Archies Ltd

₹ 14.5 3.50%

15 Jul 9:15 a.m.

archiesonline.com BSE: 532212 NSE: ARCHIES

About

Incorporated in 1990, Archies Ltd deals in Greeting Cards, Gifts and Stationery products.^[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:^[1]
Archies has an established presence in the social expressions industry in India and is a retailer of greeting cards, gifts, and stationery items.

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Market Cap ₹ 49.0 Cr.
Current Price ₹ 14.5
High / Low ₹ 24.4 / 10.9
Stock P/E 5.96
Book Value ₹ 24.0
Dividend Yield 0.00 %
ROCE 15.9 %
ROE 11.0 %
Face Value ₹ 2.00

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Pros

Stock is trading at 0.59 times its book value
Debtor days have improved from 41.6 to 29.6 days.

Cons

Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
Promoter holding has decreased over last quarter: -0.44%
Company has a low return on equity of 12.0% over last 3 years.

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone




Operating Profit
OPM %

Interest
Depreciation
Profit before tax
Tax %

EPS in Rs
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

	Mar 2006	Mar 2007	Mar 2008
	87	103	117
	73	90	101
Operating Profit	14	14	16
OPM %	16%	13%	13%
	1	2	1
Interest	1	1	2
Depreciation	2	2	3
Profit before tax	12	12	13
Tax %	34%	34%	36%
	8	8	8
EPS in Rs	2.41	2.41	2.42
Dividend Payout %	22%	0%	0%

Compounded Sales Growth
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3 Years:	%
TTM:	13%

Compounded Profit Growth
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5 Years:	%
3 Years:	%
TTM:	7%

Stock Price CAGR
10 Years:	-5%
5 Years:	-9%
3 Years:	-19%
1 Year:	-32%

Return on Equity
10 Years:	%
5 Years:	%
3 Years:	12%
Last Year:	11%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

	Mar 2006	Mar 2007	Mar 2008
Equity Capital	7	7	7
Reserves	53	61	75
	5	13	19
	35	32	31
Total Liabilities	99	113	131
	23	30	33
CWIP	2	5	11
Investments	0	0	5
	75	78	82
Total Assets	99	113	131

Cash Flows

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	Mar 2006	Mar 2007	Mar 2008
	8	7	8
	-6	-13	-12
	-2	6	10
Net Cash Flow	0	0	6
Free Cash Flow	2	-6	-4
CFO/OP	82%	76%	74%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

	Mar 2006	Mar 2007	Mar 2008
Debtor Days	49	46	30
Inventory Days	510	420	431
Days Payable	114	89	83
Cash Conversion Cycle	446	377	378
Working Capital Days	181	174	170
ROCE %		18%	16%

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Gifts share of revenue
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Greeting Cards share of revenue
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Stationery and Paper Bag share of revenue
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Number of permanent employees
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Revenue from North India stores as % of total
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	62.25%	62.25%	62.25%	62.25%	62.25%	62.25%	62.25%	62.14%	61.47%	61.47%	61.47%	61.03%
	0.00%	0.10%	0.30%	0.30%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%
	37.54%	37.43%	37.22%	37.24%	37.52%	37.54%	37.53%	37.63%	38.30%	38.30%	38.29%	38.75%
No. of Shareholders	16,111	16,957	17,454	17,261	18,442	18,781	18,581	18,444	18,421	17,979	17,643	17,452

	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	60.55%	60.70%	61.34%	61.99%	62.35%	62.35%	62.25%	62.25%	62.25%	61.47%	61.03%
	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.30%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	0.47%	0.40%	0.34%	0.23%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%
	0.00%	0.20%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	38.98%	38.70%	38.32%	37.78%	37.43%	37.43%	37.52%	37.22%	37.53%	38.29%	38.75%
No. of Shareholders	16,160	16,251	16,085	15,412	15,164	20,116	17,600	17,454	18,581	17,643	17,452

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