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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.
DCM Shriram Limited is an India-based company, which is focused on Agri-rural, chlor-vinyl and value-added business. The Company's segments include Chloro-Vinyl, Sugar, Shriram Farm Solutions, Bioseed, Fertiliser, Fenesta Building Systems and Others. The Chloro-Vinyl segment…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A high-quality, stagnant business, trading cheap versus its own history.
DCM Shriram is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 6.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.44× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -0.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 6%/yr and profit at -2%/yr. Book value has grown 8%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 16.3%. In the latest quarter profit fell 85% versus the prior quarter.
At 16× earnings, the stock sits at the 17th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-0%/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 | 10.14 | 11.6 | better |
| P/B | 1.66 | 2.21 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.07 | 32.1 | better |
| ROE | 16.34 | 2.78 | better |
| ROCE | 11.17 | 6.01 | better |
| ROA | 9.63 | 2.01 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.66 | 2 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3M India | 58.2 | 16.6 | 27.2% |
| NAVA | 15.4 | 1.7 | 9.0% |
| Indiabulls | 12.2 | 1.9 | 17.0% |
6% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Revenue is outpacing profit (6% vs -2%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a +42% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 12% to 7% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line.
ROE at 11% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
-2% 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 11% sequentially — momentum is building.
Profit fell 85% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (6% → 3%) — 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 66.5% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
Produced by a rules-based engine over licensed exchange fundamentals — every sentence above is derived from the numbers shown, no analyst or AI opinion involved. Education and research context, not investment advice. We are not SEBI-registered as an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst.