Sandesh Limited (SANDESH) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: ₹6.18B
• Dividend Yield: 0.46%
• Average Volume (3M): 40.00
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 5.3
• Beta (1Y): 0.88
• Revenue Growth: N/A
• EPS Growth: N/A
• Country: IN
• Employees: 451
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Sector Strength: 84
• Industry: Publishing
• EPS (TTM): 50.84
• Shares Outstanding: 7,569,421
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 78
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 40
• PEG Ratio: -0.18
• Price to Book (P/B): 0.62
• Price to Sales (P/S): 2.92
• P/FCF Ratio: 13.05
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: N/A
• 1Y Price Target: N/A
• Price Target Upside: N/A
• Rating Consensus: N/A
• Number of Analyst Covering: 0
• EPS Forecast (FY): N/A
• Revenue Forecast (FY): N/A

• Rating: 67 Neutral
• Price Target: ₹953.00 ▼(-10.52% Downside)
• Action: N/A Date: 01/04/26
• Date: Action: N/A 01/04/26

The score is primarily supported by a highly conservative, low-debt balance sheet and historically solid profitability, but is held back by FY2025 deterioration in revenue, margins, and cash flow. Technicals add further caution due to a weak trend below key moving averages, while valuation is only moderately supportive given a mid-range P/E and low dividend yield.

Positive Factors

Balance sheet strength

The company's virtually debt-free balance sheet provides durable financial flexibility and low solvency risk. This allows Sandesh to fund capex, absorb cyclical ad/circulation shocks, or sustain payouts without reliance on refinancing, supporting multi-month resilience.

Negative Factors

Revenue deterioration

A multi-year top-line decline and a sharp net margin drop in FY2025 suggest weakening core demand or reduced pricing power in print publishing. Persistent revenue contraction undermines scale advantages and may force cost cuts that weaken content investment and competitive position.

Sandesh Limited Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

The Sandesh Limited engages in editing, printing, and publishing newspapers and periodicals in India. It publishes SANDESH, a premier Gujarati daily newspaper; and Sandesh Pratyaksha Panchang, a periodical. The company also operates Sandesh News, ...

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The Sandesh Limited engages in editing, printing, and publishing newspapers and periodicals in India. It publishes SANDESH, a premier Gujarati daily newspaper; and Sandesh Pratyaksha Panchang, a periodical. The company also operates Sandesh News, ...

How the Company Makes Money

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Sandesh Limited Financial Statement Overview

Breakdown	TTM	Mar 2025	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	3.06B	2.87B	3.18B	3.25B	3.06B	2.51B
Gross Profit	1.99B	1.98B	1.94B	1.23B	1.27B	1.99B
EBITDA	590.10M	1.06B	2.48B	1.40B	1.25B	1.25B
Net Income	503.46M	771.22M	1.89B	1.01B	898.25M	899.83M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	15.02B	14.42B	13.49B	11.17B	10.14B	9.64B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	8.86B	8.61B	7.33B	4.24B	2.92B	3.03B
Total Debt	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00M	1.00M
Total Liabilities	891.41M	887.98M	871.43M	622.71M	636.42M	754.30M
Stockholders Equity	14.13B	13.53B	12.62B	10.55B	9.51B	8.89B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	204.59M	642.03M	1.49B	808.63M	217.71M	482.52M
Operating Cash Flow	255.23M	673.75M	1.54B	837.07M	223.24M	487.70M
Investing Cash Flow	-320.48M	-1.09B	-1.30B	-1.06B	326.57M	-404.77M
Financing Cash Flow	-19.61M	-20.96M	-40.41M	-40.34M	-39.85M	-42.46M

Sandesh Limited Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
JAGRAN	76 Outperform	₹13.28B	7.20	―	15.46%	0.72%	-4.52%
SANDHAR	70 Outperform	₹26.37B	24.73	―	0.60%	17.39%	33.63%
SANDESH	67 Neutral	₹6.18B	5.29	―	0.46%	―	―
Sector *	61 Neutral	$18.38B	12.79	-2.54%	3.03%	1.52%	-15.83%
SAREGAMA	59 Neutral	₹61.49B	32.87	―	2.59%	26.97%	8.03%
RAJESHEXPO	52 Neutral	₹23.80B	18.97	―	―	112.02%	244.77%
HMVL	48 Neutral	₹4.13B	142.16	―	―	10.41%	244.34%