💡 Did you know?
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.
History
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.
GAIL (India) Limited is an India-based natural gas company. The Company's segments include Transmission Services; Natural Gas Marketing; Petrochemicals; LPG and other Liquid Hydrocarbons, and Other Segments. The Transmission Services segment includes the transmission of…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, steadily growing business, priced for perfection.
GAIL is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 5.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.48× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 1.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -1%/yr and profit at 11%/yr. Book value has grown 11%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 13.1%. In the latest quarter profit grew 1% versus the prior quarter.
At 16× earnings, the stock sits at the 91st percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-1%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 9.68 | 9.75 | better |
| P/B | 1.26 | 1.34 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.77 | — | — |
| ROE | 13.05 | 16.18 | worse |
| ROCE | 14 | 14.44 | worse |
| ROA | 8.14 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.63 | 2.58 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adani Total Gas | 98.6 | 12.2 | 12.4% |
| Petronet LNG | 10.3 | 2.0 | 19.1% |
| Gujarat Gas | 10.6 | 1.1 | 11.1% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. 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 (11% vs -1%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a -39% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 5% to 7% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 8% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 11% 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 1.5× 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 14% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 23% above earlier ones.
Quarterly net margins are expanding (5% → 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.
Promoter holding at 51.9% — majority control intact. FII stake up 2.5pp over 4 quarters — growing foreign interest. MF stake down 3.1pp — domestic funds are booking profits or rebalancing out.
Produced by a rules-based engine over licensed exchange fundamentals — every sentence above is derived from the numbers shown, no analyst or AI opinion involved. Education and research context, not investment advice. We are not SEBI-registered as an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst.