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Century Paper & Board Mills Limited vs Cherat Packaging Limited

Century Paper & Board Mills Limited (CEPB) is worth Rs 10.3 bn at the latest close, 2.2 times the market value of Cherat Packaging Limited (CPPL) at Rs 4.6 bn. In their latest annual results CEPB reported revenue of Rs 38.7 bn (FY2026) and CPPL Rs 15.1 bn (FY2026). Dividend yields: CEPB 0.0%, CPPL 4.3%.

CEPB and CPPL compared
Latest CEPB FY2026 CPPL FY2026
Price Rs 25.52 Rs 94.01
Market value Rs 10.3 bn Rs 4.6 bn
P/E — 7.1×
P/B 0.77× 0.47× (stronger)
Dividend yield 0.0% 4.3% (stronger)
Revenue (latest year) Rs 38.7 bn Rs 15.1 bn
Revenue growth, year on year 3.8% 16.0% (stronger)
Revenue growth, 5 years a year 6.2% (stronger) 6.0%
Profit (latest year) -Rs 58.3 mn Rs 651.0 mn (stronger)
EPS (latest year) Rs -0.15 Rs 13.26
Dividend per share Rs 0.00 Rs 4.00
Net margin -0.2% 4.3% (stronger)
Return on equity -0.4% 6.9% (stronger)
Debt to equity 94.1% 59.6% (stronger)
Current ratio 1.40× 1.88× (stronger)
Dividend streak (years) 0 17 (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 CPPL
Revenue by fiscal year Rs 48 bn CEPB FY2017: Rs 15.4 bn CPPL FY2017: Rs 6.4 bn FY2017 CEPB FY2018: Rs 19.0 bn CPPL FY2018: Rs 7.1 bn FY2018 CEPB FY2019: Rs 22.2 bn CPPL FY2019: Rs 8.1 bn FY2019 CEPB FY2020: Rs 24.3 bn CPPL FY2020: Rs 9.4 bn FY2020 CEPB FY2021: Rs 28.7 bn CPPL FY2021: Rs 11.3 bn FY2021 CEPB FY2022: Rs 39.0 bn CPPL FY2022: Rs 13.5 bn FY2022 CEPB FY2023: Rs 47.7 bn CPPL FY2023: Rs 16.6 bn FY2023 CEPB FY2024: Rs 42.0 bn CPPL FY2024: Rs 13.8 bn FY2024 CEPB FY2025: Rs 37.3 bn CPPL FY2025: Rs 13.0 bn FY2025 CEPB FY2026: Rs 38.7 bn CPPL FY2026: Rs 15.1 bn FY2026
Profit by fiscal year CEPB CPPL
Profit by fiscal year Rs 3 bn -Rs 345 mn CEPB FY2017: Rs 602.2 mn CPPL FY2017: Rs 702.0 mn FY2017 CEPB FY2018: Rs 991.9 mn CPPL FY2018: Rs 711.1 mn FY2018 CEPB FY2019: Rs 884.2 mn CPPL FY2019: Rs 562.9 mn FY2019 CEPB FY2020: Rs 1.5 bn CPPL FY2020: Rs 70.2 mn FY2020 CEPB FY2021: Rs 3.0 bn CPPL FY2021: Rs 855.1 mn FY2021 CEPB FY2022: Rs 2.2 bn CPPL FY2022: Rs 885.5 mn FY2022 CEPB FY2023: Rs 905.0 mn CPPL FY2023: Rs 908.3 mn FY2023 CEPB FY2024: Rs 523.9 mn CPPL FY2024: Rs 885.9 mn FY2024 CEPB FY2025: -Rs 345.4 mn CPPL FY2025: Rs 356.4 mn FY2025 CEPB FY2026: -Rs 58.3 mn CPPL FY2026: Rs 651.0 mn FY2026

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