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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.
Insecticides (India) Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing activities of agricultural chemicals, pesticides and technical products for agricultural purposes. The Company caters to both domestic and international markets. The Company…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Insecticides (India) is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 6.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.72×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 0.9% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 6%/yr and profit at 30%/yr. Book value has grown 10%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 9.3%. In the latest quarter profit grew 275% versus the prior quarter.
At 11× earnings, the stock sits at the 2nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~3%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 12.94 | 23.59 | better |
| P/B | 1.2 | 2.05 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.45 | — | — |
| ROE | 9.26 | 3.56 | better |
| ROCE | 11.79 | 9.28 | better |
| ROA | 5.48 | 4.15 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.9 | 1.76 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPL | 20.9 | 1.3 | 5.4% |
| PI Industries | 30.0 | 2.3 | 7.7% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India | 29.3 | 4.4 | 15.1% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 6% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Profit is growing faster than revenue (30% vs 6%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 5% to 9% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 11% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 31% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. 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 43% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (40% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue.
Profit jumped 275% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly margins are compressing (9% → 7%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 72.3% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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