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KUANTUM · Basic Materials ₹74.64 -0.48% Mkt Cap ₹646 Cr

KUANTUM

Basic Materials Paper & Paper Products
₹74.64
-0.48% today · 30d -7.03%
as of 2026-09-04
Price · Daily Candles
“Kuantum Papers: Revenue Stalls Amidst Declining Profits and Bearish Momentum, Despite FII Inflows.”
Kuantum Papers, with a market cap of ₹683 Cr, faces headwinds as Q4 net profit plunged 53.37% YoY and annual revenue declined 9.03% YoY. The stock exhibits a low PE (12.73) and PB (0.57) compared to sector peers, yet it has seen a 28.65% decline over the last year.
BULL CASE
+FII shareholding increased by 0.03% QoQ to 0.05% in Q4 FY26.
+The stock trades at a low P/B of 0.57, significantly below its book value of ₹137.76.
+Trailing Twelve Month PE of 12.73 and a dividend yield of 3.76% presents a value proposition.
+Strong 3-year net profit CAGR of 104.73% ending March 2025.
BEAR CASE
Net profit saw a significant decline of 53.37% YoY in Q4 FY26, reaching ₹10 Cr.
Annual revenue for FY25 decreased by 9.03% YoY to ₹1107 Cr, while net profit dropped 37.34% to ₹115 Cr.
The stock is trading 41.47% below its 52-week high of ₹135.0.
The ML prediction for fcf_1y_recent_2y is 'strong' (rank 0.769) but the company is currently free-cash-flow negative at -19.91% of market cap.
Operating profit fell 22.16% YoY to ₹41 Cr in Q4 FY26, with OPM decreasing 5.25%.
⟳ What Changed
₹ Latest Earnings · Q ending 2025-12-31
REVENUE
₹290 Cr
+7.23% YoY
NET PROFIT
₹10 Cr
-53.37% YoY
OPM
14.03%
-5.25pp YoY
EPS
₹1.12
PE 12.73
Intrinsic value · DCF: N/A — Company is currently free-cash-flow negative (-21.1% of mktcap). DCF assumes a going concern generating positive cash flow; a meaningful intrinsic value can only be computed once FCF turns positive. Use the Strategy Fit and ML sections instead.
◇ Sector Position
Kuantum Papers, with a PE of 12.73, trades at a discount to peers like JKPAPER (PE 26.32) and SESHAPAPER (PE 13.45), while TNPL offers a lower PE of 4.13 and higher ROCE of 15.46%.
PEERPEROCE %
KUANTUM12.73
JKPAPER26.3212.94
WSTCSTPAPR10.7214.99
SESHAPAPER13.458.63
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43
SCORE / 100
Overall
6-axis composite of the sections below.
Performance UNDERPERFORMER 5
Valuation CHEAP 75
Growth MUTED 30
Profitability DECENT 55
Technicals WEAK 45
Risk MODERATE 50
Key Stats
TTM PE
12.73
P/B
0.57
52W HIGH
₹122.09
OFF HIGH
-38.86%
DIV YIELD
3.76%
MKT CAP
₹646 Cr
◉ Active Signals
MACDBearish-0.1923
RSI(14)Neutral46.31
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