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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.
Himatsingka Seide Limited is an India-based vertically integrated textile company. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and retails a suite of textile products. The Company has two manufacturing facilities in India and has retail and distribution…
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A middling business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
Himatsingka Seide is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 2.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 3.28× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 26.7% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Book value has grown 14%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 2.9%. In the latest quarter profit grew 180% versus the prior quarter.
At 12× earnings, the stock sits at the 11th percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~3%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The forensic screen raises 2 red flags: 174% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations; Share count up 28% 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 | 13.07 | 75.78 | better |
| P/B | 0.34 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.99 | — | — |
| ROE | 2.89 | 10.87 | worse |
| ROCE | 8.55 | 5.74 | better |
| ROA | 0.96 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.88 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasim Industries | 19.5 | 2.1 | 4.8% |
| Welspun India | 51.6 | 4.5 | 8.6% |
| Vardhman Textiles | 14.3 | 1.3 | 7.1% |
Revenue declined 4% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent.
Operating margin has expanded from -3% to 4% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 3% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 7pp across the window.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (-26% vs -34%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -34% 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 3.3× 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 fell 12% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
Profit jumped 180% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly margins are compressing (6% → 1%) — 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 2.6y median.
Promoters at 37.5% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. FIIs trimmed 4.6pp — foreign money is rotating out.
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