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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.
Gandhi Special Tubes Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in manufacturing of seamless and welded steel tubes, nuts, and generation of wind power. The Company’s products include seamless steel tubes, high-pressure tubes, welded tubes, and coupling nuts. The…
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A high-quality, steadily growing business, fairly priced.
Gandhi Spl. Tubes is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a fat 33.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.81×). Free cash flow is worth about 2.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 6%/yr and profit at 13%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 20%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 28.9%. In the latest quarter profit grew 199% versus the prior quarter.
At 16× earnings, the stock sits at the 42nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~3%/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 | 13.14 | 20.39 | better |
| P/B | 3.79 | 2.07 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.57 | 10.9 | better |
| ROE | 28.87 | 18.07 | better |
| ROCE | 38.45 | 9.84 | better |
| ROA | 25.95 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.35 | 3.33 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSW Steel | 10.5 | 2.9 | 11.9% |
| Tata Steel | 20.6 | 2.3 | 10.6% |
| Jindal Steel & Power | 41.5 | 2.3 | 6.2% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 6% CAGR — growing but slowly. 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 (13% vs 6%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 36% to 45% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 22% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 13% 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 rose 62% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (38% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue.
Profit jumped 199% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (35% → 41%) — 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 71.7% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game. Promoters reduced 1.8pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations.
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