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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.
Happiest Minds Technologies Limited is an India-based digital transformation information technology (IT) consulting and services company. Its segments include Infrastructure Management & Security Services (IMSS), Product Engineering Services (PES), and Digital Business…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Happiest Minds Technologies is scored on the it / services framework. It keeps a slim 8.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.23× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 2.9% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 18%/yr and profit at -3%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 26%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 12.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 11% versus the prior quarter.
At 22× earnings, the stock sits at the 3rd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~9%/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 | 20.68 | — | — |
| P/B | 2.67 | 7.91 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.63 | — | — |
| ROE | 12.58 | 5.95 | better |
| ROCE | 11.93 | 66.62 | worse |
| ROA | 6.38 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.48 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCS | 17.4 | 7.6 | 43.4% |
| Infosys | 15.6 | 5.1 | 31.0% |
| HCL Technologies | 21.3 | 5.1 | 24.1% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 18% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Revenue is outpacing profit (18% vs -3%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 21% to 12% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 13% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 15pp.
-4% 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 1.2× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth.
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. Low quarterly variance (9% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit jumped 11% 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 3.6y median.
Promoters at 44.2% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. FIIs have accumulated for 3 straight quarters — sustained foreign institutional conviction. MF stake down 6.0pp — domestic funds are booking profits or rebalancing out.
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