Sandesh
Sandesh
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Key Insights
Strengths
4- Company is almost debt free.
- Stock is trading at 0.54 times its book value
- Company is expected to give good quarter
- Debtor days have improved from 49.4 to 36.4 days.
Weaknesses
5- The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 9.94% over past five years.
- Company has a low return on equity of 8.61% over last 3 years.
- Earnings include an other income of Rs.132 Cr.
- Dividend payout has been low at 4.22% of profits over last 3 years
- Working capital days have increased from 145 days to 231 days
Growth Rate
Quarterly Results
| Particulars | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 72 | 72 | 91 | 86 | 69 | 71 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 211 | 458 |
| Expenses | 56 | 58 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 55 | 121 | 64 | 55 | 73 | 57 | 246 | 439 |
| Operating Profit | 16 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 16 | -41 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 20 | -35 | 19 |
| OPM % | 22% | 20% | 28% | 30% | 23% | 22% | -52% | 16% | 25% | 6% | 26% | -17% | 4.2% |
| Other Income | 29 | 21 | 50 | 66 | 50 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 92 |
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PBT | 44 | 34 | 73 | 90 | 64 | 61 | -40 | 13 | 71 | 7 | 48 | -31 | 110 |
| Tax % | 24% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 21% | 38% | -48% | 31% | 19% | 46% | 20% | 11% | 10% |
| Net Profit | 33 | 26 | 58 | 72 | 50 | 38 | -21 | 9 | 58 | 4 | 38 | -35 | 99 |
| EPS in Rs | 43.69 | 34.23 | 76.2 | 95.01 | 66.7 | 50.45 | -27.47 | 12.21 | 76.68 | 5.1 | 50.84 | -45.63 | 131 |
Profit & Loss
| Particulars | Mar 2008 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 264 | 375 | 356 | 377 | 419 | 343 | 274 | 309 | 341 | 322 | 294 | 440 | 824 |
| Expenses | 249 | 247 | 249 | 258 | 331 | 273 | 198 | 232 | 246 | 240 | 226 | 353 | 815 |
| Operating Profit | 15 | 128 | 106 | 119 | 88 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 95 | 82 | 68 | 86 | 9 |
| OPM % | 6% | 34% | 30% | 32% | 21% | 21% | 28% | 25% | 28% | 25% | 23% | 20% | 1.1% |
| Other Income | 32 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 166 | 38 | 16 | 132 |
| Interest | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| PBT | 38 | 123 | 113 | 126 | 99 | 77 | 117 | 118 | 134 | 241 | 99 | 96 | 134 |
| Tax % | 32% | 35% | 36% | 34% | 35% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 22% | 31% | — |
| Net Profit | 26 | 80 | 73 | 83 | 65 | 61 | 90 | 90 | 101 | 189 | 77 | 66 | 107 |
| EPS in Rs | — | 106 | 96.19 | 109 | 85.62 | 80.72 | 119 | 119 | 134 | 249 | 102 | 86.98 | 142 |
| Div. Payout % | 10% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 6% | — |
Balance Sheet
| Particulars | Mar 2008 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Reserves | 195 | 563 | 584 | 662 | 723 | 779 | 881 | 943 | 1,047 | 1,254 | 1,346 | 1,420 |
| Borrowings | 54 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liabilities | 86 | 118 | 95 | 87 | 70 | 55 | 75 | 64 | 62 | 87 | 89 | 99 |
| Total Liabilities | 344 | 702 | 688 | 758 | 800 | 842 | 964 | 1,014 | 1,117 | 1,349 | 1,442 | 1,527 |
| Fixed Assets | 53 | 73 | 126 | 138 | 132 | 128 | 120 | 110 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 105 |
| CWIP | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | 7 | 393 | 287 | 392 | 504 | 428 | 512 | 512 | 666 | 977 | 1,136 | 1,003 |
| Other Assets | 284 | 237 | 265 | 228 | 164 | 285 | 332 | 392 | 340 | 261 | 199 | 418 |
| Total Assets | 344 | 702 | 688 | 758 | 800 | 842 | 964 | 1,014 | 1,117 | 1,349 | 1,442 | 1,527 |
Cash Flow
| Particulars | Mar 2008 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | -56 | 99 | 98 | 78 | 48 | -90 | 49 | 22 | 84 | 154 | 67 | -145 |
| Investing | 8 | -39 | -33 | -110 | -102 | 85 | -40 | 33 | -106 | -130 | -109 | 148 |
| Financing | 47 | -4 | -17 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 |
| Net Cash Flow | -1 | 57 | 49 | -38 | -58 | -10 | 4 | 51 | -26 | 20 | -43 | 1 |
| Free Cash Flow | -57 | 90 | 80 | 69 | 45 | -90 | 52 | 24 | 83 | 149 | 65 | -150 |
| CFO/OP | -276 | 110 | 130 | 101 | 91 | -92 | 96 | 68 | 115 | 215 | 127 | -129 |
Ratios
| Particulars | Mar 2008 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 48 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 72 | 68 | 50 | 43 | 55 | 57 | 36 |
| Inventory Days | 58 | 68 | 128 | 128 | 48 | 66 | 125 | 132 | 47 | 61 | 109 | 441 |
| Days Payable | 82 | 38 | 37 | 51 | 24 | 18 | 87 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 48 | 41 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 24 | 92 | 158 | 146 | 89 | 120 | 106 | 155 | 64 | 83 | 119 | 437 |
| Working Capital Days | 263 | 2 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 216 | 138 | 144 | 98 | 121 | 84 | 231 |
| ROCE % | 19% | — | 19% | 20% | 14% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 13% | 21% | 8% | 7% |
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Company Information
Incorporated in 1943, Sandesh Ltd is in the business of editing, printing, and publishing newspapers and periodicals, and also runs a Gujarati news channel[1]
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