MarketFriction

MPS Ltd

NSE MPSLTD · BSE 532440 · Printing & Publication
₹2,628.40 -2.62%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range1,336.10 - 2,979.00
Market cap₹4,506 Cr.
P/E24.6
Nifty Media ASM long-term Price band 20% Delivery 45.4%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales130134149181178186182186194182205224
Expenses8989107140124126126136134125138147
Operating Profit414543415460565060586877
OPM %31%33%29%23%30%32%31%27%31%32%33%34%
Other Income51322213615-573
Interest000000000011
Depreciation556777776689
Profit before tax414139364855625069466570
Tax %26%27%27%28%27%26%24%29%20%22%28%28%
Net Profit303029263541473555364750
EPS in Rs17.5617.3816.7815.1420.6023.8027.5220.6032.4120.7527.5029.46
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales257289267363332423449501545727768806
Expenses166195180269253316323344375516533544
Operating Profit9193879479107126157170211236263
OPM %35%32%33%26%24%25%28%31%31%29%31%33%
Other Income181523252010141112182320
Interest000022211123
Depreciation468111521211920272830
Profit before tax1051031021078193118147161201229250
Tax %32%31%31%29%26%37%26%26%26%26%24%
Net Profit71707076605987109119149173188
EPS in Rs38.2737.8337.7140.8432.1532.4450.9363.8369.4387.05101.26110.12
Dividend Payout %58%0%32%61%156%0%59%31%108%95%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth12%13%15%10%
Compounded Profit Growth10%23%14%19%
Stock Price CAGR15%32%20%23%
Return on Equity22%28%29%30%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital191919191919181717171717
Reserves237261329400453348363350407443461579
Borrowings0000019181285461
Other Liabilities262634336557107118119271188255
Total Liabilities282305381451537443507497551736670912
Fixed Assets33364949103115154144173388343540
CWIP000000000130
Investments1591692062882128612628302125
Other Assets91100127114221242340347350316303348
Total Assets282305381451537443507497551736670912
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity50494578545399115113118101197
Cash from Investing Activity-149-2-42-71-2157-6216-6425-5-132
Cash from Financing Activity104-49-0-0-27-175-53-116-70-93-140-52
Net Cash Flow5-2262534-1515-2150-4513
Free Cash Flow4842417651489311110911192188
CFO/OP95%95%83%125%95%93%111%118%95%94%71%103%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days646476636969787063695963
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle646476636969787063695963
Working Capital Days434974716981493947-1324-4
ROCE %49%34%32%23%21%17%24%31%36%36%41%39%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters68.34%68.34%68.34%68.34%68.34%68.34%68.34%68.34%68.34%68.34%68.34%68.34%
FIIs3.80%3.71%3.70%3.45%2.69%2.02%1.98%1.82%1.47%1.63%1.47%1.38%
DIIs0.60%0.56%0.48%0.33%0.34%0.43%0.88%0.78%0.47%1.16%1.96%2.14%
Public26.42%26.53%26.61%27.02%27.77%28.36%27.95%28.23%28.90%28.06%27.41%27.31%
Others0.85%0.85%0.85%0.85%0.85%0.85%0.85%0.82%0.82%0.82%0.82%0.82%
No. of Shareholders14,29915,73715,62715,37616,09118,33326,11926,52929,85229,77825,01025,565

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 4,506 Cr.
Current Price₹ 2,635
Stock P/E24.6
Book Value₹ 349
ROCE38.7 %
ROE29.7 %
Dividend Yield3.15 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)10%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)19%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 4,496 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 4,462 Cr
P/E (TTM)23.87x
Price to book7.54x
Price to sales5.58x
EV / EBITDA15.81x
EV / EBIT17.67x
EV / sales5.53x
Price to cash flow22.85x
Earnings yield4.19%
P/E, 3-year average23.18x
P/B, 3-year average6.72x
P/E, 5-year average19.55x
P/B, 5-year average5.44x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)30.69%
Operating margin (incl. other income)33.72%
EBITDA margin34.99%
Pre-tax margin30.96%
Net profit margin23.36%
Net margin, latest quarter22.47%
ROE32.23%
ROCE40.61%
ROA21.90%
ROE, 3-year average30.29%
ROCE, 3-year average39.83%
ROA, 3-year average20.52%
ROE, 5-year average28.36%
ROCE, 5-year average37.35%
ROA, 5-year average19.95%
ROIC (approx.)33.92%
Tax rate24.45%
Other income / net worth3.90%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)5.71%
Profit growth (latest year)16.33%
Sales CAGR, 3 years15.32%
Sales CAGR, 5 years12.70%
Profit CAGR, 3 years16.63%
Profit CAGR, 5 years24.22%
Sales growth QoQ9.30%
Profit growth QoQ7.12%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)20.38%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)42.99%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 110.12
EPS (latest year)Rs 101.26
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 29.46
EPS, 3-year averageRs 85.92
EPS, 5-year averageRs 74.50
Book value per shareRs 348.61
Sales per shareRs 471.38
Cash flow per shareRs 115.05
Free cash flow per shareRs 109.90
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 79.02
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 52.01
Dividends
Dividend payout, 3-year average101.70%
Dividend payout, 5-year average73.42%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.84x
Fixed asset turnover1.42x
Debtor days63 days
Debtors turnover5.76x
Cash conversion cycle63 days
Working capital days-4 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 61 Cr
Cash and bankRs 95 Cr
Net debtRs -34 Cr
Debt to equity0.10x
Net debt / EBITDA-0.12x
Interest coverage88.28x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.45x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.45x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 43 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources65.39%
Debt to assets6.65%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 197 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -132 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -52 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 13 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 188 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 245 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.01x
Sales to cash flow3.90x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 806 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 768 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 224 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 236 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 77 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 20 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 282 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 279 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 250 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 56 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 188 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 173 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 50 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 30 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 9 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 142 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 533 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 792 Cr
Share capitalRs 17 Cr
ReservesRs 579 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 596 Cr
Total assetsRs 912 Cr
Net blockRs 540 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 0 Cr
InvestmentsRs 25 Cr
ReceivablesRs 133 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 255 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)1.71
Ownership
Promoter holding68.34% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 23.9 is at the 78th percentile of its own 9.4-year range (median 16.5, low 4.7, high 37.8).
P/B 7.54 is at the 82th percentile (median 3.15).
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.
PeriodMPSLTDNifty 50Difference
1 week+0.4%-2.8% +3.2 pts
1 month-0.9%-6.8% +5.9 pts
3 months+38.6%-7.6% +46.2 pts
6 months+76.3%+0.4% +75.9 pts
1 year+18.7%-9.9% +28.6 pts
2 years+23.1%-13.6% +36.7 pts
3 years+72.4%+14.2% +58.2 pts
5 years+290.8%+27.9% +262.9 pts
2 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹3 Cr. Over three months 1 bought more and 1 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
Quantum Small Cap Fund1.01%3 -45%
Motilal Oswal BSE 1000 Index Fund0.01%0 +100%

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
lookOn NSE surveillance On NSE surveillance: ASM long-term
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 ₹224 Cr +20.4% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹50 Cr +42.9%.

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2025-08-13Dividend - Rs 50 Per Share
2025-01-29Interim Dividend - Rs 33 Per Share
2024-08-01Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 45 Per Share
2023-11-06Interim Dividend - Rs 30 Per Share
2023-07-24Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 20 Per Share
2022-06-17Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 30 Per Share
2021-12-16 Buyback
2021-06-22 Annual General Meeting
2020-08-21 Buyback
2020-08-04 Annual General Meeting
2019-11-06 Interim Dividend - Rs 50 Per Share
2019-07-16 Annual General Meeting/Dividend Rs 25 Per Share
2018-07-23 Annual General Meeting/Dividend- Rs 12 Per Share (Purpose Revised)
2017-07-13 Annual General Meeting
2016-06-24 Annual General Meeting
2016-02-05 Interim Dividend - Rs 8/- Per Share
2015-11-05 Interim Dividend - Rs 7/- Per Share
2015-07-30First Interim Dividend - Rs 7/- Per Share
2015-06-25Annual General Meeting
2015-02-09Second Interim Dividend - Rs 10/- Per Share
2014-09-05Interim Dividend - Rs 12/- Per Share
2014-07-25Annual General Meeting
2014-02-25Third Interim Dividend Rs 7/- Per Share
2013-11-26Interim Dividend - Rs 5/- Per Share
2013-09-05Interim Dividend - Rs 5/- Per Share
2013-07-23Annual General Meeting
2013-02-26Interim Dividend Rs 5 Per Share
2012-11-22Interim Dividend Rs.5/- Per Share
2012-07-20Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.2/- Per Share
2012-02-14Interim Dividend Rs.2/- Per Share
2011-09-02Annual General Meeting
2010-06-29Annual General Meeting And Final Dividend Re.1/- Per Share
2009-06-15Annual General Meeting
2008-11-05Scheme Of Arrangement
2008-06-13Annual General Meeting
2008-02-14Interim Dividend - 25%
2007-05-25Annual General Meeting
2007-03-302nd Interim Dividend-45% Purpose Revised
2007-01-31Interim Dividend-35% Purpose Revised
2006-06-16Final Dividend-45%
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-09-30Press ReleaseA press release dated September 30, 2026, titled "MPS Earns ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Certification, Independent Proof of How It Governs AI".
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.
Long Term Additional Surveillance Measure (Long Term ASM): stage 1
Data: NSE and BSE daily reports, company filings. Numbers only, not investment advice, not a SEBI-registered research service.Updated 2026-10-03