What the business is, and whether it's a good one at a fair price.
Manufactures paper and paper board, with a smaller cable-making business alongside. Paper and paper board contributed 92.0% of segment revenue in FY26 at Rs. 3,937.08 crore, with segment EBIT of Rs. 213.97 crore. Telecommunication cables, made through 100%-owned subsidiary West Coast Opticable, made up 8.0% of segment revenue at Rs. 341.64 crore with EBIT of Rs. 24.49 crore. The paper operations rely on integrated pulp and paper mills; recent sustainability disclosures show 200.30 lakh seedlings planted against a target of 200 lakh, a stated target of 3 crore trees in FY26-27, and maintenance of ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and FSC certifications. The promoter group also holds 72.45% in Andhra Paper, whose Kadiyam plant has been under lockout since May 1, 2026 due to an illegal strike by contract workers. Materials are the largest cost item at 64.2% of revenue, followed by other operating expenses at 16.8% and employees at 9.9%. Depreciation stands at 5.8% of revenue and capex at 8.9%.
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Answered from WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LT's filed financials and exchange disclosures
WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LT is a Paper Forest & Jute Products company listed on NSE and BSE, trading under the symbol WSTCSTPAPR.
Yes. Over the trailing twelve months WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LT reported a net profit of ₹237 Cr on revenue of ₹4,389 Cr.
Yes. The dividend yield is 0.82% at the current price. It paid out 25% of its profit as dividend in FY26.
No. Debt stands at 0.07× equity, and it carries net debt of ₹281 Cr. That is lower than 59% of its 45 Paper & Paper Products peers.
On trailing P/E, WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LT ranks 27 of 39 in Paper & Paper Products — cheaper than 32% of them, against an industry median of 15.3×. This is a position, not a valuation judgement.
On a typical session WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LT moves 1.19% — that is the median absolute close-to-close move across its last 269 trading days. Announcement days are routinely larger.
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