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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.
Energy Development Company Limited is an India-based company that is engaged primarily in the power sector. It is engaged in the generation and sale of bulk power to various electricity boards, construction development, implementation, operation & maintenance of projects and…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling business.
Energy Deve. Co. is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin -0.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. It throws off free cash worth 38.3% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Return on equity is an elite 33.5%.
It trades at -19× earnings. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the grey 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 | -18.99 | — | — |
| P/B | 18.01 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.25 | 28.92 | better |
| ROE | 33.55 | 11.4 | better |
| ROCE | 14.07 | 9.78 | better |
| ROA | -2.05 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.35 | 1.98 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adani Power | 21.1 | 5.1 | 23.7% |
| NTPC | 10.3 | 1.5 | 13.9% |
| Power Grid Corp | 14.9 | 2.3 | 15.2% |
4% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
3 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +100% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 13% to 8% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
Negative ROE — the business is destroying shareholder value. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 7pp.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. 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 49% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (78% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 65% below earlier ones.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 87% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly margins are compressing (50% → -26%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoter holding at 58.1% — majority control intact.
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