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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.
Foseco India Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in manufacturing foundry chemicals and fluxes. It operates through the manufacturing and trading of the metallurgical products and services segment. Its product technology includes binders, coatings,…
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A middling, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
Foseco India is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 11.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.30× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.2% of its market value.
Over the last 1 years revenue compounded at 22%/yr and profit at 3%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 226%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 13.1%. In the latest quarter profit grew 9% versus the prior quarter.
At 54× earnings, the stock sits at the 89th percentile of its own 1.9-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~22%/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 | 50.95 | — | — |
| P/B | 3.55 | 2.69 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.18 | 10.45 | worse |
| ROE | 13.07 | — | — |
| ROCE | 18.5 | 69.92 | worse |
| ROA | 6.44 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.62 | 2.26 | better |
| 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% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 2 financial years shown. 22% CAGR over 1 years — high-growth territory.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Revenue is outpacing profit (22% vs 3%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 18% to 16% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 7% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 15pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (3% vs -3%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -3% 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. Cash conversion at 1.3× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 13% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (35% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 28% above earlier ones.
Quarterly net margins are expanding (11% → 15%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 1.9y median.
Promoter holding at 63.5% — majority control intact. MF holding up 12.8pp — domestic institutional discovery underway. Both FII and MF added last quarter — broad institutional confidence.
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