Seshasayee Paper & Boards Ltd

Seshasayee Paper & Boards Ltd

₹ 275 -0.77%
21 May 9:32 a.m.
About

Seshasayee Paper & Boards is engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of printing and writing paper.

SPBL is the flagship company of SPB-ESVIN Group headquarted at Chennai. The company was incorporated in the year 1960, Seshasayee Paper has six decades of experience in the Indian paper industry.

Key Points

Products & Brands
The Company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and sale of paper and paper boards under Sprint, SPD, Color Sprint, and Success brands. [1] [2]

  • Market Cap 1,737 Cr.
  • Current Price 275
  • High / Low 374 / 251
  • Stock P/E 16.6
  • Book Value 303
  • Dividend Yield 0.91 %
  • ROCE 7.07 %
  • ROE 5.58 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 0.92 times its book value

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 8.18% over past five years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.70.2 Cr.
  • Dividend payout has been low at 11.8% of profits over last 3 years
  • Working capital days have increased from 34.7 days to 60.4 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

Sector: Paper Industry: Paper

Part of BSE SmallCap BSE Allcap BSE Commodities

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
471 431 523 556 573 426 362 473 539 422 398 431 502
392 343 383 406 416 331 273 386 472 374 368 424 477
Operating Profit 79 88 140 150 157 95 89 88 68 48 31 8 25
OPM % 17% 20% 27% 27% 27% 22% 25% 19% 13% 11% 8% 2% 5%
4 5 9 9 9 13 14 11 13 16 15 21 18
Interest 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4
Depreciation 11 12 12 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Profit before tax 72 80 136 146 154 96 92 88 70 51 33 15 28
Tax % 25% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 25% 26% -5% 8%
54 60 102 109 116 71 69 66 53 38 25 16 26
EPS in Rs 8.50 9.46 16.11 17.35 18.37 11.32 10.96 10.42 8.43 6.08 3.93 2.51 4.06
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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
996 998 1,008 1,108 1,105 1,325 1,184 782 1,355 2,083 1,802 1,754
872 908 901 894 897 1,029 917 674 1,189 1,548 1,462 1,643
Operating Profit 124 89 107 214 207 296 267 108 166 534 340 111
OPM % 12% 9% 11% 19% 19% 22% 23% 14% 12% 26% 19% 6%
5 3 4 8 14 23 23 19 17 31 51 70
Interest 39 37 32 23 14 14 7 3 3 3 2 8
Depreciation 49 29 29 31 32 34 35 38 41 45 44 45
Profit before tax 41 25 50 168 175 271 248 86 139 516 345 128
Tax % 35% 32% 29% 24% 30% 30% 30% -16% 26% 25% 25% 18%
27 17 36 128 123 190 173 100 103 387 259 105
EPS in Rs 4.25 2.75 5.64 20.29 19.48 30.11 27.50 15.90 16.35 61.29 41.13 16.58
Dividend Payout % 19% 29% 18% 10% 15% 13% 14% 15% 15% 9% 12% 14%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 9%
TTM: -3%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: -10%
3 Years: 0%
TTM: -60%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 11%
1 Year: -17%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 15%
Last Year: 6%

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 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
Reserves 372 380 408 569 689 855 974 1,090 1,194 1,564 1,825 1,900
389 328 301 171 149 97 10 8 4 -0 21 82
320 379 390 343 406 446 418 367 400 443 459 451
Total Liabilities 1,094 1,101 1,112 1,095 1,257 1,410 1,415 1,476 1,610 2,020 2,317 2,445
666 648 625 637 673 672 675 734 815 796 776 756
CWIP 9 13 50 41 27 23 31 32 14 20 35 71
Investments 32 34 38 84 99 95 84 126 143 152 189 215
386 405 399 333 459 620 625 584 638 1,052 1,318 1,402
Total Assets 1,094 1,101 1,112 1,095 1,257 1,410 1,415 1,476 1,610 2,020 2,317 2,445

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
66 105 112 200 225 273 165 -7 276 328 202 -61
-21 -20 -46 -38 -50 -16 -26 -53 -251 -372 -225 42
-89 -104 -65 -153 -51 -89 -124 -31 -22 -22 -19 23
Net Cash Flow -44 -20 0 9 124 168 15 -91 3 -66 -42 5

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 44 45 47 35 35 22 25 38 27 17 24 31
Inventory Days 103 116 97 115 147 110 187 413 87 138 170 115
Days Payable 162 194 188 168 220 211 215 311 137 134 153 80
Cash Conversion Cycle -15 -33 -44 -18 -38 -79 -3 140 -23 21 41 66
Working Capital Days 36 27 24 -1 -13 -17 12 65 6 14 30 60
ROCE % 10% 9% 11% 26% 23% 31% 26% 8% 12% 37% 20% 7%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

2 Recently
Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
42.78% 42.78% 42.78% 42.78% 42.78% 42.78% 42.78% 42.78% 42.78% 42.78% 42.81% 42.89%
10.98% 12.04% 12.73% 12.73% 12.86% 12.86% 12.98% 12.97% 13.01% 13.11% 13.05% 13.06%
0.22% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.06% 0.08% 0.08% 0.10%
14.27% 14.27% 14.27% 14.27% 14.27% 14.27% 14.27% 14.27% 14.27% 14.27% 14.27% 14.27%
31.75% 30.69% 30.00% 29.99% 29.87% 30.05% 29.96% 29.96% 29.88% 29.77% 29.78% 29.68%
No. of Shareholders 18,48219,46520,89720,46722,29625,68326,43625,87525,72923,43023,31622,471

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