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Sandesh

BSE:526725
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Flawless balance sheet average dividend payer.

The Snowflake is generated from 30 checks in 5 different areas, read more below.
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Last updated 2019/08/17 12:34
Company description

The Sandesh Limited engages in editing, printing, and publishing newspapers and periodicals in India. The last earnings update was 3 days ago. More info.

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  • Sandesh has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
526725 Share Price and Events
7 Day Returns
-2.3%
BSE:526725
3.3%
IN Media
-0.7%
IN Market
1 Year Returns
-34.2%
BSE:526725
-38.5%
IN Media
-12.1%
IN Market
526725 Shareholder Return
  7 Day 30 Day 90 Day 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
Sandesh (526725) -2.3% -6.4% -10.9% -34.2% -30.4% 67.5%
IN Media 3.3% -6.2% -12.2% -38.5% -38.4% -18.2%
IN Market -0.7% -5.7% -4.3% -12.1% 13% 25.2%
1 Year Return vs Industry and Market
  • 526725 outperformed the Media industry which returned -38.5% over the past year.
  • 526725 underperformed the Market in India which returned -12.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
526725
Industry
5yr Volatility vs Market

526725 Value

 Is Sandesh undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?

Value is all about what a company is worth versus what price it is available for. If you went into a grocery store and all the bananas were on sale at half price, they could be considered undervalued.
INTRINSIC VALUE BASED ON FUTURE CASH FLOWS
Here we compare the current share price of Sandesh to its discounted cash flow analysis.value.

The discounted cash flow value is simply looking at what the company is worth today, based on estimates of how much money it is expected to make in the future.
Raw Data

Below are the data sources, inputs and calculation used to determine the intrinsic value for Sandesh.

BSE:526725 Discounted Cash Flow Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
Valuation Model Dividend Discount Model
Dividend Per Share Company Filings (2019-06-30) in INR ₹ 5.000000
Payout Ratio Company Filings (2019-06-30) 587.8%
Discount Rate (Cost of Equity) See below 17.3%
Perpetual Growth Rate 10-Year IN Government Bond Rate 7.6%

An important part of a discounted cash flow is the discount rate, below we explain how it has been calculated.

Calculation of Discount Rate/ Cost of Equity for BSE:526725
Data Point Calculation/ Source Result
Risk-Free Rate 10-Year IN Govt Bond Rate 7.6%
Equity Risk Premium S&P Global 8.6%
Media Unlevered Beta Simply Wall St/ S&P Global 0.75
Re-levered Beta = Unlevered beta (1 + (1- tax rate) (Debt/Equity))
= 0.745 (1 + (1- 35%) (0.08%)) 		1.137
Levered Beta Levered Beta limited to 0.8 to 2.0
(practical range for a stable firm)		 1.14
Discount Rate/ Cost of Equity = Cost of Equity = Risk Free Rate + (Levered Beta * Equity Risk Premium)
= 7.55% + (1.137 * 8.6%) 		17.33%

Discounted Cash Flow Calculation for BSE:526725 using Dividend Discount Model Model

The calculations below outline how an intrinsic value for Sandesh is arrived at by discounting future dividends to their present value. This approach is used for finance firms where free cash flow is difficult to estimate (e.g. Banks/ Insurance firms).

If the firm does not pay the majority of its earnings out as a dividend this method will often arrive at a value significantly lower than the share price.

See our documentation to learn about this calculation.

BSE:526725 Gordon Growth Model
Calculation Result
Value per share = Expected dividends per share / (Discount Rate - Perpetual growth rate)
= ₹5 / (17.33% - 7.55%) 		₹51.13
BSE:526725 Discount to Share Price
Calculation Result
Value per share (INR) From above. ₹51.13
Current discount Discount to share price of ₹596.55
= -1 x (₹596.55 - ₹51.13) / ₹51.13 		-1066.7%

Learn more about our DCF calculations in Simply Wall St’s analysis model .

  • The current share price of Sandesh is above its future cash flow value.
Often investors are willing to pay a premium for a company that has a high dividend or the potential for future growth.
PRICE RELATIVE TO MARKET
We can also value a company based on what the stock market is willing to pay for it. This is similar to the price of fruit (e.g. Mangoes or Avocados) increasing when they are out of season, or how much your home is worth.

The amount the stock market is willing to pay for Sandesh's earnings, growth and assets is considered below, and whether this is a fair price.
Price based on past earnings
Are Sandesh's earnings available for a low price, and how does this compare to other companies in the same industry?
Raw Data
BSE:526725 PE (Price to Earnings) Ratio Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
Earnings Per Share * Company Filings (2019-06-30) in INR ₹80.54
BSE:526725 Share Price ** BSE (2019-08-16) in INR ₹596.55
India Media Industry PE Ratio Median Figure of 27 Publicly-Listed Media Companies 12.58x
India Market PE Ratio Median Figure of 2,785 Publicly-Listed Companies 13.56x

* Trailing twelve months (TTM) annual GAAP earnings per share excluding extraordinary items.

** Primary Listing of Sandesh.

BSE:526725 PE (Price to Earnings) Ratio Calculation
Calculation Outcome
PE Ratio

= BSE:526725 Share Price ÷ EPS (both in INR)

= 596.55 ÷ 80.54

 7.41x

Learn more about our ratios and growth rates in Simply Wall St’s analysis model >

  • Sandesh is good value based on earnings compared to the IN Media industry average.
  • Sandesh is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
Price based on expected Growth
Does Sandesh's expected growth come at a high price?
Raw Data
BSE:526725 PEG (Price to Earnings to Growth) Ratio Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
PE Ratio See PE Ratio Section 7.41x
Net Income Annual Growth Rate See Future Growth Section.
Line of Best Fit* through Consensus Estimate Earnings of 0 Analysts		 16.3%per year
India Media Industry PEG Ratio Median Figure of 12 Publicly-Listed Media Companies 0.84x
India Market PEG Ratio Median Figure of 544 Publicly-Listed Companies 1.09x

*Line of best fit is calculated by linear regression .

Learn more about our ratios and growth rates in Simply Wall St’s analysis model >

  • Unable to calculate PEG ratio for Sandesh, we can't assess if its growth is good value.
Price based on value of assets
What value do investors place on Sandesh's assets?
Raw Data
BSE:526725 PB (Price to Book) Ratio Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
Book Value per Share Company Filings (2019-06-30) in INR ₹964.94
BSE:526725 Share Price * BSE (2019-08-16) in INR ₹596.55
India Media Industry PB Ratio Median Figure of 44 Publicly-Listed Media Companies 1.13x
India Market PB Ratio Median Figure of 3,663 Publicly-Listed Companies 0.87x
BSE:526725 PB (Price to Book) Ratio Calculation
Calculation Outcome
PB Ratio

= BSE:526725 Share Price ÷ Book Value per Share (both in INR)

= 596.55 ÷ 964.94

 0.62x

* Primary Listing of Sandesh.

Learn more about our ratios and growth rates in Simply Wall St’s analysis model >

  • Sandesh is good value based on assets compared to the IN Media industry average.
Show me more potentially undervalued companies in the Media industry
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Value checks
We assess Sandesh's value by looking at:
  1. Is the discounted cash flow value less than 20%, or 40% of the share price? (2 checks) ( Click here or on bar chart for details of DCF calculation. )
  2. Is the PE ratio less than the market average, and/ or less than the Media industry average (and greater than 0)? (2 checks)
  3. Is the PEG ratio within a reasonable range (0 to 1)? (1 check)
  4. Is the PB ratio less than the Media industry average (and greater than 0)? (1 check)
    5. Sandesh has a total score of 3/6, see the detailed checks below.

    Note: We use GAAP Earnings per Share in all our calculations including PE and PEG Ratio.

    Full details on the Value part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

526725 Future Performance

 How is Sandesh expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

  • No analysts cover Sandesh, future earnings growth has been estimated based on fundamentals.
The future performance of a company is measured in the same way as past performance, by looking at estimated growth and how much profit it is expected to make.

Future estimates come from professional analysts. Just like forecasting the weather, they don’t always get it right!
Annual Growth Rate
16.3%
Expected annual growth in earnings.
Earnings growth vs Low Risk Savings
Is Sandesh expected to grow at an attractive rate?
  • Sandesh's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 7.6%.
Growth vs Market Checks
  • Sandesh's earnings growth is positive but not above the India market average.
  • Unable to compare Sandesh's revenue growth to the India market average as no estimate data is available.
Annual Growth Rates Comparison
Raw Data
BSE:526725 Future Growth Rates Data Sources
Data Point Source Value (per year)
BSE:526725 Future Earnings Growth Rate Line of Best Fit* through Consensus Estimate Earnings of 0 Analysts 16.3%
India Media Industry Earnings Growth Rate Market Cap Weighted Average 25.7%
India Media Industry Revenue Growth Rate Market Cap Weighted Average 10%
India Market Earnings Growth Rate Market Cap Weighted Average 17.9%
India Market Revenue Growth Rate Market Cap Weighted Average 11.4%

*Line of best fit is calculated by linear regression .

Industry and Market average data is calculated daily.

Learn more about our growth rate calculations in Simply Wall St’s analysis model.

Analysts growth expectations
Raw Data
BSE:526725 Analysts Growth Expectations Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
Past Financials Company Filings (1 month ago) See Below
Future Estimates Average of up to 0 Analyst Estimates (S&P Global) See Below
All numbers in INR Millions and using Trailing twelve months (TTM) annual period rather than quarterly.
BSE:526725 Future Estimates Data
Date (Data in INR Millions) Revenue Cash Flow Net Income * Avg. No. Analysts
BSE:526725 Past Financials Data
Date (Data in INR Millions) Revenue Cash Flow Net Income *
2019-06-30 4,080 610
2019-03-31 4,389 648
2018-03-31 3,906 775 828
2017-03-31 3,693 983 728

*GAAP earnings excluding extraordinary items.

Super high growth metrics
High Growth Checks
  • Sandesh's earnings are expected to grow by 16.3% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
  • Unable to determine if Sandesh is high growth as no revenue estimate data is available.
Past and Future Earnings per Share
The accuracy of the analysts who estimate the future performance data can be gauged below. We look back 3 years and see if they were any good at predicting what actually occurred. We also show the highest and lowest estimates looking forward to see if there is a wide range.
Raw Data
BSE:526725 Past and Future Earnings per Share
Data Point Source Value
Past Financials Company Filings (1 month ago) See Below
Future Estimates Average of up to 0 Analyst Estimates (S&P Global) See Below

All data from Sandesh Company Filings, last reported 1 month ago, and in Trailing twelve months (TTM) annual period rather than quarterly.

BSE:526725 Future Estimates Data
Date (Data in INR Millions) EPS * EPS High Estimate EPS Low Estimate Avg. No. Analysts
BSE:526725 Past Financials Data
Date (Data in INR Millions) EPS *
2019-06-30 80.54
2019-03-31 85.62
2018-03-31 109.45
2017-03-31 96.19

*GAAP earnings excluding extraordinary items.

Performance in 3 years
In the same way as past performance we look at the future estimated return (profit) compared to the available funds. We do this looking forward 3 years.
  • Unable to establish if Sandesh will efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future without estimates of Return on Equity.
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Future performance checks
We assess Sandesh's future performance by looking at:
  1. Is the annual earnings growth rate expected to beat the low risk savings rate, plus a premium to keep pace with inflation?
  2. Is the annual earnings growth rate expected to beat the average growth rate in earnings of the India market? (1 check)
  3. Is the annual revenue growth rate expected to beat the average growth rate in revenue of the India market? (1 check)
  4. Is the annual earnings growth rate expected to be above 20%? (1 check)
  5. Is the annual revenue growth rate expected to be above 20%? (1 check)
  6. Is the Return on Equity in 3 years expected to be over 20%? (1 check)
Some of the above checks will fail if the company is expected to be loss making in the relevant year.
Sandesh has a total score of 1/6, see the detailed checks below.

Note 1: We use GAAP Net Income Excluding Exceptional Items for our Earnings in all our calculations.

Full details on the Future part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

526725 Past Performance

  How has Sandesh performed over the past 5 years?

The past performance of a company can be measured by how much growth it has experienced and how much profit it makes relative to the funds and assets it has available.
Past earnings growth
Below we compare Sandesh's growth in the last year to its industry (Media).
Past Earnings growth analysis
We also check if the company has grown in the past 5 years, and whether it has maintained that growth in the year.
  • Sandesh's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
  • Sandesh's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
  • Sandesh's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the IN Media industry average.
Earnings and Revenue History
Sandesh's revenue and profit over the past 5 years is shown below, any years where they have experienced a loss will show up in red.
Raw Data

All data from Sandesh Company Filings, last reported 1 month ago, and in Trailing twelve months (TTM) annual period rather than quarterly.

BSE:526725 Past Revenue, Cash Flow and Net Income Data
Date (Data in INR Millions) Revenue Net Income * G+A Expenses R&D Expenses
2019-06-30 4,079.74 609.59
2019-03-31 4,388.66 648.09
2018-03-31 3,906.36 828.42
2017-03-31 3,692.51 728.05
2016-03-31 3,794.25 798.97 4.51
2015-12-31 3,639.36 760.74 242.95
2015-09-30 3,597.02 700.30 260.08
2015-06-30 3,539.23 640.53 260.08
2015-03-31 3,457.18 570.36 260.08
2014-12-31 3,379.66 495.32 248.66
2014-09-30 3,280.47 492.05 248.66
2014-06-30 3,185.76 458.57
2014-03-31 3,140.03 458.07 233.36
2013-12-31 3,216.73 489.99 241.97
2013-09-30 3,162.20 447.57 241.97
2013-06-30 2,844.94 484.71
2013-03-31 3,083.40 576.25 241.98
2012-12-31 3,148.08 529.33 309.96
2012-09-30 2,872.40 546.69 309.96

*GAAP earnings excluding extraordinary items.

Performance last year
We want to ensure a company is making the most of what it has available. This is done by comparing the return (profit) to a company's available funds, assets and capital.
  • Sandesh has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
  • Sandesh used its assets less efficiently than the IN Media industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
  • Sandesh's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
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Past performance checks
We assess Sandesh's performance over the past 5 years by checking for:
  1. Has earnings increased in past 5 years? (1 check)
  2. Has the earnings growth in the last year exceeded that of the Media industry? (1 check)
  3. Is the recent earnings growth over the last year higher than the average annual growth over the past 5 years? (1 check)
  4. Is the Return on Equity (ROE) higher than 20%? (1 check)
  5. Is the Return on Assets (ROA) above industry average? (1 check)
  6. Has the Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) increased from 3 years ago? (1 check)
The above checks will fail if the company has reported a loss in the most recent earnings report. Some checks require at least 3 or 5 years worth of data.
Sandesh has a total score of 1/6, see the detailed checks below.

Note: We use GAAP Net Income excluding extraordinary items in all our calculations.

Full details on the Past part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

526725 Health

 How is Sandesh's financial health and their level of debt?

A company's financial position is much like your own financial position, it includes everything you own (assets) and owe (liabilities).

The boxes below represent the relative size of what makes up Sandesh's finances.

The net worth of a company is the difference between its assets and liabilities.
Net Worth
  • Sandesh is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Sandesh's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
Balance sheet
This treemap shows a more detailed breakdown of Sandesh's finances. If any of them are yellow this indicates they may be out of proportion and red means they relate to one of the checks below.
Assets
Liabilities and shares
The 'shares' portion represents any funds contributed by the owners (shareholders) and any profits.
  • Low level of unsold assets.
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 1122.6x debt.
Historical Debt
Nearly all companies have debt. Debt in itself isn’t bad, however if the debt is too high, or the company can’t afford to pay the interest on its debts this may have impacts in the future.

The graphic below shows equity (available funds) and debt, we ideally want to see the red area (debt) decreasing.

If there is any debt we look at the companies capability to repay it, and whether the level has increased over the past 5 years.
Raw Data

All data from Sandesh Company Filings, last reported 1 month ago.

BSE:526725 Past Debt and Equity Data
Date (Data in INR Millions) Total Equity Total Debt Cash & Short Term Investments
2019-06-30
2019-03-31 7,304.00 3.71 2,914.18
2018-03-31 6,699.65 3.73 2,389.20
2017-03-31 5,913.70 19.89 1,737.12
2016-03-31 5,703.59 142.49 1,139.38
2015-12-31 4,942.10 184.14 761.70
2015-09-30 4,942.10 184.14 761.70
2015-06-30 4,542.72 100.28 326.98
2015-03-31 4,542.72 100.28 326.98
2014-12-31 4,270.88 215.13 166.59
2014-09-30 4,270.88 215.13 166.59
2014-06-30 4,008.80 561.59 380.21
2014-03-31 4,008.80 561.59 380.85
2013-12-31 3,821.63 716.79 290.09
2013-09-30 3,821.63 716.79 290.09
2013-06-30 3,586.19 676.76 273.20
2013-03-31 3,586.19 676.76 273.20
2012-12-31 3,699.46 654.37 142.88
2012-09-30 3,699.46 654.37 142.88
  • Sandesh's level of debt (0.1%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (14% vs 0.1% today).
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (20895.4%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 220.5x coverage).
Show me more healthy companies in the Media industry
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Financial health checks
We assess Sandesh's financial health by checking for:
  1. Are short term assets greater than short term liabilities? (1 check)
  2. Are short term assets greater than long term liabilities? (1 check)
  3. Has the debt to equity ratio increased in the past 5 years? (1 check)
  4. Is the debt to equity ratio over 40%? (1 check)
  5. Is the debt covered by operating cash flow? (1 check)
  6. Are earnings greater than 5x the interest on debt (if company pays interest at all)? (1 check)
    7. Sandesh has a total score of 6/6, see the detailed checks below.
For companies that are loss making and have been so on average in the past we replace the last 2 checks with:
  1. Does cash and short term investments cover stable operating expenses (recurring G&A and R&D) for more than 3 years? (1 check)
  2. Does cash and short term investments cover growing operating expenses (recurring G&A and R&D) for more than 3 years? (1 check)


Full details on the Health part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

526725 Dividends

 What is Sandesh's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividends are regular cash payments to you from the company, similar to a bank paying you interest on a savings account.
Annual Dividend Income
Dividend payments
0.84%
Current annual income from Sandesh dividends.
If you bought ₹2,000 of Sandesh shares you are expected to receive ₹17 in your first year as a dividend.
Dividend Amount
Here we look how much dividend is being paid, if any. Is it above what you can get in a savings account? It is up there with the best dividend paying companies?
  • Sandesh's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.63%).
  • Sandesh's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (2.52%).
Annualized Historical and Future Dividends
It is important to see if the dividend for a company is stable, and not wildly increasing/decreasing each year. This graph shows you the historical rate to count toward your assessment of the stock.

We also check to see if the dividend has increased in the past 10 years.
Raw Data
BSE:526725 Annualized Past and Future Dividends
Data Point Source Value
Past Annualized Dividend Yield S&P Global Market Data See Below
Past Dividends per Share Company Filings/ Annualized Dividend Payments See Below
Future Dividends per Share Estimates Average of up to 0 Analyst Estimates (S&P Global) See Below
India Media Industry Average Dividend Yield Market Cap Weighted Average of 22 Stocks 2.1%
India Market Average Dividend Yield Market Cap Weighted Average of 1441 Stocks 1.5%
India Minimum Threshold Dividend Yield 10th Percentile 0.3%
India Bottom 25% Dividend Yield 25th Percentile 0.6%
India Top 25% Dividend Yield 75th Percentile 2.5%

Industry and Market average data is calculated daily.

Note all dividend per share amounts are annualized and not quarterly or other period.

BSE:526725 Future Dividends Estimate Data
Date (Data in ₹) Dividend per Share (annual) Avg. No. Analysts
BSE:526725 Past Annualized Dividends Data
Date (Data in ₹) Dividend per share (annual) Avg. Yield (%)
2019-02-13 5.000 0.727
2018-02-12 5.000 0.556
2017-03-16 5.000 0.521
2016-03-09 5.000 0.593
2015-09-30 4.000 0.513
2014-09-29 4.000 0.748
2013-09-05 4.000 1.359
2012-08-09 3.500 1.255
2012-06-14 3.500 1.389
2011-08-05 4.000 1.530
2010-04-20 3.000 1.185
2010-04-15 3.000 1.282
2009-08-07 3.000 1.538

Learn more about our ratios and growth rates in Simply Wall St’s analysis model >

  • Dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to shareholders
What portion of Sandesh's earnings are paid to the shareholders as a dividend.
  • Dividends paid are thoroughly covered by earnings (16.1x coverage).
Future Payout to shareholders
  • Insufficient estimate data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be sustainable.
Show me more dividend paying companies in the Media industry
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Income/ dividend checks
We assess Sandesh's dividend by checking for:
  1. Firstly is the company paying a notable dividend (greater than 0.3%) - if not then the rest of the checks are ignored.
  2. Is current dividend yield above the bottom 25% of dividend payers? (1 check)
  3. Is current dividend yield above the top 25% of dividend payers? (1 check)
  4. Have they paid a dividend for 10 years, and during this period has the dividend been volatile (drop of more than 25%)? (1 check)
  5. If they have paid a dividend for 10 years has it increased in this time? (1 check)
  6. How sustainable is the dividend, can Sandesh afford to pay it from its earnings today and in 3 years (Payout ratio less than 90%)? (2 checks)
    7. Sandesh has a total score of 4/6, see the detailed checks below.


Full details on the Dividends part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

526725 Management

 What is the CEO of Sandesh's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?

Management is one of the most important areas of a company. We look at unreasonable CEO compensation, how long the team and board of directors have been around for and insider trading.
CEO
Falgunbhai Patel
COMPENSATION ₹64,500,000
AGE 63
TENURE AS CEO 41.6 years
CEO Bio

Mr. Falgunbhai Chimanbhai Patel, B.Com, M.B.A. (USA), serves as Chairman of The Sandesh Limited and has been its Managing Director since 1978. Mr. Chimanbhai has been an Executive Director of The Sandesh Limited since 1974.

CEO Compensation
  • Falgunbhai's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
  • Falgunbhai's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.
Management Team

Falgunbhai Patel

TITLE
Chairman & MD
COMPENSATION
₹65M
AGE
63
TENURE
41.6 yrs

Parthivbhai Patel

TITLE
MD & Executive Director
COMPENSATION
₹65M
AGE
37

Yogesh Chandulal Jani

TITLE
Whole Time Director
COMPENSATION
₹786K
AGE
69

Sanjay Tandon

TITLE
Chief Financial Officer

Dhaval Pandya

TITLE
Compliance Officer & Company Secretary
Board of Directors Tenure

Average tenure and age of the Sandesh board of directors in years:

13.7
Average Tenure
66
Average Age
  • The average tenure for the Sandesh board of directors is over 10 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced board.
Board of Directors

Falgunbhai Patel

TITLE
Chairman & MD
COMPENSATION
₹65M
AGE
63

Parthivbhai Patel

TITLE
MD & Executive Director
COMPENSATION
₹65M
AGE
37
TENURE
17.4 yrs

Yogesh Chandulal Jani

TITLE
Whole Time Director
COMPENSATION
₹786K
AGE
69
TENURE
4 yrs

Sudhirbhai Nanavati

TITLE
Non-Executive Independent Director
COMPENSATION
₹8K
AGE
72
TENURE
18.6 yrs

Mukesh Patel

TITLE
Non-Executive Independent Director
AGE
65
TENURE
14.4 yrs

Pannaben Patel

TITLE
Non-Executive Director
AGE
67
TENURE
8.8 yrs

Shreyasbhai Pandya

TITLE
Non-Executive Independent Director
AGE
67
TENURE
13.7 yrs

Sandeepbhai Singhi

TITLE
Non-Executive Independent Director
COMPENSATION
₹3K
AGE
53
TENURE
6.8 yrs
Who owns this company?
Recent Insider Trading
  • No 3 month open market individual insider trading information.
Recent Insider Transactions
Announced Type Name Entity Role Start End Shares Max Price (₹) Value (₹)
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Management checks
We assess Sandesh's management by checking for:
  1. Is the CEO's compensation unreasonable compared to market cap? (1 check)
  2. Has the CEO's compensation increased more than 20% whilst the EPS is down more then 20%? (1 check)
  3. Is the average tenure of the management team less than 2 years? (1 check)
  4. Is the average tenure of the board of directors team less than 3 years? (1 check)
    5. Sandesh has a total score of 0/6, this is not included on the snowflake, see the detailed checks below.


Note: We use the top 6 management executives and board members in our calculations.

Note 2: Insider trading include any internal stakeholders and these transactions .

Full details on the Management part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

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526725 Company Info

Description

The Sandesh Limited engages in editing, printing, and publishing newspapers and periodicals in India. It publishes SANDESH, a premier Gujarati daily newspaper; Stree, a magazine; Sandesh Pratyaksha Panchang, a periodical; and Agro Sandesh, a weekly newspaper for the rural community of Gujarat covering the farming, dairy, and co-operative sectors. The company also operates Sandesh News, a Gujarati news channel; Spotlight, an out of home media solution; and a Gujarati news app. In addition, it is involved in the real estate and finance businesses. The company was founded in 1923 and is based in Ahmedabad, India.

Details
Name: The Sandesh Limited
526725
Exchange: BSE
Founded: 1923
₹4,515,538,097
7,569,421
Website: http://sandesh.com
Address: The Sandesh Limited
Sandesh Bhavan,
Lad Society Road,
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat, 380054,
India
Listings
Exchange Symbol Ticker Symbol Security Exchange Country Currency Listed on
BSE 526725 Equity Shares Mumbai Stock Exchange IN INR 26. Nov 2002
NSEI SANDESH Equity Shares National Stock Exchange of India IN INR 26. Nov 2002
Number of employees
Current staff
Staff numbers
0
Sandesh employees.
Industry
Publishing
Media
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Area Date (UTC time)
Company Analysis updated: 2019/08/17 12:34
End of day share price update: 2019/08/16 00:00
Last estimates confirmation: 2018/05/28
Last earnings filing: 2019/08/14
Last earnings reported: 2019/06/30
Last annual earnings reported: 2019/03/31


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