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BSE: 532937 | NSE: KUANTUM | Paper & Paper Products | Small Cap
Past 10 year’s financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Kuantum Papers Ltd is a below average quality company.
The key valuation ratios of Kuantum Papers Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Fair zone.
The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Weak which suggest that the price of Kuantum Papers Ltd is likely to Fall in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.
| Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCE % ⓘ | 17.8% | 7.6% | 4.9% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 9.3% | 7.8% | 0.5% | 4% | 15% | - |
Growth Parameters ⓘGrowth Parameters Colour Code Guide ⓘ | |||||||||||
| Sales ⓘ | 479 | 499 | 526 | 608 | 704 | 793 | 745 | 404 | 830 | 1,310 | 1,253 |
| Sales YoY Gr. | - | 4.2% | 5.3% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 12.7% | -6.1% | -45.8% | 105.6% | 57.7% | - |
| Adj EPS ⓘ | 4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.9 | -1.5 | 1.6 | 20.7 | 24.6 |
| YoY Gr. | - | -26.8% | -1.7% | 137% | 25.6% | 9.2% | -3.3% | -116.4% | NA | 1235.5% | - |
| BVPS (₹) ⓘ | 12.4 | 14.7 | 17 | 71.1 | 79.2 | 87.9 | 95.3 | 93.7 | 95.2 | 110.8 | 125 |
| Adj Net Profit ⓘ | 34.5 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 58.7 | 73.8 | 80.6 | 77.9 | -12.7 | 13.6 | 181 | 215 |
| Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ | 62.1 | 32.3 | 56.7 | 72.8 | 131 | 136 | 74.8 | 79.6 | 48.3 | 375 | - |
| Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ | 2.4 | 6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 15.8 | 1.4 | - |
CAGR Colour Code Guide ⓘ
| 9 Years | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ⓘ | 11.8% | 13.2% | 20.7% | 57.7% | ||||
| Adj EPS ⓘ | 20.2% | 19.6% | 32.3% | 1235.5% | ||||
| BVPSⓘ | 27.5% | 6.9% | 5.1% | 16.4% | ||||
| Share Price | 40.1% | 27.5% | 35.2% | 8.4% | ||||
Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide ⓘ
| Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity % ⓘ | 32.1 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 9.8 | -1.5 | 1.6 | 20.1 | 20.9 |
| Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 16.4 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 19.4 | 21.2 | 20.2 | 17.2 | 7.4 | 14.5 | 29 | 30.6 |
| Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 7.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.5 | -3.2 | 1.6 | 13.8 | 17.2 |
| Debt to Equity ⓘ | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | - |
| Working Cap Days ⓘ | 99 | 108 | 117 | 110 | 101 | 100 | 115 | 173 | 80 | 63 | 31 |
| Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ | 33 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 53 | 31 | 25 | 1 |
Return on Equity has increased versus last 3 years average to 20.90%
Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 20.70%
Net Profit is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 32.34%
Debt to equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 0.53
Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at 6.48%
| Standalone | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|
| TTM EPS (₹) | 24.6 | - |
| TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) | 1,253 | - |
| BVPS (₹.) ⓘ | 125 | - |
| Reserves (₹ Cr.) ⓘ | 1,082 | - |
| P/BV ⓘ | 1.22 | - |
| PE ⓘ | 6.19 | - |
| From the Market | |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Low / High (₹) | 135.15 / 225.45 |
| All Time Low / High (₹) | 2.10 / 225.45 |
| Market Cap (₹ Cr.) | 1,330 |
| Equity (₹ Cr.) | 8.7 |
| Face Value (₹) | 1 |
| Industry PE ⓘ | 7.1 |
| Pledged * | 80.90 | 80.90 | 80.90 | 80.08 | 76.50 | 76.50 | 76.50 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 479 | 499 | 526 | 608 | 704 | 793 | 745 | 404 | 830 | 1,310 |
| Operating Expenses ⓘ | 402 | 435 | 461 | 490 | 556 | 637 | 625 | 374 | 710 | 930 |
| Manufacturing Costs | 222 | 230 | 237 | 238 | 281 | 311 | 299 | 169 | 343 | 459 |
| Material Costs | 139 | 164 | 174 | 189 | 205 | 245 | 239 | 132 | 279 | 373 |
| Employee Cost | 25 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 56 | 60 | 69 |
| Other Costs ⓘ | 15 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 29 | 28 |
| Operating Profit ⓘ | 77 | 64 | 65 | 118 | 148 | 156 | 119 | 30 | 120 | 380 |
| Operating Profit Margin (%) | 16.1% | 12.8% | 12.4% | 19.3% | 21.0% | 19.7% | 16.0% | 7.4% | 14.5% | 29.0% |
| Other Income ⓘ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Interest ⓘ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 70 | 71 |
| Depreciation ⓘ | 19 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 45 |
| Exceptional Items ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | -63 |
| Profit Before Tax ⓘ | 37 | 32 | 33 | 84 | 107 | 111 | 65 | -32 | 8 | 203 |
| Tax ⓘ | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 33 | -7 | -19 | -6 | 67 |
| Profit After Tax | 34 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 73 | 78 | 72 | -13 | 13 | 136 |
| PAT Margin (%) | 7.0% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 9.8% | 9.6% | -3.2% | 1.6% | 10.4% |
| Adjusted EPS (₹) | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.2 | -1.5 | 1.5 | 15.6 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio (%) | 0% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equity and Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Shareholders Fund | 138 | 571 | 591 | 621 | 691 | 767 | 832 | 817 | 830 | 967 |
| Share Capital ⓘ | 39 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Reserves ⓘ | 100 | 532 | 552 | 612 | 683 | 758 | 823 | 809 | 822 | 958 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt | 109 | 164 | 181 | 237 | 284 | 349 | 530 | 674 | 729 | 451 |
| Long Term Debt | 64 | 122 | 142 | 199 | 238 | 300 | 468 | 614 | 645 | 368 |
| Short Term Debt | 45 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 49 | 62 | 60 | 84 | 83 |
| Trade Payables | 37 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 26 |
| Others Liabilities ⓘ | 137 | 125 | 143 | 158 | 157 | 180 | 214 | 78 | 81 | 246 |
| Total Liabilities ⓘ | 422 | 884 | 939 | 1,041 | 1,162 | 1,327 | 1,603 | 1,614 | 1,676 | 1,689 |
Fixed Assets | ||||||||||
| Gross Block | 400 | 822 | 849 | 779 | 851 | 1,029 | 1,116 | 1,549 | 1,566 | 1,616 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | 135 | 148 | 162 | 15 | 34 | 59 | 90 | 121 | 165 | 209 |
| Net Fixed Assetsⓘ | 265 | 673 | 687 | 764 | 816 | 970 | 1,026 | 1,428 | 1,401 | 1,407 |
| CWIP ⓘ | 0 | 26 | 50 | 42 | 84 | 55 | 310 | 21 | 29 | 31 |
| Investmentsⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Inventories | 44 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 74 | 64 | 92 | 52 | 87 | 90 |
| Trade Receivables | 35 | 44 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 61 | 29 |
| Cash Equivalents | 4 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 48 | 66 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Others Assetsⓘ | 74 | 69 | 106 | 96 | 99 | 131 | 134 | 56 | 83 | 116 |
| Total Assets ⓘ | 422 | 884 | 939 | 1,041 | 1,162 | 1,327 | 1,603 | 1,614 | 1,676 | 1,689 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ | 62 | 32 | 57 | 73 | 131 | 136 | 75 | 80 | 48 | 375 |
| PBT ⓘ | 37 | 32 | 33 | 84 | 107 | 111 | 65 | -32 | 8 | 203 |
| Adjustment ⓘ | 38 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 62 | 62 | 114 | 178 |
| Changes in Working Capital ⓘ | -5 | -24 | 0 | -32 | 7 | 2 | -41 | 50 | -72 | 2 |
| Tax Paid ⓘ | -8 | -7 | -8 | -15 | -25 | -26 | -11 | -1 | -1 | -7 |
| Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ | -11 | -56 | -50 | -93 | -132 | -150 | -251 | -178 | -35 | -60 |
| Capex | -13 | -37 | -68 | -79 | -114 | -163 | -277 | -184 | -40 | -63 |
| Net Investments | 1 | -20 | 17 | -18 | -18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Others ⓘ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Cash Flow From Financing Activityⓘ | -50 | 23 | -6 | 41 | -8 | 39 | 138 | 98 | -11 | -318 |
| Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ | -31 | 46 | 13 | 68 | 18 | 65 | 161 | 121 | 51 | -247 |
| Interest Paid ⓘ | -24 | -22 | -20 | -20 | -25 | -28 | -30 | -18 | -83 | -68 |
| Dividend Paid ⓘ | 0 | -2 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Others ⓘ | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | -2 | 22 | -2 |
| Net Cash Flow ⓘ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -8 | 25 | -39 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| ROE (%) | 36.27 | 21.18 | 17.76 | 15.43 | 11.11 | 10.69 | 8.99 | -1.54 | 1.63 | 15.15 |
| ROCE (%) | 21.17 | 16.51 | 14.21 | 16.04 | 13.69 | 12.89 | 7.51 | -0.25 | 5.02 | 17.86 |
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 1.26 | 0.81 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.51 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.78 |
| PAT to CFO Conversion(x) | 1.82 | 1.28 | 2.28 | 1.24 | 1.79 | 1.74 | 1.04 | N/A | 3.69 | 2.76 | Working Capital Days |
| Receivable Days | 23 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 12 |
| Inventory Days | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 38 | 65 | 31 | 25 |
| Payable Days | 66 | 54 | 37 | 40 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 101 | 53 | 30 |
Kuantum Papers Limited is in the business of production and marketing of wood free writing and printing paper, thereby giving a right replacement of wood based paper, while conserving precious resources & protecting the environment.
The mill was established in 1979-80, in an economically backward village - Saila Khurd, in District Hoshiarpur, in the state of Punjab, India, with an aim to utilize wild Agro vegetations like Sarkanda Grass and Kahi Grass, and Agro-residues such as Wheat straw and Bagasse, to make a writing and printing paper. These Agro vegetations were at the time being burnt in the fields, leading to environmental pollution.
Business area of the company
The company's business primarily consists of manufacture and sales of paper, mainly in the domestic markets.
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