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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.
BEML Limited is an India-based company, which operates under three business verticals, such as Defence and Aerospace, Mining and Construction, and Rail and Metro. Its Defence and Aerospace business manufactures and supplies defense ground support equipment, such as…
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A middling, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
BEML is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 3.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.84×). Free cash flow is worth about -1.4% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at -4%/yr. Book value has grown 7%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 5.7%. In the latest quarter profit fell 115% versus the prior quarter.
At 115× earnings, the stock sits at the 96th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~31%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. 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 | 99.4 | 52.51 | worse |
| P/B | 5.65 | 9.12 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 44.59 | 56.03 | better |
| ROE | 5.69 | 10.93 | worse |
| ROCE | 6.37 | 14.44 | worse |
| ROA | 2.26 | 7.46 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.2 | 2.12 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAL | 35.7 | 8.1 | 22.2% |
| BEL | 45.1 | 11.0 | 24.4% |
| Solar Industries (india) | 72.0 | 21.9 | 29.5% |
4% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Revenue is outpacing profit (4% vs -4%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a -52% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 7% to 5% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 5% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (-4% vs -24%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -24% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 54% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (54% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 36% above earlier ones.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 115% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (6% → -3%) — 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 54.0% — majority control intact.
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