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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.
ABB India Limited is an India-based technology company that is focused on electrification and automation. The Company's segments include Robotics and Discrete Automation, Motion, Electrification, and Process Automation. Robotics and Discrete Automation segment provides…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, fast-growing business, fairly priced.
ABB India is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a healthy 13.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.73×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 1.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 20%/yr and profit at 108%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 46%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 22.4%. In the latest quarter profit fell 80% versus the prior quarter.
At 86× earnings, the stock sits at the 40th percentile of its own 3.4-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~26%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. 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 | 70.66 | 26.37 | worse |
| P/B | 47.9 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 49.3 | 18.09 | worse |
| ROE | 22.38 | 6.99 | better |
| ROCE | 29.83 | 11.64 | better |
| ROA | 20.64 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.69 | 1.61 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHEL | 50.7 | 5.5 | 10.8% |
| CG Power | 89.3 | 13.9 | 15.7% |
| Hitachi Energy India | 107.7 | 23.9 | 19.1% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 2 financial years shown. 3% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Revenue is outpacing profit (3% vs -11%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 20% to 17% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 21% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 5pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -11% 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. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 11% sequentially — momentum is building.
Profit fell 80% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (12% → 10%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.4y median.
Promoters hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
Produced by a rules-based engine over licensed exchange fundamentals — every sentence above is derived from the numbers shown, no analyst or AI opinion involved. Education and research context, not investment advice. We are not SEBI-registered as an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst.