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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 Plyboards (India) Limited is an India-based company. The Company is primarily engaged in manufacturing and selling plywood, laminates, decorative veneers, medium density fiber boards (MDF), pre-laminated boards, particle boards and flush doors. The Company’s segments…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, fairly priced.
Century Plyboards is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 5.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.70× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.2% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 14%/yr and profit at -11%/yr. Book value has grown 11%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 11.7%. In the latest quarter profit grew 5% versus the prior quarter.
At 54× earnings, the stock sits at the 49th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~19%/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 | 43.01 | 16.86 | worse |
| P/B | 5.15 | 3.15 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.13 | 10.28 | worse |
| ROE | 11.67 | 6.02 | better |
| ROCE | 11.72 | — | — |
| ROA | 5.83 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.47 | 0.96 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlam Industries | 60.4 | 4.3 | 7.0% |
| Stylam Industries | 30.4 | 5.9 | 19.5% |
| Greenply Industries | 26.4 | 3.4 | 14.3% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 14% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder.
Revenue is outpacing profit (14% vs -11%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a +44% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 14% to 7% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 10% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 10pp.
-12% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 12% above earlier ones.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 71.8% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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