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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.
Century Extrusions Limited is an India-based aluminum extrusion manufacturer. The Company operates through two segments: manufacturing of aluminum extruded products and manufacturing of transmission and distribution line hardware. It manufactures extrusions for varied…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Century Extrusions is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin 2.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.37×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -6.8% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 9%/yr and profit at 23%/yr. Book value has grown 8%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 13.2%. In the latest quarter profit grew 28% versus the prior quarter.
At 12× earnings, the stock sits at the 2nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~5%/yr earnings growth for a decade. 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 | 15.17 | 8.67 | worse |
| P/B | 1.47 | 2.07 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.86 | — | — |
| ROE | 13.23 | 9.98 | better |
| ROCE | 17.24 | 9.16 | better |
| ROA | 6.6 | 2.62 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.66 | 3.65 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Zinc | 11.5 | 8.0 | 69.5% |
| Hindalco Industries | 13.1 | 1.6 | 12.8% |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal | 6.8 | 6.4 | 80.1% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 9% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (22% vs 9%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 3% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 13% — a respectable return on shareholder capital.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 22% 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 0.4× PAT — reported profit isn't translating into cash, raising earnings quality questions. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
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 21% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 28% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 50.7% — majority control intact. Promoters reduced 1.4pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations.
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