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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.
Deccan Cements Limited is an India-based cement production company. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of cement and the production and selling of power from hydel and wind sources. Its products include Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), including three…
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A middling, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Deccan Cements is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 4.4% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.64× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -9.2% of its market value.
Over the last 1 years revenue compounded at 18%/yr and profit at 280%/yr. Book value has grown 4%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 2.4%. In the latest quarter profit fell 160% versus the prior quarter.
At 23× earnings, the stock sits at the 2nd percentile of its own 1.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~25%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. 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 | 64.02 | 12.16 | worse |
| P/B | 0.89 | 1.82 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.35 | 11.78 | worse |
| ROE | 2.38 | — | — |
| ROCE | 3.24 | — | — |
| ROA | 0.61 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.52 | 1.02 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultratech Cement | 41.5 | 5.0 | 12.0% |
| Ambuja Cements | 30.7 | 1.6 | 8.0% |
| Shree Cement | 57.0 | 3.8 | 6.6% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 2 financial years shown. 18% CAGR over 1 years — steady double-digit compounder.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (280% vs 18%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +280% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 2% to 5% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 4% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
280% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 2 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 2.6× 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 5% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (42% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 60% above earlier ones.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 160% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (6% → -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 1.6y median.
Promoter holding at 56.3% — majority control intact. FIIs have accumulated for 3 straight quarters — sustained foreign institutional conviction.
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