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West Coast Paper Mills Limited

NSE: WSTCSTPAPRPaper & Paper Products

Share price

₹727.65

+2.04% close of 9 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹4,730 CrP/E 20.7

Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 8 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.

Business score

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

48

out of 100 · worked out 9 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹4,730 Cr

P/E ratio

20.7

P/B ratio

1.3

ROCE

6.2%

ROE

4.3%

Dividend yield

0.4%

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 9 Oct 2026 close52-week high ₹768.3052-week low ₹381.30

Answers

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

How fast it has been growing

Sales grew 7.9% over the past year, and 12.0% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 21.2% to 11.5% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 12.0% a year against a sector median of 10.3% — 1.7 percentage points faster.

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

At 20.7× earnings against a market that pays 24.1× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 17.4×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 7.4×, the 92nd 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
West Coast Paper Mills Limited — this one-46%/yr20.7×—
JK Paper Limited-40%/yr20.2×—
Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited-41%/yr13.5×—
ANDHRA PAPER LIMITED-67%/yr48.0×—
N R Agarwal Industries Limited-22%/yr17.4×—
Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited-14%/yr3.7×—

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 (Paper & Paper Products), it ranks 9 of 22 on returns, 9 of 22 on growth, 9 of 22 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 6.2% on capital, ahead of 59% 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 ₹3092 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹1578 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹824 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 9 years, about 132 arrived as cash (before interest, which is why it can exceed the profit). Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being waiting 11 days for its cash to waiting 52 days for its cash.

Profit reality check

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

8 of 10 checks clear · 80%

How the profit check works

Latest result · Q1 FY27

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

Revenue rose 10.1% year on year and net profit more than doubled to Rs 141.84 crore.

Announced 12 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited

Revenue

₹1,051 Cr

Revenue vs last year

+10.1%

Revenue vs last quarter

-15.6%

Net profit

₹142 Cr

Profit vs last year

+136.4%

Profit vs last quarter

+162.7%

Net margin

13.5%

EPS

₹20.21

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
₹4,730 Cr
Prev close
₹727.65
52w High
₹777
52w Low
₹375
Enterprise value
₹3,879 Cr
Beta
1.1
Price CAGR 1y
53.0%
Price CAGR 3y
3.0%
Price CAGR 5y
21.0%
Price CAGR 10y
19.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
2.9%
PEG ratio
-0.5
P/E ratio
20.7
P/B ratio
1.3
EV / EBITDA
7.7
Industry P/E
15.3
ROCE
6.2%
ROCE 5y average
23.8%
ROE
4.3%
Debt / Equity
0.1
Interest coverage
6.6
Dividend yield
0.4%
ROE 3y average
12.0%
ROE last year
4.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹4,279 Cr
Annual profit
₹156 Cr
Operating margin
10.0%
Net profit margin
3.6%
EBITDA margin
9.7%
Sales growth 3y
-4.6%
Sales growth 5y
13.8%
Profit growth 3y
-46.0%
Profit growth 5y
115.0%
EPS
₹22.8
Sales growth TTM
8.0%
Profit growth TTM
-9.0%
Dividend payout
13.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹1,051 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹142 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
10.1%
YoY quarterly profit growth
136.7%
OPM latest quarter
19.3%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹555
Face Value
₹2.0
Total debt
₹345 Cr
Total cash
₹38 Cr
Borrowings
₹345 Cr
Reserves / Equity
276.5

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹400 Cr
Free cash flow
₹19 Cr
FCF yield
-0.5%
Net cash flow
₹7 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
56.6%
FII holding
2.6%
DII holding
13.6%
Public holding
27.2%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
JK Paper368.3520.46,6791.03136.364.51,887.213.67.4
West Coast Paper709.0020.44,6830.41141.8145.41,051.310.16.2
Seshasayee Paper229.0514.61,4450.8731.9106.8492.127.75.6
Andhra Paper67.4548.51,3410.7130.342.3393.80.10.0
N R Agarwal Inds652.7516.81,1110.3035.0111.4647.043.18.5
T N Newsprint138.353.69582.915.7177.51,146.60.46.4
Pudumjee Paper93.499.78880.6533.7-7.0202.93.318.1
Median93.4916.73420.306.242.3201.27.16.2

Competes with: ANDHRA PAPER LIMITED, Astron Paper & Board Mill Limited, Balkrishna Paper Mills Limited, Emami Paper Mills Limited, Genus Paper & Boards Limited, JK Paper Limited, Kuantum Papers Limited, Magnum Ventures Limited, Malu Paper Mills Limited, N R Agarwal Industries Limited, Orient Paper & Industries Limited, PAKKA LIMITED, Pudumjee Paper Products Limited, Ruchira Papers Limited, Satia Industries Limited, Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited, Shree Ajit Pulp & Paper Limited, Shree Rama Newsprint Limited, Shreyans Industries Limited, Star Paper Mills Limited, Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers 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
Sales1,1391,1941,0451,0709601,0451,0161,0419551,0431,0361,2451,051
Expenses7448848289007859039339618449759591,088848
Material Cost658687662700705680
Change in Inventories4.06-11821-2598-100
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade0.100.450.030.000.160.02
Employee Cost94101104110108104
Other Expenses205174188189177164
Operating Profit39531021817017614283811106877157203
OPM %3526211618148.137.75126.527.401319
Other Income3535415942546945452345345
Exceptional items (within Other Income)000000
Interest7666781013111011108
Depreciation44464649475353575862636559
Profit before tax379294207174163135895686194785181
Tax %27262325262624183037373622
Net Profit278219159130122101674660123054142
EPS in Rs3729211817139.726.668.232.654.077.8520
Diluted EPS in Rs6.668.242.654.077.8520

Profit & loss

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

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1,7101,9792,4932,2453,3784,9214,4484,0624,2784,375
Expenses1,3481,4681,8751,9832,7403,2743,3533,5683,8653,870
Material Cost2,5382,746
Change in Inventories-91-24
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade0.180.64
Employee Cost398424
Other Expenses737719
Operating Profit3625116182616381,6471,095494414505
OPM %21262512193325121012
Other Income182052125458167198114115
Exceptional items (within Other Income)00
Interest42297570593724384238
Depreciation116176198229213189185210248250
Profit before tax222326397-264201,4781,053444237332
Tax %-09-2-831826252434
Net Profit223296406-43461,087786336156237
EPS in Rs344556-0.4746143105472335
Diluted EPS in Rs4723
Dividend Payout %12119-21313781113

Compounded growth

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

Compounded sales growth

10 years
—
5 years
14%
3 years
-5%
TTM
8%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
—
5 years
115%
3 years
-46%
TTM
-9%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
19%
5 years
21%
3 years
3%
1 year
53%

Return on equity

10 years
—
5 years
18%
3 years
12%
Last year
4%

Balance sheet

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

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital131313131313131313
Reserves8261,0901,3751,3761,6732,5683,2283,4783,595
Borrowings315361753662478231276456345
Other Liabilities4364551,0431,0181,0941,3611,6001,5651,502
Minority Interest579578
Total Liabilities1,5901,9203,1843,0693,2594,1735,1185,5125,455
Fixed Assets1,0359912,0181,8731,7571,6591,8822,1262,182
CWIP33757342255210172290
Investments1223452204721,3101,7301,6041,492
Other Assets5516691,0659421,0081,1491,2961,6101,491
Total Assets1,5901,9203,1843,0693,2594,1735,1185,5125,455

Cash flows

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

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity3263946493385911,23876499400
Cash from Investing Activity-139-382-858-166-289-894-714-172-188
Cash from Financing Activity-194-12218-167-295-334-6172-206
Net Cash Flow-6-195710-11-07
Free Cash Flow1802255362655281,077240-35019

Ratios

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

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days253021332625213133
Inventory Days1371591671288588117136113
Days Payable816763645954565237
Cash Conversion Cycle8212312498525881115109
Working Capital Days24181871113215052
ROCE %27242205329116

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
Promoters575757575757575757575757
FIIs7.807.988.197.406.175.304.203.773.313.263.242.59
DIIs6.776.627.137.198.199.359.821213131314
Public292928292929292828282727
No. of Shareholders57,70657,19360,84053,67355,84855,05854,37552,31250,83949,34547,19648,063

Price trend

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

Change over 1 year +51.9% (₹478.95 → ₹727.65)Brick size ₹31.90 (fixed)Bricks 14
₹400₹600₹728Mar '26Jul '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹727.65 on 9 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

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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

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

-851inr_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

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

1,02,90,306inr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about West Coast Paper Mills 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.

About

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

Sector
Forest Materials
Industry
Paper & Paper Products
Classification
Forest Materials › Paper & Paper Products
ISIN
INE976A01021

Business segments

  • Paper and Paper Board · 92%
  • Telecommunication Cables · 8%
  • Others · 0%

Plants

  • Dandeli Paper & Paperboard Division
  • West Coast Optilinks optical-fibre plant

News impact

Big market events that reach West Coast Paper Mills Limited, and how the effect spreads.

28 Sept, 21:37 IST · Market event · medium impact

IRFC Backs DVC Renewable Projects With Rs 4,200-Crore Term Loan

Indian Railway Finance lent Rs 4,200 crore to Damodar Valley for solar and batteries, helping the lender and green builders while paper and textile namesakes gain nothing.

Financial ServicesPower

Who it hits first

  • Indian Railway Finance Corporation, the government lender that funds railways and power projects, signed a Rs 4,200 crore long-term loan with Damodar Valley Corporation, the power utility serving Jharkhand and West Bengal.
  • Damodar Valley will use the money to build sun-power (solar) plants and big batteries that store power for later use across the two states.
  • This is a straight loan deal, not a takeover: Indian Railway Finance earns interest over years, while Damodar Valley gets cash to build now.

Who may gain

  • Indian Railway Finance Corporation (infrastructure lender) — adds Rs 4,200 crore to its loan book and earns interest for years
  • Damodar Valley Corporation, the unlisted power utility — gets long-term cash to build solar and battery plants
  • Builders and equipment sellers for solar panels and batteries in Jharkhand and West Bengal — more project work ahead

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Once built, the solar and battery plants will feed more clean power to the eastern grid for homes, shops, and factories in Jharkhand and West Bengal, with no direct hit to paper or textile mills wrongly matched by name.

Upstream

Makers of solar modules, battery cells, inverters, steel frames, and cables, plus construction and transport firms, stand to sell more to Damodar Valley's Jharkhand and West Bengal sites as the Rs 4,200 crore is spent.

Where demand moves

Business

Damodar Valley gains buying power for solar panels, batteries, cables, and construction work in Jharkhand and West Bengal, so local contractors and equipment makers see more orders; Indian Railway Finance gains a large borrower that will pay interest, but rival lenders win no new work from this deal.

Capital

About Rs 4,200 crore of loan capital flows from Indian Railway Finance to Damodar Valley in stages as projects are built, lifting the lender's interest-earning book; investors may warm slightly to power-finance shares like Power Finance and REC on the mood, without any fresh cash reaching them.

How it spreads across sectors

Financial Services

Power lenders cheer a big Rs 4,200 crore green deal as proof of more loan demand, though only Indian Railway Finance books the income.

Power

More solar and battery power planned for the East supports the clean-energy shift, with no near-term pain for big thermal plants.

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • IRFC Rs 4,200-cr loan → DVC solar + battery build in Jharkhand/West Bengal
  • DVC solar + storage → more renewable power for eastern grid
  • More renewables → Power sector green mix rises, thermal share eases over time

Pattern name

Energy Transition Cascade

Patterns

  • Energy Transition Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Auto
  • Oil & Gas

When it plays out

Immediate

Indian Railway Finance shares may edge up on the loan news while Damodar Valley starts tendering early solar and battery work.

Medium term

First loan money is drawn as sites are readied, and Indian Railway Finance starts booking interest income step by step.

Short term

Contractors bid for panels, batteries, and building jobs in Jharkhand and West Bengal; rival lenders see mood-only moves.

Who it hits first

  • Gautam Adani announced more than Rs 4,000 crore for Adani Arogya Mandir, a 2,000-bed hospital in West Bengal with a medical college and research rooms.
  • The plan promises over 10,000 jobs and cheaper care for poorer patients.
  • For Adani Enterprises, the listed group company that starts new Adani businesses, this is a long build that costs money now and can only earn once the hospital opens.

Who may gain

  • Adani Enterprises, the group company that starts new Adani businesses, if the hospital becomes a lasting healthcare business
  • Construction firms, equipment sellers, and medical staff in Bengal who get work once building starts
  • Patients in Bengal, especially poorer families promised low-cost beds

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream are the patients, pharmacies, labs, and colleges that will use the beds and classrooms once open; today no listed hospital loses paying patients because the building is only announced.

Upstream

Upstream are the builders and sellers of steel, cement, and medical machines that a 2,000-bed hospital needs, but the pack names no winning contractor, so no single listed supplier can claim the work yet.

Where demand moves

Business

New building demand appears in Bengal for masons, steel, cement, and hospital machines, and later steady demand for drugs, devices, and nurses; Adani mining rivals and paper mills see no new orders from this.

Capital

About Rs 4,000 crore of Adani money will flow into land and building over years; the market may nudge Adani Enterprises up a little on the growth story, but no wave of buying spreads to miners or paper stocks.

How it spreads across sectors

Construction

A Rs 4,000 crore build is a small plus for Bengal builders, too small to lift the whole construction sector.

Healthcare

One future 2,000-bed hospital adds beds in Bengal but does not change drug sales or hospital earnings across India today.

Metals & Mining

No change — coal and metal sellers face the same demand as before.

When it plays out

Immediate

In the next few days, headlines and a small sentiment lift for Adani Enterprises; no change in sales or earnings.

Medium term

In the next few months, early ground work and costs appear; hospital income is still years away.

Short term

In the next few weeks, talk of tenders and contractors; paper and mining shares stay flat on this news.

Dividends, splits & big trades

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

Dividends

10 Aug 2026unspecified₹3
14 Aug 2025unspecified₹5
6 Aug 2024unspecified₹8
9 Aug 2023unspecified₹10
8 Aug 2022unspecified₹6
15 Sep 2021unspecified₹1
19 Mar 2020interim₹5
22 Jul 2019unspecified₹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

Insider trades

DisclosedWhoTypeSharesValue ₹ Cr
29 Sep 2026AARYAN BANGUR · PromoterBUY2,50,000—
25 Aug 2026PRITI KACHOLIA · Directors Immediate RelativeBUY2,0000.12

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