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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.
Centum Electronics Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in electronic system design and manufacturing. It designs manufacture and also exports electronic products. It offers products including electronic systems, subsystems, modules, printed circuit boards…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent business.
Centum Electronics is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin -5.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Free cash flow is worth about -1.5% of its market value.
Book value itself has compounded 17%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 22.2%. In the latest quarter profit grew 6333% versus the prior quarter.
It trades at 88× earnings. Today's price already implies ~30%/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 | 88.29 | 31.55 | worse |
| P/B | 13.05 | 4.25 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 49.16 | 28.53 | worse |
| ROE | 22.18 | 15.79 | better |
| ROCE | 22.92 | 13.24 | better |
| ROA | 5.64 | 2.94 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.69 | 2.52 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAL | 35.7 | 8.1 | 22.2% |
| BEL | 45.1 | 11.0 | 24.4% |
| Solar Industries (india) | 72.0 | 21.9 | 29.5% |
1% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
3 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a -2584% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 1% to 12% — 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 31% — 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 28pp across the window.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -50% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 3 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. 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 fell 41% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (41% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 6333% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (1% → 51%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoters at 46.8% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. Both FII and MF added last quarter — broad institutional confidence.
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