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Sandesh Ltd

NSE: SANDESH BSE: 526725Media

Incorporated in 1943, Sandesh Ltd is in the business of editing, printing, and publishing newspapers and periodicals, and also runs a Gujarati news channel[1]

₹998
52W: ₹811 — ₹1500
PE 6.69 · Book ₹1863 · -46% vs book
Market Cap₹756 Cr
Stock P/E6.69Price to Earnings
ROCE7.57%Return on Capital
ROE5.91%Return on Equity
Div. Yield0.52%Face Value ₹10

Strengths

  • +Company is almost debt free.
  • +Stock is trading at 0.55 times its book value

Weaknesses

  • −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -3.04% over past five years.
  • −Company has a low return on equity of 10.5% over last 3 years.
  • −Earnings include an other income of Rs.92.9 Cr.
  • −Dividend payout has been low at 3.53% of profits over last 3 years

Shareholding Pattern

Promoters74.81%
FIIs0.09%
DIIs0.01%
Public25.09%
CategoryJun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters74.81%74.81%74.81%74.81%74.81%74.81%74.81%74.81%
FIIs0.05%0.16%▲0.10.15%▼0.00.14%▼0.00.1%▼0.00.09%▼0.00.09%0.09%
DIIs0%0%0%0.01%▲0.00.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Public25.14%25.02%▼0.125.04%▲0.025.04%25.07%▲0.025.07%25.08%▲0.025.09%▲0.0

Financial Statements

MetricSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
Sales72918668707975737777
Expenses576560535412063547256
Operating Profit1526261616-411218520
OPM %20%28%30%23%22%-52%17%25%7%27%
Net Profit2658725038-211058439
EPS ₹34.2776.2395.0166.750.32-27.6112.9277.075.6751.59

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Revenue Trend

TTM revenue at ₹302Cr, up 3.4% YoY. OPM at 19%.

Debt Position

Borrowings at ₹0Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.00x. Healthy balance sheet.

Institutional Flow

DIIs: 0.01% (+0.01pp change). FIIs: 0.09% (+0.09pp change). Promoters hold 74.81%.

Margin & Efficiency

ROCE declining from 17% (Mar 2014) to 8% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: 84.

Valuation

PE 6.69x with 7.57% ROCE. Price is -46% above book value of ₹1,863. Dividend yield: 0.52%.

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