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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.
Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Limited is an India-based sugar and ethanol manufacturing company. The Company's segments include Sugar, Distillery, Power, and Others. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing of sugar, industrial alcohol and producing power based on bagasse. Its…
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A weak business.
Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin 2.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.82× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 17.8% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Net worth has actually shrunk (-5%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is a weak 3.7%. In the latest quarter profit fell 147% versus the prior quarter.
It trades at 39× earnings. Today's price implies ~18%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of B, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
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| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 38.69 | 13.84 | worse |
| P/B | 4.65 | 1.06 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.48 | — | — |
| ROE | 3.69 | 9.03 | worse |
| ROCE | 2.34 | 5.34 | worse |
| ROA | 0.81 | 0.28 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.16 | 0.62 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balrampur Chini Mills | 33.9 | 3.0 | 8.8% |
| Eid Parry India | 9.3 | 1.3 | 9.9% |
| Triveni Engineering & Industries | 15.5 | 1.7 | 11.0% |
Revenue declined 2% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
3 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +609% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from -2% to 2% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 3% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 6pp across the window.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Cash conversion at 1.8× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 33% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (33% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 10% above earlier ones.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 147% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (-9% → -16%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoters hold just 13.3% — widely held; sentiment-driven. Promoters reduced 11.6pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations.
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