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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.
Agarwal Industrial Corporation Limited is an India-based integrated petrochemical company. The Company is engaged in the business activities of ancillary infra, which is the manufacturing and trading of bitumen and allied products, logistics of bitumen and liquefied petroleum…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, fairly priced.
Agarwal Inds Corp is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin 2.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 5.39× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 24.8% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -6%/yr and profit at -22%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 20%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 6.3%. In the latest quarter profit fell 34% versus the prior quarter.
At 13× earnings, the stock sits at the 49th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~4%/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.
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 | 14.37 | 29.75 | better |
| P/B | 0.85 | 0.79 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.85 | — | — |
| ROE | 6.32 | 5.95 | better |
| ROCE | 8.04 | 7.08 | better |
| ROA | 3.4 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.84 | 1.61 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Petrochem | 24.4 | 5.1 | 20.8% |
| Savita Oil Techno | 7.9 | 2.0 | 25.7% |
| Styrenix Performance | 13.0 | 2.2 | 16.9% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Revenue is outpacing profit (-6% vs -22%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a -62% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 5% to 3% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 6% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 17pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -23% 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 5.4× 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 rose 6% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (43% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 28% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 34% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (5% → 2%) — 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 57.2% — majority control intact. FIIs trimmed 2.7pp — foreign money is rotating out.
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