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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.
Geekay Wires Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in the manufacture of galvanized steel wires, collated nails, bulk nails, stainless steel fasteners, and many other specialty products. Its collated fasteners products include 21o plastic strip round head…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, slow-growing business, fully valued.
GEEKAY WIRES LIMITED is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 6.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.69×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -9.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 3%/yr and profit at 7%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 33%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 13.3%. In the latest quarter profit fell 15% versus the prior quarter.
At 9× earnings, the stock sits at the 68th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~2%/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 | 11.66 | 13.6 | better |
| P/B | 1.59 | 1.91 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.03 | 12.58 | better |
| ROE | 13.33 | 15.28 | worse |
| ROCE | 11.14 | 16.73 | worse |
| ROA | 5.98 | 3.73 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.32 | 1.17 | better |
| 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 is on a 2-year growth streak. 3% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (7% vs 3%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 9% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 18% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. High ROE despite single-digit margins — an asset-turn play with high capital velocity. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 16pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (7% vs -15%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -15% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 12% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 12% below earlier ones.
Profit fell 15% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 61.0% — majority control intact. Promoters added 2.3pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction.
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