Chadha Papers financials and balance sheet

BSE: 531946Paper, Forest & Jute Products

Last traded ₹8.75 on 3 Feb 2020

10 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Chadha Papers annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹697 Cr, year to Mar 2023A loss in the year to Mar 2026, −₹7.94 Cr

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue500
  2. Materials and goods−351
  3. Employee costs−19
  4. Other expenses−122
  5. Operating profit7.9
  6. Depreciation−9.4
  7. Other income+2.4
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−11
  10. Profit before tax−10
  11. Tax+2.2
  12. Net profit−7.9

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹178 Cr
  • Inventory₹65 Cr
  • Receivables₹42 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹28 Cr
  • Current investments₹4 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Borrowings₹104 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹87 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹73 Cr
  • Net worth₹54 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Chadha Papers quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 21 NovMar 2021Filed 7 JulMar 2022Filed 18 JunMar 2023Filed 27 AugMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
Revenue from operations275424415426329567697609513500
265406401418333557589527501492
Materials and goods bought197299253285226412429344329351
Employee costs–––16131514161819
Other expenses–––11794130146167154122
Operating profit before depreciation1018147−41010882138
Operating margin3.5%4.2%3.3%1.7%−1.3%1.8%15.4%13.5%2.4%1.6%
Materials, % of revenue–––67.1%68.8%72.7%61.5%56.4%64.1%70.2%
Employee costs, % of revenue–––3.9%3.9%2.7%2.1%2.7%3.5%3.8%
Other expenses, % of revenue–––27.4%28.6%22.9%21.0%27.4%30.0%24.4%
Depreciation and amortisation68899991079
Operating profit after depreciation3106−2−14198735−2
Other income21141528222592
Finance costs2161622232317271011
Profit before one-off items and tax3−43−9−9083515−10
One-off items––−200−30000
Profit before tax3−41−9−9−383515−10
1−12−50022132−2
Net profit2−3−1−4−9−361373−8
Other comprehensive income–––0000000
Total comprehensive income–––−4−9−361373−8
Net margin0.7%−0.7%−0.2%−1.0%−2.7%−0.5%8.7%6.1%0.6%−1.6%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2020Filed 21 NovMar 2021Filed 7 JulMar 2022Filed 18 JunMar 2023Filed 27 AugMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
−28−37−4021596254
Share capital10101010101010
Reserves−38−47−5011485244
1771681611109386104
118113130136147166171
144140121119999292
Total assets234216212276305319318
116109107112133157166
118107105164172162151
Net debt16615114858635472
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, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2020Filed 21 NovMar 2021Filed 7 JulMar 2022Filed 18 JunMar 2023Filed 27 AugMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
191017109364010
1011710338648
4552−4156−4
Receivables−1713−5−6−480
Inventories11−710−3039
Payables82−12−31523−2
Other working capital2−42110−2122−11
Tax paid000−2−8−140
Interest paid99099−80
Capital spending803316014
Free cash flow1010141052040−3
−6−1−3−6−13−5314
−4−1−60−65−41138
Dividends paid0000000
Shares bought back0000050
Shares issued0000000
Net change in cash87−4638−18033
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 and Mar 2019.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 21 NovMar 2021Filed 7 JulMar 2022Filed 18 JunMar 2023Filed 27 AugMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
Earnings per share₹1.99−₹2.76−₹0.93−₹4.15−₹8.82−₹2.87₹59.58₹36.54₹3.24−₹7.78
Diluted earnings per share₹1.99−₹2.76−₹0.93−₹4.15−₹8.82−₹2.87–₹36.54₹3.24−₹7.78
Book value per share–––−₹27.44−₹36.09−₹38.84₹20.87₹57.40₹60.79₹53.24

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 21 NovMar 2021Filed 7 JulMar 2022Filed 18 JunMar 2023Filed 27 AugMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
Revenue growth–54.3%−2.1%2.6%−22.7%72.4%23.0%−12.6%−15.8%−2.6%
Operating profit growth–85.4%−23.3%−47.6%––977.5%−23.4%−84.7%−37.2%
Net profit growth–––––––−38.7%−91.1%–
Earnings per share growth–––––––−38.7%−91.1%–
–––15.1%27.8%7.7%−663.2%93.4%5.5%−13.7%
––––12.6 pts−20.1 pts−670.9 pts756.6 pts−87.9 pts−19.1 pts
From the net margin––––26.5 pts−22.5 pts−136.9 pts197.9 pts−83.6 pts−19.0 pts
From asset turnover––––−8.2 pts4.3 pts−10.1 pts123.7 pts−2.1 pts0.6 pts
From borrowing––––−5.7 pts−1.9 pts−523.8 pts434.9 pts−2.2 pts−0.8 pts
Return on capital employed–––−1.3%−10.4%0.6%74.9%48.1%3.4%−1.0%
Cash conversion––––––178.6%97.2%1,200.2%–
Interest cover1.60.70.3––0.05.72.70.5–
Debt to equity––––––5.161.581.391.92
Receivable days–––42402724303031
Inventory days–––40613242858668
Payable days–––67924443699890
Cash conversion cycle, days–––159152346179
Working capital days–––3121819321817
Asset turnover–––1.821.462.652.862.101.651.57
Assets per rupee of net worth–––−8.37−6.95−5.59−26.627.285.175.47
Sales per rupee of plant–––3.733.085.687.536.173.493.43
Capital spending to depreciation–––0.900.000.280.341.680.021.44
Plant being built, % of plant in use–––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%–0.0%5.6%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2020, Mar 2021 and Mar 2026: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. Debt to equity is left blank for the years to Mar 2020, Mar 2021 and Mar 2022: net worth is below zero, so there is no shareholders' money to set the borrowings against. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
−2.5%
Cash from operations against operating profit
132.4%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–8.8%−10.5%
Return on equity, average–−114.1%28.4%
Return on capital employed, average–25.2%16.9%
Operating margin, average4.6%6.9%5.9%
Net margin, average0.9%2.7%1.7%
Asset turnover, average–2.161.77
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–2224
Interest cover, average–2.21.6
Debt to equity, average–2.511.63

Where the cash came from and went

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations2128610
Cash from investing−61−5214
Cash from financing−144−198
Capital spending363014
Dividends paid000
Shares bought back550
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised–21
Borrowings repaid89330

Accounting checks

Standalone, 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
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent30.58–––––––––
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
20 Jul 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesLong-term scaleCrisil BB-Rating DowngradedStable40
20 Jul 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesShort-term scaleCrisil A4+Rating Reaffirmed40
12 May 2026Infomerics Valuation and Ratings Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Long Term RatingLong-term scaleIVR BB-/INCReview, Re-affirmNegative31.50
12 May 2026Infomerics Valuation and Ratings Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Short Term RatingShort-term scaleIVR A4/INCReview, Re-affirm30
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.