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Century Plyboards (India) Limited

NSE: CENTURYPLYPlywood Boards/ Laminates

Share price

₹659.85

-3.46% close of 8 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹14,517 CrP/E 49.0

Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 7 Oct 2026, the close above is 8 Oct 2026.

Business score

How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.

59

out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹14,517 Cr

P/E ratio

49.0

P/B ratio

5.6

ROCE

11.5%

ROE

10.8%

Dividend yield

0.1%

Price & valuation chart

How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.

Prices as of 8 Oct 2026 close52-week high ₹844.0052-week low ₹645.75

Answers

Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.

How fast it has been growing

Sales grew 23.4% over the past year, and 15.6% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 17.8% to 12.4% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 15.6% a year against a sector median of 11.3% — 4.3 percentage points faster.

Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating

At 49.0× earnings it costs 2.0× the market, which pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 32.8×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 47.7×, the 54th percentile of its own range.

Whether growth justifies the valuation

Its earnings are falling, so growth cannot justify the price.

Profit growthPrice per ₹1 profitPer 1% growth
Century Plyboards (India) Limited — this one-12%/yr49.0×—
Stylam Industries Limited15%/yr30.7×₹2.0
Greenlam Industries Limited-23%/yr59.1×—
Greenply Industries Limited6%/yr32.8×₹5.5
Greenpanel Industries Limited26%/yr275.3×₹10.6
Euro Pratik Sales Limited—20.2×—

Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

How it compares with its peers

Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Plywood Boards/ Laminates), it ranks 4 of 11 on returns, 3 of 11 on growth, 3 of 11 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?

No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 11.5% on capital, ahead of 64% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

Whether its growth pays for itself

No — Over the last five years it made ₹1420 crore of cash from the business but spent ₹2658 crore on plant and equipment, ₹1238 crore more than it made; the gap was mostly borrowed — borrowings rose from ₹236 crore to ₹1765 crore. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 131 arrived as cash (before interest, which is why it can exceed the profit). Its cash comes back faster than it used to: it went from being waiting 39 days for its cash to waiting 2 days for its cash.

Profit reality check

Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.

7 of 9 checks clear · 78%

Latest result · Q1 FY27

What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.

Announced 31 Jul 2026 · Consolidated

Revenue

₹1,561 Cr

Revenue vs last year

+33.6%

Revenue vs last quarter

+4.7%

Net profit

₹83 Cr

Profit vs last year

+57.2%

Profit vs last quarter

+5.4%

Net margin

5.3%

EPS

₹3.61

Earnings call transcript · 4 Aug 2026

Checklist before you investPRO

Points for and against, in one list.

Key numbers & peers

The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.

Price

Market cap
₹14,517 Cr
Prev close
₹659.85
52w High
₹859
52w Low
₹619
Enterprise value
₹16,333 Cr
Beta
1.0
Price CAGR 1y
-16.0%
Price CAGR 3y
2.0%
Price CAGR 5y
6.0%
Price CAGR 10y
11.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
5.3%
PEG ratio
-4.1
P/E ratio
49.0
P/B ratio
5.6
EV / EBITDA
25.2
Industry P/E
34.1
ROCE
11.5%
ROCE 5y average
19.2%
ROE
10.8%
Debt / Equity
0.7
Interest coverage
4.2
Dividend yield
0.1%
ROE 3y average
12.0%
ROE last year
11.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹5,397 Cr
Annual profit
₹268 Cr
Operating margin
12.0%
Net profit margin
5.0%
EBITDA margin
12.1%
Sales growth 3y
14.0%
Sales growth 5y
20.4%
Profit growth 3y
-12.0%
Profit growth 5y
6.0%
EPS
₹11.8
Sales growth TTM
23.0%
Profit growth TTM
46.0%
Dividend payout
8.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹1,561 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹83 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
33.5%
YoY quarterly profit growth
56.6%
OPM latest quarter
12.7%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹119
Face Value
₹1.0
Total debt
₹1,765 Cr
Total cash
₹59 Cr
Borrowings
₹1,765 Cr
Reserves / Equity
117.6

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹457 Cr
Free cash flow
₹47 Cr
FCF yield
-0.5%
Net cash flow
₹10 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
71.8%
FII holding
3.9%
DII holding
19.4%
Public holding
4.9%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
Century Plyboard683.5051.115,1620.1583.354.81,561.433.511.5
Stylam Industrie3,351.6033.55,6770.0048.270.4326.515.426.6
Greenlam Industr210.5058.05,3460.1921.2238.7796.718.28.1
Greenply Industr310.7534.83,8840.1637.650.5724.920.614.3
Greenpanel Inds.159.12290.21,9500.311.2103.5349.86.6-0.4
Euro Pratik Sale179.1221.21,8280.1120.124.8103.360.136.9
Rushil Decor15.1718.44400.332.0114.8228.929.14.7
Median161.1934.11,1340.133.852.7208.919.48.9

Competes with: Airo Lam limited, Archidply Decor Limited, Archidply Industries Limited, Euro Pratik Sales Limited, Greenlam Industries Limited, Greenpanel Industries Limited, Greenply Industries Limited, Rushil Decor Limited, Stylam Industries Limited, The Western India Plywoods Limited

Quarterly results

Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemJun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales8919979371,0611,0051,1841,1401,1981,1691,3861,3501,4921,561
Expenses7588538319238941,0721,0111,0641,0411,2111,1801,3151,364
Material Cost583540623673675772
Change in Inventories-9.91-151.38-7336-16
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade657793856170
Employee Cost182192206208219237
Other Expenses244247288287324301
Operating Profit133144106137111111130135128175170177198
OPM %15141113119.4011111113131213
Other Income121598-5-22222-652
Exceptional items (within Other Income)000-7.61-0.070
Interest66810151718192231312930
Depreciation23232325343434363748484954
Profit before tax1161298411058588082719885104116
Tax %25252628413126352628232328
Net Profit87976378344059535371657983
EPS in Rs3.914.362.843.581.551.802.632.362.333.102.873.513.61
Diluted EPS in Rs2.362.333.102.873.513.61

Profit & loss

Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1,5881,6411,8182,0242,2802,3172,1303,0273,6473,8864,5285,3975,789
Expenses1,3331,3511,5061,6921,9752,0371,7952,4953,0643,3654,0414,7465,069
Material Cost2,3022,511
Change in Inventories-142-51
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade274317
Employee Cost691824
Other Expenses9161,146
Operating Profit256290313332305280336532583521487651720
OPM %16181716131216181613111212
Other Income1862273136212344-423
Exceptional items (within Other Income)-13-7.68
Interest4648303647391311173169113121
Depreciation48475991597669747895137182200
Profit before tax180200245212202177260468512439277357403
Tax %161521222629263325263325
Net Profit150170193166149125191313384325186268299
EPS in Rs6.707.608.577.346.686.788.621417158.341213
Diluted EPS in Rs8.3412
Dividend Payout %301312141515121167128

Compounded growth

Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.

Compounded sales growth

10 years
13%
5 years
20%
3 years
14%
TTM
23%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
5%
5 years
6%
3 years
-12%
TTM
46%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
11%
5 years
6%
3 years
2%
1 year
-16%

Return on equity

10 years
16%
5 years
15%
3 years
12%
Last year
11%

Balance sheet

What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital222222222222222222222222
Reserves3675076938299531,0681,2451,5351,8922,1892,3432,588
Borrowings5144746115755322951652363277711,5861,765
Other Liabilities164171257296304274379437475569617697
Minority Interest1420
Total Liabilities1,0671,1751,5841,7231,8111,6601,8112,2302,7163,5524,5685,072
Fixed Assets2462503126558437857627761,0691,9132,0422,804
CWIP33102299126271628177236267730188
Investments06000011100336
Other Assets7888169729429418599101,2771,4111,3691,7932,074
Total Assets1,0671,1751,5841,7231,8111,6601,8112,2302,7163,5574,5935,104

Cash flows

Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity149293220305266400371276438252-2.73457
Cash from Investing Activity13-139-304-250-147-25-226-320-480-578-678-425
Cash from Financing Activity-158-153112-100-116-377-1403539353660-22
Net Cash Flow4128-463-24-9-327-2110
Free Cash Flow156143-846010937731719-45-593-66747

Ratios

How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days626369644740524239394042
Inventory Days144133123142146125130128101116148143
Days Payable273857655148736152515453
Cash Conversion Cycle17915713414114311810810987104135131
Working Capital Days2122212624404239261252
ROCE %252623181714203027181011

Shareholding pattern

Who owns the company — founders (promoters), foreign funds, Indian funds and the public. In %.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters737373737373737373737272
FIIs5.615.456.284.274.444.534.614.434.284.104.103.86
DIIs141515171717181818181919
Public6.866.756.616.4665.375.165.024.954.914.924.90
No. of Shareholders58,83065,54171,15771,65864,76557,32657,17953,64952,12752,07550,32049,365

Price trend

The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.

Change over 1 year -16.1% (₹786.80 → ₹659.85)Brick size ₹21.49 (fixed)Bricks 31
₹700₹750₹800₹660Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹659.85 on 8 Oct 2026

Every brick is the same size, about one typical day's move. A new brick needs a full brick's move; turning the other way needs two. Bricks show where the price went, not where it will go.

Open interestPRO

Where option traders are positioned on this stock.

Industry numbers

The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.

1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive

0.00flag

2026-03-31

the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end

0.00cr

2026-06-30

the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)

0.00cr

2026-06-30

guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)

0.00cr

2026-03-31

security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)

53,73,892inr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about Century Plyboards (India) Limited. Open one to see why it matters.

No recent news for this company.

Supply chain

Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.

Competes with

Uses as raw material

  • FSC-certified hardwood veneer and core (incl. imported gurjan)
  • décor and kraft paper for laminates
  • phenol formaldehyde / melamine binder resins

Depends on the price of

  • paper_pulp
  • timber/logs

Buys from

About

What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.

Sector
Consumer Durables
Industry
Plywood Boards/ Laminates
Classification
Consumer Durables › Plywood Boards/ Laminates
ISIN
INE348B01021

Business segments

  • Plywood and allied products · 54%
  • Medium density fibre board · 24%
  • Laminate and allied poducts · 14%
  • Particle board · 4%
  • Container freight station services · 3%
  • Others · 2%

Plants

  • Badvel MDF plant
  • Century Gabon SUARL veneer facility · Gabon, Gabon
  • Chennai MDF and particle board plant
  • Guwahati plywood plant
  • Hoshiarpur plywood and MDF plant
  • Kandla plywood and veneer plant
  • Karnal plywood and laminate plant
  • Kolkata (Bishnupur/Joka) plywood plant

News impact

Big market events that reach Century Plyboards (India) Limited, and how the effect spreads.

Who it hits first

  • AAA Technologies, a small firm that sells IT services to banks, got a confidence vote as Century India Fund raised its holding to 9.92%.
  • A fund moving near 10% usually steadies the stock and draws follower buying, but it does not change AAA Tech's sales or costs.
  • Three listed firms with Century in their name were swept in by mistake — they share only a word with the fund and feel no effect.

Who may gain

  • AAA Technologies holders benefit a little from the disclosed fund confidence and possible follower buying.
  • No one else benefits — Century Enka, Century Extrusions and Century Plyboards share only a name with the fund, and bank customers gain nothing from their vendor's stake.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

AAA Tech sells IT work to big public banks, but a stake rise in the vendor sends no extra work or savings downstream, so those banks feel nothing.

Upstream

No direct supply-chain link — AAA Tech has no listed suppliers in the graph, and a fund buying shares does not change what it buys from vendors.

Where demand moves

Business

No new business demand — banks do not buy more IT work because a fund bought their vendor's shares, and Century-name textile, extrusion and plywood plants see no orders.

Capital

Capital flows into AAA Tech as the fund's 9.92% flag draws momentum buyers, while a separate bulk seller exiting tempers the pop; no capital moves to the Century lookalikes or bank customers.

How it spreads across sectors

Information Technology

No sector wave — a single small-cap fund stake does not lift IT demand, and the three Century lookalikes sit in textiles, capital goods and durables with no read-through.

When it plays out

Immediate

AAA Tech firms on the 9.92% headline while Century lookalikes and bank names stay flat.

Medium term

AAA Tech trades on its bank orders again; the stake flag matters only if the fund keeps adding or seeks a board say.

Short term

Follower buying fades unless the fund buys more or earnings improve; lookalikes drift on their own news.

Dividends, splits & big trades

Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.

Dividends

9 Sep 2026unspecified₹1
11 Sep 2025unspecified₹1
20 Sep 2023unspecified₹1
13 Sep 2022unspecified₹1.5
31 Aug 2021unspecified₹1
18 Feb 2020interim₹1
27 Aug 2019unspecified₹1
6 Sep 2018unspecified₹1

Splits, bonuses & buybacks

  • daily-prices repair: 8 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 0, insert 7), 2016-10-30..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 30 Oct 2016

Documents

Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.

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