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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.
Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited is an India-based cable broadband service provider. The Company is engaged in the distribution of Internet services through cable (broadband). The Company’s segments include Broadband Business, Cable Television Business, and Dealing in…
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A middling, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
Hathway Cable & Datacom is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 3.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 3.53× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 1.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 5%/yr and profit at 8%/yr. Book value has been broadly flat (2.2%/yr). Return on equity is a weak 1.5%. In the latest quarter profit fell 59% versus the prior quarter.
At 20× earnings, the stock sits at the 5th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~12%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 84% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations.
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 | 24.63 | 16.07 | worse |
| P/B | 0.37 | 1.84 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.83 | 5.44 | better |
| ROE | 1.51 | — | — |
| ROCE | 2.08 | — | — |
| ROA | 1.22 | 0.59 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 4.01 | 1.38 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jio Platforms | 40.8 | 3.4 | 9.0% |
| Bharti Airtel | 34.0 | 8.3 | 19.6% |
| Vodafone Idea | 3.7 | -2.6 | 67.2% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 5% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (8% vs 5%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 5% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 2% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 8% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 3 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 3.5× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Low quarterly variance (7% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit fell 59% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (4% → 2%) — 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.
Promoters hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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