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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.
DMCC Speciality Chemicals Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling commodity chemicals and specialty chemicals. The Company’s product portfolio includes Life Science, Functional Chemicals, Boron Chemicals, and Base…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
DMCC Speciality Chemicals is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 4.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT -0.65×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -4.0% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 14%/yr and profit at 58%/yr. Book value has grown 8%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 14.1%. In the latest quarter profit grew 167% versus the prior quarter.
At 22× earnings, the stock sits at the 2nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~6%/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 | 16.21 | — | — |
| P/B | 2.29 | 2.66 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.05 | 9.95 | better |
| ROE | 14.13 | — | — |
| ROCE | 17.1 | 70.06 | worse |
| ROA | 7.57 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | 2.26 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pidilite Industries | 59.1 | 14.3 | 23.9% |
| SRF | 32.3 | 4.8 | 14.9% |
| Linde India | 118.3 | 13.3 | 11.3% |
14% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (58% vs 14%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 3% to 7% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 11% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 8pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 58% 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. 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 42% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (50% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 55% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 167% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (5% → 8%) — 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.
Promoter holding at 53.8% — majority control intact.
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