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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.
Dhampur Sugar Mills Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in manufacturing and selling sugar, chemicals/ethyl, ethanol, potable spirits, co-generation and sale of power. The Company manufactures sugar and utilizes by-products (bagasse and molasses) in its…
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A decent, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
Dhampur Sugar Mills is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin 3.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 3.72× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -0.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -7%/yr and profit at -26%/yr. Book value has grown 5%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 5.4%. In the latest quarter profit fell 87% versus the prior quarter.
At 16× earnings, the stock sits at the 82nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~5%/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 | 15.07 | 13.49 | worse |
| P/B | 0.89 | 1.03 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.75 | 3.19 | worse |
| ROE | 5.44 | 9.07 | worse |
| ROCE | 6.42 | 5.48 | better |
| ROA | 2.92 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.47 | 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.
Revenue is outpacing profit (-7% vs -25%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 9% to 4% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 5% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 10pp.
-25% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 3.7× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. 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 rose 12% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 10% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 87% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-2% → 1%) — 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 49.9% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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