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JK Paper Ltd

NSE JKPAPER · BSE 532162 · Paper & Paper Products
₹382.60 -2.82%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range304.85 - 444.80
Market cap₹7,096 Cr.
P/E21.7
Microcap 250 Price band 20% Delivery 52.3%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales1,6501,7061,7191,7141,6831,6321,6771,6611,7491,7171,9661,887
Expenses1,2431,3341,3601,4331,4191,4641,4601,4111,5251,5411,6891,597
Operating Profit407372359280264168218250224176277290
OPM %25%22%21%16%16%10%13%15%13%10%14%15%
Other Income5956572932221223203-031
Interest428035366824506751476040
Depreciation8483638082838689919710099
Profit before tax341265318193145839311610134117182
Tax %10%11%13%27%11%21%29%28%23%34%23%26%
Net Profit306236279141129656784782490136
EPS in Rs17.8513.8816.278.257.593.864.004.674.411.245.077.18
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales2,4372,6292,8443,2573,0602,7513,9696,4376,6596,6627,0767,319
Expenses2,0422,1122,2262,3882,1892,1882,9714,4255,0445,7336,1526,352
Operating Profit3965176188688715639972,0121,616929924967
OPM %16%20%22%27%28%20%25%31%24%14%13%13%
Other Income7352250104111124139227974353
Interest195188143124129129132222208178225198
Depreciation118121122128149174193282310332377387
Profit before tax892443756666963707971,6461,325517364435
Tax %32%28%31%36%33%36%32%27%14%21%25%
Net Profit561722614254682375441,2081,133410274327
EPS in Rs3.7711.0214.8523.9726.6714.1632.0370.5966.2224.1314.6617.90
Dividend Payout %13%14%17%15%15%28%17%11%13%21%27%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth11%21%3%10%
Compounded Profit Growth17%3%-40%-4%
Stock Price CAGR20%11%0%2%
Return on Equity16%16%11%5%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital137149156176178178169169169169169181
Reserves6399541,1651,4681,8602,1872,3472,8273,8654,9005,2035,339
Borrowings2,1041,8921,6981,3101,5631,7822,7903,1372,8032,2041,8852,578
Other Liabilities4484855776569211,1431,2491,4922,0832,0532,1442,433
Total Liabilities3,3283,4783,5963,6084,5225,2906,5557,6258,9209,3269,40110,531
Fixed Assets2,3702,7522,6882,6542,7063,1423,0315,2805,7565,8466,2556,511
CWIP272016373294001,704461246699421
Investments4702591526754916417249311,158556537
Other Assets9276366337668121,2581,1801,5742,1102,2562,4913,062
Total Assets3,3283,4783,5963,6084,5225,2906,5557,6258,9209,3269,40110,531
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity2604055655608795584757741,7621,376643773
Cash from Investing Activity-14-34-26240-1,115-395-1,282-874-948-410-28-814
Cash from Financing Activity-240-373-289-507140-148784103-787-938-656175
Net Cash Flow6-21493-9715-2232728-40133
Free Cash Flow171367506472406-163-696-531,5521,140396282
CFO/OP100%108%118%102%117%79%98%91%100%101%83%98%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days2521151489102020202428
Inventory Days10283949478133106110105100109113
Days Payable654757616210211011184726671
Cash Conversion Cycle62575347244071940486669
Working Capital Days-7-34-34-24-13-3-10812304514
ROCE %5%10%13%17%23%21%10%16%28%20%9%7%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters49.64%49.64%49.64%49.64%49.64%49.64%49.64%49.63%49.63%49.63%52.94%52.94%
FIIs10.90%10.75%9.26%12.09%11.37%12.18%11.86%11.76%11.50%12.07%11.59%11.39%
DIIs3.18%3.37%3.71%5.71%5.81%5.55%5.50%5.47%5.58%5.86%6.15%6.27%
Public36.29%36.25%37.39%32.56%33.19%32.62%33.00%33.14%33.29%32.43%29.32%29.40%
No. of Shareholders1,40,7391,43,4841,43,6141,23,1651,46,9461,50,3421,56,1341,51,6891,42,6221,36,0671,31,7921,30,169

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 7,096 Cr.
Current Price₹ 391
Stock P/E21.7
Book Value₹ 304
ROCE7.39 %
ROE4.77 %
Dividend Yield1.02 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)10%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-4%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 6,937 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 9,335 Cr
P/E (TTM)21.82x
Price to book1.26x
Price to sales0.95x
EV / EBITDA9.16x
EV / EBIT14.76x
EV / sales1.28x
Price to cash flow8.98x
Earnings yield4.58%
Dividend yield1.05%
P/E, 3-year average12.90x
P/B, 3-year average1.02x
P/E, 5-year average10.72x
P/B, 5-year average1.28x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)13.06%
Operating margin (incl. other income)13.66%
EBITDA margin13.93%
Pre-tax margin5.94%
Net profit margin4.34%
Net margin, latest quarter6.89%
ROE4.88%
ROCE7.68%
ROA2.67%
ROE, 3-year average12.45%
ROCE, 3-year average12.99%
ROA, 3-year average6.44%
ROE, 5-year average18.21%
ROCE, 5-year average16.80%
ROA, 5-year average8.29%
ROIC (approx.)5.96%
Tax rate25.41%
Other income / net worth0.77%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)6.21%
Profit growth (latest year)-34.97%
Sales CAGR, 3 years3.21%
Sales CAGR, 5 years20.80%
Profit CAGR, 3 years-39.42%
Profit CAGR, 5 years2.07%
Sales growth QoQ-4.01%
Profit growth QoQ41.47%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)13.61%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)64.46%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 17.53
EPS (latest year)Rs 14.66
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 7.18
EPS, 3-year averageRs 35.00
EPS, 5-year averageRs 41.53
Book value per shareRs 304.47
Sales per shareRs 403.63
Cash flow per shareRs 42.62
Free cash flow per shareRs 15.55
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 4.00
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 5.83
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 6.20
Dividends
Dividend payout27.28%
Dividend payout, 3-year average20.28%
Dividend payout, 5-year average17.87%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.67x
Fixed asset turnover1.09x
Inventory turnover3.82x
Inventory days95 days
Debtor days28 days
Debtors turnover12.96x
Creditor days71 days
Cash conversion cycle69 days
Working capital days14 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 2,578 Cr
Cash and bankRs 179 Cr
Net debtRs 2,398 Cr
Debt to equity0.47x
Net debt / EBITDA2.35x
Interest coverage3.20x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.37x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)0.75x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 855 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources52.42%
Debt to assets24.48%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 773 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -814 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 175 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 133 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 282 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 974 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.49x
Sales to cash flow9.16x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 7,319 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 7,076 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 1,887 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 924 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 290 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 53 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 1,019 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 821 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 435 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 93 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 318 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 266 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 130 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 387 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 99 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 198 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 5,155 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 6,152 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 7,119 Cr
Share capitalRs 181 Cr
ReservesRs 5,339 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 5,521 Cr
Total assetsRs 10,531 Cr
Net blockRs 6,511 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 421 Cr
InvestmentsRs 537 Cr
ReceivablesRs 546 Cr
InventoryRs 1,348 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 2,433 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)18.13
Ownership
Promoter holding52.94% (+3.31 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 21.8 is at the 88th percentile of its own 9.4-year range (median 10.0, low 3.2, high 27.1).
P/B 1.26 is at the 33th percentile (median 1.48).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
PeriodJKPAPERNifty 50Difference
1 week-6.9%-2.8% -4.2 pts
1 month-4.6%-6.8% +2.2 pts
3 months+9.6%-7.6% +17.3 pts
6 months+24.9%+0.4% +24.5 pts
1 year+0.4%-9.9% +10.3 pts
2 years-17.1%-13.6% -3.6 pts
3 years-2.6%+14.2% -16.8 pts
5 years+68.1%+27.9% +40.2 pts
19 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹362 Cr. Over three months 2 bought more and 4 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
UTI Value Fund0.97%93 -2%
HSBC Value Fund0.44%67 -1%
UTI Large & Mid Cap Fund0.79%51 -15%
UTI Aggressive Hybrid Fund0.59%40 -31%
UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund0.74%26 +3%
UTI Multi Cap Fund1.14%25 -3%
HDFC Equity Savings Fund0.27%15 +1%
UTI Retirement Fund0.24%11 -40%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund0.02%8 -67%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund0.32%8 -4%
HDFC Conservative Hybrid Fund(Q0.20%6 +5%
Tata Children's Fund1.20%4 +4%
UTI Conservative Hybrid Fund(M0.23%4 -3%
Unifi Flexi Cap Fund1.18%3 +100%
Groww Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 -2%
Angel One Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 -2%
Mirae Asset Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 -2%
Bandhan Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 -2%
Motilal Oswal BSE 1000 Index Fund0.01%0 -2%

Red flags

F-score 3 of 8
explainDebt up, profit down Borrowings up 37% while net profit fell in 2026
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹1,887 Cr +13.6% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹136 Cr +61.9%.

Activity

Compare
No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-08-19Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share
2025-08-18Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2024-08-20Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2024-02-16Interim Dividend - Rs 3.50 Per Share
2023-08-18Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 4 Per Sh
2023-02-17Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share
2022-08-23Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 5.50 Per Share
2021-08-12 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share
2020-09-03 Annual General Meeting
2020-03-05 Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share
2019-08-13 Dividend - Rs 3.50 Per Share
2018-08-08 Dividend- Rs 2.50 Per Share
2017-05-26 Dividend - Rs 1.50/- Per Share
2016-09-06 Dividend Re.0.50 Per Share
2015-09-15 Annual General Meeting
2014-09-16Annual General Meeting
2013-08-01Annual General Meeting / Dividend - Re 0.50/- Per Share
2012-07-30Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.1.50 Per Share
2011-07-26Rights 3:4 @ Premium Rs.32/- Per Share
2011-06-09Annual General Meeting
2011-02-11Interim Dividend-Rs.2.25 Per Share
2010-07-16Dividend-Rs.2/- Per Share
2009-07-17Agm/Div-Rs.1.75 Per Share
2008-08-13Agm/Dividend - 15%
2007-11-29Agm/Dividend-22.5%
2006-11-10Agm/Dividend-6%
No announcements in our files yet.
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of JK Paper Ltd?

JK Paper Ltd (JKPAPER) has a market capitalisation of Rs 7,096 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of JK Paper Ltd?

JK Paper Ltd trades at a P/E of 21.7 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were JK Paper Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, JK Paper Ltd sales was Rs 1,887 Cr (+13.6% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 136 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of JK Paper Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 444.80 and the 52-week low is Rs 304.85.

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