Genus Paper & Boards

What Genus Paper & Boards does

Genus Paper & Boards is an India-based, publicly listed (NSE: GENUSPAPER) manufacturer of kraft paper, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Moradabad. The company operates an industrial-scale paper manufacturing business, reporting standalone annual sales of Rs 939.97 crore for the fiscal year ended March 2026, a 10.70% year-over-year increase. Net profit for the same period was Rs 14.58 crore, an 80.45% surge versus the prior year, while Q4 FY2026 standalone sales reached Rs 226.09 crore with net profit of Rs 3.80 crore. The company employs between 501 and 1,000 people, consistent with mid-scale kraft paper mill operations.

The company's revenue model is built on the manufacture and sale of paper and board products, classified as a one-time-license transaction type in available data. Underlying production technology, proprietary process features, and capacity specifications are not publicly disclosed. No product mix breakdown by grade, customer end-market, or geographic split of sales is available, leaving the precise commercial positioning within the Indian kraft paper and packaging value chain undocumented. Leadership is anchored by Managing Director & CEO Mr. Kailash Chandra Agarwal.

Genus Paper & Boards serves the Indian paper and packaging market, where kraft paper is a primary input for corrugated boxes, industrial wrapping, and packaging converters supplying FMCG, e-commerce, and manufacturing end-customers. The Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) location places operations in a key North Indian industrial region with reasonable proximity to packaging demand centers in the National Capital Region. The company's public listing provides capital market access, though the absence of disclosed M&A activity, capacity expansion announcements, new product launches, partnership formations, or geographic extensions limits the visibility of offensive strategic moves beyond organic operational scaling.

Name

Genus Paper & Boards

Website

https://genuspaper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Genus Paper & Boards is a publicly listed Indian manufacturer of kraft paper, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Moradabad, serving the paper and packaging value chain with FY2026 sales of Rs 939.97 crore.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Moradabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Paper and Boards Sales: Genus Paper & Boards generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of paper and board products. The company reported annual sales of Rs 939.97 crore for fiscal year 2026.

Core offering

Genus Paper & Boards manufactures and sells kraft paper and paper boards for industrial packaging and commercial applications. The company operates its manufacturing facility in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, and supplies packaging-grade paper products to converters and other industrial buyers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kraft Paper Kraft paper manufactured for industrial packaging buyers, converters, and corrugated box manufacturers. Produced at the company's Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh facility.
• Paper Boards Paper board products manufactured for industrial and commercial packaging applications, sold to industrial buyers and converters.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Pudumjee Paper Products Limited: Indian specialty paper manufacturer producing tissue, hygiene, and specialty converted paper products. Comparable to Genus in being a domestic paper manufacturer, but with focus on specialty/converted grades rather than industrial kraft.

Direct peers

• NR Agarwal Industries Limited: Indian manufacturer of kraft paper and packaging paper for industrial use. Highly comparable to Genus — both focus on kraft paper production for domestic corrugating and packaging end uses, making this the closest competitor in product mix.
• Orient Paper & Industries Limited: Indian pulp and paper manufacturer producing writing/printing paper and paperboard. Comparable to Genus as a domestic paper manufacturer with overlapping customer segments in Indian packaging and printing markets.
• Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL): Indian integrated paper and newsprint manufacturer with packaging board capacity. Comparable to Genus as a domestic paper manufacturer with diversified paper grades serving Indian industrial and packaging customers.
• JK Paper Limited: One of India's largest paper manufacturers producing office, printing, and packaging paper. Directly comparable to Genus as a listed Indian paper manufacturer serving similar end markets with overlapping product categories.
• Star Paper Mills Limited: Indian paper manufacturer producing writing, printing, and packaging grades. Comparable to Genus as a domestic paper producer serving Indian converters and packaging customers.
• West Coast Paper Mills Limited: Large Indian integrated paper manufacturer producing writing, printing, and industrial paper grades including kraft. Comparable to Genus as a domestic paper producer serving Indian converters and corrugators, though significantly larger in scale and more vertically integrated.
• Seshasayee Paper Mills Limited: Indian paper manufacturer producing writing, printing, and packaging paper. Comparable to Genus as a domestic paper producer serving Indian converters, with overlapping industrial paper grades.
• Andhra Paper Mills Limited: Indian manufacturer of writing, printing, and packaging paper products. Comparable to Genus as a domestic paper producer serving similar end markets in India.

Broad incumbents

• International Paper APPM Limited: Indian subsidiary of global paper major International Paper, historically producing writing, printing, and industrial paper in India. Although operations have been restructured, it represents a broad incumbent in the same industry with overlap in industrial paper end markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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