S Chand delivers best Q4 Working Capital metrics in the company’s history in FY25

S Chand delivers best Q4 Working Capital metrics in the company’s history in FY25

New Delhi, May 26th, 2025. S Chand Publishing, India’s leading education content publisher and book publisher reported its results for the fourth quarter & for the financial year ending 31st March 2025.

HIGHLIGHTS OF FY25 RESULTS

Some of the highlights of the FY25 results are as follows:

Improved Gross Margins by over 500bps in the past 5years,

Improved EBITDA Margins by 590bps in the past 5years,

Consistently generated Operating Cash flows of ~Rs1,000m every year over the past 5 years,

During FY25, delivered EBITDA Margin of 18.8% which is at the higher end of our guided range of 17%-19%,

During FY25, Operating income of Rs798m (Up 65%YoY),

Best Q4 Working Capital Efficiency in the company’s history,

Announces Interim dividend of Rs4/share (vs. Final Dividend of Rs3/share in FY24)

Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Managing Director of S Chand and Company Limited, commented on the successful results and said,

“FY25 sales season saw a relatively minor impact from the new NCERT books based on the NCF syllabus since NCERT books based on the new syllabus were launched for only 2 classes (3rd & 6th) during this year.

Looking ahead, we are quite optimistic for FY26 since CBSE has released a circular in March, 2025 stating that new NCERT books would be launched for 4 Classes –4th,5th, 7th and 8th during the next few months. On back of this development, we expectFY26 and FY27 to see complete adoption of the new syllabus books for the K-12 segment which should strongly support our growth trajectory over the next 2 years.

We are proud to say that we continued to be a net debt-free company at the end of FY25 through consistent efforts on working capital management. Our strategic partnerships and collaborations have allowed us to expand our offerings and meet the changing needs of our customers. Our commitment is to continue this positive trend and enhance our financial position over the long term.”

Mr. Saurabh Mittal, Group CFO of S Chand and Company Limited, commented on the annual results and said,

“Our consolidated revenues reached Rs7,197 million, EBITDA of Rs1,350 million and PAT of Rs602 million. We showed healthy revenue growth and achieved the Highest level of Gross Margins, EBITDA Margins, Operating Income and PAT in the past 5 years. OurOperating income increased to Rs798m (vs. Rs484m in FY24), an increase of 65%YoY.

All this resulted in generation of strong operating cash flows at Rs999m for FY25. We Have increased our dividend to Rs4/share (vs. Rs3/share in FY24) and have remainedNet Debt free at year end with a positive net cash balance of Rs1,036m.

One of the strongest features of the company’s results is our liquidity position and strong cash flows. We remain focused on building sustainable long-term value for all our stakeholders, and we believe that our unwavering commitment towards operational excellence and delivering value to our customers will continue to drive our success in the coming years.”