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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
20 Microns Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in business of manufacturing and selling of industrial micronized minerals and specialty chemicals. The Company manufactures and supplies a wide range of micronized minerals, white minerals, and specialty…
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A high-quality, steadily growing business, reasonably priced.
20 MICRONS is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 6.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.55× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 11.3% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 11%/yr and profit at 17%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 18%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 12.5%. In the latest quarter profit fell 23% versus the prior quarter.
At 10× earnings, the stock sits at the 20th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-1%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.11 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.26 | 6.21 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.83 | 4.31 | worse |
| ROE | 12.52 | — | — |
| ROCE | 15.6 | 6.73 | better |
| ROA | 8.06 | 1.68 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.27 | 4.5 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal India | 7.3 | 1.9 | 26.2% |
| Lloyds Metals | 18.6 | 6.2 | 32.3% |
| NMDC | 8.3 | 1.8 | 21.9% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 11% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (17% vs 11%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 9% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 14% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 17% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Cash conversion at 1.6× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating.
Profit fell 23% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 45.0% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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