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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.
Greaves Cotton Limited (GCL) is a diversified, multi-product, multi-fuel, and multi-location engineering company. GCL operates through its five business units, namely Greaves Engineering, Greaves Electric Mobility, Greaves Retail, Greaves Finance, and Greaves Technologies.…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, fairly priced.
Greaves Cotton is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 1.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.92×). Free cash flow is worth about -1.4% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 8%/yr and profit at -20%/yr. Net worth has actually shrunk (-8%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is a weak 6.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 180% versus the prior quarter.
At 44× earnings, the stock sits at the 46th percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. 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 | -304.78 | — | — |
| P/B | 3.48 | 8.67 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.87 | 23.38 | better |
| ROE | 6.62 | 26.29 | worse |
| ROCE | 8.46 | 34.47 | worse |
| ROA | -0.49 | 14.82 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.53 | 2.05 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cummins India | 49.9 | 13.5 | 27.1% |
| Welspun Corp | 24.6 | 5.5 | 22.3% |
| Indo-mim | 109.9 | 21.2 | 23.4% |
8% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
2 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +662% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 3% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 2% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 17% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
3 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 17% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 180% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2.6y median.
Promoter holding at 55.8% — majority control intact.
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