Sector analysis · India

Forest Materials sector earnings growth, Q2 FY26

The 20 largest Forest Materials companies by market cap at the end of Q2 FY26 (30 Sep 2025), compared with Q1 FY26.

The top 20 at Q2 FY26

Q2 FY26 vs Q1 FY26: combined net profit ₹122 cr (−54%), median EPS −50% (8 of 20 up), market-cap-weighted price −5%. 20 of 20 reported.

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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

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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	28.8%	4.80 → 4.41	−8%	−1.5 pp	+4%
2	West Coast Paper Mills LimitedWSTCSTPAPR	13.6%	8.24 → 2.65	−68%	−8.6 pp	−8%
3	Seshasayee Paper and Boards LimitedSESHAPAPER	7.0%	2.45 → 3.55	+45%	+1.6 pp	−15%
4	Andhra Paper LimitedANDHRAPAP	6.8%	1.07 → −1.02	to loss	−9.7 pp	−5%
5	Pudumjee Paper Products LimitedPDMJEPAPER	5.0%	3.82 → 1.78	−53%	−4.5 pp	+2%
6	Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers LimitedTNPL	4.8%	−1.07 → 1.17	turned profitable	+3.6 pp	−6%
7	Kuantum Papers LimitedKUANTUM	4.1%	1.38 → 0.66	−52%	−1.5 pp	−8%
8	Satia Industries LimitedSATIA	3.5%	3.16 → −2.45	to loss	−13.1 pp	−13%
9	N R Agarwal Industries LimitedNRAIL	3.2%	9.72 → −0.87	to loss one-off	−4.2 pp	+17%
10	Gloster LtdGLOSTERLTD	3.2%	2.74 → 7.01	+156%	+1.1 pp	−16%
11	PAKKA LIMITEDPAKKA	3.0%	−0.34 → −0.47	loss, bigger	−0.1 pp	−27%
12	Cheviot Company LimitedCHEVIOT	2.9%	49.15 → 25.40	−48%	−3.2 pp	−6%
13	Emami PaperEMAMIPAP	2.5%	1.04 → 1.09	+5%	+0.1 pp	−5%
14	Orient Paper & Industries LimitedORIENTPPR	2.4%	1.60 → −1.44	to loss	−15.0 pp	−11%
15	Shree Rama Newsprint LimitedRAMANEWS	2.0%	−0.70 → −0.69	loss, smaller	0.0 pp	−10%
16	Genus Paper & Boards LimitedGENUSPAPER	1.9%	0.16 → 0.17	+6%	+0.1 pp	−11%
17	Ruchira Papers LimitedRUCHIRA	1.9%	5.69 → 5.09	−11%	−0.4 pp	+2%
18	Shreyans Industries LimitedSHREYANIND	1.4%	12.49 → 1.62	−87%	−3.5 pp	−2%
19	Star Paper Mills LimitedSTARPAPER	1.2%	8.21 → 8.34	+2%	0.0 pp	−6%
20	Magnum Ventures LimitedMAGNUM	0.7%	−2.73 → 0.18	turned profitable	+4.5 pp	−7%
	Sector earnings growth	100%			−54.3 pp

Who joined and who left

0 joined and 0 left the top 20 since Q1 FY26, as market caps moved.

Joined the top 20 since Q1 FY26 0

Nobody joined.

Left the top 20 since Q1 FY26 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%
SESHAPAPER	+2%	−6%	−18%	−35%	−23%	−41%	+63%	−43%	+45%	−17%	+40%	+23%
ANDHRAPAP	−15%	−18%	−53%	−28%	+51%	−72%	−34%	+174%	to loss	turned profitable	−22%	+290%
PDMJEPAPER	+58%	+81%	+17%	−26%	+8%	−34%	−3%	+92%	−53%	+22%	−5%	+71%
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%
SATIA	−43%	−17%	−1%	+30%	−76%	+61%	+79%	−11%	to loss	turned profitable	−79%	to loss
NRAIL	−7%	−17%	−50%	−78%	+145%	+53%	to loss	turned profitable	to loss	turned profitable	−2%	+146%
GLOSTERLTD	outside	outside	outside	to loss	loss, smaller	turned profitable	to loss	turned profitable	+156%	to loss	turned profitable	to loss
PAKKA	−25%	−11%	−19%	+5%	+97%	−54%	−64%	to loss	loss, bigger	turned profitable	−57%	+82%
CHEVIOT	+17%	−9%	−17%	+78%	−28%	−81%	+170%	+209%	−48%	+16%	to loss	turned profitable
EMAMIPAP	+1,132%	+140%	−31%	−53%	−41%	−78%	+132%	+60%	+5%	+158%	+85%	+22%
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
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
GENUSPAPER	+900%	−70%	+167%	+38%	−82%	+200%	+100%	+33%	+6%	−53%	+88%	−7%
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
STARPAPER	−23%	−3%	−3%	−3%	+4%	−47%	−35%	+156%	+2%	−37%	to loss	turned profitable
MAGNUM	+52%	−52%	+407%	to loss	turned profitable	−5%	−36%	to loss	turned profitable	−78%	+1,850%	outside