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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.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products. Its segments include Downstream Petroleum and Exploration & Production of Hydrocarbons. Its businesses include fuels and…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, fairly priced.
Bharat Petroleum Corp is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 5.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.96× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 17.9% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -1%/yr and profit at 130%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 23%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 15.6%.
At 5× earnings, the stock sits at the 44th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle 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 | 8.76 | 17.27 | better |
| P/B | 1.36 | 1.4 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.04 | 7.18 | better |
| ROE | 15.58 | 16.96 | worse |
| ROCE | 14.3 | 18.62 | worse |
| ROA | 6.04 | 8.27 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.29 | 0.47 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance Industries | 18.6 | 1.9 | 8.7% |
| Indian Oil | 4.1 | 0.9 | 20.3% |
| Hindustan Petroleum Corp | 57.2 | 1.6 | 2.7% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (130% vs -1%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +94% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 1% to 8% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 26% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. High ROE despite single-digit margins — an asset-turn play with high capital velocity. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 22pp across the window.
Profit grew faster than EPS (130% vs 82%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 82% 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 2.0× 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 26% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 360% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly margins are compressing (6% → 3%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 53.0% — majority control intact.
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