MarketFriction

Paul Merchants Ltd

NSE PML · BSE 539113 · Other Financial Services
₹472.65 +1.46%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range451.55 - 645.00
Market cap₹145 Cr.
P/E7.05
Price band 20% Delivery 87.2%

Price

Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom. Ruler (or Shift + drag) measures a move.Dashed lines: 52 week high and low. Prices adjusted for splits and bonuses.

Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales1,839.252,090.40853.881,015.90986.28750.04582.46493.30593.41504.79482.12480.77
Expenses1,809.892,057.63859.541,016.37987.50752.69585.43497.46601.15507.95482.54476.31
Operating Profit29.3632.77-5.66-0.47-1.22-2.65-2.97-4.16-7.74-3.16-0.424.46
OPM %1.60%1.57%-0.66%-0.05%-0.12%-0.35%-0.51%-0.84%-1.30%-0.63%-0.09%0.93%
Other Income1.533.0317.0515.6619.6021.8221.07293.827.38-6.926.1810.39
Interest10.1511.480.690.280.660.490.530.530.240.160.160.17
Depreciation1.351.651.560.731.050.961.070.831.421.611.611.26
Profit before tax19.3922.679.1414.1816.6717.7216.50288.30-2.02-11.853.9913.42
Tax %25.06%24.61%-2.08%6.14%3.42%-0.06%-1.15%0.29%227.72%21.43%41.60%33.68%
Net Profit14.5317.099.3413.3216.1017.7216.69287.46-6.61-14.402.298.91
EPS in Rs46.8755.4230.2943.1952.2057.4654.12932.10-21.43-46.697.4328.89
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales2,4662,8914,5534,9285,4053,0415,3677,0126,5063,3362,1102,061
Expenses2,4332,8814,5294,9015,3632,9915,3006,9296,4973,3432,0892,068
Operating Profit32102527425168839-721-7
OPM %1.3%0.3%0.5%0.5%0.8%1.7%1.3%1.2%0.1%-0.2%1.0%-0.3%
Other Income5112012-0111597826417
Interest32212511202211
Depreciation334333343456
Profit before tax3116220243644546062652784
Tax %35%23%3%8%26%23%26%26%12%2%3%
Net Profit201321422263340445564269-10
EPS in Rs65.7141.35688.5871.2385.06107.90129.58141.97177.14207.00871.40-31.80
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth-2%-7%-33%-27%
Compounded Profit Growth%%%269%
Stock Price CAGR-8%-3%-9%-31%
Return on Equity0%-10%-20%-32%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital111111111333
Reserves117138148363366392426466510562626894
Borrowings212418221733801323074932410
Other Liabilities5956608721292951729893532
Total Liabilities1982182284734054555356498901,1561,587940
Fixed Assets4454507676646363677262135
CWIP211000101000
Investments0591239955373024222306
Other Assets1521581672742313364345557991,0631,523499
Total Assets1982182284734054555356498901,1561,587940
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity1082118-27613-83-69-38-154-135448412
Cash from Investing Activity-22-161241-25732360-517-387
Cash from Financing Activity-76-2-52-6134241155143-471-14
Net Cash Flow11214-34-184-4923-611
Free Cash Flow85815-4110-76-71-41-162-146444403
CFO/OP429%99%393%-857%66%-178%-115%-36%-167%-1,273%-6,754%2,196%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days864100000011
Inventory Days111001101114
Days Payable753100000001
Cash Conversion Cycle222101111125
Working Capital Days11-13122047333652133
ROCE %23%11%80%6%10%10%12%11%-5%-10%-31%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters74.66%74.66%74.66%74.66%74.66%74.66%74.66%74.66%74.66%74.66%74.66%74.66%
FIIs0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.22%0.22%0.16%0.16%0.16%0.16%0.00%0.00%
Public25.35%25.35%25.35%25.36%25.12%25.14%25.19%25.19%25.19%25.19%25.35%25.34%
No. of Shareholders2,7583,4153,9504,1284,2734,4024,4574,4194,3684,3164,2554,237

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 145 Cr.
Current Price₹ 473
Stock P/E7.05
Book Value₹ 2,909
ROCE-30.8 %
ROE-31.8 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-27%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)269%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 146 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 66 Cr
Price to book0.16x
Price to sales0.07x
EV / EBITDA6.53x
EV / EBIT15.55x
EV / sales0.03x
Price to cash flow0.35x
Earnings yield-6.73%
P/E, 3-year average3.03x
P/B, 3-year average0.33x
P/E, 5-year average2.18x
P/B, 5-year average0.23x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)1.01%
Operating margin (incl. other income)13.50%
EBITDA margin0.49%
Pre-tax margin0.17%
Net profit margin-0.48%
Net margin, latest quarter1.85%
ROE35.22%
ROCE35.83%
ROA21.27%
ROE, 3-year average18.69%
ROCE, 3-year average16.85%
ROA, 3-year average10.42%
ROE, 5-year average14.81%
ROCE, 5-year average14.72%
ROA, 5-year average8.75%
ROIC (approx.)0.50%
Tax rate3.46%
Other income / net worth29.40%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-36.74%
Profit growth (latest year)320.96%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-32.99%
Sales CAGR, 5 years-7.05%
Profit CAGR, 3 years82.78%
Profit CAGR, 5 years51.70%
Sales growth QoQ-0.28%
Profit growth QoQ289.08%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-2.54%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-96.90%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs -31.81
EPS (latest year)Rs 871.40
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 28.89
EPS, 3-year averageRs 418.51
EPS, 5-year averageRs 414.88
Book value per shareRs 2,909.44
Sales per shareRs 6,683.17
Cash flow per shareRs 1,335.93
Free cash flow per shareRs 1,306.74
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.24x
Fixed asset turnover15.60x
Inventory turnover88.23x
Inventory days4 days
Debtor days1 days
Debtors turnover399.69x
Creditor days1 days
Cash conversion cycle5 days
Working capital days33 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 10 Cr
Cash and bankRs 90 Cr
Net debtRs -79 Cr
Debt to equity0.01x
Net debt / EBITDA-7.81x
Interest coverage5.85x
Owners' fund to total sources95.45%
Debt to assets1.11%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 412 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -387 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -14 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 11 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 403 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 390 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.13x
Sales to cash flow5.12x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 2,061 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 2,110 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 481 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 21 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 4 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 17 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 10 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 9 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 4 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 10 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs -10 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 269 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 9 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 6 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 2,037 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 2,089 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 2,374 Cr
Share capitalRs 3 Cr
ReservesRs 894 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 897 Cr
Total assetsRs 940 Cr
Net blockRs 135 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 0 Cr
InvestmentsRs 306 Cr
ReceivablesRs 5 Cr
InventoryRs 23 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 32 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)0.31
Ownership
Promoter holding74.66% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/B 0.16 is the lowest in 9.4 years (median 0.37).
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.
PeriodPMLNifty 50Difference
1 week-2.3%-2.8% +0.5 pts
1 month-3.9%-6.8% +2.9 pts
3 months-3.7%-7.6% +3.9 pts
3 years-24.6%+14.2% -38.8 pts
5 years-15.8%+27.9% -43.7 pts

Red flags

F-score 8 of 8
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 95% of pre-tax profit 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 ₹481 Cr -2.5% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹9 Cr -96.9%.
Against our estimate for Jun 2026: sales +29.9%, profit +853.5% in line. Our estimate for Sep 2026: sales Rs 535 Cr, profit Rs -2 Cr (how).

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No bulk or block deals on record.
No corporate actions on record.
No announcements in our files yet.
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No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Less than 100 unique PAN traded in previous 30 days

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Paul Merchants Ltd?

Paul Merchants Ltd (PML) has a market capitalisation of Rs 145 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Paul Merchants Ltd?

Paul Merchants Ltd trades at a P/E of 7.05 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Paul Merchants Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Paul Merchants Ltd sales was Rs 481 Cr (-2.5% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 9 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Paul Merchants Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 645.00 and the 52-week low is Rs 451.55.

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