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West Coast Paper Mills Ltd.

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westcoastpaper.comBSE: 500444NSE: WSTCSTPAPR
Market Cap₹ 4,407 Cr.
Current Price
High / Low₹ 699 / 375
Stock P/E19.9
Book Value₹ 444
Price to Book0.95
Dividend Yield0.45 %
ROCE8.7 %
ROE5.6 %
Face Value₹ 2

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ABOUT

KEY POINTS

Revenue Breakup Mar 2026 • Paper and Paper Board: 89.5% • Telecommunication Cable: 10.5% • Others: 0.0%

PROS

  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 137.1% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company is almost debt free
  • Latest quarter profit grew 164.8% YoY, showing strong momentum
  • Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 0.99x)
  • Company comfortably covers its interest (11.2x coverage)
  • Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record

CONS

  • A large part of profit comes from other income (30.6% of PBT)
  • Operating margins have contracted to 12.5% from 33.7%
  • Valuation is stretched - P/E of 19.9 is well above its own 5-year median (9.5)
  • Growth is decelerating - 3Y profit CAGR (-36.1%) trails the 5Y trend (137.1%)
  • Though reporting repeated profits, the company pays out little dividend (12.9%)

* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.

Peer comparison

Forest MaterialsPaperPaper & Paper Products
Part ofNIFTY 50NIFTY 500NIFTY LARGEMIDCAP 250NIFTY 100NIFTY 200
S.No.Name
1.JKPAPER408.1022.827399.620.98136.2759.491887.1712.727.8015.39
2.WSTCSTPAPR667.3019.194407.440.45141.84135.371051.2610.127.1119.34
3.SESHAPAPER244.3015.561540.750.8231.91106.80492.0827.685.608.85
4.ANDHRAPAP68.1649.061355.360.73303.161322.953937.71900.891.9912.39
5.TNPL155.254.121074.492.585.74177.461146.641.535.8510.02
6.NRAIL612.5516.781042.500.3334.98111.33646.9643.098.2511.48
7.PDMJEPAPER96.7610.09918.740.6233.72-6.95202.923.2920.1017.53
8.SATIA66.270.00662.700.30-17.12-154.18361.81-2.453.9914.04
9.KUANTUM75.3018.19657.103.326.23-48.34303.7536.875.2413.20
10.RAMANEWS32.700.00482.400.00-10.50-29.469.726.021.87-7.68
11.BBTCL226.5013.96464.580.0014.39727.77180.4718.533.0318.69
12.ORIENTPPR17.872.41379.180.00-8.25-124.27227.61-4.50-4.283.52
Detailed Comparison with:

Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
651706565701642609629631556645591707638
414529458567501519575567479574534597525
Operating Profit238178107133141905464777057110113
OPM %36.50%25.14%18.93%19.03%21.99%14.75%8.64%10.20%13.77%10.89%9.58%15.55%17.71%
1450181517535425182716824
Interest5455545655665
Depreciation26272730262729303033343629
Profit before Tax22119793114127111755459593376137
Tax %27.31%21.00%16.07%27.65%26.72%17.20%22.27%23.01%30.88%23.89%44.20%35.82%20.42%
Net Profit16015678829392584141451949109
24.3023.5611.7612.4814.1013.938.816.276.216.822.827.4016.45

Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
1,7691,7101,9791,9821,3681,9852,8102,6232,5112,4982,581
1,4311,3481,4701,5011,1771,5801,9081,9672,1622,1852,231
Operating Profit338362509481191406902656350313350
OPM %19.11%21.18%25.74%24.27%13.96%20.43%32.11%24.99%13.93%12.53%13.55%
5182148103446971507075
Interest5442297265572919202222
Depreciation111116175166153138119109113132132
Profit before Tax178223325290-18244799624367228305
Tax %27.76%-0.30%9.02%4.81%111.62%10.78%26.55%23.72%22.38%32.67%27.54%
Net Profit1292232962762218587476285154221
EPS19.4633.8044.8241.850.3133.0288.8972.1043.1123.25—
Dividend Payout %12.85%11.84%11.15%11.95%322.58%18.17%11.25%11.10%11.60%12.91%—

COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH

10 Years:
4%
5 Years:
13%
3 Years:
-4%

COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH

10 Years:
—
5 Years:
137%
3 Years:
-36%

STOCK PRICE CAGR

10 Years:
22%
5 Years:
25%
3 Years:
-1%
1 Year:
46%

RETURN ON EQUITY

10 Years:
19%
5 Years:
17%
3 Years:
13%
Last Year:
6%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Corporate actions

2026

Aug 10

₹ 1.50

Rs.3.0000 per share(150%)Final Dividend

2025

Aug 14

₹ 2.50

Rs.5.0000 per share(250%)Final Dividend

2024

Aug 6

₹ 4

Rs.8.0000 per share(400%)Final Dividend

2023

Aug 9

₹ 5

Rs.10.0000 per share(500%)Final Dividend

2022

Aug 8

₹ 3

Rs.6.0000 per share(300%)Final Dividend

2021

Sep 15

₹ 0.50

Rs.1.0000 per share(50%)Final Dividend

2018

Aug 9

₹ 2

Rs.4.0000 per share(200%)Dividend

2017

Aug 16

₹ 1.25

Rs.2.5000 per share(125%)Dividend

2016

Aug 18

₹ 0.50

Rs.1.0000 per share(50%)Dividend

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital13131313131313131313
6238231,0881,2801,2821,4922,0352,4642,6892,808
575449496871761533282248249220
Trade Payables148202180797010910510814297
213172194110144250232340337295
Total Liabilities1,5721,6581,9702,3522,2702,3972,6673,1733,4293,433
1,0241,052995913835754671674703788
Capital Work in Progress633755251424911318
112239129121,0011,3351,6291,6261,779
283343428324240246311442544529
0000000195239225
Cash & Bank2310548527152418
23525028314325037729812816388
Total Assets1,5721,6581,9702,3522,2702,3972,6673,1733,4293,433

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
456378454576239423843454157298
Cash from Investing-39-139-384-771-59-88-371-356-82-178
Cash from Financing-394-194-16225-177-299-311-100-66-126
1-7-5-14-413-29-6

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
56.5356.5356.5356.5556.5556.5556.5556.5856.58
7.406.175.304.203.773.313.263.242.59
7.198.199.359.8211.7412.6112.6513.1113.62
Government0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
28.8729.1128.8129.4227.9427.5227.5327.0727.21

Documents

Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts

2026-08-31
Shareholders meeting

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
Copy of Newspaper Publication

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
Updates

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
Shareholders meeting

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
Copy of Newspaper Publication

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
Copy of Newspaper Publication

2026-08-13 - West Coast Paper Mills Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication

2026-08-12
Press Release

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

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
Outcome of Board Meeting

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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