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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 Unilever Limited is an India-based fast-moving consumer goods company. The Company's segments include Home Care, Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Foods, and Others (includes Exports, Consignment, etc). Its product categories include skin cleansing, hair care, skin…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A high-quality, steadily growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Hindustan Unilever is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a fat 23.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.73×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 1.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 2%/yr and profit at 14%/yr. Book value has been broadly flat (-1.0%/yr). Return on equity is an elite 22.9%. In the latest quarter profit fell 10% versus the prior quarter.
At 31× 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 ~15%/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 | 31.1 | 34.31 | better |
| P/B | 9.6 | 7 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.7 | 24.55 | better |
| ROE | 22.93 | 12.73 | better |
| ROCE | 27.44 | 20.49 | better |
| ROA | 18.18 | 10.05 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.92 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITC | 18.4 | 5.0 | 26.4% |
| Nestle India | 60.5 | 42.7 | 70.6% |
| Varun Beverages | 52.6 | 8.6 | 15.5% |
2% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (14% vs 2%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +41% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 21% — no major structural shift. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line.
ROE at 22% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 14% 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. 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 rose 6% sequentially — momentum is building. Low quarterly variance (8% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit fell 10% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 61.9% — majority control intact.
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