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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 Oil Corporation Limited is an India-based oil company. The Company's segments include Petroleum Products, Petrochemicals, Gas, and Other Business Activities. Its Other Business Activities segment includes oil and gas exploration activities, explosives and cryogenic…
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An exceptional, fast-growing business, reasonably priced.
Indian Oil is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 5.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.74× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 26.1% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -2%/yr and profit at 55%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 16%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 20.3%.
At 5× earnings, the stock sits at the 28th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-14%/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 | 4.12 | 17.58 | better |
| P/B | 0.88 | 1.42 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.7 | 7.1 | better |
| ROE | 20.25 | 16.96 | better |
| ROCE | 19.28 | 18.62 | better |
| ROA | 8.67 | 8.27 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.19 | 0.47 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance Industries | 18.6 | 1.9 | 8.7% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corp | 8.8 | 1.4 | 15.6% |
| Hindustan Petroleum Corp | 57.2 | 1.6 | 2.7% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (55% vs -2%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +217% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 2% to 7% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 19% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. High ROE despite single-digit margins — an asset-turn play with high capital velocity. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 11pp across the window.
EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 63% 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. Cash conversion at 1.7× 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 25% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 2072% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (7% → 9%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 51.5% — majority control intact.
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