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Kuantum Papers Ltd

NSE: KUANTUM BSE: 532937

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]

76.5
52W: ₹65 — ₹135
PE 12.4 · Book ₹138 · -45% vs book
Market Cap₹668 Cr
Stock P/E12.4Price to Earnings
ROCE11.4%Return on Capital
ROE10.1%Return on Equity
Div. Yield3.92%Face Value ₹1

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

Promoters70.31%
FIIs0.05%
DIIs0%
Public29.63%
CategoryJun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters70.31%70.31%70.31%70.31%70.31%70.31%70.31%70.31%
FIIs0.14%0.08%0.10.15%0.10.08%0.10%0.10%0.02%0.00.05%0.0
DIIs0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Public29.55%29.61%0.129.54%0.129.61%0.129.69%0.129.68%0.029.68%29.63%0.1

Financial Statements

MetricSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
Sales298.18301.47298.85280.75278.86270.08277.35222.92279.7289.59
Expenses217.57222.1235.24209.18218.11219.69217.47182.52245.36250.34
Operating Profit80.6179.3763.6171.5760.7550.3959.8840.434.3439.25
OPM %27.03%26.33%21.28%25.49%21.79%18.66%21.59%18.12%12.28%13.55%
Net Profit42.6542.1533.8938.1929.8920.9826.1212.065.779.78
EPS ₹4.894.833.884.383.432.42.991.380.661.12

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Revenue Trend

TTM revenue at ₹1,070Cr, down 3.3% YoY. OPM at 16%.

Debt Position

Borrowings at ₹678Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.57x. Moderate leverage.

Capex Cycle

CWIP at ₹150Cr (9% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.

Institutional Flow

DIIs: 0% (+0.00pp change). FIIs: 0.05% (-0.34pp change). Promoters hold 70.31%.

Margin & Efficiency

ROCE declining from 21% (Mar 2014) to 11% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: -25.

Valuation

PE 12.4x with 11.4% ROCE. Price is -45% above book value of ₹138. Dividend yield: 3.92%.

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