Sector analysis · India

Forest Materials sector earnings growth, Q4 FY24

The 20 largest Forest Materials companies by market cap at the end of Q4 FY24 (31 Mar 2024), compared with Q3 FY24.

The top 20 at Q4 FY24

Q4 FY24 vs Q3 FY24: combined net profit ₹727 cr (−7%), median EPS −12% (6 of 20 up), market-cap-weighted price −14%. 20 of 20 reported.

Quarter

Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 FY26 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY26 Q1 FY27

Compared with

YoY QoQ

Weight is each company's share of the 20 companies' combined market cap. Contribution is the change in its owners' profit divided by their combined base profit, in percentage points, so the column adds up to the sector's earnings growth. EPS cannot be added across companies, which is why contributions use profit.

#	Company	Weight	EPS ₹, base → now	EPS growth	Contribution	Price
1	JK PaperJKPAPER	22.7%	13.88 → 16.27	+17%	+5.0 pp	−21%
2	West Coast Paper Mills LimitedWSTCSTPAPR	16.2%	20.58 → 18.14	−12%	−2.0 pp	−19%
3	Andhra Paper LimitedANDHRAPAP	8.0%	4.15 → 1.93	−53%	−5.4 pp	−20%
4	Seshasayee Paper and Boards LimitedSESHAPAPER	7.7%	10.94 → 9.01	−18%	−1.5 pp	−17%
5	Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers LimitedTNPL	7.1%	2.34 → 4.77	+104%	+2.1 pp	−18%
6	Kuantum Papers LimitedKUANTUM	5.6%	4.83 → 3.88	−20%	−1.0 pp	−10%
7	PAKKA LIMITEDPAKKA	4.7%	2.53 → 2.06	−19%	−0.2 pp	+33%
8	Satia Industries LimitedSATIA	4.5%	3.96 → 3.94	−1%	0.0 pp	−22%
9	Orient Paper & Industries LimitedORIENTPPR	3.6%	−0.15 → −0.30	loss, bigger	−0.4 pp	−5%
10	Cheviot Company LimitedCHEVIOT	3.1%	29.78 → 24.82	−17%	−0.4 pp	−13%
11	N R Agarwal Industries LimitedNRAIL	3.1%	18.47 → 9.20	−50%	−1.9 pp	+9%
12	Emami PaperEMAMIPAP	2.9%	6.51 → 4.49	−31%	−1.5 pp	−4%
13	Pudumjee Paper Products LimitedPDMJEPAPER	2.5%	3.36 → 3.94	+17%	+0.7 pp	+21%
14	Genus Paper & Boards LimitedGENUSPAPER	2.0%	0.03 → 0.08	+167%	+0.2 pp	−3%
15	Star Paper Mills LimitedSTARPAPER	1.5%	9.46 → 9.17	−3%	−0.1 pp	−3%
16	Ruchira Papers LimitedRUCHIRA	1.4%	2.41 → 3.23	+34%	+0.3 pp	−16%
17	Shreyans Industries LimitedSHREYANIND	1.2%	15.08 → 10.78	−29%	−0.7 pp	−18%
18	Magnum Ventures LimitedMAGNUM	1.1%	0.45 → 2.28	+407% one-off	+1.3 pp	−7%
19	Shree Rama Newsprint LimitedRAMANEWS	0.9%	−0.68 → −1.03	loss, bigger	−0.6 pp	−16%
20	Astron Paper & Board Mill LimitedASTRON	0.4%	−0.33 → −1.32	loss, bigger	−0.6 pp	−41%
	Sector earnings growth	100%			−6.8 pp

Who joined and who left

0 joined and 0 left the top 20 since Q3 FY24, as market caps moved.

Joined the top 20 since Q3 FY24 0

Nobody joined.

Left the top 20 since Q3 FY24 0

Nobody left.

EPS growth by company, Q2 FY24 to Q1 FY27

Each company's EPS growth quarter on quarter, every quarter it was in the top 20.

≤ −40%−20%0+20%≥ +40% Blue is growth, red is decline, grey is about zero; the colour stops deepening at ±40%.

turned profitableto loss crossed zero, so there is no growth rate to print
loss, smallerloss, bigger a loss in both quarters
outside not in the sector's top 20 that quarter

EPS growth of each company in the sector's top 20, by quarter
Company	Q2 FY24	Q3 FY24	Q4 FY24	Q1 FY25	Q2 FY25	Q3 FY25	Q4 FY25	Q1 FY26	Q2 FY26	Q3 FY26	Q4 FY26	Q1 FY27
JKPAPER	−2%	−22%	+17%	−49%	−8%	−49%	+17%	+7%	−8%	−63%	+213%	+42%
WSTCSTPAPR	−22%	−29%	−12%	−5%	−22%	−28%	−31%	+24%	−68%	+54%	+101%	+147%
ANDHRAPAP	−15%	−18%	−53%	−28%	+51%	−72%	−34%	+174%	to loss	turned profitable	−22%	+290%
SESHAPAPER	+2%	−6%	−18%	−35%	−23%	−41%	+63%	−43%	+45%	−17%	+40%	+23%
TNPL	−76%	−47%	+104%	−34%	−88%	to loss	turned profitable	to loss	turned profitable	−16%	+3,443%	−98%
KUANTUM	−34%	−1%	−20%	+13%	−22%	−30%	+25%	−54%	−52%	+70%	+46%	−57%
PAKKA	−25%	−11%	−19%	+5%	+97%	−54%	−64%	to loss	loss, bigger	turned profitable	−57%	+82%
SATIA	−43%	−17%	−1%	+30%	−76%	+61%	+79%	−11%	to loss	turned profitable	−79%	to loss
ORIENTPPR	to loss	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	turned profitable	to loss	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, smaller
CHEVIOT	+17%	−9%	−17%	+78%	−28%	−81%	+170%	+209%	−48%	+16%	to loss	turned profitable
NRAIL	−7%	−17%	−50%	−78%	+145%	+53%	to loss	turned profitable	to loss	turned profitable	−2%	+146%
EMAMIPAP	+1,132%	+140%	−31%	−53%	−41%	−78%	+132%	+60%	+5%	+158%	+85%	+22%
PDMJEPAPER	+58%	+81%	+17%	−26%	+8%	−34%	−3%	+92%	−53%	+22%	−5%	+71%
GENUSPAPER	+900%	−70%	+167%	+38%	−82%	+200%	+100%	+33%	+6%	−53%	+88%	−7%
STARPAPER	−23%	−3%	−3%	−3%	+4%	−47%	−35%	+156%	+2%	−37%	to loss	turned profitable
RUCHIRA	−51%	−32%	+34%	+53%	+20%	−7%	+12%	−8%	−11%	−87%	+369%	−35%
SHREYANIND	−38%	+6%	−29%	−6%	−35%	0%	+103%	−6%	−87%	to loss	loss, bigger	outside
MAGNUM	+52%	−52%	+407%	to loss	turned profitable	−5%	−36%	to loss	turned profitable	−78%	+1,850%	outside
RAMANEWS	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller
ASTRON	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside