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The Sandesh Ltd (SANDESH)
Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 526725 NSE: SANDESH Printing And Publishing | Small Cap | Sandesh Share Price
₹1,010 -24.00 (-2.32%)
As on 28-Aug'26 16:59
The Sandesh Ltd (SANDESH)
Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 526725 NSE: SANDESH Printing And Publishing | Small Cap | Sandesh Share Price
₹1,010 -24.00 (-2.32%)
As on 28-Aug'26 16:59
Key Metrics
Valuation Multiples
Market Cap
₹765 Cr.
Current Price
₹1,010
52-Week Low / High
₹815 / 1,299
TTM EPS
₹143.9
TTM Sales
₹822 Cr.
Book Value per Share
₹2,015.2
P/E Ratio
7.02
Higher than its 5-year historical median
Industry PE
11.2
Price to Book (P/B)
0.50
Lower than its 5-year historical median
Price to Sales (P/S)
0.93
Lower than its 5-year historical median
EV/EBITDA
4.83
In line with its 5-year historical median
Dividend Yield
0.5%
Profitability Efficiency
Return on Equity (ROE)
4.86%
Outperforms industry median
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
7.02%
Outperforms industry median
Return on Assets (ROA)
4.55%
Operating Profit Margin
20.1%
Net Profit Margin
15.4%
Gross Profit Margin
24.2%
Growth Momentum
1-yr vs 3-yr growth
1-yr vs 3-yr growth
Sales Growth (1 Year)
Improving versus 3-year growth rate
49.76%
Operating Profit Growth (1 Year)
Improving versus 3-year growth rate
27.84%
Net Profit Growth (1 Year)
Slowing versus 3-year growth rate
-12.99%
Asset Quality
Promoter Holding
74.81%
Pledged shares (%) of Promoter's holding (%)
0.00%
Reserves
₹1,518 Cr.
Equity
₹7.6 Cr.
Face Value
₹10
All Time Low / High
₹27.00 / 2055.70
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Quality
Somewhat GoodValuation
UndervaluedCheck Valuation charts
Price Trend
Semi Strong
Is The Sandesh Ltd a good quality company?
The Sandesh Ltd is a average quality company, based on a somewhat consistent multi-year financial track record.
This assessment is based on company’s performance on Revenue growth, ROCE, Equity and Assets, key margin ratios, cash conversion cycle, and debt to cash flow from operations and how it compares with its long term averages.
We have analysed the performance of the company on the following:
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How has it performed on generating Profits?
By checking its Revenue growth, Gross, Operating and Net Margins compared to its last 5-year median.
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How efficiently has it utilized Capital?
By checking its ROCE, ROA, ROE and its Cash Conversion Cycle.
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How is it managing its Debt?
By checking its Debt to Equity and Cash Flow from Operations.
How does The Sandesh Ltd performance compare with that of its Peers?
Revenue growth of The Sandesh Ltd vs industry peers?
The Sandesh Ltd revenue CAGR is 10.00%, compared to the industry median CAGR of 3.38%, indicating faster growth and gaining its market share.
Promoter shareholding and pledge status of The Sandesh Ltd?
Promoters hold 74.81% of the The Sandesh Ltd, with 0.00% of their stake pledged, indicating no pledge risk.
Stock return of The Sandesh Ltd over the last decade?
Over the last 9 year(s), the stock has delivered a CAGR of 1.4% based on the current price.
10 Year X-Ray :
Analysis of Financial Track Record (Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end)
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year endData adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.
What is a Financial Track Record? How to read this chart in order to understand the data present here?
Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
The Sandesh Ltd has performed well in some of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is somewhat good
Value Creation ⓘ
| Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCE % ⓘ | 19% | 19.6% | 14.1% | 9.9% | 14.1% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 20.9% | 7.6% | 7% | - |
| Value Creation Index ⓘ | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | - |
Growth Parameters ⓘ |
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| Sales ⓘ | 354 | 375 | 417 | 341 | 272 | 307 | 339 | 320 | 292 | 438 | 822 |
| Sales YoY Gr. | - | 5.9% | 11.3% | -18.2% | -20.3% | 12.9% | 10.5% | -5.6% | -8.7% | 49.8% | - |
| Adj EPS ⓘ | 89.2 | 105 | 83.5 | 76.2 | 116.6 | 98.7 | 129.4 | 249.1 | 101.9 | 90.9 | 143.9 |
| YoY Gr. | - | 17.8% | -20.5% | -8.7% | 52.9% | -15.3% | 31.1% | 92.5% | -59.1% | -10.8% | - |
| BVPS (₹) ⓘ | 778.5 | 878.2 | 955.8 | 1,026.9 | 1,168.3 | 1,250.1 | 1,388.7 | 1,662 | 1,783 | 1,883.3 | 2,015.2 |
| Adj Net Profit ⓘ | 67.5 | 79.5 | 63.2 | 57.7 | 88.2 | 74.7 | 97.9 | 189 | 77.1 | 68.8 | 109 |
| Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ | 96.5 | 79.9 | 47.8 | -90.5 | 48.4 | 22.3 | 84.1 | 154 | 67.7 | -144 | - |
| Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
CAGR ⓘ
| 9 Years | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ⓘ | 2.4% | 10% | 8.9% | 49.8% | ||||
| Adj EPS ⓘ | 0.2% | -4.9% | -11.1% | -10.8% | ||||
| BVPSⓘ | 10.3% | 10% | 10.7% | 5.6% | ||||
| Share Price | 1.4% | 4.7% | -0.7% | -15% | ||||
Key Financial Parameters ⓘ
| Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity % ⓘ | 11.6 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 5 | 7.4 |
| Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 29.9 | 31.4 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 27.7 | 24.8 | 28.2 | 25.6 | 23.6 | 20.1 | 1.3 |
| Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 19.1 | 21.2 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 32.5 | 24.3 | 28.9 | 58.9 | 26.4 | 15.7 | 13.2 |
| Debt to Equity ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Working Cap Days ⓘ | 158 | 140 | 124 | 219 | 391 | 377 | 329 | 276 | 224 | 216 | 398 |
| Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ | 78 | 83 | 72 | 86 | 85 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 65 | 133 | 377 |
Valuation of Sandesh - Standalone
Analyst's Notes
No data found!
Management X-Ray
Shareholding Pattern
Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging
| Pledged * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)
Financials
| PARTICULARS | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 354 | 375 | 417 | 341 | 272 | 307 | 339 | 320 | 292 | 438 |
| Operating Expenses ⓘ + | 248 | 257 | 330 | 271 | 197 | 231 | 244 | 238 | 223 | 350 |
| Operating Profit ⓘ | 106 | 118 | 87 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 96 | 82 | 69 | 88 |
| Operating Profit Margin (%) | 29.9% | 31.4% | 20.9% | 20.4% | 27.7% | 24.8% | 28.2% | 25.6% | 23.6% | 20.1% |
| Other Income ⓘ + | 13 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 166 | 37 | 18 |
| Interest ⓘ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation ⓘ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Profit Before Tax ⓘ | 111 | 123 | 97 | 74 | 116 | 118 | 134 | 241 | 99 | 97 |
| Tax ⓘ | 40 | 43 | 34 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 52 | 22 | 30 |
| Profit After Tax | 71 | 80 | 63 | 58 | 89 | 90 | 102 | 189 | 77 | 67 |
| PAT Margin (%) | 20.0% | 21.3% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 32.9% | 29.2% | 30.1% | 58.9% | 26.5% | 15.4% |
| Adjusted EPS (₹) | 93.7 | 105.3 | 83.4 | 77.1 | 118.0 | 118.3 | 134.8 | 249.3 | 102.3 | 89.1 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio (%) | 5.30% | 4.80% | 6% | 6.50% | 4.20% | 4.20% | 3.70% | 2% | 4.90% | 5.60% |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equity and Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Shareholders Fund + | 589 | 665 | 723 | 777 | 884 | 946 | 1,051 | 1,258 | 1,350 | 1,426 | |
| Debt + | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trade Payables | 13 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 24 | |
| Others Liabilities ⓘ | 82 | 70 | 57 | 48 | 53 | 55 | 52 | 77 | 76 | 75 | |
| Total Liabilities ⓘ | 686 | 752 | 793 | 832 | 960 | 1,010 | 1,113 | 1,345 | 1,438 | 1,524 | |
Fixed Assets | |||||||||||
| Net Fixed Assets ⓘ + | 74 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 65 | 59 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 57 | |
| CWIP ⓘ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Investments ⓘ | 337 | 440 | 550 | 474 | 508 | 508 | 662 | 974 | 1,133 | 1,002 | |
| Inventories | 44 | 44 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 43 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 254 | |
| Trade Receivables | 65 | 71 | 74 | 68 | 51 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 46 | 43 | |
| Cash Equivalents | 121 | 83 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 70 | 50 | 65 | 34 | 64 | |
| Others Assets ⓘ | 34 | 30 | 41 | 179 | 285 | 289 | 279 | 178 | 138 | 104 | |
| Total Assets ⓘ | 686 | 752 | 793 | 832 | 960 | 1,010 | 1,113 | 1,345 | 1,438 | 1,524 | |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ + | 96 | 80 | 48 | -90 | 48 | 22 | 84 | 154 | 68 | -144 |
| Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ + | -31 | -112 | -102 | 86 | -40 | 33 | -106 | -131 | -109 | 147 |
| Cash Flow From Financing Activity ⓘ + | -17 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 |
| Net Cash Flow ⓘ | 49 | -38 | -58 | -10 | 4 | 51 | -26 | 20 | -43 | 1 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| ROE (%) | 12.23 | 12.72 | 9.09 | 7.78 | 10.75 | 9.78 | 10.22 | 16.34 | 5.94 | 4.86 |
| ROCE (%) | 19.02 | 19.64 | 14.08 | 9.9 | 14.06 | 12.89 | 13.44 | 20.88 | 7.61 | 7.02 |
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.42 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.3 |
| PAT to CFO Conversion(x) | 1.35 | 1 | 0.76 | -1.55 | 0.54 | 0.24 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.88 | -2.15 |
| Working Capital Days | ||||||||||
| Receivable Days | 66.40 | 66.20 | 63.10 | 75.50 | 79.50 | 55.10 | 44.20 | 49.90 | 58.10 | 37.10 |
| Inventory Days | 34.50 | 42.70 | 30.10 | 25.70 | 37 | 44.20 | 32.40 | 20.70 | 29.50 | 117.90 |
| Payable Days | 37.30 | 43.50 | 29 | 25.90 | 55.80 | 47.50 | 24.90 | 33 | 42.60 | 31.20 |
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The current trading price of Sandesh on 28-Aug-2026 16:59 is ₹1,010.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 27-Aug-2026 the market cap of Sandesh stood at ₹764.5 Cr
The latest P/E ratio of Sandesh as of 27-Aug-2026 is 7.02.
The latest P/B ratio of Sandesh as of 27-Aug-2026 is 0.50.
The 52-week high of Sandesh is ₹1,299 and the 52-week low is ₹815.0.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Sandesh is ₹822 ( Cr.) .
Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that The Sandesh Ltd is a average quality company.
The key valuation ratios of The Sandesh Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Undervalued zone.
The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Semi Strong which suggest that the price of The Sandesh Ltd is likely to Rise-somewhat in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.
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