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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 Foods Limited is an India-based company that is primarily engaged in the business of contract manufacturing of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) products comprising primarily of home care, personal care, foods and beverages and job working of shoes. Its product…
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A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Hindustan Foods is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a thin 3.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.67×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -3.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 18%/yr and profit at 28%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 46%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 12.8%. In the latest quarter profit grew 3% versus the prior quarter.
At 44× earnings, the stock sits at the 8th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~19%/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 | 42.16 | 8.06 | worse |
| P/B | 5.74 | 3.48 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.62 | — | — |
| ROE | 12.79 | 6.57 | better |
| ROCE | 12.36 | 9.38 | better |
| ROA | 4.52 | 6.06 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.56 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Unilever | 31.1 | 9.6 | 22.9% |
| ITC | 18.4 | 5.0 | 26.4% |
| Nestle India | 60.5 | 42.7 | 70.6% |
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.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (28% vs 18%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 5% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 13% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 6pp.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. Profit grew faster than EPS (28% vs 25%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 25% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 8% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 11% above earlier ones.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 61.8% — majority control intact.
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