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West Coast Paper Mills Ltd

NSE WSTCSTPAPR · BSE 500444 · Paper & Paper Products
₹727.65 -1.22%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range375.00 - 777.00
Market cap₹4,641 Cr.
P/E20.2
Price band 20% Delivery 39.1%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales1,1941,0451,0709601,0451,0161,0419551,0431,0361,2451,051
Expenses8848289007859039339618449759591,088848
Operating Profit31021817017614283811106877157203
OPM %26%21%16%18%14%8%8%12%7%7%13%19%
Other Income35415942546945452345345
Interest666781013111011108
Depreciation464649475353575862636559
Profit before tax294207174163135895686194785181
Tax %26%23%25%26%26%24%18%30%37%37%36%22%
Net Profit219159130122101674660123054142
EPS in Rs28.8820.5818.1417.2413.499.726.668.232.654.077.8520.21
Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1,7101,9792,4932,2453,3784,9214,4484,0624,2794,375
Expenses1,3481,4681,8751,9832,7403,2743,3533,5683,8653,870
Operating Profit3625116182616381,6471,095494414505
OPM %21%26%25%12%19%33%25%12%10%12%
Other Income182052125458167198114115
Interest42297570593724384238
Depreciation116176198229213189185210248250
Profit before tax222326397-264201,4781,053444237332
Tax %-0%9%-2%-83%18%26%25%24%34%
Net Profit223296406-43461,087786336156237
EPS in Rs33.7944.8256.08-0.4746.49142.62104.7747.1122.8034.78
Dividend Payout %12%11%9%-213%13%7%8%11%13%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%14%-5%8%
Compounded Profit Growth%115%-46%-9%
Stock Price CAGR20%22%0%51%
Return on Equity%18%12%4%
Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital131313131313131313
Reserves8261,0901,3751,3761,6732,5683,2283,4783,595
Borrowings315361753662478231276456345
Other Liabilities4364551,0431,0181,0941,3611,6001,5651,502
Total Liabilities1,5901,9203,1843,0693,2594,1735,1185,5125,455
Fixed Assets1,0359912,0181,8731,7571,6591,8822,1262,182
CWIP33757342255210172290
Investments1223452204721,3101,7301,6041,492
Other Assets5516691,0659421,0081,1491,2961,6101,491
Total Assets1,5901,9203,1843,0693,2594,1735,1185,5125,455
Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity3263946493385911,23876499400
Cash from Investing Activity-139-382-858-166-289-894-714-172-188
Cash from Financing Activity-194-12218-167-295-334-6172-206
Net Cash Flow-6-195710-11-07
Free Cash Flow1802255362655281,077240-35019
CFO/OP104%89%113%129%108%95%93%38%108%
Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days253021332625213133
Inventory Days1371591671288588117136113
Days Payable816763645954565237
Cash Conversion Cycle8212312498525881115109
Working Capital Days24181871113215052
ROCE %27%24%2%20%53%29%11%6%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters56.53%56.53%56.53%56.53%56.53%56.53%56.55%56.55%56.55%56.55%56.58%56.58%
FIIs7.80%7.98%8.19%7.40%6.17%5.30%4.20%3.77%3.31%3.26%3.24%2.59%
DIIs6.77%6.62%7.13%7.19%8.19%9.35%9.82%11.74%12.61%12.65%13.11%13.62%
Public28.90%28.88%28.15%28.87%29.12%28.82%29.43%27.95%27.55%27.54%27.06%27.22%
No. of Shareholders57,70657,19360,84053,67355,84855,05854,37552,31250,83949,34547,19648,063

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 4,641 Cr.
Current Price₹ 703
Stock P/E20.2
Book Value₹ 546
ROCE6.17 %
ROE4.25 %
Dividend Yield0.43 %
Face Value₹ 2.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)8%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-9%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 4,806 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 5,229 Cr
P/E (TTM)20.92x
Price to book1.38x
Price to sales1.10x
EV / EBITDA8.43x
EV / EBIT14.11x
EV / sales1.20x
Price to cash flow48.44x
Earnings yield4.78%
Dividend yield0.69%
P/E, 3-year average6.01x
P/B, 3-year average1.11x
P/E, 5-year average6.31x
P/B, 5-year average1.16x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)12.16%
Operating margin (incl. other income)17.02%
EBITDA margin14.17%
Pre-tax margin7.59%
Net profit margin5.25%
Net margin, latest quarter12.70%
ROE9.24%
ROCE12.91%
ROA5.85%
ROE, 3-year average25.72%
ROCE, 3-year average35.94%
ROA, 3-year average15.37%
ROE, 5-year average19.38%
ROCE, 5-year average26.53%
ROA, 5-year average11.14%
ROIC (approx.)7.17%
Tax rate24.33%
Other income / net worth5.66%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-8.66%
Profit growth (latest year)-55.04%
Sales CAGR, 3 years6.35%
Sales CAGR, 5 years10.26%
Profit CAGR, 3 years0.44%
Profit CAGR, 5 years-3.43%
Sales growth QoQ-15.58%
Profit growth QoQ157.45%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)10.12%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)145.43%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 34.78
EPS (latest year)Rs 47.11
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 20.21
EPS, 3-year averageRs 98.17
EPS, 5-year averageRs 68.10
Book value per shareRs 528.61
Sales per shareRs 662.45
Cash flow per shareRs 15.02
Free cash flow per shareRs 2.88
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 5.00
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 7.67
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 6.00
Dividends
Dividend payout10.61%
Dividend payout, 3-year average8.42%
Dividend payout, 5-year average9.54%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.74x
Fixed asset turnover1.91x
Inventory turnover3.46x
Inventory days105 days
Debtor days31 days
Debtors turnover11.60x
Creditor days37 days
Cash conversion cycle109 days
Working capital days52 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 456 Cr
Cash and bankRs 33 Cr
Net debtRs 423 Cr
Debt to equity0.13x
Net debt / EBITDA0.68x
Interest coverage9.64x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)3.42x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)2.33x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 266 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources63.34%
Debt to assets8.27%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 99 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -172 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 72 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 19 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 199 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.14x
Sales to cash flow40.94x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 4,375 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 4,062 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 1,051 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 494 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 203 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 115 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 620 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 582 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 332 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 108 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 230 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 311 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 133 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 250 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 59 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 38 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 3,014 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 3,568 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 4,260 Cr
Share capitalRs 13 Cr
ReservesRs 3,478 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 3,491 Cr
Total assetsRs 5,512 Cr
Net blockRs 2,126 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 172 Cr
InvestmentsRs 1,604 Cr
ReceivablesRs 350 Cr
InventoryRs 871 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 1,565 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)6.60
Ownership
Promoter holding56.58% (+0.03 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 20.9 is at the 92th percentile of its own 6.4-year range (median 6.5, low 3.5, high 25.0).
P/B 1.38 is at the 48th percentile (median 1.39).
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.
PeriodWSTCSTPAPRNifty 50Difference
1 week-1.4%-2.8% +1.4 pts
1 month+11.3%-6.8% +18.1 pts
3 months+37.4%-7.6% +45.1 pts
6 months+78.9%+0.4% +78.5 pts
1 year+54.0%-9.9% +63.9 pts
2 years+17.0%-13.6% +30.5 pts
3 years+3.5%+14.2% -10.7 pts
5 years+173.7%+27.9% +145.8 pts
13 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹512 Cr. Over three months 4 bought more and 8 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
Nippon India Small Cap Fund0.26%212 -21%
DSP Small Cap Fund0.65%141 -24%
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund1.03%58 -17%
SBI Conservative Hybrid Fund(Q0.35%36 +100%
Tata Resources & Energy Fund2.00%28 -20%
HDFC Dividend Yield Fund0.22%12 -16%
SBI LT Advantage Fund-V2.95%11 -2%
SBI LT Advantage Fund-VI-3.86%10 +36%
JM Value Fund0.26%2 +100%
DynaSIF Equity Ex-Top 100 Long-Short Fund1.19%2 +100%
The Wealth Company Small Cap Fund0.95%1 -61%
Motilal Oswal BSE 1000 Index Fund0.01%0 -17%
HDFC Manufacturing Fund0.00%0 -100%

Red flags

F-score 3 of 8
explainDebt up, profit down Borrowings up 65% while net profit fell in 2026
lookInventory outrunning sales Inventory grew 28% vs sales -9% in 2026
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 45% 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 ₹1,051 Cr +10.1% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹142 Cr +136.7%.

Activity

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-08-10Dividend - Rs 3 Per Share
2025-08-14Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2024-08-06Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 8 Per Share
2023-08-09Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share
2022-08-08Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 6 Per Share
2021-09-15 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2020-03-19 Interim Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2019-07-22 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2018-08-09 Annual General Meeting/Dividend- Rs 4 Per Share (Date Revised)
2017-08-16 Annual General Meeting/ Dividend -Rs 2.50 Per Share
2016-08-18 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Re 1/- Per Share
2015-07-16Annual General Meeting
2014-07-15Annual General Meeting /Dividend Re.1/- Per Share
2013-07-15Annual General Meeting/Dividend Re 1/- Per Share
2012-07-13Annual General Meeting/Dividend Re 0.20 Per Share
2010-07-15Dividend-Rs.2/- Per Share
2009-08-13Dividend-Rs.2/- Per Share
2008-08-13Dividend - 150%
2007-10-26Fv Split Rs.10/- To Rs.2/0.2000
2007-09-13Dividend-Rs.15/- Per Sh
2006-09-14Dividend-Rs.15/- Per Sh
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 West Coast Paper Mills Ltd?

West Coast Paper Mills Ltd (WSTCSTPAPR) has a market capitalisation of Rs 4,641 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of West Coast Paper Mills Ltd?

West Coast Paper Mills Ltd trades at a P/E of 20.2 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were West Coast Paper Mills Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, West Coast Paper Mills Ltd sales was Rs 1,051 Cr (+10.1% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 142 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of West Coast Paper Mills Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 777.00 and the 52-week low is Rs 375.00.

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