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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.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited is an India-based refining company, which is engaged in the processing of crude oil into refined petroleum products and other products. Its refineries include the Manali Refinery and Cauvery Basin Refinery. The Manali Refinery located at…
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An exceptional, stagnant business, fully valued.
Chennai Petroleum Corp is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 4.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.95×). It throws off free cash worth 9.4% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -6%/yr and profit at -4%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 20%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 42.0%. In the latest quarter profit grew 118% versus the prior quarter.
At 7× earnings, the stock sits at the 70th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-16%/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 | 3.76 | 17.27 | better |
| P/B | 1.58 | 1.4 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.73 | 7.18 | better |
| ROE | 41.95 | 16.96 | better |
| ROCE | 46.92 | 18.62 | better |
| ROA | 27.1 | 8.27 | better |
| 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% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corp | 8.8 | 1.4 | 15.6% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
The latest year saw a +1349% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 7% — no major structural shift. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 28% — 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 declining — ROE down 27pp.
-4% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 25% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (43% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 47% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 118% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (6% → 11%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 67.3% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game. FII stake up 2.9pp over 4 quarters — growing foreign interest.
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