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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.
Atul Ltd is an India-based company, which is in the business of life science chemicals and performance, and other chemicals. It serves various industries across the world, such as adhesives, agriculture, animal feed, automobile, composites, construction, cosmetic, defense,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A high-quality, steadily growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Atul is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 10.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.48× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.8% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 5%/yr and profit at 11%/yr. Book value has grown 10%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 11.7%. In the latest quarter profit grew 20% 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 ~9%/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 | 19.56 | — | — |
| P/B | 2.34 | 2.69 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.23 | 10.45 | worse |
| ROE | 11.73 | — | — |
| ROCE | 15.82 | 69.92 | worse |
| ROA | 9.35 | 54.03 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 2.89 | 2.26 | better |
| 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% |
5% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (11% vs 5%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +38% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 14% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 11% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
10% 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 1.5× 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 7% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 13% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 20% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (11% → 13%) — 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 45.3% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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