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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.
Craftsman Automation Limited is a diversified engineering company with vertically integrated production capabilities. Its Powertrain segment develops, manufactures and sells goods and services of power trains and related products to the manufacturers of commercial/ passenger…
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A middling, steadily growing business, fully valued.
Craftsman Automation is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 4.7% 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 -2.9% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 37%/yr and profit at 15%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 31%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a modest 9.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 2% versus the prior quarter.
At 65× earnings, the stock sits at the 72nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~22%/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 | 52.01 | 37.55 | worse |
| P/B | 4.98 | 4.15 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.42 | 17.82 | worse |
| ROE | 9.57 | 13.31 | worse |
| ROCE | 11.2 | 11.95 | worse |
| ROA | 4.41 | 5.72 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.5 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samvardhana Motherson Intl | 34.3 | 3.6 | 10.4% |
| Bosch | 63.4 | 10.1 | 15.8% |
| Uno Minda | 54.4 | 10.3 | 17.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 37% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (37% vs 15%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a +91% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 11% to 7% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 12% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 6pp.
Profit grew faster than EPS (15% vs 11%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 11% 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. 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 rose 21% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 25% above earlier ones.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 42.4% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. Promoters reduced 6.3pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations. MF holding up 5.6pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
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