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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.
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited is an India-based company, which operates as a shipping service provider. It is engaged in managing a diverse fleet of crude carriers, product carriers, LPG carriers, and various classes of dry bulk vessels. It operates in two main…
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An exceptional, slow-growing business, priced for perfection.
The GE Shipping is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a fat 46.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.97×). It throws off free cash worth 8.2% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 1%/yr and profit at 5%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 18%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 17.4%. In the latest quarter profit grew 25% versus the prior quarter.
At 7× earnings, the stock sits at the 80th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-10%/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 | 5.44 | 13.13 | better |
| P/B | 1.2 | 2.74 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.36 | 11.56 | better |
| ROE | 17.35 | 6.42 | better |
| ROCE | 17.29 | 6.19 | better |
| ROA | 17.7 | 4.12 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 6.88 | 2.06 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shreeji Shipping Global L | 90.2 | 18.8 | 19.9% |
| Shipping Corporation Of India | 6.1 | 1.2 | 19.5% |
| ABS Marine Services | 4.6 | 1.2 | 29.8% |
1% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (5% vs 1%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 41% to 48% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 17% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 8pp.
5% 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 23% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (40% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 33% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 25% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (42% → 57%) — 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 at 30.9% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. MF stake down 4.0pp — domestic funds are booking profits or rebalancing out.
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