ScoreWhy is West Coast Paper Mills Ltd ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 18.67%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0.06 times
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 21.69% of over the last 5 years
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The company has declared Negative results for the last 9 consecutive quarters
- PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 2.67 cr has Fallen at -84.5% (vs previous 4Q average)
- PAT(Q) At Rs 26.86 cr has Fallen at -40.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 7.34%
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Stock is technically in a Bullish range
- The technical trend has improved from Mildly Bullish on 19-May-26 and has generated 5.68% returns since then
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bullish like MACD, Bollinger Band, KST and OBV
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With ROE of 5.1, it has a Fair valuation with a 0.9 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 3.49%, its profits have fallen by -63.1%
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Majority shareholders : Promoters
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With its market cap of Rs 2,737 cr, it is the second biggest company in the sector (behind JK Paper)and constitutes 14.38% of the entire sector
- Its annual Sales of Rs 4,088.74 are 15.76% of the industry
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to West Coast Paper should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Paper, Forest & Jute Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Paper, Forest & Jute Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is West Coast Paper for you?
High Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
West Coast Paper
2.67%
0.09
36.94%
Sensex
-4.95%
-0.49
12.94%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.77%
EBIT Growth (5y)
47.77%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
19.07
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.67
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.24
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.35
Tax Ratio
34.38%
Dividend Payout Ratio
10.61%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
16.35%
ROCE (avg)
34.58%
ROE (avg)
17.91%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
17
Price to Book Value
0.95
EV to EBIT
15.73
EV to EBITDA
6.26
EV to Capital Employed
0.94
EV to Sales
0.60
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.96%
ROCE (Latest)
5.95%
ROE (Latest)
4.17%
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TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend12What is working for the Company
PAT(Q)
At Rs 51.85 cr has Grown at 45.3% (vs previous 4Q average
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 1,245.30 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 157.28 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 12.63%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 81.74 cr.
-8What is not working for the Company
PAT(Latest six months)
At Rs 78.71 cr has Grown at -27.25%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 7.06%
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Here's what is working for West Coast Paper
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 81.74 cr has Grown at 529.9% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 12.98 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 51.85 cr has Grown at 45.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 35.68 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 1,245.30 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 1,245.30 cr has Grown at 22.2% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 1,018.70 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 157.28 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 12.63%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 81.74 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
