S Chand & Company Ltd

S Chand & Compan Summary Chart Analysis Peers Quarters Profit & Loss Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Investors Documents

S Chand & Company Ltd

₹ 192 -0.93%
29 Aug - close price
schandgroup.com BSE: 540497 NSE: SCHAND
About

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.

Key Points

Business Overview[1]
S Chand Group is a prominent Indian education content company with a rich legacy spanning over 85 years. Founded in 1939 by Shyam Lal Gupta, the company has established itself as a leading provider of educational materials and services across various segments.

Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 678 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 192
  • High / Low ₹ 258 / 157
  • Stock P/E 41.6
  • Book Value ₹ 244
  • Dividend Yield 2.08 %
  • ROCE 4.10 %
  • ROE 2.57 %
  • Face Value ₹ 5.00
Edit ratios

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 0.79 times its book value
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 22.4% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 136%

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 1.78% over last 3 years.
  • Company has high debtors of 167 days.
  • Working capital days have increased from 35.8 days to 63.4 days

* 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

Consumer Discretionary Media, Entertainment & Publication Printing & Publication Printing & Publication

Edit Columns
Loading peers table ...

Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025
39.98 26.29 17.34 142.88 41.39 26.02 21.25 161.90 53.38 26.24 33.14 181.20 42.69
37.57 28.47 42.74 98.34 36.86 37.39 41.25 109.66 46.15 41.42 49.62 123.00 45.67
Operating Profit 2.41 -2.18 -25.40 44.54 4.53 -11.37 -20.00 52.24 7.23 -15.18 -16.48 58.20 -2.98
OPM % 6.03% -8.29% -146.48% 31.17% 10.94% -43.70% -94.12% 32.27% 13.54% -57.85% -49.73% 32.12% -6.98%
16.01 -7.95 8.97 2.37 2.56 1.72 6.11 0.42 1.69 7.34 1.38 -3.35 3.05
Interest 1.84 4.22 3.76 4.24 2.16 4.40 3.62 2.62 1.56 1.05 1.49 2.22 1.45
Depreciation 1.62 2.68 2.70 4.64 2.47 3.71 2.29 3.26 2.58 2.65 2.68 4.25 3.07
Profit before tax 14.96 -17.03 -22.89 38.03 2.46 -17.76 -19.80 46.78 4.78 -11.54 -19.27 48.38 -4.45
Tax % 24.53% -13.21% -20.53% 26.11% -30.89% -70.72% -29.04% 34.12% 35.56% -25.56% -28.54% 27.64% -37.53%
11.29 -14.78 -18.19 28.11 3.22 -5.20 -14.04 30.82 3.08 -8.58 -13.77 35.01 -2.78
EPS in Rs 3.22 -4.22 -5.17 8.00 0.91 -1.48 -3.99 8.75 0.87 -2.44 -3.91 9.93 -0.79
Raw PDF

Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
229 233 277 293 344 194 151 143 170 228 251 294 283
202 206 241 237 279 231 178 136 157 208 225 260 260
Operating Profit 26 27 35 56 65 -37 -26 7 13 19 26 34 24
OPM % 12% 12% 13% 19% 19% -19% -18% 5% 8% 9% 10% 11% 8%
1 1 3 9 27 1 5 21 19 19 10 7 8
Interest 4 8 5 15 10 11 15 16 12 16 13 6 6
Depreciation 5 8 7 7 3 4 9 9 8 13 12 12 13
Profit before tax 17 12 26 44 79 -50 -46 3 12 10 12 22 13
Tax % 37% 33% 37% 38% 36% -38% -13% 31% 24% 58% -27% 30%
11 8 16 27 51 -31 -40 2 9 4 15 16 10
EPS in Rs 629.93 446.06 806.64 9.12 14.51 -8.87 -11.36 0.63 2.53 1.21 4.20 4.47 2.79
Dividend Payout % 4% 0% 0% 288% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 248% 71% 90%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 14%
3 Years: 20%
TTM: 8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 36%
TTM: 5%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 0%
1 Year: -15%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: 2%
Last Year: 3%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 0.22 0.22 0.20 15 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18
Reserves 290 298 484 487 843 805 765 768 779 831 836 842
39 117 83 211 52 129 119 104 75 136 66 54
95 117 118 110 223 108 84 73 73 84 116 109
Total Liabilities 424 532 685 823 1,135 1,060 986 962 944 1,069 1,036 1,022
23 27 26 26 26 38 54 47 38 62 58 60
CWIP 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Investments 189 276 369 471 624 611 602 617 624 693 631 576
210 229 291 327 485 410 330 298 281 314 347 386
Total Assets 424 532 685 823 1,135 1,060 986 962 944 1,069 1,036 1,022

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
22 29 -28 -6 5 -22 16 52 44 24 44 28
-14 -88 -89 -102 -119 -53 4 -5 2 7 67 -6
-9 62 121 113 138 60 -43 -31 -37 -23 -95 -32
Net Cash Flow 0 2 4 5 25 -15 -23 16 8 9 16 -9

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 219 232 252 266 321 369 364 346 253 193 186 167
Inventory Days 183 182 171 193 144 356 359 271 204 193 260 187
Days Payable 326 415 308 302 344 359 335 338 302 228 355 277
Cash Conversion Cycle 75 -1 115 157 121 366 388 279 155 158 92 77
Working Capital Days 172 76 131 -40 103 218 252 262 196 -2 46 63
ROCE % 7% 5% 6% 9% 11% -2% -2% 2% 3% 4% 3% 4%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

1 Recently
Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025
47.30% 47.14% 47.14% 47.06% 47.06% 47.06% 47.06% 47.06% 47.06% 47.06% 47.02% 47.02%
0.92% 0.50% 0.85% 1.39% 5.76% 6.23% 7.79% 7.88% 6.15% 4.41% 3.84% 4.95%
5.60% 5.58% 4.71% 3.71% 3.71% 3.82% 3.82% 3.82% 3.82% 3.82% 2.94% 3.33%
46.18% 46.79% 47.29% 47.85% 43.47% 42.87% 41.32% 41.23% 42.95% 44.71% 46.21% 44.71%
No. of Shareholders 45,30244,55443,89044,86242,02741,29540,41741,88341,91041,25640,54341,487

* 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

Announcements

Annual reports

Credit ratings

Concalls