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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.
Indian Bank is an India-based public sector bank. Its segments include Treasury, Corporate/Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking and Other Banking Business. Treasury Segment includes the entire investment portfolio and trading in foreign exchange contracts and derivative…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, priced for perfection.
Indian Bank is scored on the bank / lender framework. It keeps a healthy 14.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 14%/yr and profit at 29%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 17%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 14.9%. In the latest quarter profit grew 4% versus the prior quarter.
At 10× earnings, the stock sits at the 87th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-2%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A.
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 | 9.18 | 8.26 | worse |
| P/B | 1.52 | 1.18 | worse |
| ROE | 14.91 | 13.72 | better |
| ROA | 1.25 | 1.09 | better |
| NIM | 2.9 | 2.6 | better |
| Net NPA | 0.15 | 0.41 | better |
| CASA | 39.67 | 39.04 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank | 14.5 | 2.0 | 13.8% |
| Icici Bank | 17.9 | 2.9 | 16.0% |
| SBI | 10.0 | 1.5 | 13.8% |
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Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 14% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (29% vs 14%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 11% to 20% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. Profit grew faster than EPS (29% 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.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 1.6× 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 rose 11% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 10% above earlier ones.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 73.8% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game. FIIs have accumulated for 3 straight quarters — sustained foreign institutional conviction.
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