West Coast Paper Mills Ltd (WSTCSTPAPR) — shareholding pattern, promoter holding, financials and share price
About West Coast Paper Mills Ltd (WSTCSTPAPR)
West Coast Paper Mills Ltd operates in the Paper & Paper Products industry, within the Forest Materials sector. It trades on the NSE as WSTCSTPAPR and on the BSE under scrip code 500444. Its ISIN is INE976A01021.
West Coast Paper Mills Ltd is one of the oldest and the largest producers of paper for printing, writing, and packaging in India. Established in 1955, the Mill is located at Dandeli in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. The global quality paper produced by the Company serves the needs of innumerable industries in printing, writing, publishing, stationary, notebooks and packaging sectors in India, in the process contributing to the development of the nation. [1]
West Coast Paper Mills Limited (WCPML) is a prominent Indian producer of paper products and optical fiber cables, founded in 1955.
The company recently acquired Andhra Paper Limited, enhancing market leadership and production capacity in the paper segment.
Listed peers in Paper & Paper Products: KS Smart Technlogies Limited, M.V.K. Agro Food Product Ltd, Seshasayee Paper & Boards Ltd, Andhra Paper Ltd, Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd, Pudumjee Paper Products Ltd.
Valuation & Returns
10 Jul 2026At ₹539.4 a share on 10 Jul 2026, West Coast Paper Mills Ltd (WSTCSTPAPR) was valued at a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.88x against an industry P/E of 17.71x and a price-to-book of 1.02x on a book value of ₹528.61 per share as of Mar 2025. Solomo computes return on equity of 4.46% and return on capital employed of 7.07% from filed results. Earnings ratios use consolidated results for the twelve months Jun 2025 to Mar 2026.
- P/E
- 22.88x
- Industry P/E
- 17.71x
- P/B
- 1.02x
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹23.58
- Book value / share
- ₹528.61
- ROE
- 4.46%
- ROCE
- 7.07%
- ROA
- 2.83%
- Debt / equity
- 0.13x
- Dividend yield
- 0.93%
- EBITDA margin
- 12.32%
- 52-week range
- ₹375 – ₹583
Ratios are computed from filed results and the last recorded price. Not investment advice.
Financial Performance
Mar 2026In the year ended Mar 2026, West Coast Paper Mills Ltd (WSTCSTPAPR) reported revenue of ₹4,279 crore, net profit of ₹156 crore and earnings per share of ₹22.8. That compares with revenue of ₹4,062 crore and net profit of ₹336 crore in Mar 2025. Figures are consolidated, as filed with the exchanges.
In the quarter ended Mar 2026, revenue was ₹1,245 crore and net profit ₹54 crore (consolidated).
| Metric | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (₹ cr) | 3,378 | 4,921 | 4,448 | 4,062 | 4,279 |
| Net profit (₹ cr) | 346 | 1,087 | 786 | 336 | 156 |
| EPS (₹) | 46.49 | 142.62 | 104.77 | 47.11 | 22.8 |
| Measure | 10Y | 5Y | 3Y | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales growth | 3.74% | 4.84% | 8.15% | -8.66% |
| Profit growth | - | 0.59% | 9.29% | -57.30% |
| Stock price CAGR | 20% | 15% | 3% | -6% |
Ownership Summary
Jun 2026As of Jun 2026, promoters hold 56.58% of West Coast Paper Mills Ltd (WSTCSTPAPR) (unchanged from the previous quarter), foreign institutional investors (FII) hold 2.58% and domestic institutional investors (DII) hold 13.63%. Market capitalisation was ₹3,563 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: Nippon Life India Trustee Ltd-A/C Nippon India Small Cap Fund 5.24%, Dsp Small Cap Fund 3.48%, Hdfc Mutual Fund - Hdfc Manufacturing Fund 1.57%, Mukul Mahavir Agrawal 1.44%, Parag Parikh Elss Tax Saver Fund 1.43%, Cd Equifinance Private Limited 1.12%. Only stakes above the 1% disclosure threshold are named in filings.
| Quarter | Promoter | Pledged | FII | DII | Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 56.58% | - | 2.58% | 13.63% | 43.42% |
| Mar 2026 | 56.58% | - | 3.24% | 13.11% | 43.42% |
| Dec 2025 | 56.55% | - | 3.26% | 12.66% | 43.45% |
| Sep 2025 | 56.55% | - | 3.31% | 12.62% | 43.45% |
| Jun 2025 | 56.55% | - | 3.78% | 11.73% | 43.45% |
| Mar 2025 | 56.55% | - | 4.2% | 9.82% | 43.45% |
| Dec 2024 | 56.53% | - | 5.3% | 9.35% | 43.47% |
| Sep 2024 | 56.53% | - | 6.17% | 8.19% | 43.47% |