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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.
Aakash Exploration Services Limited is an India-based company, which provides services for oil and gas exploration. The Company operates through the manufacture of Refined Petroleum Products segment. It provides its services to M/S Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, fast-growing business.
AAKASH EXPLORATION is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 6.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.64× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -0.2% of its market value.
Over the last 1 years revenue compounded at -1%/yr and profit at 37%/yr. Book value has grown 12%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 8.7%. In the latest quarter profit grew 136% versus the prior quarter.
It trades at 17× earnings. Today's price implies ~7%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
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| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 16.78 | 25.35 | better |
| P/B | 1.42 | 3.99 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 6 | 16.22 | better |
| ROE | 8.72 | 14.01 | worse |
| ROCE | 12.27 | 13.8 | worse |
| ROA | 5.86 | 9.08 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.21 | 3.38 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin OFF ENT (ind) L | 33.9 | 6.5 | 19.3% |
| Jindal Drilling Industries | 7.8 | 0.8 | 11.6% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (37% vs -1%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +37% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 7% to 9% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 11% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (37% vs -98%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -98% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
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. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 19% below earlier ones.
Profit jumped 136% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly margins are compressing (11% → 1%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoters hold 66.5% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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