West Coast Paper Mills Limited
Valuation (84/100) does the heavy lifting; quality (45/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneStocksWizard rates West Coast Paper Mills Limited a Buy, scoring 69/100 on our blended model. At ₹569.5 it trades below our blended DCF and relative-multiples fair value of ₹733.66, about 29% upside to that estimate — we read it as undervalued by 29%. On 21.7x trailing earnings it sits roughly in line with the Basic Materials median of about 22.2x. It's trading right at its 52-week high of ₹581.7. Financial health scores 51/100, in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9. It clears 10 of 13 investability checks, with durability 45, valuation 70 and momentum 84 on our 0–100 scales.
Analysis by Ankit Sharma · StocksWizard's own estimates from end-of-day public data — see how we calculate them. For information only, not investment advice.
With a 20% margin of safety, our buy-below price is ₹586.93.
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-2.10% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Buy69Piotroski F-score 5/9 — quality of earnings & balance sheet.
Our scores
Durability rewards strong, low-debt, profitable businesses; Valuation rewards stocks cheap vs their sector; Momentum rewards strong price trends.
Investability checklist
- Fail: ROE above 15%: 3.8%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.08x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Pass: Revenue growth > 10%: 19%
- Pass: Earnings growing: 18%
- Fail: Net margin ≥ 10%: 3.5%
- Pass: Current ratio > 1.5: 3.42
- Pass: Below our fair value
- Pass: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Pass: Above 200-day average
- Pass: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Pass: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 3.05
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 5/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter59.9%
- Institutions15.2%
- Public & other24.8%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
- Trading near its 52-week high.
- Financially solid — Altman Z 3.05.
Opportunities
- Earnings growing (18% YoY).
- Revenue growing (19% YoY).
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
- Trades ~29% below our estimated fair value.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Low return on equity (3.8%).
About West Coast Paper Mills Limited
West Coast Paper Mills Limited manufactures and sells pulp, paper, and paperboard products in India and internationally through its Paper and Paperboard segment, offering printing and writing paper, machine-glazed paper and boards, security grades, cup stock, coated duplex boards, and business stationery under the WESCO brand. The company also operates an Optic Fibre Cable segment that manufactures and sells optical fiber cables.
West Coast Paper Mills Limited — frequently asked questions
Is West Coast Paper Mills Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates West Coast Paper Mills Limited (WSTCSTPAPR) a Buy, based on a blended score of 69/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is West Coast Paper Mills Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates West Coast Paper Mills Limited's fair value at about ₹733.66, versus a current price of ₹569.5 — roughly 29% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 29%.
Is West Coast Paper Mills Limited financially healthy?
West Coast Paper Mills Limited scores 51/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9.
How has West Coast Paper Mills Limited's share price performed?
West Coast Paper Mills Limited is up 15% over three months, and last traded at ₹569.5. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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