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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.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is engaged in the business of refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products, production of hydrocarbons and providing services for management of exploration and production (E&P) blocks, manufacturing of ethanol, sugar and…
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A middling business, reasonably priced.
Hindustan Petroleum Corp is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 4.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.00× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 30.1% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Book value itself has compounded 27%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 2.7%.
At 5× earnings, the stock sits at the 29th percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~23%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. 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 | 57.19 | 17.27 | worse |
| P/B | 1.56 | 1.4 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.54 | 7.18 | worse |
| ROE | 2.73 | — | — |
| ROCE | 4.27 | 18.62 | worse |
| ROA | 0.67 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.19 | 0.47 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance Industries | 18.6 | 1.9 | 8.7% |
| Indian Oil | 4.1 | 0.9 | 20.3% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corp | 8.8 | 1.4 | 15.6% |
0% CAGR — growing but slowly.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +168% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from -2% to 5% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 28% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. High ROE despite single-digit margins — an asset-turn play with high capital velocity. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 49pp across the window.
6% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 2.0× 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. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 19% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 130% 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 54.9% — majority control intact. FIIs trimmed 3.3pp — foreign money is rotating out.
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