West Coast Paper Mills Ltd

WSTCSTPAPR

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₹ 2,714 Cr

P/E

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STABLE

Profitability

MODERATE MARGIN

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Risk

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West Coast Paper Mills Limited (WCPML) is a prominent Indian producer of paper products and optical fiber cables, founded in 1955.

The company recently acquired Andhra Paper Limited, enhancing market leadership and production capacity in the paper segment.

WCPML is expanding its optical fiber cable manufacturing capacity in Hyderabad, reinforcing its position in the telecom sector.

The company maintains a strong focus on environmentally friendly practices, with substantial certifications and initiatives underlining its commitment to sustainability.

Despite a solid market presence, WCPML faces financial pressure, with recent declines in profit margins and operating income, indicating market challenges.

Sector

Paper

Industry

Paper - Large

Market Cap

2,714 Cr

Volatility

High Risk

P/E Ratio

15.1

Industry P/E

17.1

PEG Ratio

1.6

P/B Ratio

0.8

52W High

603.00

52W Low

382.15

Sales CAGR

-8.66%

8.15%

4.84%

10Y

3.74%

Profit CAGR

-57.30%

9.29%

0.59%

10Y

—

ROE

TTM

5.09%

18.63%

15.62%

10Y

17.26%

ROCE

TTM

7.08%

23.19%

18.76%

10Y

18.93%

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Symbol	Price	Market Cap	P/E	P/B	Div Yield (%)	ROE (%)	ROCE (%)	ROA (%)
WSTCSTPAPR	409.65	2,714 Cr	15.07	0.77	1.22	5.09	7.08	3.33
SESHAPAPER	244.80	1,551 Cr	19.02	0.77	0.97	4.04	5.07	3.28
ANDHRAPAP	67.78	1,332 Cr	65.05	0.69	1.49	1.07	2.12	0.80
TNPL	143.80	992 Cr	—	0.48	2.10	-0.97	4.37	-0.33
PDMJEPAPER	97.95	937 Cr	10.23	1.48	0.61	14.50	19.20	10.83
NRAIL	473.95	840 Cr	34.61	1.07	0.81	3.09	5.56	1.12
KUANTUM	92.07	813 Cr	12.53	0.68	3.22	5.39	6.91	3.01

Financial Statements

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Consolidated Quarterly Results (in ₹ Crores)

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	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025
Sales	1,139	1,194	1,045	1,070	960	1,045	1,016	1,041	955	1,043
Expenses	744	884	828	900	785	903	933	961	844	975
Operating Profit	395	310	218	170	176	142	83	81	110	68
OPM %	34.65	25.98	20.82	15.85	18.30	13.60	8.13	7.75	11.57	6.52
Other Income	35	35	41	59	42	54	69	45	45	23
Interest	6.63	5.86	5.84	5.57	6.92	8.42	9.94	13	11	9.87
Depreciation	44	46	46	49	47	53	53	57	58	62
Profit Before Tax	379	294	207	174	163	135	89	56	86	19
Tax %	26.61	25.58	23.22	24.86	25.67	25.56	24.16	17.68	30.19	36.92
Net Profit	278	219	159	130	122	101	67	46	60	12
EPS in Rs	37.17	28.88	20.58	18.14	17.24	13.49	9.72	6.66	8.24	2.65

Consolidated Profit Loss (in ₹ Crores)

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	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	TTM
Sales	1,734	1,979	2,493	2,245	3,378	4,921	4,448	4,062	4,057
Expenses	1,348	1,468	1,877	1,992	2,744	3,279	3,356	3,581	3,641
Operating Profit	386	511	616	253	633	1,642	1,092	481	416
OPM %	22.25	25.82	24.72	11.26	18.75	33.37	24.55	11.84	10.25
Other Income	18	20	54	21	58	62	170	211	213
Interest	42	29	75	70	59	37	24	38	42
Depreciation	116	176	198	229	213	189	185	210	220
Profit Before Tax	222	326	397	-26	420	1,478	1,053	444	366
Tax %	-0.30	9.10	-2.39	83.25	17.73	26.45	25.37	24.33	25.11
Net Profit	223	296	406	-4.38	346	1,087	786	336	274
EPS in Rs	—	44.81	56.08	-0.48	46.49	142.62	104.77	47.11	27.27
Dividend Payout %	11.84	11.16	8.92	-212.77	12.91	7.01	7.64	10.61	—

Consolidated Balance Sheet (in ₹ Crores)

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	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Equity Capital	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Reserves	826	1,090	1,375	1,376	1,673	2,568	3,228	3,478
Borrowings	254	313	623	676	478	231	276	456
Other Liabilities	497	503	1,219	1,073	1,178	1,371	1,600	1,565
Total Liabilities	1,590	1,920	3,231	3,137	3,343	4,183	5,118	5,512
Fixed Assets	1,035	991	2,010	1,867	1,750	1,652	1,874	2,118
CWIP	3.39	37	57	34	22	55	210	172
Investments	1.00	223	45	220	472	1,310	1,730	1,604
Other Assets	551	669	1,119	1,017	1,099	1,167	1,304	1,618
Total Assets	1,590	1,920	3,231	3,137	3,343	4,183	5,118	5,512

Consolidated Cash Flows (in ₹ Crores)

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	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Cash from Operating Activity	326	394	649	338	591	1,238	764	99
Cash from Investing Activity	-139	-382	-858	-166	-291	-894	-714	-172
Cash from Financing Activity	-194	-12	218	-167	-295	-334	-61	72
Net Cash Flow	-6.35	-0.60	8.84	5.23	5.17	9.93	-11	-0.18

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Shareholding History

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	Dec 2022	Mar 2023	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025
Promoters	56.52%	56.53%	56.53%	56.53%	56.53%	56.53%	56.53%	56.53%	56.53%	56.55%	56.55%	56.55%
FIIs	5.62%	7.04%	7.37%	7.80%	7.98%	8.19%	7.40%	6.17%	5.30%	4.20%	3.78%	3.31%
DIIs	7.60%	7.56%	7.18%	6.76%	6.62%	7.14%	7.20%	8.19%	9.35%	9.82%	11.74%	12.62%
Public	30.27%	28.86%	28.91%	28.90%	28.87%	28.15%	28.87%	29.11%	28.81%	29.42%	27.94%	27.52%
Total Shareholders	42,761	42,603	52,029	57,706	57,193	60,840	53,673	55,848	55,058	54,375	52,312	50,839

Market Transactions

Date	Party	Category	Type	Avg Price (₹)	Total Value (₹)	Quantity	Percent Traded
Mar 18, 2025	Veer enterprises limited	Insider - Promoter	Acquisition	392.51	0.20 Cr	5,000	0.00
Mar 05, 2025	Veer enterprises limited	Insider - Promoter	Acquisition	393.46	0.39 Cr	10,000	0.01
Mar 30, 2023	Veer enterprises limited	Insider - Promoter	Acquisition	529.54	0.11 Cr	2,000	0.00
Feb 25, 2023	Veer enterprises limited	Insider - Promoter	Acquisition	492.92	0.25 Cr	5,000	0.00

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Consolidated Quarterly Results (in ₹ Crores)

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	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025
Sales	1,139	1,194	1,045	1,070	960	1,045	1,016	1,041	955	1,043
Expenses	744	884	828	900	785	903	933	961	844	975
Operating Profit	395	310	218	170	176	142	83	81	110	68
OPM %	34.65	25.98	20.82	15.85	18.30	13.60	8.13	7.75	11.57	6.52
Other Income	35	35	41	59	42	54	69	45	45	23
Interest	6.63	5.86	5.84	5.57	6.92	8.42	9.94	13	11	9.87
Depreciation	44	46	46	49	47	53	53	57	58	62
Profit Before Tax	379	294	207	174	163	135	89	56	86	19
Tax %	26.61	25.58	23.22	24.86	25.67	25.56	24.16	17.68	30.19	36.92
Net Profit	278	219	159	130	122	101	67	46	60	12
EPS in Rs	37.17	28.88	20.58	18.14	17.24	13.49	9.72	6.66	8.24	2.65

Consolidated Profit Loss (in ₹ Crores)

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	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	TTM
Sales	1,734	1,979	2,493	2,245	3,378	4,921	4,448	4,062	4,057
Expenses	1,348	1,468	1,877	1,992	2,744	3,279	3,356	3,581	3,641
Operating Profit	386	511	616	253	633	1,642	1,092	481	416
OPM %	22.25	25.82	24.72	11.26	18.75	33.37	24.55	11.84	10.25
Other Income	18	20	54	21	58	62	170	211	213
Interest	42	29	75	70	59	37	24	38	42
Depreciation	116	176	198	229	213	189	185	210	220
Profit Before Tax	222	326	397	-26	420	1,478	1,053	444	366
Tax %	-0.30	9.10	-2.39	83.25	17.73	26.45	25.37	24.33	25.11
Net Profit	223	296	406	-4.38	346	1,087	786	336	274
EPS in Rs	—	44.81	56.08	-0.48	46.49	142.62	104.77	47.11	27.27
Dividend Payout %	11.84	11.16	8.92	-212.77	12.91	7.01	7.64	10.61	—

Consolidated Balance Sheet (in ₹ Crores)

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	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Equity Capital	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Reserves	826	1,090	1,375	1,376	1,673	2,568	3,228	3,478
Borrowings	254	313	623	676	478	231	276	456
Other Liabilities	497	503	1,219	1,073	1,178	1,371	1,600	1,565
Total Liabilities	1,590	1,920	3,231	3,137	3,343	4,183	5,118	5,512
Fixed Assets	1,035	991	2,010	1,867	1,750	1,652	1,874	2,118
CWIP	3.39	37	57	34	22	55	210	172
Investments	1.00	223	45	220	472	1,310	1,730	1,604
Other Assets	551	669	1,119	1,017	1,099	1,167	1,304	1,618
Total Assets	1,590	1,920	3,231	3,137	3,343	4,183	5,118	5,512

Consolidated Cash Flows (in ₹ Crores)

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	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Cash from Operating Activity	326	394	649	338	591	1,238	764	99
Cash from Investing Activity	-139	-382	-858	-166	-291	-894	-714	-172
Cash from Financing Activity	-194	-12	218	-167	-295	-334	-61	72
Net Cash Flow	-6.35	-0.60	8.84	5.23	5.17	9.93	-11	-0.18

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Symbol	Price	Market Cap	P/E	P/B	Div Yield (%)	ROE (%)	ROCE (%)	ROA (%)
WSTCSTPAPR	409.65	2,714 Cr	15.07	0.77	1.22	5.09	7.08	3.33
SESHAPAPER	244.80	1,551 Cr	19.02	0.77	0.97	4.04	5.07	3.28
ANDHRAPAP	67.78	1,332 Cr	65.05	0.69	1.49	1.07	2.12	0.80
TNPL	143.80	992 Cr	—	0.48	2.10	-0.97	4.37	-0.33
PDMJEPAPER	97.95	937 Cr	10.23	1.48	0.61	14.50	19.20	10.83
NRAIL	473.95	840 Cr	34.61	1.07	0.81	3.09	5.56	1.12
KUANTUM	92.07	813 Cr	12.53	0.68	3.22	5.39	6.91	3.01

Overview

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West Coast Paper Mills Limited (WCPML) is a prominent Indian producer of paper products and optical fiber cables, founded in 1955.

The company recently acquired Andhra Paper Limited, enhancing market leadership and production capacity in the paper segment.

WCPML is expanding its optical fiber cable manufacturing capacity in Hyderabad, reinforcing its position in the telecom sector.

The company maintains a strong focus on environmentally friendly practices, with substantial certifications and initiatives underlining its commitment to sustainability.

Despite a solid market presence, WCPML faces financial pressure, with recent declines in profit margins and operating income, indicating market challenges.

Sector

Paper

Industry

Paper - Large

Market Cap

2,714 Cr

Volatility

High Risk

P/E Ratio

15.1

Industry P/E

17.1

PEG Ratio

1.6

P/B Ratio

0.8

52W High

603.00

52W Low

382.15

Sales CAGR

-8.66%

8.15%

4.84%

10Y

3.74%

Profit CAGR

-57.30%

9.29%

0.59%

10Y

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ROE

TTM

5.09%

18.63%

15.62%

10Y

17.26%

ROCE

TTM

7.08%

23.19%

18.76%

10Y

18.93%