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S Chand & Company Ltd

NSE: SCHAND BSE: 540497IT / Software

Incorporated in 1970 and listed in 2016, S Chand & Company is principally engaged in publishing educational books with products ranging from school books, higher academic books, competition and reference books, technical and professional books, and children's books. The company provides its products and services in printed as well as digital forms.

₹168
52W: ₹130 — ₹258
PE 66.9 · Book ₹235 · -29% vs book
Market Cap₹592 Cr
Stock P/E66.9Price to Earnings
ROCE3.98%Return on Capital
ROE2.47%Return on Equity
Div. Yield2.39%Face Value ₹5

Strengths

  • +Company is almost debt free.
  • +Stock is trading at 0.71 times its book value
  • +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 136%

Weaknesses

  • −Company has a low return on equity of 1.75% over last 3 years.
  • −Earnings include an other income of Rs.8.41 Cr.
  • −Company has high debtors of 167 days.
  • −Working capital days have increased from 35.6 days to 62.6 days

Shareholding Pattern

Promoters46.99%
FIIs4.47%
DIIs2.04%
Public46.5%
CategoryJun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters47.06%47.06%47.06%47.02%▼0.047.02%47.02%46.99%▼0.046.99%
FIIs7.88%6.15%▼1.74.41%▼1.73.84%▼0.64.95%▲1.14.62%▼0.34.67%▲0.04.47%▼0.2
DIIs3.82%3.82%3.82%2.94%▼0.93.33%▲0.43.56%▲0.21.7%▼1.92.04%▲0.3
Public41.23%42.95%▲1.744.71%▲1.846.21%▲1.544.71%▼1.544.8%▲0.146.66%▲1.946.5%▼0.2

Financial Statements

MetricSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
Sales2621162532633181432322
Expenses3741110464150123464147
Operating Profit-11-20527-15-1658-3-18-25
OPM %-44%-94%32%14%-58%-50%32%-7%-80%-115%
Net Profit-5-14313-9-1435-3-14-17
EPS ₹-1.48-3.998.750.87-2.44-3.919.93-0.79-3.95-4.9

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Revenue Trend

TTM revenue at ₹268Cr, down 8.8% YoY. OPM at 4%.

Debt Position

Borrowings at ₹74Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.09x. Healthy balance sheet.

Capex Cycle

CWIP at ₹1Cr (1% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.

Institutional Flow

DIIs: 2.04% (-1.67pp change). FIIs: 4.47% (+3.08pp change). Promoters hold 46.99%.

Margin & Efficiency

ROCE declining from 7% (Mar 2014) to 4% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: 63.

Valuation

PE 66.9x with 3.98% ROCE. Price is -29% above book value of ₹235. Dividend yield: 2.39%.

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