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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.
BF Utilities Ltd. is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of generation of electricity through windmills and infrastructure activities. The Company's segments include Wind Mills and Infrastructure. Its wind energy business includes MW Wind Farm. The…
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A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
BF Utilities is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a fat 39.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.60× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 29.9% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 17%/yr and profit at 54%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 137%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 114.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 4% versus the prior quarter.
At 11× earnings, the stock sits at the 9th percentile of its own 4.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-13%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The forensic screen raises a red flag: Share count up 26% over 4 years — heavy equity dilution.
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 | 4.35 | — | — |
| P/B | 8.23 | 2.57 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.37 | — | — |
| ROE | 114.57 | — | — |
| ROCE | 41.92 | 9.82 | better |
| ROA | 15.62 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.91 | 1.98 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adani Power | 21.1 | 5.1 | 23.7% |
| NTPC | 10.3 | 1.5 | 13.9% |
| Power Grid Corp | 14.9 | 2.3 | 15.2% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. 17% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (54% vs 17%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 19% to 53% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 35% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 94pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (54% vs 42%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 42% 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 1.6× 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 9% above earlier ones.
Quarterly net margins are expanding (40% → 42%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 4.6y median.
Promoter holding at 56.7% — majority control intact.
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