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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
JK Paper Limited is an India-based producer of paper and paper boards. The Company offers various products, such as office documentation papers, uncoated paper and board, coated paper and board, and packaging board. It offers a range of office documentation papers from…
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A middling, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
JK Paper is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin 3.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.26× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 9.2% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 3%/yr and profit at -39%/yr. Book value has grown 12%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 6.1%. In the latest quarter profit grew 50% versus the prior quarter.
At 25× earnings, the stock sits at the 89th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~8%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 18.92 | 23 | better |
| P/B | 1.18 | 0.65 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.51 | 6.78 | worse |
| ROE | 6.08 | 8.74 | worse |
| ROCE | 8.05 | — | — |
| ROA | 3.35 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 | 3.27 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast Paper Mills | 20.6 | 1.4 | 4.2% |
| Seshasayee Paper & Boards | 11.4 | 0.6 | 5.6% |
| Andhra Paper | 23.5 | 0.6 | 2.7% |
3% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (3% vs -39%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a -33% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 25% to 5% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line. Margins have declined for 3 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 5% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 24pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -41% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Cash conversion at 2.3× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 11% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 50% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (4% → 7%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 52.9% — majority control intact. Promoters added 3.3pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction.
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