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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.
EIH Associated Hotels Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the ownership, management and operation of five-star deluxe and five-star hotels. Under the Oberoi Hotels & Resorts brand, it owns and operates two luxury hotels and six five-star facilities under…
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A middling, steadily growing business, reasonably priced.
EIH Associated Hotels is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a fat 21.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.15× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 1.2% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 5%/yr and profit at 11%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 15%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 12.1%. In the latest quarter profit fell 82% versus the prior quarter.
At 20× earnings, the stock sits at the 30th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~13%/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 | 27.21 | 48.91 | better |
| P/B | 2.95 | 0.85 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.73 | 6.42 | worse |
| ROE | 12.08 | — | — |
| ROCE | 13.41 | 5.53 | better |
| ROA | 3.57 | 1.14 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.36 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Indian Hotels Co. | 53.4 | 9.3 | 16.2% |
| ITC Hotels | 38.7 | 3.1 | 7.9% |
| Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts | 50.0 | 3.5 | 7.1% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. 5% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Profit is growing faster than revenue (10% vs 5%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 25% to 29% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 14% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. 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. Profit grew faster than EPS (10% vs -12%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -12% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. 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 fell 46% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (53% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue.
Profit fell 82% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (4% → 10%) — 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 hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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