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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.
ACC Limited is an India-based cement and building materials company engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of cement and cement-related products. It operates through two segments: Cement and Ready-Mix Concrete. Its Cement segment manufactures cement from clinker by mixing…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
ACC is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 8.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT -0.64×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -0.4% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 5%/yr and profit at 34%/yr. Book value has grown 13%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 4.3%. In the latest quarter profit fell 38% versus the prior quarter.
At 11× earnings, the stock sits at the 5th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~13%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The forensic screen raises a red flag: Only ₹0.27 of cash per ₹1 profit over 4 years — earnings not converting to cash.
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 | 26.31 | 12.16 | worse |
| P/B | 1.12 | 1.82 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.71 | 11.78 | better |
| ROE | 4.27 | — | — |
| ROCE | 5.95 | — | — |
| ROA | 3.07 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.66 | 1.02 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultratech Cement | 41.5 | 5.0 | 12.0% |
| Ambuja Cements | 30.7 | 1.6 | 8.0% |
| Shree Cement | 57.0 | 3.8 | 6.6% |
5% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Profit is growing faster than revenue (34% vs 5%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 5% to 8% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 10% — 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. 34% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. 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 fell 19% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
Profit fell 38% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (18% → 3%) — 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 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 56.7% — majority control intact.
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