Kuantum Papers Ltd

Kuantum Papers Ltd

₹ 152 -1.04%
30 May - close price
About

Incorporated in 1980, Kuantum Papers is in the business of production and marketing of wood-free writing and printing paper. The Co. is one of the largest fully integrated Agro-based paper manufacturers in India committed to manufacturing wood-free, high-quality maplitho, cream wove, copier and specialty paper. [1][2]

Key Points

Product offerings
The company offers a wide range of paper and paper-related products like Maplitho, Coloured Paper, Ledger, Cartridge, Parchment, Duplicating Paper and wood-free speciality paper.
These products are extensively used in the printing of books, notebooks, office stationery, etc. It is now foraying into new specialty products like Food Grade -OGR, Cup Stock Base, Tissue paper and also has several products under development. [1] [2]

  • Market Cap 1,331 Cr.
  • Current Price 152
  • High / Low 180 / 63.2
  • Stock P/E 7.45
  • Book Value 111
  • Dividend Yield 1.97 %
  • ROCE 22.0 %
  • ROE 19.6 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 19.6% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 49.9 days to 36.9 days

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.17% over last 3 years.
  • Promoters have pledged 76.5% of their holding.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

Peer comparison

Sector: Paper Industry: Paper

Loading peers table ...

Quarterly Results

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2020 Jun 2020 Sep 2020 Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023
178 48 69 119 169 148 201 230 252 274 341 351 344
153 58 70 106 141 132 161 199 219 213 242 246 230
Operating Profit 25 -10 -1 13 28 15 40 30 33 61 99 105 114
OPM % 14% -21% -2% 11% 16% 10% 20% 13% 13% 22% 29% 30% 33%
4 1 6 2 -8 1 1 1 1 -62 1 1 0
Interest 7 8 8 8 4 17 17 18 18 18 20 18 16
Depreciation 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 12
Profit before tax 13 -26 -11 -2 6 -12 12 2 5 -31 69 77 87
Tax % 1% 36% 49% 25% -63% 55% 15% -62% 13% -27% 24% 26% 25%
Net Profit 13 -16 -6 -1 10 -5 11 4 4 -39 53 57 65
EPS in Rs 1.51 -1.86 -0.65 -0.14 1.19 -0.62 1.20 0.46 0.50 -4.45 6.04 6.56 7.45
Raw PDF

Profit & Loss

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
376 422 477 499 526 608 704 793 745 404 830 1,310
333 362 402 435 460 490 556 637 625 374 710 930
Operating Profit 43 60 76 64 65 118 148 156 119 30 120 379
OPM % 12% 14% 16% 13% 12% 19% 21% 20% 16% 7% 14% 29%
2 1 3 1 1 3 3 9 9 1 4 -60
Interest 24 23 22 21 20 21 25 29 31 28 70 71
Depreciation 15 16 19 13 14 15 19 25 32 35 46 45
Profit before tax 5 21 37 32 33 84 107 111 65 -32 8 203
Tax % 32% 40% 10% 21% 25% 30% 32% 30% -10% 60% -74% 33%
Net Profit 4 13 34 25 25 59 73 78 72 -13 13 136
EPS in Rs 0.43 1.47 3.84 2.87 2.81 6.79 8.35 8.93 8.23 -1.46 1.54 15.60
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 3% 4% 3% 3% 6% 3% 0% 0% 19%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 21%
TTM: 58%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 30%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 35%
TTM: 1217%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 49%
5 Years: 19%
3 Years: 65%
1 Year: 113%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 7%
Last Year: 20%

Balance Sheet

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
9 9 39 39 39 9 39 39 39 39 39 9
Reserves 55 68 100 532 552 612 683 758 823 809 822 958
202 203 147 194 213 302 291 365 543 659 732 513
60 93 124 121 130 88 139 153 174 138 113 210
Total Liabilities 325 373 379 856 903 1,011 1,121 1,284 1,549 1,614 1,676 1,689
234 223 265 673 687 772 825 978 1,034 1,436 1,408 1,414
CWIP 12 37 0 26 50 42 84 55 310 21 29 31
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
79 112 114 157 166 198 213 251 206 158 239 245
Total Assets 325 373 379 856 903 1,011 1,121 1,284 1,549 1,614 1,676 1,689

Cash Flows

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
45 53 62 32 57 73 131 136 75 80 48 375
-31 -27 -11 -56 -50 -93 -132 -150 -252 -178 -35 -60
-14 -26 -50 23 -6 41 -8 39 138 98 -11 -318
Net Cash Flow 0 0 1 -0 0 21 -8 25 -39 -0 3 -2

Ratios

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 19 25 27 32 25 21 17 15 7 30 27 8
Inventory Days 95 141 105 107 102 117 133 95 141 145 114 81
Days Payable 46 114 89 54 47 47 54 47 42 124 47 23
Cash Conversion Cycle 68 52 43 85 80 91 95 63 105 51 94 66
Working Capital Days -4 -3 1 26 23 17 24 17 11 51 62 37
ROCE % 12% 16% 21% 10% 7% 12% 14% 13% 8% 0% 5% 22%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2020 Sep 2020 Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023
70.30 70.30 70.30 70.30 70.30 70.30 70.30 70.30 70.30 70.31 70.31 70.31
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.13
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
29.69 29.69 29.69 29.69 29.68 29.69 29.67 29.68 29.69 29.69 29.57 29.56

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

Click on the line-items to see the names of individual entities.

Documents

Concalls