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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.
Amber Enterprises India Limited is engaged in the manufacturing of consumer durable products. The Company is a manufacturer of room air conditioners and its components for the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) /original design manufacturer (ODM) industry, including scrap.…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, steadily growing business, fully valued — but flagged on governance.
Amber Enterprises (I) is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 1.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 1.06×). Free cash flow is worth about -12.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 21%/yr and profit at 11%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 44%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 4.7%. In the latest quarter profit fell 98% versus the prior quarter.
At 127× earnings, the stock sits at the 72nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~40%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The forensic screen raises a red flag: Share count up 28% over 4 years — heavy equity dilution.
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 | 182.88 | 246.02 | better |
| P/B | 5.17 | 4.51 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.28 | 20.8 | worse |
| ROE | 4.66 | 6.37 | worse |
| ROCE | 8.48 | — | — |
| ROA | 0.9 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.7 | 0.6 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics India | 61.9 | 13.5 | 21.9% |
| Dixon Techno | 44.2 | 13.1 | 26.4% |
| Havells India | 42.4 | 7.2 | 17.0% |
21% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Revenue is outpacing profit (21% vs 11%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margins have been stable around 3% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 4% — 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 (11% vs 3%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 3% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 6% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (60% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 74% above earlier ones.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 98% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-2% → 0%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 38.1% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. FIIs trimmed 6.4pp — foreign money is rotating out. MF holding up 2.4pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
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