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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.
Asahi Songwon Colors Limited is an India-based company principally engaged in the business of manufacturing and exporting color pigments and their derivatives. Its segments include Chemicals and Life Science Chemicals. The Chemicals segment includes dyes and pigments. The…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent business, fully valued.
Asahi Songwon Color is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 3.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.43× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 8.4% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Book value has grown 5%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 6.9%. In the latest quarter profit grew 76% versus the prior quarter.
At 23× earnings, the stock sits at the 67th percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~3%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 12.61 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.59 | 1.48 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.43 | 19.02 | better |
| ROE | 6.92 | 22.21 | worse |
| ROCE | 9.12 | 13.36 | worse |
| ROA | 5.67 | 7.61 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.73 | 1.81 | worse |
| 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% |
Revenue declined 4% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. 2% 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.
Operating margin has expanded from -3% to 5% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 6% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 13pp across the window.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (7% 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. Cash conversion at 2.4× 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 29% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (36% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 39% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 76% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (2% → 10%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2.6y median.
Promoters hold 67.1% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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