Publishes curriculum-aligned textbooks and learning material for K-12 schools under CBSE, ICSE, Cambridge and state boards, selling through 400+ distribution partners to 13,000+ schools across 13+ states. The business runs an integrated procurement platform called Pelican Edu Supply that lets schools and parents order textbooks, notebooks, uniforms and stationery through a single digital channel, lifting per-school ticket size from INR 1 lakh to INR 40 lakhs. Revenue is split roughly 70% from core publishing and 30% from the platform and services stream, with 90% of full-year revenue concentrated in Q4 and Q1 due to the academic buying cycle. Recent moves include buying two notebook manufacturing machines for in-house production, signing an MoU to acquire Hara Communications for edtech, and entering UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Assam where current market share is around 1%. Paper and printing materials are the largest input cost at 68.3% of FY26 revenue, with employees at 9.8% and other operating expenses at 6.3%. AR · MarketPing reader · 2026-08-02
Revenue streams, as the annual report describes them. Core publishing (textbooks and workbooks) (70%), Platform and services (30%). Seasonal, contract-driven K-12 publishing pivoting toward an integrated digital procurement platform.
| ₹ crore · consolidated | FY26 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | 91 |
| EBITDA (ex other income) | — |
| margin % | — |
| Owners' profit | — |
| EPS, as reported (₹) | 12.62 |
| ROE % · ROCE % | — · 19.5 |
| Debt / equity (x) | — |
| Cash from operations | (23) |
| Capex | (3) |
| ₹ crore | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 15 | 51 | 45 |
| Profit before tax | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| Net profit | — | — | — |
| EPS (₹) | 1.28 | 6.88 | 4.21 |
| Company | M.cap ₹ cr | P/E | P/B | EV/EBITDA | ROE % | ROCE % | Rev CAGR 5y % | EBITDA m. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPS LIMITED | 4,450 | 23.4 | 7.46 | 17.0 | 29.0 | 33.1 | 12.7 | 35.6 |
| S CHAND AND COMPANY LTD | 487 | 6.8 | 0.46 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 13.4 | (5.0) |
| REPRO INDIA LIMITED | 447 | 4.7 | 1.28 | 27.6 | (9.5) | (4.8) | 29.0 | 123.4 |
| Dachepalli Publishers Limited ◆ | 139 | 7.5 | — | — | — | 18.2 | — | — |
| INLAND PRINTERS LTD. | 42 | 111.6 | 29.29 | — | (25.8) | (25.8) | — | — |
| INFOMEDIA PRESS LIMITED | 26 | — | — | — | 4.9 | (22.9) | — | — |
| Unick Fix-A- Form and Printers | 24 | 9.9 | 0.67 | — | 2.4 | 2.7 | — | 16.0 |
| Date · filing | Category | Importance | 1-day % | 5-day % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept 2026 · Management to participate in Arihant Capital Bharat Connect Conference 2026 | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 8 Sept 2026 · Annual Report for FY 2025-26 submitted to BSE | compliance | low | — | — |
| 7 Sept 2026 · Notice of 28th AGM on September 29, 2026 | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 3 Sept 2026 · FY26 audited results: revenue up 43%, PAT up 82%, negative operating cash flow | results | high | — | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 · Dachepalli Publishers FY26 PAT jumps 82% to Rs 15.2 Cr on strong revenue growth | results | high | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2026 · Board meeting on Aug 31, 2026 to consider FY26 audited results | results | low | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2026 · Dachepalli Publishers doubles school base for Pelican Edu Supply e-commerce vertical | business updates | medium | — | — |
| 21 Aug 2026 · Outcome of Investor Meetings Held on August 19 and 20, 2026 | investor communications | low | — | — |
| 14 Aug 2026 · BSE intimation of analysts' meeting outcome held on 13 Aug 2026 | investor communications | low | — | — |
| 11 Aug 2026 · Dachepalli Publishers launches PageCraft notebook brand and school kits | business updates | medium | — | — |
| Where a broker report shows | This document shows | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A rating (BUY / ADD / REDUCE / SELL) | A state: the latest filed quarter and the measured reactions |
| SHAKTI PRESS LTD. |
| 4 |
| 2.4 |
| 0.15 |
| — |
| 6.3 |
| 7.3 |
| — |
| 2.3 |
| Metric | Company | Group median | Rank | Better than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4 of 7 | 50% |
| ROCE | 18.2 | 5.0 | 2 of 8 | 86% |
| Market cap | 139 | 90 | 4 of 8 | 57% |
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