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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.
Global Surfaces Limited is an India-based granite/marble and quartz company. The Company is engaged primarily in the business of manufacturing of quartz and processing of granite and marble. It offers a range of products, such as granite, marble, soft quartzite, soapstone,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A weak business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
Global Surfaces is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin -12.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. It throws off free cash worth 17.5% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Book value has been broadly flat (1.2%/yr). Return on equity is a weak -11.4%.
At 24× earnings, the stock sits at the 4th percentile of its own 2-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. The forensic screen raises a red flag: Share count up 30% over 4 years — heavy equity dilution.
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 | -3.04 | — | — |
| P/B | 0.37 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.83 | — | — |
| ROE | -11.44 | 14.42 | worse |
| ROCE | -2.23 | 0.16 | worse |
| ROA | -5.91 | 3.08 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.78 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics India | 61.9 | 13.5 | 21.9% |
| Dixon Techno | 44.2 | 13.1 | 26.4% |
| Havells India | 42.4 | 7.2 | 17.0% |
12% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
2 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent.
Operating margin has compressed from 14% to -9% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
Negative ROE — the business is destroying shareholder value. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 21pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (-18% vs -38%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -38% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 19% sequentially — momentum is building.
3 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 100% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-7% → 0%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2y median.
Promoters hold 73.3% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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