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** Shares of JK Paper JKPA.NS down 2.2% to 345.8 rupees

** The paper and packaging board maker's fourth-quarter consol net profit plunges 72.4% to 762 mln rupees ($8.9 mln), net rev down 1.7%

** Profits have been significantly impacted due to surge in imports at low prices and high wood cost - MD Harsh Pati Singhania

** Stock set to snap nine straight sessions of gains

** JKPA extends YTD losses to 17.2%

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May 19 (Reuters) - Indian paper and packaging board maker JK Paper JKPA.NS reported its seventh consecutive quarter of lower profits on Monday, as high prices of wood pressured its margins.

The company's consolidated net profit plummeted 72.4% from a year earlier to 762 million rupees ($8.9 million) for the quarter ended March 31.

Indian paper manufacturers are grappling with the dual pressures of escalating wood prices —a key raw material—and lower-priced imports over recent quarters.

The industry has appealed to the government to restrict low-quality imports and provide support amidst global tariff pressures, particularly from the United States.

"Profits have been significantly impacted due to surge in imports at low prices and high wood cost," Managing Director Harsh Pati Singhania said.

JK Paper's net revenue from operations declined by 1.7% to 16.90 billion rupees, while expenses increased by 10.4% to 16.09 billion rupees, primarily driven by raw material costs.

This resulted in its margins shrinking to 4.7% from 15.2%.

The New Delhi-based company declared a dividend of five rupees per share.

Smaller rival Andhra Paper ANDA.NS posted a near-80% drop in quarterly profit earlier this month, while West Coast Paper Mills WSTC.NS and Emami Paper Mills EMAP.NS are yet to report results.

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(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)

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April 18 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• ANNOUNCES END OF STRIKE AT UNIT CPM

• WORKERS RESUME DUTIES AT JK PAPER UNIT CPM

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** India's paper companies rise; JK Paper JKPA.NS and West Coast Paper Mills WSTC.NS up 3% and 4%, respectively

** ITC ITC.NS acquires Aditya Birla Real Estate's AITE.NS paper and pulp business

** Higher deal valuation, positive industry outlook aiding paper stocks

** Nomura says deal valuation at 35 billion rupees ($409.23 million) is higher than its estimate of 20 billion rupees

** The deal valuation can act as benchmark for future consolidation in the industry, says Sunny Agrawal, head of fundamental equity research at SBICAPS Securities

** The paper business has been in cyclical downturn past two years, but an expected market recovery should improve key performance metrics - Motilal Oswal

** Andhra Paper ANDA.NS jumps 7% and Seshasayee Paper & Boards SSHA.NS up 2%

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JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• JK PAPER LTD - TRADE UNIONS CALL STRIKE AT JK PAPER'S FORT SONGADH UNIT

• JK PAPER LTD - MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES DISRUPTED AT FORT SONGADH UNIT

• JK PAPER LTD - STRIKE EXPECTED TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BY 20%

• JK PAPER LTD - IN DISCUSSIONS WITH TRADE UNIONS TO RESOLVE STRIKE

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Jan 29 (Reuters) - India's JK Paper JKPA.NS reported a fall in profit for a sixth straight quarter on Wednesday, hurt by higher raw material costs and weak pricing power.

The paper and packaging board maker's consolidated net profit tumbled 73% year-on-year to 653.9 million rupees ($7.6 million) for the quarter ended Dec. 31.

Indian paper makers have grappled with cheaper imports and elevated prices of wood - a key raw material - over the past few quarters.

Additionally, these companies have been forced to sell their products at lower prices as demand remains subdued following a post-pandemic surge.

JK Paper's net revenue from operations fell 4.4% to 16.32 billion rupees during the quarter while total expenses rose 5%, led by an 18% jump in raw material costs.

Peer West Coast Paper Mills' WSTC.NS quarterly profit more than halved, hurt by higher costs and cheaper imports.

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(Reporting by Aleef Jahan and Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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** Shares of paper maker JK Paper JKPA.NS rise 3.9% to 472 rupees

** Co approves consolidation of business operations wherein it will merge three of its units with itself

** Also approves acquisition of majority stake in corrugated packaging materials maker Radhesham Wellpack

** JKPA to buy 75,000 or 60% of Radhesham shares at 8,463 rupees per share, with the remaining to be acquired within two years of deal closure

** More than 1.2 mln shares traded, 2x its 30-day avg

** Stock up 16% YTD

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Dec 13 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• JK PAPER LTD - ANNOUNCES SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT TO CONSOLIDATE BUSINESS OPERATIONS

• JK PAPER LTD - APPROVES ACQUISITION OF MAJORITY STAKE IN RADHESHAM WELLPACK

• JK PAPER - THREE WOS OF JKPL WILL BE MERGED WITH JKPL

• JK PAPER - TO BUY 60% OF RWPL UPFRONT, BALANCE 40% WITHIN TWO YRS

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** Shares of JK Paper JKPA.NS fall as much as 6.7% to 426 rupees, their lowest levels since June 12

** Co posted a 57% fall in Q2 profit, marking its fifth straight quarterly profit drop

** Co says profit pulled down by rising prices of wood, a key raw material

** Session's loses trim YTD gains, stock now up 8% so far this year

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BENGALURU, Nov 4 (Reuters) - India's JK Paper JKPA.NS reported a fall in profit for a fifth-straight quarter on Monday, hit by rising prices of wood - a key raw material used to manufacture paper and packaging materials.

The company said its consolidated net profit fell 57% to 1.29 billion rupees ($15.3 million) in the quarter ended Sept. 30.

JK Paper has been grappling with rising wood prices in the last few quarters that have bumped up input costs.

The industry has also struggled with lower selling prices of its products as demand remains subdued following a post-pandemic surge.

The company's expenses rose nearly 15% to 15.70 billion rupees, mainly due a 21% rise in input costs.

Its net revenue rose 2% to 16.83 billion rupees.

JK Paper, which supplies office paper, coated paper, writing and printing paper and packaging boards, has customers in more than 60 countries, according to its website.

Peer Emami Paper Mills EMAP.NS is set to report its quarterly results later this week.

JK Paper's shares closed 2% lower ahead of its results.

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** Shares of JK Paper JKPA.NS down 8.5% at 516 rupees

** Paper manufacturer posted a 54% y/y drop in consol net profit for June-qtr as expenses rose 25%

** JKPA reported fall in profit for the fourth straight quarter

** Stock sees biggest intraday drop since May 2022

** Still, stock up 28% so far in 2024, after dropping a marginal 0.5% in 2023

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BENGALURU, July 24 (Reuters) - Indian paper and packaging board maker JK Paper JKPA.NS reported a fourth straight decline in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by surging costs.

The company's consolidated net profit after tax fell nearly 55% year-on-year to 1.40 billion rupees ($16.7 million) for the quarter ended June 30.

Higher raw material costs led to a 25.1% rise in expenses, pressuring the bottomline, while net revenue rose 8.2% to 17.14 billion rupees.

JK Paper, which supplies office paper, coated paper, writing and printing paper, and packaging boards, has customers in more than 60 countries, according to its website.

A significant drop in market prices coupled with a surge in the cost of wood adversely affected the company's performance during in the first quarter, it said in an exchange filing.

The company's managing director in the previous quarter said that selling prices continued to remain subdued due to rising imports.

Peer Emami Paper Mills EMAP.NS will report its quarterly results next month.

JK Paper's shares ended 1.7% higher ahead of its results.

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(Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

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May 16 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• JK PAPER LTD - DIVIDEND 5 RUPEESPER SHARE

• JK PAPER LTD MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL NET PAT 2.76 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 2.80 BILLION RUPEES

• JK PAPER LTD MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL NET REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 17.19 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 17.19 BILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of paper products maker N R Agarwal Industries NRAI.NS up 4.8%

** Co begins dispatch from duplex board plant in Gujarat

** Stock trading above its 200-day simple moving avg since July 2023, volumes at 1.3x the 30-day avg

** Including session's gains, stock is up ~8%, it surged 35% in 2023, while peer JK Paper JKPA.NS lost 0.6%, Century Textile CNTY.NS gained ~71%

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** Shares of JK Paper JKPA.NS down 4.5% at 395.65 rupees

** Co's Q3 profit fell 28.6% YoY

** Earlier this month, stock went on a three-day losing streak with a ~9% drop

** Stock on track for worst day since Jan 23, if trend holds

** Peer Andhra Paper ANDA.NS posted qtrly profit drop, Emami Paper Mills EMAP.NS reported Dec-qtr profit surge

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BENGALURU, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Paper and packaging board maker JK Paper JKPA.NS reported a plunge in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, hurt by surging input costs.

Consolidated net profit for the three months ended Dec. 31 fell 28.6% year-on-year to 2.35 billion rupees ($28.3 million), its second straight quarterly profit drop.

Input costs for JK Paper ballooned almost 24% to 8.97 billion rupees, echoing a similar rise in expenses for rival paper-maker Andhra Paper ANDA.NS, which reported a 51.5% fall in its profit in the quarter.

The climb in raw material costs led to JK Paper's total expenses climbing nearly 21%, far outweighing a 4% climb in its total income.

Sales of its packaging products, which include boxes and cups for food, beverages and fast-moving consumer goods, rose during the October-November festive season when consumers typically splurge on non-discretionary products.

Still, revenue growth was restrained as elevated inflation levels slowed consumer spending through the last year.

JK Paper's total income growth had slowed to 11.9% in the April-June quarter and 1% in the July-September quarter.

Peer Emami Paper Mills EMAP.NS reported a nearly 28-fold jump in profit, helped by a slump in expenses.

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(Reporting by Manvi Pant and Varun Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)

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Jan 2 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• GETS TAX DEMAND OF 12.2 MILLION RUPES AND PENALTY OF 1.2 MILLION RUPEES

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Jan 1 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• GOT ORDER WITH TAX DEMAND OF 2.8 MILLION RUPEES

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Dec 29 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• RECEIVED ORDER FROM ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, GST & CENTRAL EXCISE, BHUBANESWAR COMMISSIONERATE, ODISHA

• ORDER IMPOSED A PENALTY OF 3.2 MILLION RUPEES FOR FINANCIAL YEARS 2017 -18 TO 2019-20

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Dec 18 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• CO HAS BEEN DISALLOWED INPUT TAX CREDIT OF 3.7 MILLION RUPEES BY GST OFFICE, ODISHA

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** Shares of JK Paper JKPA.NS fall as much as 2.2% to 371.20 rupees

** The paper producer on Tuesday said it has received income tax penalty demand worth 655.6 million rupees ($7.88 million) for the assessment year 2020-21

** Avg rating of three analysts close to equivalent of "hold", median PT is 386 rupees - LSEG data

** Stock down ~9% YTD

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(Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru)

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Nov 21 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• RECEIVED INCOME TAX DEMAND OF 655.6 MILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of paper producer JK Paper JKPA.NS fall as much as 3.2% to 370.05 rupees

** Co reported a near 7% fall in its consolidated PAT Y/Y to 3.02 billion rupees

** Total expenses rose 13.3%, including a near 29% jump in input costs

** Shares currently down 2.2%; down nearly 9% YTD

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Nov 3 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• INDIA'S JK PAPER SEPT-QUARTER CONSOL NET PAT 3.02 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS PROFIT 3.24 BILLION RUPEES

• JK PAPER LTD SEPT-QUARTER CONSOL NET REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 16.50 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 16.44 BILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS up as much as 5.3% to 330 rupees, their highest since June 21

** Paper producer on Monday, after market hours, posted a 17.8% YoY rise in its June qtr consol net profit

** Revenue from ops for the qtr rose ~11% YoY

** Over 732,000 shares change hands by 09:24 a.m. IST, 1.3x the 30-day moving avg

** As of last close, stock down ~23% so far this year

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(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)

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July 24 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL NET PAT 3.09 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 2.62 BILLION RUPEES

• JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL TOTAL INCOME 16.39 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 14.65 BILLION RUPEES

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May 16 (Reuters) - JK Paper Ltd JKPA.NS:

• INDIA'S JK PAPER MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL NET PAT 2.8 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS PROFIT 1.70 BILLION RUPEES

• JK PAPER MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL TOTAL INCOME 17.60 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 13.62 BILLION RUPEES

• FINAL DIVIDEND 4 RUPEES PER SHARE

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