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Orient Press Ltd

NSE ORIENTLTD · BSE 526325 · Packaging
₹77.92 -0.40%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range53.72 - 102.30
Market cap₹77.0 Cr.
ESM Price band 5%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales37.9943.3647.6636.8036.7534.1034.8926.2537.6131.9932.3021.53
Expenses37.0142.0745.2335.9935.3833.0134.8725.5437.8230.4630.2921.73
Operating Profit0.981.292.430.811.371.090.020.71-0.211.532.01-0.20
OPM %2.58%2.98%5.10%2.20%3.73%3.20%0.06%2.70%-0.56%4.78%6.22%-0.93%
Other Income0.620.811.531.080.910.851.880.931.831.050.921.03
Interest1.461.601.481.701.981.781.591.621.551.371.421.45
Depreciation1.131.181.191.221.241.151.091.121.091.111.061.08
Profit before tax-0.99-0.681.29-1.03-0.94-0.99-0.78-1.10-1.020.100.45-1.70
Tax %-19.19%-17.65%25.58%-26.21%-21.28%-24.24%-33.33%-28.18%-26.47%20.00%33.33%-26.47%
Net Profit-0.81-0.560.96-0.76-0.74-0.75-0.52-0.79-0.760.080.30-1.25
EPS in Rs-0.81-0.560.96-0.76-0.74-0.75-0.52-0.79-0.760.080.30-1.25
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales203190203198167141160172171143128123
Expenses188175188184158136159167164139124120
Operating Profit1515151495156343
OPM %7%8%7%7%5%3.7%0.7%2.9%3.8%2.4%3.4%2.5%
Other Income113122423555
Interest665766677766
Depreciation667866445544
Profit before tax4461-1-5-6-4-1-4-2-2
Tax %40%32%35%-5%7%-29%-35%-23%-18%-26%-25%
Net Profit2241-1-3-4-3-1-3-1-2
EPS in Rs2.953.083.730.99-1.40-3.47-3.60-3.39-1.06-2.78-1.17-1.63
Dividend Payout %42%41%34%76%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth-5%-2%-9%-6%
Compounded Profit Growth%10%16%42%
Stock Price CAGR2%2%0%-4%
Return on Equity-2%-4%-3%-2%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital888101010101010101010
Reserves555660727269666259585555
Borrowings565251525554555869676458
Other Liabilities373649586361494847453537
Total Liabilities157152169193200194179178186180165160
Fixed Assets474950646865605357595754
CWIP9614910010100
Investments112222222222
Other Assets10096103118129127118123127119106104
Total Assets157152169193200194179178186180165160
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity121715810105-311489
Cash from Investing Activity-7-5-15-13-3-116-6-123
Cash from Financing Activity-4-11-16-7-10-6-35-12-10-12
Net Cash Flow01-10-0-00-0-0-0-00
Free Cash Flow412-0-66841-61078
CFO/OP90%121%97%70%71%111%89%-307%4%219%227%210%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days737180858384979180828082
Inventory Days126111138145189240254216233205224250
Days Payable71588610212814814312211110998122
Cash Conversion Cycle127124132128143176207186202178206209
Working Capital Days333022373836484235292323
ROCE %7%8%9%7%6%4%1%-1%2%4%2%3%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters73.00%72.58%73.00%73.00%73.00%73.00%73.00%73.00%73.00%73.00%73.49%73.69%
DIIs0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Public26.99%27.40%27.00%26.99%26.99%27.00%26.99%26.99%26.99%27.01%26.51%26.30%
No. of Shareholders6,2526,0807,2397,4967,6378,7528,2398,0237,7717,4827,2737,125

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 77.0 Cr.
Current Price₹ 77.0
Book Value₹ 64.5
ROCE3.49 %
ROE-2.22 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-6%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)42%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 78 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 133 Cr
Price to book1.21x
Price to sales0.63x
EV / EBITDA16.69x
EV / EBIT36.69x
EV / sales1.08x
Price to cash flow8.51x
Earnings yield-2.09%
P/B, 3-year average1.07x
P/B, 5-year average0.98x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)3.38%
Operating margin (incl. other income)7.07%
EBITDA margin6.45%
Pre-tax margin-1.76%
Net profit margin-1.32%
Net margin, latest quarter-5.81%
ROE-1.80%
ROCE3.70%
ROA-0.72%
ROE, 3-year average-2.50%
ROCE, 3-year average3.39%
ROA, 3-year average-0.97%
ROE, 5-year average-3.43%
ROCE, 5-year average2.59%
ROA, 5-year average-1.36%
ROIC (approx.)2.26%
Tax rate25.48%
Other income / net worth7.33%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-10.10%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-9.30%
Sales CAGR, 5 years-1.93%
Sales growth QoQ-33.34%
Profit growth QoQ-516.67%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-17.98%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs -1.63
EPS (latest year)Rs -1.17
EPS (latest quarter)Rs -1.25
EPS, 3-year averageRs -1.67
EPS, 5-year averageRs -2.40
Book value per shareRs 64.52
Sales per shareRs 123.43
Cash flow per shareRs 9.16
Free cash flow per shareRs 8.00
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.80x
Fixed asset turnover2.40x
Inventory turnover1.78x
Inventory days205 days
Debtor days82 days
Debtors turnover4.46x
Creditor days122 days
Cash conversion cycle209 days
Working capital days23 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 58 Cr
Cash and bankRs 3 Cr
Net debtRs 55 Cr
Debt to equity0.90x
Net debt / EBITDA6.90x
Interest coverage0.63x
Owners' fund to total sources40.40%
Debt to assets36.50%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 9 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -12 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 8 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 2 Cr
Sales to cash flow13.99x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 123 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 128 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 22 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 4 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs -0 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 5 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 8 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs -2 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs -2 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs -1 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs -1 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 4 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 6 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 109 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 124 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 133 Cr
Share capitalRs 10 Cr
ReservesRs 55 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 65 Cr
Total assetsRs 160 Cr
Net blockRs 54 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 0 Cr
InvestmentsRs 2 Cr
ReceivablesRs 29 Cr
InventoryRs 61 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 37 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)1.00
Ownership
Promoter holding73.69% (+0.69 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/B 1.21 is at the 52th percentile (median 1.18).
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.
PeriodORIENTLTDNifty 50Difference
1 week-2.0%-2.8% +0.8 pts
1 month-5.2%-6.8% +1.6 pts
3 months+12.9%-7.6% +20.5 pts
6 months+34.1%+0.4% +33.7 pts
1 year-7.0%-9.9% +2.9 pts
2 years-25.2%-13.6% -11.6 pts
3 years-1.3%+14.2% -15.5 pts
5 years+9.6%+27.9% -18.3 pts

Red flags

F-score 6 of 8
lookRepeated losses Net loss in each of the last two years
lookOn NSE surveillance On NSE surveillance: ESM
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 ₹22 Cr -18.0% vs Jun 2025. Net loss ₹1 Cr.

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2022-09-19Annual General Meeting
2020-09-21 Annual General Meeting
2019-09-12 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 0.75 Per Share
2018-09-12 Annual General Meeting/Dividend- Rs 1.25 Per Share
2017-09-14 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 1.25 Per Share
2016-09-15 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 1.25 Per Share
2015-08-21 Annual General Meeting/ Dividend - Re 1/- Per Share
2014-09-19Annual General Meeting / Dividend - Re 1/- Per Share
2013-08-14Annual General Meeting / Dividend - Re 0.50/- Per Share
2012-11-22Interim Dividend Rs 2 Per Share
2012-08-02Annual General Meeting/Dividend Rs 2.50 Per Share
2011-09-22Annual General Meeting
2010-08-24Annual General Meeting
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-09-30General UpdatesCircular of Fixed Deposit.
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.
EPS in the scrip is zero (4 trailing quarters)ESM: stage 1Less than 100 unique PAN traded in previous 30 days
Data: NSE and BSE daily reports, company filings. Numbers only, not investment advice, not a SEBI-registered research service.Updated 2026-10-03