Valuation · at the close on 16 Oct 2026

Century Paper & Board Mills Limited (CEPB) valuation

CEPB has no positive earnings to compare its share price with, so P/E is not meaningful. The shares are priced at 0.77× book value (sector median 0.77×). Enterprise value of Rs 22.3 bn is 10.0× EBITDA.

P/E · today

—

FY2026

5-yr average13.7× Sector median11.7×

P/B · today

0.77×

FY2026

5-yr average0.92× Sector median0.77×

EV/EBITDA · today

10.0×

5-yr average6.0× Sector median5.0×

Dividend yield · today

0.0%

FY2026

5-yr average0.4% Payers' median5.9%

Market value Rs 10.3 bn at Rs 25.52. Sector medians use the latest close of 12 Paper, Board & Packaging companies; P/E and P/B only where earnings / book value are positive; the yield median covers dividend payers only. Not investment advice.

Valuation history

At each fiscal year-end price.

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CEPB valuation history (annual) (Rs bn)

Rs bn	FY2026 Jul 2025 – Jun 2026	FY2025 Jul 2024 – Jun 2025	FY2024 Jul 2023 – Jun 2024	FY2023 Jul 2022 – Jun 2023	FY2022 Jul 2021 – Jun 2022	FY2021 Jul 2020 – Jun 2021	FY2020 Jul 2019 – Jun 2020	FY2019 Jul 2018 – Jun 2019	FY2018 Jul 2017 – Jun 2018	FY2017 Jul 2016 – Jun 2017	FY2016 Jul 2015 – Jun 2016	FY2015 Jul 2014 – Jun 2015	FY2014 Jul 2013 – Jun 2014	FY2013 Jul 2012 – Jun 2013	FY2012 Jul 2011 – Jun 2012	FY2011 Jul 2010 – Jun 2011	FY2010 Jul 2009 – Jun 2010	FY2009 Jul 2008 – Jun 2009	FY2008 Jul 2007 – Jun 2008	FY2007 Jul 2006 – Jun 2007
Market capitalisation	12.0	12.5	12.0	11.3	12.5	21.5	10.5	4.6	9.3	14.4	7.7	8.7	6.5	2.9	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.9	3.5	4.0
Enterprise value	24.0	22.8	20.8	21.0	21.8	26.5	16.8	12.7	17.1	22.0	15.1	16.2	13.1	10.7	10.6	11.3	11.8	11.0	12.8	9.8
Share price (period end) Rs	29.87	31.21	29.95	28.24	31.21	53.61	26.19	11.40	23.24	35.88	19.05	21.56	19.51	8.61	4.99	4.05	4.21	3.47	13.16	14.96
P/E (diluted)	—	—	22.97×	12.54×	5.67×	7.28×	6.91×	5.18×	10.15×	26.80×	29.60×	—	15.41×	4.44×	11.19×	74.61×	—	—	125.54×	48.16×
Price to book	0.90×	0.93×	0.88×	0.87×	1.03×	2.09×	1.39×	0.74×	1.68×	3.00×	1.55×	1.88×	1.62×	0.67×	0.48×	0.47×	0.60×	0.50×	1.21×	1.26×
Price to sales	0.31×	0.34×	0.29×	0.24×	0.32×	0.75×	0.43×	0.21×	0.49×	0.94×	0.57×	0.66×	0.45×	0.17×	0.11×	0.09×	0.12×	0.13×	0.81×	1.05×
EV / EBITDA	10.74×	8.55×	5.15×	4.65×	4.35×	4.65×	3.97×	4.23×	5.93×	9.86×	9.08×	11.85×	5.35×	3.57×	4.18×	4.59×	5.97×	23.23×	30.07×	20.44×
EV / Sales	0.62×	0.61×	0.50×	0.44×	0.56×	0.93×	0.69×	0.57×	0.90×	1.43×	1.13×	1.23×	0.89×	0.75×	0.82×	0.96×	1.22×	1.53×	2.93×	2.55×
Dividend yield (gross)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2.1%	1.0%	1.4%	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Free cash flow yield	(13.8%)	(7.0%)	8.0%	(3.2%)	(35.3%)	6.9%	18.4%	(2.4%)	0.4%	4.4%	0.0%	(10.9%)	11.7%	56.4%	68.5%	45.7%	(57.3%)	(83.6%)	(97.8%)	(123.6%)
PEG ratio	—	—	(0.55×)	(0.21×)	(0.22×)	0.08×	0.10×	(1.35×)	0.14×	0.25×	0.15×	—	(0.44×)	0.01×	0.02×	0.70×	—	—	(1.89×)	(0.66×)
P/E (diluted, normalised)	—	—	22.97×	12.54×	5.67×	7.39×	6.91×	5.18×	10.06×	26.39×	29.60×	—	15.41×	4.44×	8.12×	74.61×	—	—	209.66×	48.16×
Price to book — 5-year average	0.92×	1.12×	1.19×	1.22×	1.40×	1.75×	1.60×	1.71×	1.93×	1.72×	1.25×	1.06×	0.81×	0.55×	0.68×	0.88×	1.00×	1.05×	1.15×	1.13×
EV / EBITDA — 5-year average	5.98×	5.15×	4.55×	4.40×	4.56×	5.27×	5.98×	7.46×	7.88×	7.20×	5.97×	5.24×	4.63×	5.30×	7.30×	9.74×	11.48×	30.05×	25.00×	21.67×
Dividend yield — 5-year average	0.4%	0.7%	0.9%	1.2%	1.6%	1.2%	1.0%	0.7%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.3%	2.2%	2.5%	3.6%

CEPB valuation: frequently asked questions

What is CEPB's book value per share? +

Century Paper & Board Mills Limited's book value per share was Rs 33.29 at the end of FY2026. The shares trade at 0.77× book value.

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