251 | -178 | -35 | -60 | -156 | -315 | -321 |
| Cash from Financing | 41 | -8 | 39 | 138 | 98 | -11 | -318 | -73 | 76 | 134 |
| 21 | -8 | 25 | -39 | -0 | 3 | -2 | 69 | -61 | 32 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-09-03 - Kuantum Papers Limited has informed the Exchange regarding ''Allotment of Unlisted NCDs
2026-09-03 - Kuantum Papers Limited has informed the Exchange regarding allotment of 10000 securities pursuant to Non Convertible Securities at its meeting held on September 03, 2026(allotment of Unlisted NCDs)
2026-08-28 - Kuantum Papers Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-27 - Kuantum Papers Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Intimation under Reg. 30'.
2026-08-27 - Kuantum Papers Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Change in Auditors of the company.
2026-08-27 - Kuantum Papers Limited has informed the Exchange about change in Management
2026-08-27 - Kuantum Papers Limited has submitted the Exchange a copy Srutinizers report of Annual General Meeting held on August 27, 2026. Further, the company has informed the Exchange regarding voting results.
2026-08-27 - Kuantum Papers Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Proceedings of Annual General Meeting held on August 27, 2026
2026-08-27 - Kuantum Papers Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Proceedings of 29th Annual General Meeting'.
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