💡 Did you know?
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.
History
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.
Honeywell Automation India Limited is engaged primarily in the business of automation & control systems on turnkey basis and otherwise. It has a wide product portfolio in environmental and combustion controls, and sensing and control, and also provides engineering services in…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Honeywell Automation is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a healthy 10.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.94×). Free cash flow is worth about -9.3% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 11%/yr and profit at 6%/yr. Book value has grown 12%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 12.1%. In the latest quarter profit fell 11% versus the prior quarter.
At 51× earnings, the stock sits at the 4th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~21%/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 | 47.11 | 38.72 | worse |
| P/B | 5.71 | 2.37 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.84 | 59.99 | better |
| ROE | 12.12 | 9.33 | better |
| ROCE | 16.23 | 9.9 | better |
| ROA | 8.94 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 3.39 | 0.85 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Infotech | 85.5 | 13.8 | 19.6% |
| Syrma SGS Technology | 61.3 | 9.3 | 13.8% |
| Sedemac Mechatronics | 103.6 | 25.6 | 24.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 11% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Revenue is outpacing profit (11% vs 6%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 17% to 15% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 12% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
6% 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Low quarterly variance (4% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit fell 11% 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.
Promoters hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
Produced by a rules-based engine over licensed exchange fundamentals — every sentence above is derived from the numbers shown, no analyst or AI opinion involved. Education and research context, not investment advice. We are not SEBI-registered as an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst.