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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.
Ambica Agarbathies Aroma & Industries Limited is an India-based company, which manufactures and sells incense sticks. The Company owns farmland with a resort clubhouse and health center. It is also involved in film production and distribution activities; engaged in wind power…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, steadily growing business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
AMBICA AGARBATHIES is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a thin 2.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.41×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -8.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 7%/yr and profit at 11%/yr. Book value has been broadly flat (2.4%/yr). Return on equity is a weak 3.5%. In the latest quarter profit grew 35% versus the prior quarter.
At 11× earnings, the stock sits at the 3rd percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~1%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 168% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations.
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 | 11.54 | 34.06 | better |
| P/B | 0.35 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.83 | 24.59 | better |
| ROE | 3.52 | 12.65 | worse |
| ROCE | 10.93 | 20.34 | worse |
| ROA | 1.27 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.52 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pidilite Industries | 59.1 | 14.3 | 23.9% |
| SRF | 32.3 | 4.8 | 14.9% |
| Linde India | 118.3 | 13.3 | 11.3% |
7% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +604% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 3% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 3% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
17% 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 0.4× PAT — reported profit isn't translating into cash, raising earnings quality questions. 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Wide quarterly swings (54% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 43% below earlier ones.
Profit jumped 35% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2.6y median.
Promoters at 46.1% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. Promoters added 2.7pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction.
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.