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Incorporated in 1946, Kokuyo Camlin Ltd manufactures and trades consumer products viz. stationery and color products[1]
Business Overview:[1][2]KCL is a stationery and art products co.The company designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of stationery products, including scholastic supplies, writing instruments, notebooks, marker pens, inks, fine art and hobby colors, pencils, and accessories. It owns well-known brands like Camel and Camlin, offering a diversified portfolio of over 2,000 products.
| S.No. | Name | Current Price (Rs.) | Price to Earning | Market Capitalization (Rs.Cr.) | Dividend yield (%) | Net Profit latest quarter (Rs.Cr.) | YOY Quarterly profit growth (%) | Sales latest quarter (Rs.Cr.) | YOY Quarterly sales growth (%) | Return on capital employed (%) | Sales (Rs.Cr.) | OPM (%) | Profit after tax (Rs.Cr.) | Profit after tax latest quarter (Rs.Cr.) | Price to book value | Return on assets (%) | Debt to equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | DOMS Industries | 2543.20 | 71.83 | 15423.71 | 0.12 | 60.86 | 13.52 | 567.91 | 24.06 | 26.18 | 2140.03 | 17.49 | 214.72 | 58.27 | 14.04 | 15.83 | 0.15 |
| 2. | Flair Writing | 311.70 | 27.84 | 3287.23 | 0.32 | 36.47 | 14.08 | 263.24 | 8.83 | 15.62 | 991.07 | 15.63 | 118.07 | 36.47 | 3.12 | 10.07 | 0.03 |
| 3. | Kokuyo Camlin | 86.23 | 47.48 | 861.67 | 0.00 | 7.86 | 173.94 | 174.38 | 1.08 | 3.65 | 762.36 | 6.48 | 18.15 | 7.86 | 2.69 | 1.23 | 0.04 |
| 4. | Linc | 110.05 | 16.59 | 647.20 | 1.36 | 10.17 | 15.83 | 135.63 | 0.74 | 22.43 | 539.02 | 11.39 | 39.01 | 10.17 | 2.70 | 12.28 | 0.08 |
| 5. | Sundaram Multi. | 1.70 | – | 80.11 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 145.66 | 26.03 | 8.46 | -2.20 | 127.70 | 0.65 | -3.39 | 0.79 | 1.18 | -4.16 | 0.31 |
| 6. | Alkosign | 72.00 | 91.42 | 77.71 | 0.00 | 0.39 | -88.22 | 26.34 | -5.59 | 12.78 | 49.97 | 9.83 | 0.85 | 0.39 | 2.33 | 7.39 | 0.40 |
| 7. | Gala Global | 1.86 | – | 10.15 | 0.00 | -0.26 | -114.36 | 9.79 | 63.99 | -1.82 | 36.30 | -15.95 | -8.97 | -0.26 | 0.28 | -4.02 | 0.82 |
| – | Median: 4 Co. | 210.88 | 37.66 | 2074.45 | 0.22 | 23.32 | 14.96 | 218.81 | 4.96 | 19.02 | 876.72 | 13.51 | 78.54 | 23.32 | 2.91 | 11.18 | 0.06 |
Standalone figures in ₹ crores
| Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales | 189.85 | 172.69 | 216.25 | 235.79 | 194.84 | 168.03 | 217.23 | 229.42 | 172.51 | 160.56 | 200.03 | 227.39 | 174.38 |
Expenses | 175.19 | 163.75 | 199.09 | 211.57 | 177.54 | 155.52 | 194.68 | 201.64 | 180.11 | 160.12 | 186.83 | 207.76 | 158.25 |
Operating Profit | 14.66 | 8.94 | 17.16 | 24.22 | 17.30 | 12.51 | 22.55 | 27.78 | -7.60 | 0.44 | 13.20 | 19.63 | 16.13 |
Other Income | 0.04 | 1.71 | 0.25 | 4.96 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.39 | 0.86 | -0.20 | 0.14 | -0.05 | 0.11 | 0.19 |
Profit before tax | 9.63 | 5.51 | 11.65 | 23.79 | 12.58 | 7.27 | 15.74 | 21.69 | -14.08 | -5.65 | 6.80 | 13.53 | 10.58 |
Tax % | 60.33% | 36.48% | 24.81% | 22.78% | 24.64% | 23.52% | 33.80% | 25.08% | -24.50% | -26.19% | 35.44% | 25.65% | 25.61% |
Net Profit | 3.83 | 3.50 | 8.76 | 18.37 | 9.48 | 5.57 | 10.42 | 16.24 | -10.63 | -4.16 | 4.39 | 10.06 | 7.86 |
EPS in Rs | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.87 | 1.83 | 0.95 | 0.56 | 1.04 | 1.62 | -1.06 | -0.41 | 0.44 | 1.00 | 0.78 |
Standalone Figures in ₹ Crores / Yearly
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales | 468 | 544 | 614 | 630 | 630 | 689 | 634 | 403 | 508 | 775 | 816 | 763 | 762 |
Expenses | 465 | 527 | 590 | 606 | 591 | 637 | 597 | 394 | 492 | 721 | 739 | 729 | 713 |
Operating Profit | 3 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 51 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 54 | 77 | 34 | 49 |
Other Income | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Interest | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Depreciation | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Profit before tax | -13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 9 | -18 | -5 | 35 | 59 | 9 | 25 |
Net Profit | -12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 4 | -15 | -5 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 18 |
EPS in Rs | -1.15 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.15 | 0.98 | 1.52 | 0.43 | -1.46 | -0.47 | 2.44 | 4.37 | 0.58 | 1.81 |
Dividend Payout % | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 11% | 0% | – |
Standalone figures in ₹ crores
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equity Capital | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Reserves | 199 | 203 | 208 | 218 | 228 | 239 | 239 | 234 | 229 | 253 | 286 | 292 | 312 |
Borrowings | 71 | 73 | 99 | 138 | 138 | 173 | 126 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 80 | 54 | 12 |
Other Liabilities | 113 | 132 | 130 | 114 | 108 | 132 | 106 | 68 | 79 | 124 | 116 | 98 | 113 |
Total Liabilities | 393 | 418 | 447 | 481 | 485 | 555 | 481 | 390 | 389 | 442 | 493 | 455 | 446 |
Fixed Assets | 79 | 107 | 105 | 102 | 159 | 165 | 178 | 165 | 149 | 140 | 161 | 159 | 158 |
Gross Block | 137.58 | 177.20 | 185.46 | 113.66 | 186.40 | 209.34 | 240.69 | 244.92 | 231.18 | 229.41 | 268.09 | 282.55 | – |
Accumulated Depreciation | 58.70 | 70.15 | 80.35 | 12.04 | 27.85 | 44.44 | 62.36 | 79.88 | 82.24 | 89.77 | 107.20 | 123.39 | – |
CWIP | 6 | 1 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 18 |
Other Assets | 307 | 309 | 317 | 320 | 316 | 383 | 297 | 211 | 225 | 290 | 322 | 280 | 270 |
Total Assets | 393 | 418 | 447 | 481 | 485 | 555 | 481 | 390 | 389 | 442 | 493 | 455 | 446 |
Standalone Figures in ₹ Crores / Yearly
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operating Activity | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 62 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 55 |
Cash from Investing Activity | -56 | -54 | 10 | -26 | -12 | -31 | -7 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -18 | -21 |
Cash from Financing Activity | 99 | -8 | 15 | -8 | -10 | 24 | -57 | -56 | -12 | -19 | 0 | -36 |
Net Cash Flow | 52 | -54 | 37 | -28 | -8 | 1 | -0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
Standalone Figures in ₹ Crores / Yearly
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debtor Days | 55 | 52 | 54 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 36 |
Inventory Days | 130 | 131 | 119 | 129 | 152 | 178 | 176 | 196 | 148 | 119 | 141 | 112 |
Days Payable | 105 | 106 | 95 | 73 | 71 | 80 | 68 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 39 |
Cash Conversion Cycle | 80 | 76 | 78 | 118 | 145 | 161 | 152 | 184 | 136 | 99 | 129 | 109 |
Working Capital Days | 24 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 31 | 40 | 47 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 56 | 58 |
ROCE % | 0% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 5% | -3% | -0% | 12% | 17% | 4% |
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Stock Analysis
Kokuyo Camlin Ltd. manufactures and trades stationery, color products, and art supplies, holding prominent brands like Camel and Camlin in its portfolio.
The company focuses on R&D investment, expansion into new markets (particularly ASEAN), digital transformation initiatives, and sustainability efforts to drive future growth.
Persistent auditor's modified conclusions due to inventory discrepancies, affecting financial comparability, and past instances of significant PAT decline related to inventory write-offs are key concerns.
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