S Chand And Company Ltd.
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This sector uses indirect proxies rather than direct ad-spend data. Urban CMIE sentiment at 109.5 (2026-07), disposable personal income of INR 353131560 million (Dec/25), and consumer spending of INR 44743 billion (Jun/26) are supportive, but formal consumer confidence weakened to 88.3 (Jul/26). FPI flow is mildly negative at INR -558 crore over 3 months to 2026-08-31, so the stance remains neutral and confidence is capped.
PROS
- Company is almost debt free
- Company has consistently been profitable over the last 5 years
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 1.60x)
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
- Company comfortably covers its interest (8.1x coverage)
- Stock looks reasonably valued - P/E of 6.8 is below its historical median
CONS
- Recent results are weak - TTM profit is down 73.1% versus prior year
- Company has a low return on equity of 6.3% over last 3 years
- Company has a low return on capital employed of 9.1%
- Receivables are growing faster than sales - a possible quality concern
- Total debt has risen sharply - up 33.0% year on year
- Operating margins have contracted to 10.5% from 16.4%
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPSLTD | 2614.00 | 23.74 | 4471.46 | 0.00 | 50.39 | 42.99 | 224.24 | 20.38 | 41.49 | 34.32 |
| DBCORP | 191.40 | 9.70 | 3411.79 | 3.66 | 1007.25 | 1145.93 | 6037.39 | 979.17 | 20.02 | 22.60 |
| NAVNETEDUL | 128.20 | 8.44 | 2835.95 | 2.34 | 141.00 | -10.19 | 788.00 | -0.76 | 54.91 | 25.13 |
| JAGRAN | 62.05 | 7.16 | 1350.54 | 16.12 | 61.23 | -8.28 | 499.35 | 8.54 | 14.01 | 14.03 |
| SANDESH | 998.15 | 7.04 | 755.54 | 0.50 | 99.49 | 71.41 | 458.18 | 524.82 | 6.88 | 4.23 |
| HTMEDIA | 24.97 | 0.00 | 581.23 | 0.00 | 43.51 | 482.67 | 437.30 | 6.10 | 3.52 | 6.93 |
| SCHAND | 136.75 | 6.76 | 482.35 | 2.92 | -18.73 | -33.16 | 114.55 | 11.62 | 10.30 | -8.44 |
| REPRO | 315.00 | 4.61 | 451.88 | 0.00 | 128.56 | 4809.16 | 139.91 | 20.13 | -2.46 | 2.73 |
| DJML | 82.21 | 25.07 | 295.37 | 0.18 | 21.85 | 1117.95 | 363.62 | 1340.65 | 17.49 | 16.17 |
| DGCONTENT | 23.88 | 114.84 | 138.95 | 0.00 | -1.93 | 17.17 | 123.30 | 11.63 | 67.18 | 1.52 |
| SAMBHAAV | 5.87 | 0.00 | 112.18 | 0.00 | -2.11 | -658.99 | 9.62 | 4.19 | 2.44 | -10.93 |
| KEEPLEARN | 1.97 | 0.00 | 30.68 | 0.00 | 0.10 | -65.33 | 2.11 | -22.07 | 10.20 | 8.43 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 38 | 76 | 437 | 111 | 37 | 100 | 471 | 103 | 49 | 99 | 548 | 115 | |
| 98 | 88 | 117 | 251 | 102 | 95 | 119 | 268 | 112 | 110 | 131 | 302 | 138 | |
| Operating Profit | 14 | -50 | -40 | 186 | 8 | -57 | -19 | 203 | -9 | -60 | -32 | 246 | -23 |
| OPM % | 12.20% | -130.90% | -52.76% | 42.62% | 7.58% | -153.16% | -19.17% | 43.10% | -8.88% | -121.88% | -31.96% | 44.86% | -20.06% |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Depreciation | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| Profit before Tax | 3 | -63 | -51 | 170 | -2 | -68 | -31 | 193 | -18 | -71 | -40 | 229 | -19 |
| Tax % | 59.62% | 34.15% | 28.33% | 24.49% | -83.44% | 21.91% | 17.81% | 26.71% | 22.78% | 24.45% | 29.02% | 25.91% | 1.67% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -53 | -26 | 142 | -14 | -54 | -29 | 169 | -19 |
| 0.74 | -11.45 | -9.91 | 36.41 | -0.58 | -14.67 | -6.99 | 40.26 | -3.77 | -14.96 | -7.90 | 48.17 | -5.07 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 684 | 794 | 522 | 429 | 425 | 481 | 610 | 663 | 720 | 799 | 811 | |
| 513 | 602 | 553 | 451 | 371 | 420 | 514 | 553 | 585 | 654 | 680 | |
| Operating Profit | 171 | 193 | -31 | -22 | 55 | 61 | 96 | 110 | 135 | 145 | 131 |
| OPM % | 24.98% | 24.27% | -5.97% | -5.12% | 12.86% | 12.76% | 15.77% | 16.58% | 18.76% | 18.14% | 16.16% |
| 2 | 13 | -12 | -1 | 20 | 13 | 49 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| Interest | 36 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Depreciation | 28 | 19 | 24 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 45 |
| Profit before Tax | 109 | 162 | -94 | -98 | -0 | 5 | 78 | 58 | 93 | 99 | 98 |
| Tax % | 39.96% | 33.21% | 30.20% | -13.01% | -29413.64% | -76.16% | 25.85% | 12.19% | 35.12% | 26.27% | 30.38% |
| Net Profit | 65 | 108 | -65 | -111 | -6 | 8 | 58 | 51 | 60 | 73 | 68 |
| EPS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.86 | 2.29 | 16.40 | 16.08 | 18.02 | 21.53 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 134.59% | 4.90% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 15.97% | 18.66% | 22.19% | 18.58% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 4%
- 5 Years:
- 13%
- 3 Years:
- 9%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 5%
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- 5%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- 4%
- 3 Years:
- -18%
- 1 Year:
- -29%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 3%
- 5 Years:
- 5%
- 3 Years:
- 6%
- Last Year:
- 7%
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 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Minority Interest | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -3 |
| 641 | 981 | 912 | 800 | 800 | 812 | 876 | 921 | 969 | 1,033 | |
| 199 | 179 | 250 | 252 | 228 | 172 | 144 | 117 | 91 | 119 | |
| Trade Payables | 185 | 202 | 194 | 158 | 118 | 122 | 108 | 152 | 118 | 155 |
| 269 | 111 | -4 | -1 | -13 | -30 | -24 | -19 | -5 | 2 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1,322 | 1,494 | 1,372 | 1,229 | 1,168 | 1,109 | 1,129 | 1,191 | 1,190 | 1,323 |
| 495 | 514 | 535 | 588 | 598 | 569 | 546 | 524 | 531 | 541 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 44 | 70 | 46 | 39 | 32 | 24 | 50 | 62 | 79 | 105 | |
| 154 | 156 | 205 | 201 | 138 | 128 | 156 | 176 | 140 | 163 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 275 | 350 | |
| Cash & Bank | 38 | 66 | 60 | 11 | 48 | 68 | 81 | 127 | 117 | 112 |
| 591 | 687 | 526 | 390 | 352 | 320 | 295 | 41 | 47 | 45 | |
| Total Assets | 1,322 | 1,494 | 1,372 | 1,229 | 1,168 | 1,109 | 1,129 | 1,191 | 1,190 | 1,323 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 89 | 86 | 61 | 98 | 118 | 99 | 121 | 100 | 75 | |
| Cash from Investing | -184 | -61 | -84 | -18 | -18 | -3 | -4 | -24 | -49 | -49 |
| Cash from Financing | 151 | 55 | 39 | -81 | -58 | -85 | -61 | -53 | -75 | -17 |
| 13 | 33 | -6 | -51 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 44 | -25 | 8 |
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
2026-08-27 - S Chand And Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication - 27.08.2026 regarding dispatch of Annual Report for the financial year 2025-26 along with Notice of 55th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
2026-08-26 - S Chand And Company Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 23, 2026 at 03:00 P.M.
2026-08-22 - S Chand And Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication - Intimation regarding 55th Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and Record date for the Purpose of AGM for the financial year 2025-26.
2026-08-13 - S Chand And Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Transcript - Q1FY27
2026-08-11 - S Chand And Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Link of Recording
2026-08-11 - S Chand And Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication - Q1FY27 Unaudited Financial Results - 10.08.2026
2026-08-10 - S Chand And Company Limited has informed the Exchange regarding re-appointment of M/s. Walker Chandiok & Co LLP as Statutory Auditor of the company w.e.f. September 23, 2026.
2026-08-10 - S Chand And Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation
2026-08-10 - S Chand And Company Limited has submitted to the Exchange, approval of Unaudited Standalone And Consolidated Financial Results For the Quarter ended June 30, 2026 and Other General Matters.
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