KUANTUM

Kuantum Papers Limited

Writing and printing paper, specialty and creamwove grades manufacturer

Commodities›Forest Materials›Paper, Forest & Jute Products›Paper & Paper Products

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Key metrics

Price as of 2026-10-16

Stock price
₹72.18
Market cap
630 Cr
Stock P/E
17.4
P/B
0.51
Dividend yield
4.1%
ROE (FY26)
3.4%
ROCE (FY26)
4.9%
Operating margin (FY26)
8.8%
Debt / equity (FY26)
0.70
OCF / EBITDA (FY26)
135.4%
OCF / EBITDA (3Y)
94.1%

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What you need to know

Kuantum Papers makes paper at one integrated mill in Punjab, mostly writing and printing grades such as copier and wholesale paper, and sells it through a network of dealers across India and to some export markets.

Company snapshot

10thBy market cap

Ranked among 22 companies in Paper & Paper Products.

What we see

Positives
  • ✓94% of operating profit came in as cash over the last three years — profits are backed by real cash.
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Statement tables · Standalone

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Amounts in ₹ Cr · tap + to expand rows

Quarterly results

Quarterly · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricSept 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sept 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sept 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales297 Cr301 Cr299 Cr281 Cr279 Cr270 Cr277 Cr223 Cr280 Cr290 Cr301 Cr304 Cr
Operating expenses (approx.)218 Cr222 Cr235 Cr209 Cr218 Cr220 Cr217 Cr183 Cr245 Cr250 Cr253 Cr264 Cr
EBITDA80 Cr79 Cr64 Cr72 Cr61 Cr50 Cr60 Cr40 Cr34 Cr39 Cr48 Cr40 Cr
OPM %26.9%26.3%21.3%25.5%21.8%18.7%21.6%18.1%12.3%13.6%15.9%13.2%
Other income2 Cr0.72 Cr3 Cr0.86 Cr2 Cr2 Cr1 Cr1 Cr2 Cr2 Cr1 Cr3 Cr
Interest12 Cr11 Cr8 Cr9 Cr9 Cr10 Cr10 Cr10 Cr12 Cr11 Cr13 Cr15 Cr
Depreciation12 Cr12 Cr12 Cr13 Cr13 Cr14 Cr15 Cr15 Cr16 Cr17 Cr17 Cr18 Cr
Profit before tax57 Cr56 Cr46 Cr51 Cr40 Cr28 Cr36 Cr16 Cr8 Cr13 Cr19 Cr11 Cr
Tax %25.7%25.4%27.0%25.1%25.4%25.5%27.8%25.7%30.9%26.7%23.0%42.2%
Net profit43 Cr42 Cr34 Cr38 Cr30 Cr21 Cr26 Cr12 Cr6 Cr10 Cr14 Cr6 Cr
EPS (₹)₹4.89₹4.83₹3.88₹4.38₹3.43₹2.40₹2.99₹1.38₹0.66₹1.12₹1.64₹0.71

Profit & loss (annual)

Annual · last column is TTM · ₹ Cr · tap + to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales643 Cr714 Cr793 Cr745 Cr404 Cr830 Cr1,310 Cr1,211 Cr1,107 Cr1,093 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Operating expenses (approx.)526 Cr567 Cr638 Cr626 Cr375 Cr711 Cr930 Cr878 Cr864 Cr931 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EBITDA117 Cr147 Cr156 Cr119 Cr29 Cr119 Cr379 Cr333 Cr243 Cr162 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
OPM %18.1%20.6%19.6%15.9%7.3%14.3%29.0%27.5%21.9%14.8%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Other income3 Cr4 Cr9 Cr9 Cr10 Cr4 Cr4 Cr6 Cr6 Cr6 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Interest20 Cr25 Cr28 Cr30 Cr28 Cr69 Cr71 Cr43 Cr39 Cr46 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Depreciation15 Cr19 Cr25 Cr32 Cr35 Cr46 Cr45 Cr48 Cr54 Cr65 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Profit before tax84 Cr107 Cr111 Cr65 Cr-32 Cr8 Cr203 Cr248 Cr155 Cr57 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Tax %29.6%32.0%29.7%-10.1%60.0%-74.2%32.9%25.8%25.9%25.8%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Net profit59 Cr73 Cr78 Cr72 Cr-13 Cr13 Cr136 Cr184 Cr115 Cr42 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EPS (₹)₹67.96₹83.53₹89.31₹82.29₹-1.46₹1.54₹15.60₹21.07₹13.20₹4.81Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Dividend payout %—————0.0%0.0%14.2%22.6%62.1%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
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Balance sheet

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity capital9 Cr9 Cr9 Cr9 Cr9 Cr9 Cr9 Cr9 Cr9 Cr9 Cr
Reserves612 Cr683 Cr758 Cr823 Cr809 Cr822 Cr958 Cr1,115 Cr1,204 Cr1,220 Cr
Borrowings237 Cr284 Cr349 Cr530 Cr674 Cr762 Cr513 Cr513 Cr654 Cr860 Cr
Other liabilities153 Cr146 Cr168 Cr187 Cr123 Cr83 Cr210 Cr251 Cr246 Cr311 Cr
Total liabilities1,011 Cr1,121 Cr1,284 Cr1,549 Cr1,614 Cr1,676 Cr1,689 Cr1,888 Cr2,113 Cr2,399 Cr
Fixed assets (net)761 Cr815 Cr964 Cr1,020 Cr1,426 Cr1,401 Cr1,407 Cr1,468 Cr1,601 Cr1,810 Cr
CWIP42 Cr80 Cr54 Cr310 Cr21 Cr29 Cr31 Cr42 Cr155 Cr263 Cr
Investments——8 Cr8 Cr8 Cr8 Cr8 Cr7 Cr7 Cr8 Cr
Loans & advances——19 Cr0.48 Cr0.98 Cr0 Cr0 Cr0 Cr0 Cr0 Cr
Inventories61 Cr74 Cr64 Cr92 Cr52 Cr87 Cr90 Cr113 Cr126 Cr131 Cr
Trade receivables34 Cr32 Cr33 Cr14 Cr33 Cr61 Cr29 Cr34 Cr39 Cr44 Cr
Cash & bank22 Cr14 Cr39 Cr0.46 Cr0.45 Cr4 Cr2 Cr71 Cr9 Cr41 Cr
Other assets91 Cr106 Cr103 Cr104 Cr73 Cr88 Cr124 Cr153 Cr174 Cr102 Cr
Total assets1,011 Cr1,121 Cr1,284 Cr1,549 Cr1,614 Cr1,676 Cr1,689 Cr1,888 Cr2,113 Cr2,399 Cr

Cash flows

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand · last column includes FCF

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from operating activity73 Cr131 Cr136 Cr75 Cr80 Cr48 Cr375 Cr298 Cr177 Cr219 Cr
Cash from investing-93 Cr-132 Cr-150 Cr-251 Cr-178 Cr-35 Cr-60 Cr-156 Cr-315 Cr-321 Cr
Cash from financing41 Cr-8 Cr39 Cr138 Cr98 Cr-11 Cr-318 Cr-73 Cr76 Cr134 Cr
Net cash flow21 Cr-8 Cr25 Cr-39 Cr-0.01 Cr3 Cr-2 Cr69 Cr-61 Cr32 Cr
Free cash flow (OCF − Capex)-6 Cr17 Cr-27 Cr-202 Cr-105 Cr6 Cr310 Cr122 Cr-136 Cr-108 Cr

Ratios

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROCE %12.2%13.5%12.5%7.0%-0.3%4.8%18.5%17.8%10.4%4.9%
ROE %9.6%10.5%10.2%8.6%-1.6%1.6%14.1%16.4%9.5%3.4%
Debtor days191615730278101315
Inventory days1071218612613810582114129121
Days payable435042381184324584359
Cash conversion cycle83885995508967679977
OCF / EBITDA %62.5%89.0%87.3%63.1%271.9%40.6%99.0%89.4%72.9%135.4%
OCF / EBITDA % (3 years)——81.0%81.1%95.7%76.0%95.4%86.8%89.0%94.1%
Debt / equity0.380.410.460.640.820.920.530.460.540.70
Current ratio1.181.351.360.900.981.231.021.020.830.66
Net debt / EBITDA1.841.832.004.4723.006.381.351.332.665.06