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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.
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A middling, stagnant business, fairly priced.
Bannari Amman Sugars is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 7.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 3.48× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 4.3% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -9%/yr and profit at 1%/yr. Book value has grown 7%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 7.7%. In the latest quarter profit fell 126% versus the prior quarter.
At 27× earnings, the stock sits at the 40th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~16%/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 | 32.92 | 13.84 | worse |
| P/B | 2.09 | 1.06 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.46 | — | — |
| ROE | 7.73 | 9.03 | worse |
| ROCE | 9.33 | 5.34 | better |
| ROA | 5.64 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 3.33 | 0.62 | better |
| 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% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (1% vs -9%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +41% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 9% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 8% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
1% 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 3.5× 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 fell 42% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (73% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 60% below earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 126% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (7% → -6%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 58.7% — majority control intact.
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.