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The Sandesh Limited

NSE: SANDESHPrint Media

Share price

₹990.35

-1.17% close of 8 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹792 CrP/E 7.3

Business score

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

52

out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹792 Cr

P/E ratio

7.3

P/B ratio

0.5

ROCE

7.0%

ROE

4.8%

Dividend yield

0.5%

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 ₹1,195.6052-week low ₹821.80

Answers

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

How fast it has been growing

Sales grew 175.7% over the past year, and 1.7% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 24.8% to 4.9% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 1.7% a year against a sector median of 4.9% — 3.1 percentage points slower.

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

At 7.3× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 5.7×, across 4 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 7.3×, the 52nd 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
The Sandesh Limited — this one-12%/yr7.3×—
D.B.Corp Limited25%/yr8.5×₹0.34
Jagran Prakashan Limited8%/yr7.1×₹0.89
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited48%/yr3.5×₹0.07
HT Media Limited27%/yr4.2×₹0.16

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 (Print Media), it ranks 4 of 5 on returns, 5 of 5 on growth, 2 of 5 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 7.0% on capital, ahead of 20% 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

Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹182 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹12 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹16 crore to lenders and shareholders. But only about 41 of every 100 rupees of profit it reported over 12 years arrived as cash — the rest is tied up. Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being waiting 144 days for its cash to waiting 231 days for its cash.

Profit reality check

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

6 of 8 checks clear · 75%

Latest result · Q1 FY27

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

Announced 5 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited

Revenue

₹458 Cr

Net profit

₹99 Cr

EPS

₹131.43

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
₹792 Cr
Prev close
₹990.35
52w High
₹1,270
52w Low
₹811
Enterprise value
₹137 Cr
Beta
0.8
Price CAGR 1y
-14.0%
Price CAGR 3y
0.0%
Price CAGR 5y
4.0%
Price CAGR 10y
0.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
4.3%
PEG ratio
-0.6
P/E ratio
7.3
P/B ratio
0.5
EV / EBITDA
15.3
Industry P/E
6.9
ROCE
7.0%
ROCE 5y average
12.0%
ROE
4.8%
Debt / Equity
0.0
Interest coverage
—
Dividend yield
0.5%
ROE 3y average
9.0%
ROE last year
5.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹440 Cr
Annual profit
₹66 Cr
Operating margin
20.0%
Net profit margin
15.0%
EBITDA margin
19.5%
Sales growth 3y
8.9%
Sales growth 5y
9.9%
Profit growth 3y
-12.0%
Profit growth 5y
-5.0%
EPS
₹87.0
Sales growth TTM
176.0%
Profit growth TTM
30.0%
Dividend payout
6.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹458 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹99 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
524.8%
YoY quarterly profit growth
70.7%
OPM latest quarter
4.2%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹1,785
Face Value
₹10.0
Total debt
₹0 Cr
Total cash
₹64 Cr
Borrowings
₹0 Cr
Reserves / Equity
177.5

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
-₹145 Cr
Free cash flow
-₹150 Cr
FCF yield
-18.9%
Net cash flow
₹1 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
74.8%
FII holding
0.1%
DII holding
0.0%
Public holding
25.1%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
D B Corp169.758.63,0264.12100.724.6603.77.918.3
Jagran Prakashan61.507.11,33911.4061.2-12.5499.48.512.2
Sandesh990.006.97490.5299.571.9458.2524.87.0
Hindustan Media71.503.35270.0051.2113.4197.219.810.8
H T Media22.084.25140.0043.51320.2437.311.16.3
Madhya Prad. Tod41.556.4190.001.5-21.012.6-7.89.0
Encode Packaging13.0440.000.00.00.0
Median71.506.97490.5261.271.9458.211.110.8

Competes with: D.B.Corp Limited, HT Media Limited, Hindustan Media Ventures Limited, Jagran Prakashan 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
Sales7272918669717976737877211458
Expenses56586661535512164557357246439
Material Cost242423222124
Change in Inventories0.020.010.000.10120388
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade000000
Employee Cost9.039.53109.53109.95
Other Expenses312240259417
Operating Profit161425261616-411218520-3519
OPM %222028302322-5216256.1026-174.23
Other Income2921506650483455430692
Exceptional items (within Other Income)0.000.250-2.280.010.07
Interest0000000000000
Depreciation2222222222222
Profit before tax443473906461-401371748-31110
Tax %242321202138-48311946201110
Net Profit332658725038-21958438-3599
EPS in Rs443476956750-2712775.1051-46131
Diluted EPS in Rs12775.1051-46131

Profit & loss

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

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemMar 2008Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales264375356377419343274309341322294440824
Expenses249247249258331273198232246240226353815
Material Cost9690
Change in Inventories0.05120
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade00
Employee Cost3640
Other Expenses94103
Operating Profit1512810611988717676958268869
OPM %634303221212825282523201.10
Other Income324151621154948451663816132
Exceptional items (within Other Income)0.47-2.03
Interest42100000000.2000
Depreciation5889987666.637.3277
Profit before tax3812311312699771171181342419996134
Tax %323536343521232424222231
Net Profit26807383656190901011897766107
EPS in Rs10696109868111911913424910287142
Diluted EPS in Rs10287
Dividend Payout %1055566444256

Compounded growth

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

Compounded sales growth

10 years
2%
5 years
10%
3 years
9%
TTM
176%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
-2%
5 years
-5%
3 years
-12%
TTM
30%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
0%
5 years
4%
3 years
0%
1 year
-14%

Return on equity

10 years
9%
5 years
9%
3 years
9%
Last year
5%

Balance sheet

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

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2008Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital9888888887.577.578
Reserves1955635846627237798819431,0471,2541,3461,420
Borrowings54142000000000
Other Liabilities8611895877055756462878999
Minority Interest0
Total Liabilities3447026887588008429641,0141,1171,3491,4421,527
Fixed Assets5373126138132128120110112110106105
CWIP0011000000100
Investments73932873925044285125126669771,1361,003
Other Assets284237265228164285332392340261199418
Total Assets3447026887588008429641,0141,1171,3491,4421,527

Cash flows

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

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2008Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity-5699987848-9049228415467-145
Cash from Investing Activity8-39-33-110-10285-4033-106-130-109148
Cash from Financing Activity47-4-17-7-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2
Net Cash Flow-15749-38-58-10451-2620-431
Free Cash Flow-5790806945-9052248314965-150

Ratios

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

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2008Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days486268696472685043555736
Inventory Days586812812848661251324761109441
Days Payable823837512418872727334841
Cash Conversion Cycle2492158146891201061556483119437
Working Capital Days26324855582161381449812184231
ROCE %19192014101411132187

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
Promoters757575757575757575757575
FIIs000.010.050.160.150.140.100.090.090.090.09
DIIs0000000.010.010.010.010.010
Public252525252525252525252525
No. of Shareholders5,9345,6296,4436,3436,9517,2867,5487,3727,4047,1776,9806,840

Price trend

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

Change over 1 year -14.5% (₹1,157.80 → ₹990.35)Brick size ₹34.67 (fixed)Bricks 27
₹900₹1,100₹1,200₹990Dec '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹990.35 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

2025-03-31

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

net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash

-655inr_cr

2026-03-31

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

News

News and filings about The Sandesh 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

  • Newsprint

Depends on the price of

  • paper_pulp

About

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

Sector
Media, Entertainment & Publication
Industry
Print Media
Classification
Media, Entertainment & Publication › Print Media
ISIN
INE583B01015

Business segments

  • Media · 68%
  • Trade in Commodities · 31%
  • Finance · 1%

Plants

  • Bhavnagar Printing Press
  • Bhuj Printing Press
  • Rajkot Printing Press
  • Sandesh Bhavan Printing Press - Ahmedabad
  • Surat Printing Press
  • Vadodara Printing Press

News impact

Big market events that reach The Sandesh Limited, and how the effect spreads.

No recent market events reach this company.

Dividends, splits & big trades

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

Dividends

14 Aug 2026unspecified₹5
22 Aug 2025unspecified₹2.5
21 Feb 2025interim₹2.5
23 Feb 2024interim₹5
24 Feb 2023interim₹5
24 Feb 2022interim₹5
17 Feb 2021interim₹5
27 Feb 2020interim₹5

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

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