Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd.
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ABOUT
KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2025 • Paper: 99.7% • Energy: 0.3%
PROS
- Latest quarter profit grew 177.5% YoY, showing strong momentum
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 2.99x)
- Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
- Offers a healthy dividend yield of 2.6%
CONS
- A large part of profit comes from other income (1953.8% of PBT)
- Interest coverage is weak at 1.0x - earnings barely cover interest
- Company has delivered a poor profit growth of -50.9% over past five years
- Company has delivered a poor sales growth of 5.3% over past five years
- Dividend payout exceeds earnings (557.4%) - may be unsustainable
- Company's return on assets is weak at 0.1%
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPAPER | 408.10 | 22.82 | 7399.62 | 0.98 | 136.27 | 59.49 | 1887.17 | 12.72 | 7.80 | 15.39 |
| WSTCSTPAPR | 667.30 | 19.19 | 4407.44 | 0.45 | 141.84 | 135.37 | 1051.26 | 10.12 | 7.11 | 19.34 |
| SESHAPAPER | 244.30 | 15.56 | 1540.75 | 0.82 | 31.91 | 106.80 | 492.08 | 27.68 | 5.60 | 8.85 |
| ANDHRAPAP | 68.16 | 49.06 | 1355.36 | 0.73 | 303.16 | 1322.95 | 3937.71 | 900.89 | 1.99 | 12.39 |
| TNPL | 155.25 | 4.12 | 1074.49 | 2.58 | 5.74 | 177.46 | 1146.64 | 1.53 | 5.85 | 10.02 |
| NRAIL | 612.55 | 16.78 | 1042.50 | 0.33 | 34.98 | 111.33 | 646.96 | 43.09 | 8.25 | 11.48 |
| PDMJEPAPER | 96.76 | 10.09 | 918.74 | 0.62 | 33.72 | -6.95 | 202.92 | 3.29 | 20.10 | 17.53 |
| SATIA | 66.27 | 0.00 | 662.70 | 0.30 | -17.12 | -154.18 | 361.81 | -2.45 | 3.99 | 14.04 |
| KUANTUM | 75.30 | 18.19 | 657.10 | 3.32 | 6.23 | -48.34 | 303.75 | 36.87 | 5.24 | 13.20 |
| RAMANEWS | 32.70 | 0.00 | 482.40 | 0.00 | -10.50 | -29.46 | 9.72 | 6.02 | 1.87 | -7.68 |
| BBTCL | 226.50 | 13.96 | 464.58 | 0.00 | 14.39 | 727.77 | 180.47 | 18.53 | 3.03 | 18.69 |
| ORIENTPPR | 17.87 | 2.41 | 379.18 | 0.00 | -8.25 | -124.27 | 227.61 | -4.50 | -4.28 | 3.52 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,250 | 945 | 1,229 | 1,219 | 1,105 | 902 | 1,112 | 1,323 | 1,129 | 1,091 | 1,104 | 1,258 | 1,147 | |
| 949 | 801 | 1,104 | 1,069 | 969 | 790 | 1,071 | 1,234 | 1,041 | 987 | 1,005 | 1,131 | 1,153 | |
| Operating Profit | 302 | 144 | 125 | 150 | 137 | 113 | 41 | 89 | 89 | 104 | 98 | 127 | -6 |
| OPM % | 24.12% | 15.22% | 10.18% | 12.29% | 12.35% | 12.50% | 3.67% | 6.75% | 7.86% | 9.51% | 8.92% | 10.06% | -0.53% |
| 11 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 14 | |
| Interest | 55 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 43 |
| Depreciation | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Profit before Tax | 200 | 48 | 23 | 53 | 34 | 5 | -65 | 31 | -12 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 8 |
| Tax % | 35.75% | 36.64% | 30.47% | 38.21% | 35.67% | 48.71% | 33.65% | 28.25% | 37.31% | 37.35% | 42.58% | -537.40% | 25.26% |
| Net Profit | 129 | 30 | 16 | 33 | 22 | 3 | -43 | 22 | -7 | 8 | 7 | 240 | 6 |
| 18.59 | 4.38 | 2.34 | 4.77 | 3.17 | 0.37 | -6.20 | 3.20 | -1.07 | 1.17 | 0.98 | 34.72 | 0.83 |
Profit & Loss
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,418 | 2,958 | 3,098 | 4,083 | 3,471 | 2,768 | 4,020 | 5,180 | 4,690 | 4,491 | 4,599 | |
| 1,851 | 2,230 | 2,698 | 3,434 | 2,863 | 2,508 | 3,662 | 4,225 | 3,959 | 4,069 | 4,276 | |
| Operating Profit | 567 | 728 | 400 | 649 | 608 | 260 | 358 | 955 | 730 | 422 | 323 |
| OPM % | 23.45% | 24.60% | 12.92% | 15.90% | 17.52% | 9.41% | 8.91% | 18.43% | 15.57% | 9.39% | 7.02% |
| 22 | 38 | 38 | -34 | 36 | 70 | 49 | 93 | 109 | 103 | 77 | |
| Interest | 122 | 252 | 245 | 233 | 223 | 193 | 156 | 182 | 223 | 216 | 188 |
| Depreciation | 144 | 208 | 222 | 227 | 231 | 235 | 229 | 264 | 291 | 304 | 314 |
| Profit before Tax | 324 | 306 | -28 | 155 | 191 | -99 | 22 | 603 | 325 | 5 | 70 |
| Tax % | 19.71% | 13.60% | -50.62% | 39.18% | 31.75% | 34.03% | 34.95% | 35.65% | 35.90% | 29.68% | -272.20% |
| Net Profit | 260 | 265 | -42 | 94 | 130 | -65 | 14 | 388 | 208 | 4 | 261 |
| EPS | 37.54 | 38.23 | -6.09 | 13.64 | 18.79 | -9.41 | 2.07 | 56.04 | 30.08 | 0.54 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 19.98% | 19.62% | -82.09% | 55.00% | 31.94% | -31.89% | 193.17% | 8.92% | 13.30% | 557.41% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 8%
- 5 Years:
- 5%
- 3 Years:
- 4%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- -32%
- 5 Years:
- -51%
- 3 Years:
- -36%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- -7%
- 5 Years:
- 3%
- 3 Years:
- -17%
- 1 Year:
- -7%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 8%
- 5 Years:
- 6%
- 3 Years:
- 11%
- Last Year:
- 0%
Balance Sheet
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
| 1,440 | 1,635 | 1,534 | 1,582 | 1,644 | 1,527 | 1,520 | 1,875 | 2,020 | 2,018 | |
| 2,529 | 2,824 | 2,426 | 1,959 | 1,801 | 2,300 | 2,233 | 1,865 | 1,441 | 1,247 | |
| Trade Payables | 586 | 541 | 769 | 1,208 | 992 | 834 | 1,116 | 1,282 | 1,057 | 1,239 |
| 795 | 565 | 727 | 713 | 1,071 | 1,253 | 837 | 1,033 | 1,458 | 1,310 | |
| Total Liabilities | 5,419 | 5,634 | 5,525 | 5,531 | 5,577 | 5,983 | 5,774 | 6,123 | 6,045 | 5,883 |
| 2,439 | 4,102 | 4,073 | 3,891 | 3,737 | 3,517 | 3,298 | 4,458 | 4,303 | 4,104 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 1,815 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 62 | 939 | 1,357 | 20 | 16 | 55 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 387 | 571 | 484 | 861 | 846 | 678 | 443 | 960 | 1,028 | 1,025 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 400 | |
| Cash & Bank | 16 | 21 | 27 | 51 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 116 | 48 | 26 |
| 761 | 880 | 921 | 713 | 926 | 836 | 662 | 568 | 200 | 272 | |
| Total Assets | 5,419 | 5,634 | 5,525 | 5,531 | 5,577 | 5,983 | 5,774 | 6,123 | 6,045 | 5,883 |
Cash Flows
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 676 | 359 | 846 | 858 | 291 | 424 | 1,112 | 894 | 419 | 570 | |
| Cash from Investing | -894 | -90 | -115 | -47 | -207 | -682 | -353 | -101 | -136 | -162 |
| Cash from Financing | 270 | -253 | -574 | -849 | -36 | 333 | -760 | -652 | -270 | -493 |
| -4 | -59 | 144 | -77 | -1 | 74 | -2 | 53 | 14 | -86 |
Ratios
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
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Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-09-03 - Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-09-02 - Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has informed the Exchange regarding '46th Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 24th September, 2026'.
2026-09-02 - Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 24, 2026
2026-08-21 - Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-20 - Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-13 - Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication for Unaudited Financial Results for the quarter ended 30th June, 2026
2026-08-12 - Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates about Outcome of Board Meeting held on 12th August, 2026
2026-08-12 - Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has informed the Exchange about change in Management
2026-08-12 - Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
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