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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.
The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, Limited is an India-based multi-product and multi-divisional company with diverse business interests. The Company's segments include Plantations (Tea), Auto electrical components, Investments, Healthcare, Horticulture, Food-bakery and…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
An exceptional business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Bombay Burmah Trading is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 12.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.97×). It throws off free cash worth 13.7% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Book value itself has compounded 18%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 17.6%. In the latest quarter profit fell 25% versus the prior quarter.
At 7× earnings, the stock sits at the 4th percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-17%/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 | 3.47 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.27 | 3.68 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.44 | — | — |
| ROE | 17.65 | 14.65 | better |
| ROCE | 40.07 | 12.04 | better |
| ROA | 17.78 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.88 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samvardhana Motherson Intl | 34.3 | 3.6 | 10.4% |
| Bosch | 63.4 | 10.1 | 15.8% |
| Uno Minda | 54.4 | 10.3 | 17.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 5% CAGR — growing but slowly.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent.
Operating margin has expanded from 0% to 17% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 26% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 39pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 35% 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. 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 rose 5% sequentially — momentum is building. Low quarterly variance (5% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit fell 25% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2.6y median.
Promoters hold 74.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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