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West Coast Paper Mills Ltd share price ticked higher by 1.70% to Rs 595.65 after the company`s net profit jumped 162.76% to Rs 141.84 crore, while revenue from operations declined 15.58% to Rs 1051.26 crore in Q2FY26 over Q1FY26. The market capitalization of Paper & Paper Products industry group stocks on BSE stood at Rs 21550.07 crore, slipping 6.50%. It has inched up 0.74% over last one week and moved up slightly by 7.90% in last one month while the market capitalization of West Coast Paper Mills Ltd has improved by 0.95% and 26.87% in the same period respectively. Profit before tax (PBT) of West Coast Paper Mills Ltd stood at Rs 181.25 crore in Q2 FY26, jumping 109.93% year-on-year, and rallying 113.74% quarter-on-quarter. EBITDA came in at Rs 159 crore, surging by 141.10% YoY and rising 2.85% sequentially. Total expenses plunged by 21.36% to Rs 907.0 crore in Q2FY26 over Q2FY25. During the quarter, cost of materials consumed stood at Rs 680.32 crore, softening by 3.52% YoY, while employee benefits expense was at Rs 103.89 crore, seeing a marginal contraction of 4.02% YoY. For the TTM ended FY26, revenue from operations inched higher 5.33% to Rs 4278.79 crore, while net profit tumbled by 53.60% to Rs 155.73 crore, compared to previous TTM. EBITDA witnessed a strong improvement of 30948% to Rs 298.52 crore, and PBT collapsed by 46.50% to Rs 237.31 crore compared to previous TTM. The company`s consolidated net cash flow from operating activities stood at Rs 400.35 crore in FY26, as against Rs 99.22 crore in FY25. West Coast Paper Mills Ltd rallied 20.33% in last one year, significantly outperforming the benchmark BSE Sensex which has slipped by 3.04% during the same period.

West Coast Paper Mills will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 12 August 2026.

West Coast Paper Mills announced that the 71th Annual General Meeting(AGM) of the company will be held on 17 August 2026.

West Coast Paper Mills announced that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on 27 May 2026, inter alia, have recommended the final dividend of Rs 3 per equity Share (i.e. 150%) , subject to the approval of the shareholders.

Net profit of West Coast Paper Mills rose 17.87% to Rs 51.85 crore in the quarter ended March 2026 as against Rs 43.99 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2025. Sales rose 19.59% to Rs 1245.30 crore in the quarter ended March 2026 as against Rs 1041.29 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2025.For the full year,net profit declined 51.60% to Rs 150.60 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 311.15 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 5.33% to Rs 4278.79 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 4062.29 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. ParticularsQuarter EndedYear EndedMar. 2026Mar. 2025% Var.Mar. 2026Mar. 2025% Var. Sales1245.301041.29 20 4278.794062.29 5 OPM %12.637.75 -9.6511.86 - PBDT150.14112.69 33 485.62653.40 -26 PBT84.8056.06 51 237.31443.53 -46 NP51.8543.99 18 150.60311.15 -52 Powered by Capital Market - Live News