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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.
Best Agrolife Limited is an India-based company, which focuses on devising agrochemical solutions catering to both the domestic and international agricultural markets. The Company offers crop-protection and food safety solutions to its farmers. It operates through three…
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A middling, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
BEST AGROLIFE LIMITED is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 0.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 10.99× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 19.5% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -10%/yr and profit at -64%/yr. Book value has grown 13%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 5.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 41% versus the prior quarter.
At 57× earnings, the stock sits at the 81st percentile of its own 2.9-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-0%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of B, 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 | 10.44 | 15.33 | better |
| P/B | 0.62 | 1.69 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.61 | 9.46 | better |
| ROE | 5.57 | 14.83 | worse |
| ROCE | 9.06 | 17.09 | worse |
| ROA | 2.46 | 8.36 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 | 1.65 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPL | 20.9 | 1.3 | 5.4% |
| PI Industries | 30.0 | 2.3 | 7.7% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India | 29.3 | 4.4 | 15.1% |
Revenue declined 31% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Revenue is outpacing profit (-10% vs -64%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a -87% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 14% to 1% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line. Margins have declined for 3 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 1% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 35pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (-64% vs -85%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -85% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 11.0× 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Wide quarterly swings (62% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 123% above earlier ones.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 41% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-6% → 14%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2.9y median.
Promoter holding at 50.4% — majority control intact.
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