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Century Paper & Board Mills Limited vs SPEL Limited

Century Paper & Board Mills Limited (CEPB) is worth Rs 10.4 bn at the latest close, 1.4 times the market value of SPEL Limited (SPEL) at Rs 7.5 bn. In their latest annual results CEPB reported revenue of Rs 38.7 bn (FY2026) and SPEL Rs 9.4 bn (FY2026). Dividend yields: CEPB 0.0%, SPEL 2.5%.

CEPB and SPEL compared
Latest CEPB FY2026 SPEL FY2026
Price Rs 26.01 Rs 39.75
Market value Rs 10.4 bn Rs 7.5 bn
P/E — 6.6×
P/B 0.78× (stronger) 1.03×
Dividend yield 0.0% 2.5% (stronger)
Revenue (latest year) Rs 38.7 bn Rs 9.4 bn
Revenue growth, year on year 3.8% (stronger) -2.3%
Revenue growth, 5 years a year 6.2% 17.7% (stronger)
Profit (latest year) -Rs 58.3 mn Rs 1.1 bn (stronger)
EPS (latest year) Rs -0.15 Rs 5.99
Dividend per share Rs 0.00 Rs 1.00
Net margin -0.2% 12.1% (stronger)
Return on equity -0.4% 16.9% (stronger)
Debt to equity 94.1% 12.1% (stronger)
Current ratio 1.40× 2.97× (stronger)
Dividend streak (years) 0 12 (stronger)

Highlighted: the higher figure where higher is usually stronger (growth, margins, returns, yield) or the lower where lower is (P/E, P/B, debt). A highlight is a comparison, not a recommendation.

Revenue by fiscal year CEPB SPEL
Revenue by fiscal year Rs 48 bn CEPB FY2017: Rs 15.4 bn SPEL FY2017: Rs 2.7 bn FY2017 CEPB FY2018: Rs 19.0 bn SPEL FY2018: Rs 3.0 bn FY2018 CEPB FY2019: Rs 22.2 bn SPEL FY2019: Rs 3.4 bn FY2019 CEPB FY2020: Rs 24.3 bn SPEL FY2020: Rs 3.1 bn FY2020 CEPB FY2021: Rs 28.7 bn SPEL FY2021: Rs 4.2 bn FY2021 CEPB FY2022: Rs 39.0 bn SPEL FY2022: Rs 6.3 bn FY2022 CEPB FY2023: Rs 47.7 bn SPEL FY2023: Rs 6.4 bn FY2023 CEPB FY2024: Rs 42.0 bn SPEL FY2024: Rs 7.0 bn FY2024 CEPB FY2025: Rs 37.3 bn SPEL FY2025: Rs 9.6 bn FY2025 CEPB FY2026: Rs 38.7 bn SPEL FY2026: Rs 9.4 bn FY2026
Profit by fiscal year CEPB SPEL
Profit by fiscal year Rs 3 bn -Rs 345 mn CEPB FY2017: Rs 602.2 mn SPEL FY2017: Rs 417.1 mn FY2017 CEPB FY2018: Rs 991.9 mn SPEL FY2018: Rs 344.3 mn FY2018 CEPB FY2019: Rs 884.2 mn SPEL FY2019: Rs 241.2 mn FY2019 CEPB FY2020: Rs 1.5 bn SPEL FY2020: Rs 258.8 mn FY2020 CEPB FY2021: Rs 3.0 bn SPEL FY2021: Rs 460.2 mn FY2021 CEPB FY2022: Rs 2.2 bn SPEL FY2022: Rs 538.9 mn FY2022 CEPB FY2023: Rs 905.0 mn SPEL FY2023: Rs 491.1 mn FY2023 CEPB FY2024: Rs 523.9 mn SPEL FY2024: Rs 641.0 mn FY2024 CEPB FY2025: -Rs 345.4 mn SPEL FY2025: Rs 1.3 bn FY2025 CEPB FY2026: -Rs 58.3 mn SPEL FY2026: Rs 1.1 bn FY2026

Prices at the latest close; financial figures from each company's latest annual report. Information only, not investment advice.