---
title: "Todays Writing Instruments Ltd (TODAYS) — Share Price, Financials & Analysis"
symbol: "TODAYS"
company: "Todays Writing Instruments Ltd"
canonical: "https://tapetide.com/stocks/TODAYS"
generated_at: "2026-10-13T11:00:45.886Z"
---

# Todays Writing Instruments Ltd (TODAYS)

Canonical page: https://tapetide.com/stocks/TODAYS

## Company

- **Stock Type:** EQUITY
- **Face Value:** ₹10
- **F&O Eligible:** No
- **Website:** todays.co.in

## About

Todays Writing Instruments Limited is engaged in manufacturing of pens and trading in wholesale stationery items. The Company's segments include writing instrument and stationeries segment.

## Latest Price

## Key Insights

### Weaknesses

- Company has low interest coverage ratio.
- The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -13.2% over past five years.

## Growth Rates

| Metric | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| net income growth | 3% | — | 12% |
| revenue growth | -60% | -18% | -13% |

## Financial Statements

### Quarterly Results

All figures in ₹ crore unless the row name says otherwise.

| Item | Sep 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 13.03 | 13.4 | 12.68 | 15.69 | 21.97 | 13.43 | 8.59 | 9.54 | 8.03 | 5.92 | 4.59 | 2.76 |
| Expenses | 13.4 | 13.12 | 14.8 | 14.94 | 17.27 | 14.02 | 9.08 | 10.36 | 11.38 | 7.07 | 13.83 | 4.33 |
| Operating Profit | -0.37 | 0.28 | -2.12 | 0.75 | 4.7 | -0.59 | -0.49 | -0.82 | -3.35 | -1.15 | -9.24 | -1.57 |
| OPM % | -2.84 | 2.09 | -16.72 | 4.78 | 21.39 | -4.39 | -5.7 | -8.6 | -41.72 | -19.43 | -201.31 | -56.88 |
| Other Income | 0.61 | 0.1 | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.29 | 0.41 | -0.55 | 0.04 | 0.46 | -3.71 | 16.2 | 0 |
| Interest | 2.62 | 2.67 | 3.69 | 2.52 | 2 | 2.32 | 3.17 | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.53 | 3.18 | 2.24 |
| Depreciation | 0.71 | 0.25 | 0.57 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| Profit before tax | -3.09 | -2.54 | -5.92 | -1.66 | 2.53 | -2.96 | -4.67 | -3.51 | -5.61 | -7.86 | 3.31 | -4.28 |
| Tax % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Profit | -3.09 | -2.54 | -5.92 | -1.66 | 2.53 | -2.96 | -15.55 | -3.51 | -5.61 | -7.85 | 3.31 | -4.28 |
| EPS in Rs | -2.41 | -1.98 | -4.62 | -1.3 | 1.97 | -2.31 | -12.14 | -2.74 | -4.38 | -6.13 | 2.58 | -3.34 |

### Profit & Loss

All figures in ₹ crore unless the row name says otherwise.

| Item | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | TTM |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 254 | 61 | 63 | 55 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 27 | 21 |
| Expenses | 277 | 60 | 74 | 156 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 30 | 37 |
| Operating Profit | -23 | 1 | -12 | -101 | -4 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -15 |
| OPM % | -9 | 2.3 | -18 | -186 | -9 | -0.5 | -5 | -4.4 | -10 | -72 |
| Other Income | 1 | -14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Interest | 13 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Depreciation | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Profit before tax | -41 | -38 | -32 | -120 | -16 | -5 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -14 |
| Tax % | -24 | -10 | 9 | -15 | -9 | 0 | 68 | 83 | 109 | — |
| Net Profit | -31 | -35 | -34 | -101 | -14 | -5 | -23 | -24 | -21 | -14 |
| EPS in Rs | -24.12 | -26.96 | -26.85 | -79.1 | -11.08 | -3.72 | -17.66 | -18.75 | -16.29 | -11.27 |
| Dividend Payout % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |

### Balance Sheet

All figures in ₹ crore unless the row name says otherwise.

| Item | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Equity Capital | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Reserves | 68 | 39 | 5 | -30 | -131 | -145 | -150 | -173 | -197 | -218 |
| Borrowings | 118 | 157 | 165 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 140 | 139 | 135 | 135 |
| Other Liabilities | 33 | 26 | 26 | 60 | 73 | 87 | 87 | 98 | 103 | 116 |
| Total Liabilities | 232 | 235 | 209 | 192 | 104 | 104 | 90 | 76 | 54 | 46 |
| Fixed Assets | 29 | 49 | 45 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| CWIP | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Assets | 190 | 180 | 160 | 150 | 70 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 28 | 21 |
| Total Assets | 232 | 235 | 209 | 192 | 104 | 104 | 90 | 76 | 54 | 46 |

### Cash Flow

All figures in ₹ crore unless the row name says otherwise.

| Item | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cash from Operating Activity | -72 | -22 | -6 | 5 | 22 | 0 | -17 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -11 | -15 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | 48 | 36 | 9 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 4 | -12 | -10 | -11 |
| Net Cash Flow | -34 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | -11 | -3 | -4 | 0 |
| Free Cash Flow | -83 | -37 | -9 | 4 | 22 | 0 | -17 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| CFO/OP | -233 | 94 | -440 | -45 | -22 | -6 | 6704 | -344 | -267 | -385 |

### Ratios

| Item | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Debtor Days | 134 | 110 | 311 | 269 | 32 | 39 | 57 | 44 | 9 | 23 |
| Inventory Days | 151 | 72 | 552 | 471 | 22 | 55 | 65 | 84 | 67 | 99 |
| Days Payable | 50 | 30 | 191 | 182 | 89 | 230 | 232 | 257 | 189 | 344 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 234 | 152 | 671 | 557 | -35 | -136 | -110 | -129 | -113 | -222 |
| Working Capital Days | 270 | 209 | 726 | 551 | -118 | -172 | -501 | -554 | -622 | -1310 |
| ROCE % | 16 | -13 | -2 | -12 | -133 | -18 | 9 | — | — | — |

## Shareholding Pattern

### annual

| Category | Mar 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Promoters | 12.42% | 12.42% |
| DIIs | 2.76% | 2.76% |
| Public | 84.82% | 84.82% |
| No. of Shareholders | 7236 | 7202 |

### Quarterly

| Category | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Promoters | 12.42% | 12.42% | 12.42% | 12.42% | 12.42% | 12.42% |
| DIIs | 2.76% | 2.76% | 2.76% | 2.76% | 2.76% | 2.76% |
| Public | 84.82% | 84.82% | 84.82% | 84.82% | 84.82% | 84.82% |
| No. of Shareholders | 7297 | 7267 | 7278 | 7236 | 7202 | 7202 |

## Technical Indicators

Derived from daily closing prices and recomputed each trading session; values move with the market.

- **Overall Signal:** Strong Sell
- **Buy / Neutral / Sell:** 2 / 6 / 11

### Moving Averages — summary: **Strong Sell**

| Indicator | Value | Signal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SMA (10) | 85.4 | Sell |
| EMA (10) | 85.21 | Sell |
| SMA (20) | 87.46 | Sell |
| EMA (20) | 87.27 | Sell |
| SMA (50) | 93.92 | Sell |
| EMA (50) | 94.2 | Sell |
| SMA (100) | 108.23 | Sell |
| EMA (100) | 105.41 | Sell |
| SMA (200) | 122.21 | Sell |
| EMA (200) | 135 | Sell |

### Oscillators — summary: **Buy**

| Indicator | Value | Signal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RSI (14) | 40.3 | Neutral |
| MACD (12,26,9) | -2.95 | Buy |
| Stochastic (14,3,3) | 33.29 | Neutral |
| ADX (14) | 25.09 | Buy |
| Williams %R (14) | -66.24 | Neutral |
| ATR (14) | 5.65 | High Volatility |
| ROC (12) | -4.83 | Sell |
| Stoch RSI (14) | 52.24 | Neutral |
| UO (7,14,28) | 44.04 | Neutral |

## Filings & Documents

### Other Documents

| Date | Document |
| --- | --- |
| 2019-01-09 | [Appointment of Vishal Bidawatjika as Liquidator for Todays Writing Instruments Ltd (In Liquidation)](https://www.bseindia.com/stockinfo/AnnPdfOpen.aspx?Pname=2AAE6769_E111_4194_806B_E10825B6F84C_195007.pdf) |
| 2019-01-09 | [Appointment of Vishal Bidawatjika as Liquidator for Todays Writing Instruments Ltd (In Liquidation)](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/CorpAttachment/2019/1/2AAE6769_E111_4194_806B_E10825B6F84C_195007.pdf) |
| 2018-03-06 | [Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011](https://www.bseindia.com/stockinfo/AnnPdfOpen.aspx?Pname=75B1F784_B430_4012_8E19_C6B00AEBE900_122312.pdf) |
| 2018-03-06 | [Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/CorpAttachment/2018/3/75B1F784_B430_4012_8E19_C6B00AEBE900_122312.pdf) |
| 2018-03-05 | [Disclosures under Reg. 29(1) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011](https://www.bseindia.com/stockinfo/AnnPdfOpen.aspx?Pname=412B649F_BED5_4FB5_A191_6E5DFECCCF5E_155724.pdf) |
| 2018-03-05 | [Disclosures under Reg. 29(1) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/CorpAttachment/2018/3/412B649F_BED5_4FB5_A191_6E5DFECCCF5E_155724.pdf) |
| 2018-01-03 | [Updates](https://www.bseindia.com/stockinfo/AnnPdfOpen.aspx?Pname=f2cf59ee-9f06-4803-a7e3-26d32eec871b.pdf) |
| 2018-01-03 | [Updates](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/CorpAttachment/2018/1/f2cf59ee-9f06-4803-a7e3-26d32eec871b.pdf) |
| 2017-12-14 | [Updates](https://www.bseindia.com/stockinfo/AnnPdfOpen.aspx?Pname=1c5f2546-f254-44a2-ac43-6e5baec7e621.pdf) |
| 2017-12-14 | [Updates](https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/CorpAttachment/2017/12/1c5f2546-f254-44a2-ac43-6e5baec7e621.pdf) |

### Annual Reports

| Date | Document |
| --- | --- |
| Mar 2017 | [Annual Report 2017](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/531830/5318300317.pdf) |
| Mar 2016 | [Annual Report 2016](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/531830/5318300316.pdf) |
| Mar 2015 | [Annual Report 2015](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/531830/5318300315.pdf) |
| Mar 2014 | [Annual Report 2014](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/531830/5318300314.pdf) |
| Mar 2013 | [Annual Report 2013](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/531830/5318300313.pdf) |
| 2013 | [Annual Report 2013](https://archives.nseindia.com/annual_reports/AR_1758_TODAYS_2012_2013_16092013145212.zip) |
| Mar 2012 | [Annual Report 2012](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/531830/5318300312.pdf) |
| 2012 | [Annual Report 2012](https://archives.nseindia.com/annual_reports/AR_TODAYS_2011_2012_14092012110832.zip) |
| Mar 2011 | [Annual Report 2011](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/531830/5318300311.pdf) |
| Mar 2010 | [Annual Report 2010](https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/531830/5318300310.pdf) |

### Credit Rating Reports

| Date | Document |
| --- | --- |
| 2011-12-28 | Credit rating update — CRISIL |

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