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Century Plyboards (India) financials and balance sheet

NSE: CENTURYPLYBSE: 532548Consumer DurablesSmall Cap

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Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹650.80.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹617.50Low, 23 Oct 2026₹859.00High, 3 Feb 2026
Market cap
₹14,092 Cr389th largest listed
P/E
48.4
P/B
5.4
Dividend yield
0.16%
ROE
11.7%
ROCE
12.2%
Debt to equity
0.62
Volume, NSE
44,61849.2% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Century Plyboards (India) annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 1.1% of operating profit in the first full year.

The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2018, GST replaced excise duty on 1 Jul 2017, and revenue before that day includes the duty.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue5,397
  2. Materials and goods−2,776
  3. Employee costs−824
  4. Other expenses−1,146
  5. Operating profit650
  6. Depreciation−182
  7. Other income+10
  8. One-off items−7.7
  9. Finance costs−113
  10. Profit before tax357
  11. Tax−89
  12. Net profit268

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹3,340 Cr
  • Inventory₹1,087 Cr
  • Receivables₹618 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹59 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹2,630 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1,630 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹438 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹405 Cr

Century Plyboards (India) business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them. A segment at a loss has no share of profit.Century Plyboards (India) segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹5,405 CrTotal
  • Plywood and allied products₹2,915 Cr53.9% of total
  • Medium Density Fibre Board₹1,284 Cr23.8% of total
  • Laminate and Allied Products₹743 Cr13.8% of total
  • Particle board₹200 Cr3.7% of total
  • Container freight station services₹165 Cr3.0% of total
  • Others₹97 Cr1.8% of total

Profit by segment

  • Plywood and allied products₹428 Cr71.5% of total
  • Medium Density Fibre Board₹104 Cr17.3% of total
  • Laminate and Allied Products₹43 Cr7.1% of total
  • Container freight station services₹12 Cr2.1% of total
  • Others₹12 Cr2.0% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Plywood and allied products

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Medium Density Fibre Board

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Laminate and Allied Products

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Particle board

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Container freight station services

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Others

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses2,2842,3202,1343,0323,6533,8914,5345,405
Company revenue, as in its results2,2802,3172,1303,0273,6473,8864,5285,397
Revenue1,2941,2691,1401,6102,0382,1742,5222,915
Revenue growth–−2.0%−10.1%41.2%26.6%6.7%16.0%15.6%
Profit17678129213227259338428
Profit growth–−55.9%66.7%64.9%6.6%14.0%30.5%26.6%
Margin13.6%6.1%11.3%13.2%11.2%11.9%13.4%14.7%
Return on capital–13.5%26.3%35.5%35.1%30.5%33.4%40.6%
Assets–7327278649001,0821,2571,367
Liabilities–158236264253231245312
Capital employed–5744916006478501,0111,055
Revenue2953513595616407491,0221,284
Revenue439463415575658658653743
Revenue979990151174157145200
Revenue1048783798399126165
Revenue5452465760556697
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Century Plyboards (India) quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 28 MayMar 2020Filed 26 JunMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 22 May
Revenue from operations1,9622,0602,2802,3172,1303,0273,6473,8864,5285,397
1,6501,7291,9792,0371,7952,4963,0883,3654,0414,747
Materials and goods bought8959861,1511,1611,0411,5021,9162,0352,4342,776
Employee costs––346358332418475540691824
Other expenses––4825184235776977909161,146
Operating profit before depreciation312331302280336531559521487650
Operating margin15.9%16.1%13.2%12.1%15.7%17.5%15.3%13.4%10.7%12.1%
Materials, % of revenue––50.5%50.1%48.8%49.6%52.5%52.4%53.8%51.4%
Employee costs, % of revenue––15.2%15.5%15.6%13.8%13.0%13.9%15.3%15.3%
Other expenses, % of revenue––21.1%22.4%19.8%19.0%19.1%20.3%20.2%21.2%
Depreciation and amortisation5991597669747895137182
Operating profit after depreciation253240242203267457481426349468
Other income238713172348441010
Finance costs303647391311173169113
Profit before one-off items and tax245212202177271468512439291365
One-off items0000−12000−13−8
Profit before tax245212202177260468512439277357
51465352681551281149189
193166149125191313384325186268
Other comprehensive income––218−6−180−75
Total comprehensive income––151144185312392325179273
Net margin9.9%8.1%6.5%5.4%9.0%10.3%10.5%8.4%4.1%5.0%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 28 MayMar 2020Filed 26 JunMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 22 May
1,0001,0891,2661,5541,9112,2072,3792,630
9751,0911,2671,5571,9142,2122,3652,610
Share capital2222222222222222
Reserves9531,0681,2451,5351,8922,1892,3432,588
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries25−2−1−3−4−51420
4822361142183137181,4741,630
6754874946317571,0851,6261,868
13684514649261588606
Liabilities going with businesses held for sale–––––0––
1,8121,6601,8122,2302,7163,5534,5935,104
9598978691,0151,4222,2682,8603,146
8537639421,2151,2941,2771,7331,957
Net debt455211−87−43356511,4251,571
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 22 May
371276438252−3457
417385551369107558
77−163−47−196−398−131
Receivables−46−52−46−27−89−120
Inventories29−157−3−117−341−101
Payables644436126746
Other working capital292−35−64−3543
Tax paid−46−108−113−118−110−101
Capital spending64283491850665412
Free cash flow307−6−53−598−66845
−226−320−480−578−678−425
−1403539353660−22
Dividends paid02233222222
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash4−9−327−2110
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Century Plyboards (India) dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 28 MayMar 2020Filed 26 JunMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 22 May
Earnings per share₹8.71₹7.34₹6.68₹5.64₹8.62₹14.09₹17.25₹14.69₹8.34₹11.82
Diluted earnings per share₹8.71₹7.34₹6.68₹5.64₹8.62₹14.09₹17.25₹14.69₹8.34₹11.82
Dividend per share₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00₹1.50₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00
Book value per share––₹43.81₹49.09₹56.96₹69.96₹86.03₹99.39₹106.28₹117.28
Dividend payout11.5%13.4%14.9%14.8%11.6%10.7%5.8%6.8%12.0%8.5%
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.1%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)5,7657,2564,6282,4657,07115,91410,35814,22015,75115,585
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 28 MayMar 2020Filed 26 JunMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 22 May
Revenue growth17.9%––1.6%−8.1%42.1%20.5%6.6%16.5%19.2%
Operating profit growth–6.1%−8.9%−7.3%20.0%58.2%5.2%−6.8%−6.6%33.7%
Net profit growth15.7%−14.1%−10.4%−15.8%52.6%63.8%22.6%−15.3%−42.8%44.2%
Earnings per share growth–−15.7%−9.0%−15.6%52.8%63.5%22.4%−14.8%−43.2%41.7%
––15.3%14.6%16.2%22.2%22.1%15.8%8.1%10.6%
–––−0.7 pts1.7 pts5.9 pts−0.1 pts−6.3 pts−7.7 pts2.5 pts
From the net margin–––−0.1 pts5.6 pts2.4 pts0.4 pts−4.4 pts−8.1 pts1.5 pts
From asset turnover–––0.9 pts−1.6 pts4.1 pts−0.4 pts−2.8 pts−0.8 pts0.0 pts
From borrowing–––−1.5 pts−2.3 pts−0.6 pts−0.1 pts1.0 pts1.2 pts0.9 pts
Return on capital employed––16.3%15.3%19.3%25.8%21.6%14.6%9.1%11.0%
Cash conversion––––193.8%88.2%114.0%77.4%−1.5%170.3%
Interest cover8.46.75.25.220.939.928.313.85.14.1
Debt to equity––0.480.220.090.140.160.330.620.62
Receivable days––4740524239394042
Inventory days––146125129128101116148143
Payable days––5148736152515453
Cash conversion cycle, days––14311810810987104135131
Working capital days––8069576557658983
Asset turnover––1.261.331.231.501.471.241.111.11
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.861.681.471.431.431.521.781.95
Sales per rupee of plant––2.732.982.833.943.442.042.231.93
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.933.806.338.974.852.26
Plant being built, % of plant in use––3.2%2.1%3.8%23.0%22.3%14.0%35.9%6.4%
Revenue growth is left blank for the years to Mar 2018 and Mar 2019: between the two periods excise duty was taken out of revenue when GST replaced it, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
5.4%
Cash from operations against operating profit
70.3%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate12.5%20.4%14.0%
Profit growth, yearly rate4.6%6.5%−11.8%
Return on equity, average–15.7%11.5%
Return on capital employed, average–16.4%11.5%
Operating margin, average14.2%13.8%12.1%
Net margin, average7.7%7.7%5.8%
Asset turnover, average–1.291.15
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–113123
Interest cover, average13.818.37.7
Debt to equity, average–0.370.52

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations1,420706457
Cash from investing−2,481−1,681−425
Cash from financing1,065991−22
Capital spending2,7001,927412
Dividends paid1226722
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised1,5981,376105
Borrowings repaid1711142

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––975427
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––5.995.5210.7217.4910.928.816.255.88
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.72−1.92−2.32−2.47−1.94−2.73
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––2.6917.6617.2120.7921.294.87
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––1.220.940.770.91
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−14.7425.90−25.65−9.710.213.454.32
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−14.563.10−1.77−27.0815.8333.24−3.89
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––0.62−0.840.390.611.310.99−0.09
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.890.621.990.640.282.740.19
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent21.0221.7926.4229.3026.3333.1224.9725.9232.8924.92
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––9.972.87−0.89−6.83−3.37
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
30 Jun 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Cash credit[ICRA]AAReview, Re-affirmStable700
30 Jun 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Term loan[ICRA]AAReview, Re-affirmStable100
30 Jun 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based/Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]AAReview, Re-affirmStable375
30 Jun 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based/Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]A1+New, New329
30 Jun 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm460
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.