WEST COAST PAPER MILLS has announced its results for the quarter ended March 2019. Here is a detailed performance review of the same:
No. of Mths Qtr. Ending | 3 Mar-18* | 3 Dec-18* | 3 Mar-19* | QoQ Change | YoY Change | |
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Net Sales | Rs m | 4,936 | 4,354 | 5,806 | 33.4% | 17.6% |
Other income | Rs m | 54 | 27 | 50 | 86.5% | -8.4% |
Turnover | Rs m | 4,990 | 4,380 | 5,855 | 33.7% | 17.3% |
Expenses | Rs m | 3,691 | 3,260 | 4,337 | 33.0% | 17.5% |
Gross profit | Rs m | 1,245 | 1,093 | 1,469 | 34.4% | 18.1% |
Depreciation | Rs m | 333 | 446 | 488 | 9.5% | 46.5% |
Interest | Rs m | 179 | 24 | 58 | 142.5% | -67.5% |
Profit before tax | Rs m | 787 | 650 | 972 | 49.6% | 23.6% |
Tax | Rs m | -1 | -25 | 413 | ||
Profit after tax | Rs m | 788 | 675 | 560 | -17.1% | -28.9% |
Gross profit margin | % | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.3 | ||
Effective tax rate | % | -0.1 | -3.9 | 42.4 | ||
Net profit margin | % | 15.8 | 15.4 | 9.6 |
To see how WEST COAST PAPER MILLS has performed over the last eight quarters, please visit here.
Over the last one year, WEST COAST PAPER MILLS share price has moved up from Rs 275.7 to Rs 237.7, registering a Loss of Rs 38.1 or around 13.8%.
Overall, the S&P BSE SENSEX is up 10.9% over the year.
At the current price of Rs 237.7, the price to earnings (P/E) ratio of WEST COAST PAPER MILLS stands at 5.3 times its trailing twelve months earnings, while its price to book value (P/BV) ratio stands at 1.9 times.
For the quarter ended December 2019, WEST COAST PAPER MILLS has posted a net profit of Rs 399 m (down 40.9% YoY). Sales on the other hand came in at Rs 5 bn (up 9.4% YoY). Read on for a complete analysis of WEST COAST PAPER MILLS's quarterly results.
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