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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.
AIA Engineering Limited is engaged in the manufacturing of high chrome mill internals. The Company is engaged in designing and optimizing mill linings for the mineral processing industry. It specializes in the designing, manufacturing and servicing of wear-resistant parts for…
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A decent, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
AIA Engineering is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a fat 25.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.47×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 1.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -2%/yr and profit at 6%/yr. Book value has grown 12%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 14.7%. In the latest quarter profit fell 23% versus the prior quarter.
At 23× earnings, the stock sits at the 1st percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~11%/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 | 23.5 | — | — |
| P/B | 3.45 | 5.05 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.23 | 12.75 | worse |
| ROE | 14.69 | 10.19 | better |
| ROCE | 18.66 | 12.02 | better |
| ROA | 13.58 | 4.74 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 15.71 | 3.69 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Forge | 122.0 | 7.4 | 8.7% |
| PTC Industries | 307.8 | 11.7 | 6.7% |
| Happyforge | 45.2 | 7.0 | 15.4% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (6% vs -2%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 26% to 33% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 16% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
7% 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 0.5× PAT — reported profit isn't translating into cash, raising earnings quality questions. 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 fell 9% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 14% above earlier ones.
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.
Promoter holding at 58.5% — majority control intact.
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