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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.
DCW Limited is an India-based multi-product and heavy chemical manufacturing company. The Company’s segments include Basic Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals. Its Intermediate Chemicals include Sodium Bicarbonate, Hydrochloric Acid, Liquid Chlorine, Trichloroethylene, Utox,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, fairly priced.
DCW is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 2.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 5.77× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 15.3% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -7%/yr and profit at -37%/yr. Book value has been broadly flat (1.6%/yr). Return on equity is a weak -0.7%. In the latest quarter profit grew 91% versus the prior quarter.
At 29× earnings, the stock sits at the 41st percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~9%/yr earnings growth for a decade. 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 | 20.6 | — | — |
| P/B | 0.65 | 2.66 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.17 | 9.95 | worse |
| ROE | -0.74 | — | — |
| ROCE | 1.21 | — | — |
| ROA | -0.43 | 54 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.3 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Petrochem | 24.4 | 5.1 | 20.8% |
| Savita Oil Techno | 7.9 | 2.0 | 25.7% |
| Styrenix Performance | 13.0 | 2.2 | 16.9% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window.
Revenue is outpacing profit (-7% vs -37%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a +60% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 10% to 3% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 4% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 14pp.
-37% 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 5.8× 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 fell 11% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 9% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 91% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (3% → 6%) — 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 45.6% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. FIIs trimmed 2.8pp — foreign money is rotating out.
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