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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.
Bikaji Foods International Limited is an India-based ethnic snacking company. It is primarily involved in the manufacturing, purchase, and sale of snacks. The Company's products category includes frozen food, bhujia, namkeen, packed sweets, papad, western snacks, and other…
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A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Bikaji Foods Intern is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a slim 8.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.76×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 0.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 15%/yr and profit at 23%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 21%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 14.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 6% versus the prior quarter.
At 46× earnings, the stock sits at the 3rd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~21%/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 | 48.41 | 8.11 | worse |
| P/B | 7 | 3.47 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.11 | — | — |
| ROE | 14.62 | 6.58 | better |
| ROCE | 16.06 | 9.46 | better |
| ROA | 9.64 | 6.21 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 2.13 | 3.88 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Unilever | 31.1 | 9.6 | 22.9% |
| ITC | 18.4 | 5.0 | 26.4% |
| Nestle India | 60.5 | 42.7 | 70.6% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 15% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (23% vs 15%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +31% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 9% to 11% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 15% — a respectable return on shareholder capital.
23% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. 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. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 10% below earlier ones.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 73.9% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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