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Sandesh Limited

Sandesh Limited

994.00
INR
-12.00
(-1.19%)
141.74EPS
7.13P/E
7.65BMarket Cap
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
413.77
455.66
495.71
466.61
488.7
524.25
451.34
357.7
404.8
446.85
420.76
388.66
580.92
1,088.69
Basic EPS, GAAP
60.52
75.35
105.56
96.19
109.45
85.62
80.72
118.88
118.68
133.99
249.16
101.89
86.99
141.74
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
33.61
58.25
118.82
101.76
89.97
58.94
-120.85
63.75
28.76
106.84
197.05
84.82
-199.44
- -
Dividend per Share
4.68
4.68
10.83
6.02
6.02
6.03
6.03
5
5
5
5
2.5
2.5
- -
Book Value per Share
529.6
600.14
753.5
781.26
885.09
964.93
1,039.69
1,173.8
1,256.04
1,393.79
1,667.02
1,787.59
1,885.82
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
528.86
599.4
752.69
777.12
881.15
961.5
1,037
1,172.03
1,254.94
1,392.76
1,666.16
1,786.77
1,884.99
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
3,132
3,449
3,752
3,532
3,699
3,968
3,416
2,707
3,064
3,382
3,185
2,942
4,397
8,241
Operating Margin (%)
24.17
25.97
32.58
27.32
29.32
19.55
18.11
24.97
22.54
25.86
23.17
20.77
18.05
0.26
Depreciation Expense
78
80
77
77
85
89
79
69
64
59
66
73
70
70
Net Income, GAAP
458
570
799
728
828
648
611
900
898
1,014
1,886
771
658
1,073
Effective Tax Rate (%)
32.86
33.58
35.13
35.55
34.5
34.73
20.57
23.25
23.98
24.06
21.68
21.85
31.08
20
Profit Margin (%)
14.63
16.54
21.29
20.61
22.4
16.33
17.89
33.24
29.32
29.98
59.22
26.22
14.97
13.02
Working Capital
706
1,266
1,159
2,210
2,963
3,585
4,070
4,059
4,141
5,217
8,418
9,288
9,333
- -
LT Debt
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total Equity
4,009
4,543
5,704
5,914
6,700
7,304
7,870
8,885
9,507
10,550
12,618
13,531
14,275
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
11.58
13
15.07
10.79
11.45
7.35
6.67
6.46
7.54
7.19
5.1
3.68
3.83
- -
Return on Capital (%)
11.35
13
15.43
12.47
13.15
9.29
8.09
10.78
9.78
10.12
16.3
5.91
4.74
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
12.06
13.34
15.6
12.53
13.14
9.26
8.05
10.74
9.77
10.11
16.28
5.9
4.74
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Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
8
8
8
Market Capitalization
8,024
6,178
7,653

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
- -
9,963
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
6,642
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
438
- -
Inventories
- -
2,543
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
630
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
9.7%
10.06%
5.5%
Free Cash Flow
-60.93%
-18.22%
-335.13%
Net Income, GAAP
4.96%
4.99%
-14.62%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
3.1%
11.91%
49.47%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
687
705
793
757
2,942
2026
733
778
771
2,110
4,397
2027
4,582
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
66.7
50.45
-27.47
12.2
101.89
2026
76.68
5.1
50.84
-45.63
86.99
2027
131.43
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
2.5
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
2.5
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Falgunbhai Chimanbhai Patel
Full Time Employees
434
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Publishing: newspapers
Address
Sandesh Bhavan Ahmedabad GJ India 380054
IPO Date
Jun 7, 1995
Website
sandesh.com
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Business
The Sandesh Limited engages in the editing, printing, and publishing of newspapers and periodicals in India, primarily operating through its Media and Finance segments. The company publishes SANDESH, a premier Gujarati daily newspaper with multiple editions across Gujarat; Sandesh Pratyaksha Panchang, a periodical; Stree, a women's weekly magazine; and other publications such as Agro Sandesh and Jyotishdeep; it also operates Sandesh News (formerly Sandesh Telecast), a 24x7 Gujarati news channel; Spotlight, an out-of-home (OOH) media solutions provider; digital platforms including a Gujarati news app (Little News), websites, and mobile applications offering news, videos, and advertisements; and ancillary services encompassing real estate sales, waste paper and scrap trading, and financial services including leasing, hire purchase, and corporate finance. Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, The Sandesh Limited serves target markets in Gujarat and broader India through its subsidiary Sandesh Digital Private Limited, with a digital presence reaching millions of followers and OOH operations leveraging high-visibility assets like unipoles and bus advertising rights with Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation. Recent developments include the appointment of Rahoul Rajivkumar Shah as Additional Director designated as Whole Time Director and the resignation of Sanjay Kumar Tandon from the Whole Time Director position; declaration of interim dividends, including Rs 2.50 per share in August 2025 and February 2025, and Rs 5 per share in February 2024; board approval of financial results showing consolidated net profit of Rs 3.86 crore for the quarter ended September 2025 despite a sales increase to Rs 77.84 crore; reaffirmation of strong credit ratings with CARE AA (Stable) for long-term and CARE A1+ for short-term facilities; and ongoing strategic focus on digital expansion and OOH campaigns such as reader contests.