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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.
Birla Corporation Limited is an India-based holding company. It is primarily engaged in the manufacturing of cement and clinkers. It also manufactures jute products and steel castings. Its segments include cement, jute and others. The Cement Division has over 10 plants at…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Birla Corporation is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 5.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.70× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 7.2% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at 140%/yr. Book value has grown 7%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 6.6%. In the latest quarter profit fell 61% versus the prior quarter.
At 11× earnings, the stock sits at the 4th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~3%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 12.7 | 12.16 | worse |
| P/B | 0.96 | 1.83 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.4 | 11.56 | better |
| ROE | 6.58 | — | — |
| ROCE | 8.1 | — | — |
| ROA | 3.5 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.84 | 1.02 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultratech Cement | 41.5 | 5.0 | 12.0% |
| Ambuja Cements | 30.7 | 1.6 | 8.0% |
| Shree Cement | 57.0 | 3.8 | 6.6% |
4% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (140% vs 4%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +89% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 0% to 8% — 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 8% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 7pp across the window.
140% 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 1.7× 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 fell 7% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 26% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 61% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 62.9% — majority control intact.
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