Linc Ltd (LINC) — shareholding pattern, promoter holding, financials and share price
About Linc Ltd (LINC)
Linc Ltd operates in the Stationary industry, within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector. It trades on the NSE as LINC and on the BSE under scrip code 531241. Its ISIN is INE802B01027.
Incorporated in 1976, LINC Ltd manufactures and sells Writing instruments and stationeries [1]
Linc Limited manufactures and markets writing instruments and stationery products across India and internationally, owning brands such as LINC, pentonic, Swype, MORRIS®, uni (Mitsubishi Pencil) and deli, supported by two main manufacturing units plus a subsidiary unit and a wide distributor network covering SE Asia, Middle East, Europe, Americas and Africa.
Q3 FY26 reported operating income of ₹12,929 lakhs (up 5.8% YoY) while Operating EBITDA fell 11.7% to ₹1,290 lakhs and PAT declined 22.3% to ₹677 lakhs; margin compression reflects a one-time rise in employee benefit expense and JV losses, yet Linc Limited still reports negative net debt (net cash ₹1,014 lakhs) and remains profitable.
Listed peers in Stationary: Doms Industries Ltd, Flair Writing Industries Ltd, Kokuyo Camlin Ltd, Alkosign Ltd, Sundaram Multi Pap Ltd, Gala Global Products Ltd.
Valuation & Returns
10 Jul 2026At ₹106.85 a share on 10 Jul 2026, Linc Ltd (LINC) was valued at a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.33x against an industry P/E of 30.22x and a price-to-book of 2.71x on a book value of ₹39.43 per share as of Mar 2025. Solomo computes return on equity of 15.63% and return on capital employed of 20.17% from filed results. Earnings ratios use consolidated results for the twelve months Jun 2025 to Mar 2026.
- P/E
- 17.33x
- Industry P/E
- 30.22x
- P/B
- 2.71x
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹6.16
- Book value / share
- ₹39.43
- ROE
- 15.63%
- ROCE
- 20.17%
- ROA
- 10.75%
- Debt / equity
- 0.11x
- Dividend yield
- 1.4%
- EBITDA margin
- 12.48%
- 52-week range
- ₹85 – ₹152.9
Ratios are computed from filed results and the last recorded price. Not investment advice.
Financial Performance
Mar 2026In the year ended Mar 2026, Linc Ltd (LINC) reported revenue of ₹543 crore, net profit of ₹33 crore and earnings per share of ₹5.5. That compares with revenue of ₹543 crore and net profit of ₹38 crore in Mar 2025. Figures are consolidated, as filed with the exchanges.
In the quarter ended Mar 2026, revenue was ₹138 crore and net profit ₹10 crore (consolidated).
| Metric | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (₹ cr) | 508 | 543 | 543 |
| Net profit (₹ cr) | 34 | 38 | 33 |
| EPS (₹) | 5.76 | 6.39 | 5.5 |
| Measure | 10Y | 5Y | 3Y | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales growth | 4.88% | 6.01% | 14.40% | 7.27% |
| Profit growth | 8.65% | 14.97% | 68.14% | 10.44% |
| Stock price CAGR | 5% | 17% | -13% | -24% |
Ownership Summary
Jun 2026As of Jun 2026, promoters hold 61.02% of Linc Ltd (LINC) (unchanged from the previous quarter), foreign institutional investors (FII) hold 0.94%. Market capitalisation was ₹636 crore on 10 Jul 2026. Shareholding is filed quarterly with BSE and NSE; Solomo carries every filing back to Mar 2001.
Largest disclosed public shareholders in Jun 2026: MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO LTD 13.45%, DHEERAJ KUMAR LOHIA 2.53%, AMIT SHARAFF 1.03%, NITIN CHUNILAL MEHTA 1.02%. Only stakes above the 1% disclosure threshold are named in filings.
| Quarter | Promoter | Pledged | FII | DII | Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 61.02% | - | 0.94% | - | 38.98% |
| Mar 2026 | 61.02% | - | 0.84% | - | 38.98% |
| Dec 2025 | 61.02% | - | 0.92% | - | 38.98% |
| Sep 2025 | 61.02% | - | 0.92% | - | 38.98% |
| Jun 2025 | 61.02% | - | 0.94% | - | 38.98% |
| Mar 2025 | 61.02% | - | 1.07% | - | 38.98% |
| Dec 2024 | 59.43% | - | 1.14% | - | 40.57% |
| Sep 2024 | 59.43% | - | 1.1% | - | 40.57% |