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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.
Gravita India Limited is a recycling company with a manufacturing presence around the globe. The Company's segments include Lead processing, Aluminium processing, Turn-key solutions and Plastic manufacturing. Lead processing segment includes smelting of lead battery…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, fast-growing business, reasonably priced.
Gravita India is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 8.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.45×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -1.8% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 15%/yr and profit at 23%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 60%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 15.1%. In the latest quarter profit fell 4% versus the prior quarter.
At 29× earnings, the stock sits at the 20th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~13%/yr earnings growth for a decade. 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 | 27.76 | 17.6 | worse |
| P/B | 4.17 | 3.27 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.86 | 18.75 | worse |
| ROE | 15.05 | 18.73 | worse |
| ROCE | 14.58 | 16.82 | worse |
| ROA | 10.37 | 7.55 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.64 | 3.52 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Zinc | 11.5 | 8.0 | 69.5% |
| Hindalco Industries | 13.1 | 1.6 | 12.8% |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal | 6.8 | 6.4 | 80.1% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 14% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (23% vs 14%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 8% to 10% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 15% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 19pp.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. Profit grew faster than EPS (23% vs 21%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 21% 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 0.4× PAT — reported profit isn't translating into cash, raising earnings quality questions. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 5% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (32% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 34% above earlier ones.
Quarterly margins are compressing (9% → 7%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 55.9% — majority control intact. FIIs trimmed 4.0pp — foreign money is rotating out.
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