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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.
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is primarily focused on oral care and personal care in the Indian market. The Company manufactures and markets a range of oral care essentials under the Colgate brand, including toothpastes, toothpowder, toothbrushes, mouthwashes and rinses,…
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A high-quality, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Colgate Palmolive is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a fat 21.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.36× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 4.8% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 5%/yr and profit at 8%/yr. Net worth has actually shrunk (-3%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is an elite 158.6%. In the latest quarter profit fell 3% versus the prior quarter.
At 34× 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 ~11%/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 | 23.68 | 34.31 | better |
| P/B | 27.81 | 7 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.6 | 24.55 | better |
| ROE | 158.62 | — | — |
| ROCE | 179.72 | — | — |
| ROA | 129.66 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.06 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Unilever | 31.1 | 9.6 | 22.9% |
| ITC | 18.4 | 5.0 | 26.4% |
| Nestle India | 60.5 | 42.7 | 70.6% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. 5% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Profit is growing faster than revenue (8% vs 5%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 27% to 29% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 84% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 23pp across the window.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 8% 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 1.4× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Low quarterly variance (6% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 51.0% — majority control intact.
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