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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.
Honda India Power Products Limited is an India-based power products company. The Company is primarily engaged in manufacturing and marketing portable gensets, water pumps, general purpose engines, lawn mowers, brush cutters, tillers and marine engines. Its product range…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, fairly priced.
Honda Power Products is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 7.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT -0.17×) — worth a closer look. It throws off free cash worth 8.0% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -11%/yr and profit at -9%/yr. Book value has been broadly flat (2.9%/yr). Return on equity is a modest 11.9%. In the latest quarter profit fell 59% versus the prior quarter.
At 32× earnings, the stock sits at the 53rd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle 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 | 30.83 | 26.37 | worse |
| P/B | 2.53 | 6.26 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.34 | 18.09 | worse |
| ROE | 11.95 | 6.99 | better |
| ROCE | 14.49 | 11.64 | better |
| ROA | 4.96 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.7 | 1.61 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHEL | 50.7 | 5.5 | 10.8% |
| ABB India | 70.7 | 47.9 | 22.4% |
| CG Power | 89.3 | 13.9 | 15.7% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Operating margins have been stable around 9% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 8% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -9% 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. 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 28% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (34% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue.
Profit fell 59% 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 66.7% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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