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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.
D.B. Corp Limited is an India-based print media company. The Company operates through two segments: Printing / publishing and allied business segment, which includes newspapers, magazines, printing job work, Internet and mobile interactive services, and others and the Radio…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
D.B.Corp is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 13.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.10× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 7.0% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at 25%/yr. Book value has grown 8%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 13.0%. In the latest quarter profit fell 32% versus the prior quarter.
At 8× 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 asks for only ~-3%/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 | 8.47 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.1 | 2.07 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.52 | — | — |
| ROE | 13.04 | — | — |
| ROCE | 16.58 | 14.65 | better |
| ROA | 10.01 | 21.27 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 3.46 | 5.79 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network18 Media & Inv | -206.5 | 0.8 | 0.2% |
| Jagran Prakashan | 8.0 | 0.7 | 9.8% |
| Sandesh | 7.3 | 0.5 | 6.7% |
4% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (25% vs 4%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 11% to 18% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 14% — a respectable return on shareholder capital.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 25% 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Low quarterly variance (7% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit fell 32% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (15% → 11%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 74.5% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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