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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.
Data Patterns (India) Limited is an India-based company. It is a vertically integrated defense and aerospace electronics solutions provider catering to the indigenously developed defense products industry. The Company operates in a single business segment, namely manufacture,…
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A decent, fast-growing business, fairly priced — but flagged on governance.
Data Patterns India is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a fat 28.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.30×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 0.4% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 27%/yr and profit at 30%/yr. Book value has grown 14%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 15.6%. In the latest quarter profit fell 84% versus the prior quarter.
At 78× earnings, the stock sits at the 46th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~28%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The forensic screen raises a red flag: Only ₹0.14 of cash per ₹1 profit over 4 years — earnings not converting to cash.
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 | 78.75 | 32.58 | worse |
| P/B | 12.15 | 4.36 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 55.9 | 28.47 | worse |
| ROE | 15.63 | 15.58 | better |
| ROCE | 21.41 | 13.19 | better |
| ROA | 13.89 | 3 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 8.5 | 2.52 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAL | 35.7 | 8.1 | 22.2% |
| BEL | 45.1 | 11.0 | 24.4% |
| Solar Industries (india) | 72.0 | 21.9 | 29.5% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 27% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder.
Operating margin has expanded from 36% to 38% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 16% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 5pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. Profit grew faster than EPS (30% vs 27%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 27% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 0.3× PAT — reported profit isn't translating into cash, raising earnings quality questions. 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 65% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (65% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue.
Profit fell 84% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (16% → 18%) — 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 at 42.4% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. MF holding up 3.2pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
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