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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.
Berger Paints India Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of paints. The Company offers products in categories, including interior wall coatings, exterior wall coatings, putty and cement paint, primers, enamels, wood finishes,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, slow-growing business, reasonably priced.
Berger Paints is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a slim 9.4% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.37× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 1.0% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at 9%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 16%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 17.3%. In the latest quarter profit grew 21% versus the prior quarter.
At 49× earnings, the stock sits at the 24th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~20%/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 | 45.36 | 29.28 | worse |
| P/B | 7.88 | 5.08 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.39 | 15.08 | worse |
| ROE | 17.34 | 5.54 | better |
| ROCE | 20.4 | 11.51 | better |
| ROA | 11.36 | 10.58 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.18 | 1.44 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Paints | 49.7 | 11.2 | 22.3% |
| Kansai Nerolac Paints | 26.5 | 2.3 | 8.9% |
| JSW Dulux | 35.3 | 5.3 | 15.1% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 4% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Profit is growing faster than revenue (9% vs 4%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 12% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 16% — a respectable return on shareholder capital.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 9% 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 1.4× 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 25% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 11% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 21% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (7% → 11%) — 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 hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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