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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.
Confidence Petroleum India Limited is an India-based manufacturer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. The Company operates through two segments: Cylinder and LPG. The Cylinder segment includes production and marketing operations of LPG/compressed natural gas (CNG)…
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A decent, slow-growing business, fairly priced.
Confidence Petro Ind is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin 2.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 4.14× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 3.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 29%/yr and profit at 5%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 20%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 6.5%. In the latest quarter profit grew 82% versus the prior quarter.
At 21× earnings, the stock sits at the 41st percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~4%/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 | 14.43 | 10.37 | worse |
| P/B | 1.42 | 1.37 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.07 | — | — |
| ROE | 6.55 | 16.03 | worse |
| ROCE | 9.56 | 14.23 | worse |
| ROA | 5.07 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.84 | 2.58 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMR Airports Infra | 133.1 | -27.7 | -25.6% |
| NBCC | 25.8 | 6.6 | 24.8% |
| INTL Gemological INST | 26.5 | 10.1 | 38.0% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 29% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (29% vs 5%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 5% to 3% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 6% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
Profit grew faster than EPS (5% vs -1%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -1% 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 4.1× 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 rose 97% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (59% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 52% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 82% 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 60.3% — majority control intact. Promoters added 4.4pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction. FII stake up 2.5pp over 4 quarters — growing foreign interest.
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