Kuantum Papers Ltd
Incorporated in 1980, Kuantum Papers is in the business of production and marketing of wood-free writing and printing paper. The Co. is one of the largest fully integrated Agro-based paper manufacturers in India committed to manufacturing wood-free, high-quality maplitho, cream wove, copier and specialty paper. [1][2]
Strengths
- +Stock is trading at 0.56 times its book value
- +Stock is providing a good dividend yield of 3.87%.
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 18.7%
Weaknesses
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 8.25% over past five years.
- −Company might be capitalizing the interest cost
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 70.31% | 70.31% | 70.31% | 70.31% | 70.31% | 70.31% | 70.31% | 70.31% |
| FIIs | 0.14% | 0.08%▼0.1 | 0.15%▲0.1 | 0.08%▼0.1 | 0%▼0.1 | 0% | 0.02%▲0.0 | 0.05%▲0.0 |
| DIIs | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Public | 29.55% | 29.61%▲0.1 | 29.54%▼0.1 | 29.61%▲0.1 | 29.69%▲0.1 | 29.68%▼0.0 | 29.68% | 29.63%▼0.1 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 298.18 | 301.47 | 298.85 | 280.75 | 278.86 | 270.08 | 277.35 | 222.92 | 279.7 | 289.59 |
| Expenses | 217.57 | 222.1 | 235.24 | 209.18 | 218.11 | 219.69 | 217.47 | 182.52 | 245.36 | 250.34 |
| Operating Profit | 80.61 | 79.37 | 63.61 | 71.57 | 60.75 | 50.39 | 59.88 | 40.4 | 34.34 | 39.25 |
| OPM % | 27.03% | 26.33% | 21.28% | 25.49% | 21.79% | 18.66% | 21.59% | 18.12% | 12.28% | 13.55% |
| Net Profit | 42.65 | 42.15 | 33.89 | 38.19 | 29.89 | 20.98 | 26.12 | 12.06 | 5.77 | 9.78 |
| EPS ₹ | 4.89 | 4.83 | 3.88 | 4.38 | 3.43 | 2.4 | 2.99 | 1.38 | 0.66 | 1.12 |
AI Insights
TTM revenue at ₹1,070Cr, down 3.3% YoY. OPM at 16%.
Borrowings at ₹678Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.57x. Moderate leverage.
CWIP at ₹150Cr (9% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 0% (+0.00pp change). FIIs: 0.05% (-0.34pp change). Promoters hold 70.31%.
ROCE declining from 21% (Mar 2014) to 11% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: -25.
PE 12.4x with 11.4% ROCE. Price is -45% above book value of ₹138. Dividend yield: 3.92%.
Recent Announcements
- Compliances-Reg.24(A)-Annual Secretarial Compliance 15 Apr - Kuantum Papers filed FY2026 annual secretarial compliance report; no non-compliances or penalties noted.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 11 Apr
- Compliances-Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018 4 Apr - Regulation 74(5) compliance certificate for quarter ended 31 March 2026.
- Closure of Trading Window 23 Mar - Trading window closed from 1 April 2026 until 48 hours after audited Q4/FY2026 results.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 19 Mar - Shareholders approved on 19 Mar 2026: Munishwar Kumar as Independent Director (07/02/2026–06/02/2031); Jagdeep Hira as Whole-time Director (07/02/2026–06/02/2029).
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse