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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 Industries Ltd. is an India-based company that is engaged in the production and sale of sugar, alcohol, power, chemicals and industrial fibers. The Company operates through three business segments: Sugar, Industrial fiber and related products, and Chemicals. The…
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A decent, steadily growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
DCM Shriram Ind is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 4.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.50× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 12.1% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -1%/yr and profit at 15%/yr. Book value has grown 10%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 6.7%. In the latest quarter profit fell 118% versus the prior quarter.
At 5× earnings, the stock sits at the 19th percentile of its own 4.6-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 | 8.58 | 13.49 | better |
| P/B | 0.57 | 1.03 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.54 | 3.19 | worse |
| ROE | 6.68 | 9.07 | worse |
| ROCE | 10.1 | 5.48 | better |
| ROA | 3.13 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.62 | 0.62 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balrampur Chini Mills | 33.9 | 3.0 | 8.8% |
| Eid Parry India | 9.3 | 1.3 | 9.9% |
| Triveni Engineering & Industries | 15.5 | 1.7 | 11.0% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (15% vs -1%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 4% to 8% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 11% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 15% 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 1.5× 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 6% sequentially — momentum is building.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 118% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (5% → -1%) — 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 4.6y median.
Promoter holding at 50.1% — majority control intact.
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.