West Coast Paper Mills Ltd.
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ABOUT
KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2026 • Paper and Paper Board: 92.0% • Telecommunication Cable: 8.0% • Others: 0.0%
PROS
- Company is almost debt free
- Company has consistently been profitable over the last 5 years
- Latest quarter profit grew 135.4% YoY, showing strong momentum
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 0.99x)
- Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
CONS
- A large part of profit comes from other income (48.5% of PBT)
- Operating margins have contracted to 9.6% from 34.9%
- Valuation is stretched - P/E of 19.2 is well above its own 5-year median (8.7)
- Though reporting repeated profits, the company pays out little dividend (13.2%)
* 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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,139 | 1,194 | 1,045 | 1,070 | 960 | 1,045 | 1,016 | 1,041 | 955 | 1,043 | 1,050 | 1,245 | 1,051 | |
| 744 | 884 | 828 | 900 | 785 | 903 | 933 | 961 | 844 | 975 | 973 | 1,088 | 915 | |
| Operating Profit | 395 | 310 | 218 | 170 | 176 | 142 | 83 | 81 | 110 | 68 | 77 | 157 | 137 |
| OPM % | 34.65% | 25.98% | 20.82% | 15.85% | 18.30% | 13.60% | 8.13% | 7.75% | 11.57% | 6.52% | 7.31% | 12.63% | 12.99% |
| 35 | 35 | 41 | 59 | 42 | 54 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 23 | 45 | 3 | 45 | |
| Interest | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Depreciation | 44 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 47 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 59 |
| Profit before Tax | 379 | 294 | 207 | 174 | 163 | 135 | 89 | 56 | 86 | 19 | 47 | 85 | 181 |
| Tax % | 26.61% | 25.58% | 23.22% | 24.86% | 25.67% | 25.56% | 24.16% | 17.68% | 30.20% | 36.92% | 37.46% | 36.35% | 21.74% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 101 | 67 | 46 | 60 | 12 | 30 | 54 | 142 |
| 37.17 | 28.88 | 20.58 | 18.14 | 17.24 | 13.49 | 9.72 | 6.66 | 8.24 | 2.65 | 4.07 | 7.85 | 20.21 |
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,710 | 1,979 | 2,493 | 2,245 | 3,378 | 4,921 | 4,448 | 4,062 | 4,279 | 4,389 | |
| 1,348 | 1,468 | 1,877 | 1,992 | 2,744 | 3,279 | 3,356 | 3,581 | 3,867 | 3,951 | |
| Operating Profit | 362 | 511 | 616 | 253 | 633 | 1,642 | 1,092 | 481 | 412 | 439 |
| OPM % | 21.17% | 25.82% | 24.72% | 11.26% | 18.75% | 33.37% | 24.55% | 11.84% | 9.63% | 9.99% |
| 18 | 20 | 54 | 21 | 62 | 62 | 170 | 211 | 115 | 115 | |
| Interest | 42 | 29 | 75 | 70 | 63 | 37 | 24 | 38 | 42 | 38 |
| Depreciation | 116 | 176 | 198 | 229 | 213 | 189 | 185 | 210 | 248 | 250 |
| Profit before Tax | 222 | 326 | 397 | -26 | 420 | 1,478 | 1,053 | 444 | 237 | 332 |
| Tax % | -0.30% | 9.10% | -2.39% | 83.25% | 17.73% | 26.45% | 25.37% | 24.33% | 34.38% | 28.57% |
| Net Profit | 223 | 296 | 406 | -4 | 346 | 1,087 | 786 | 336 | 156 | 237 |
| EPS | 33.79 | 44.82 | 56.08 | -0.47 | 46.49 | 142.62 | 104.77 | 47.11 | 22.80 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 11.84% | 11.16% | 8.92% | -212.77% | 12.91% | 7.01% | 7.64% | 10.61% | 13.16% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- 14%
- 3 Years:
- -5%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- -46%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- 22%
- 5 Years:
- 25%
- 3 Years:
- -1%
- 1 Year:
- 46%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- 23%
- 3 Years:
- 14%
- Last Year:
- 4%
Balance Sheet
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 316 | 316 | 349 | 484 | 569 | 579 | 578 |
| 823 | 1,087 | 1,372 | 1,373 | 1,670 | 2,565 | 3,226 | 3,475 | 3,592 | |
| 449 | 500 | 899 | 804 | 596 | 336 | 387 | 486 | 385 | |
| Trade Payables | 202 | 179 | 208 | 204 | 275 | 305 | 329 | 334 | 266 |
| 172 | 195 | 379 | 452 | 684 | 471 | 595 | 625 | 621 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1,658 | 1,975 | 3,187 | 3,162 | 3,588 | 4,173 | 5,118 | 5,512 | 5,455 |
| 1,052 | 1,001 | 2,018 | 1,873 | 1,757 | 1,659 | 1,882 | 2,126 | 2,182 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 3 | 37 | 57 | 32 | 22 | 53 | 205 | 164 | 290 |
| 1 | 223 | 45 | 220 | 472 | 1,310 | 1,730 | 1,604 | 1,492 | |
| 343 | 428 | 548 | 412 | 396 | 492 | 682 | 871 | 807 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 350 | 387 | |
| Cash & Bank | 10 | 10 | 175 | 91 | 60 | 75 | 43 | 33 | 38 |
| 249 | 276 | 345 | 533 | 881 | 583 | 319 | 365 | 259 | |
| Total Assets | 1,658 | 1,975 | 3,187 | 3,162 | 3,588 | 4,173 | 5,118 | 5,512 | 5,455 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378 | 454 | 699 | 338 | 687 | 1,569 | 764 | 99 | 400 | |
| Cash from Investing | -139 | -382 | -881 | -166 | -291 | -894 | -714 | -172 | -188 |
| Cash from Financing | -194 | -12 | 218 | -167 | -295 | -334 | -61 | 72 | -206 |
| -6 | -1 | -14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -11 | -0 | 7 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| 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
2026-08-31 - West Coast Paper Mills Limited has informed the Exchange with copy of minutes of Annual General Meeting held on August 17, 2026
2026-08-19 - West Coast Paper Mills Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication-Special Window for Re-lodgement of Transfer Requests of Physical Shares
2026-08-17 - West Coast Paper Mills Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Proceedings of 71st AGM, Voting Results and Report of Scrutinizer'.
2026-08-17 - West Coast Paper Mills Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Proceedings of Annual General Meeting held on August 17, 2026. Further, the company has submitted the Exchange a copy of Srutinizers report along with voting results.
2026-08-13 - West Coast Paper Mills Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication of Financial Results for the Quarter ended 30.06.2026
2026-08-13 - West Coast Paper Mills Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-12 - West Coast Paper Mills Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated August 12, 2026, titled "Press Release on Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter ended June 30,2026".
2026-08-12 - Outcome of Board Meeting for Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter ended 30th June 2026 held on 12th August 2026
2026-08-12 - West Coast Paper Mills Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
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