Last close · 16 Oct 2026
Rs 8.85 -0.56%
Valuation · at the close on 16 Oct 2026
Merit Packaging Limited (MERIT) valuation
At Rs 8.85 (close on 16 Oct 2026) MERIT trades at 14.3× earnings (FY2026), above the Paper, Board & Packaging median of 8.8×. The shares are priced at 0.74× book value (sector median 0.78×).
- P/E · today
- 14.3×
- FY2026
- 5-yr average— Sector median8.8×
- P/B · today
- 0.74×
- FY2026
- 5-yr average0.90× Sector median0.78×
- EV/EBITDA · today
- —
- 5-yr average18.3× Sector median5.0×
- Dividend yield · today
- 0.0%
- FY2026
- 5-yr average0.0% Payers' median5.8%
Market value Rs 1.8 bn at Rs 8.85. 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.
| Rs mn | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation | 2,021.6 | 2,773.4 | 2,597.5 | 1,759.6 | 1,757.6 |
| Enterprise value | 2,552.5 | 4,048.3 | 3,647.6 | 4,096.4 | 4,302.0 |
| Share price (period end) Rs | 10.11 | 13.87 | 12.99 | 8.80 | 8.79 |
| P/E (diluted) | 16.35× | — | — | — | — |
| Price to book | 0.84× | 1.22× | 0.89× | 0.60× | 1.09× |
| Price to sales | 0.59× | 0.53× | 0.39× | 0.28× | 0.31× |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | 8.36× | 9.41× | 14.20× |
| EV / Sales | 0.74× | 0.77× | 0.55× | 0.65× | 1.03× |
| Dividend yield (gross) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | (11.6%) | (3.2%) | (6.1%) | 13.7% | (22.9%) |
| PEG ratio | 0.14× | — | — | — | — |
| P/E (diluted, normalised) | 16.35× | — | — | — | — |
| Price to book — 5-year average | 0.90× | 1.10× | 1.15× | 1.52× | 1.92× |
| EV / EBITDA — 5-year average | 18.28× | 20.03× | 21.02× | 37.25× | 61.85× |
| Dividend yield — 5-year average | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
MERIT valuation: frequently asked questions
What is MERIT's P/E ratio?
At the closing price of Rs 8.85 on 16 Oct 2026, MERIT trades at a P/E of 14.3× based on EPS of Rs 0.62 (FY2026).
What is MERIT's book value per share?
Merit Packaging Limited's book value per share was Rs 11.97 at the end of FY2026. The shares trade at 0.74× book value.
Information only, not investment advice.