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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.
India Pesticides Limited is an India-based globally operating agrochemical company, which manufactures Agro-Chemicals and Active Pharma Ingredients (APIs). The Company offers herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, growth regulators, intermediates, acaricide, and APIs. Its…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, trading cheap versus its own history.
India Pesticides is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 11.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.02×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 0.3% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 6%/yr and profit at -6%/yr. Book value has grown 9%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 9.1%. In the latest quarter profit fell 26% 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 implies ~4%/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 | 14.16 | 24.55 | better |
| P/B | 1.28 | 2.05 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.28 | — | — |
| ROE | 9.07 | 3.96 | better |
| ROCE | 12.11 | 9.3 | better |
| ROA | 6.84 | 4.18 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 2.11 | 1.76 | better |
| 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% |
6% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (6% vs -6%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a +46% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 21% to 15% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 12% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 7pp.
-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. Cash conversion at 0.0× PAT — reported profit isn't translating into cash, raising earnings quality questions. 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 fell 5% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
Profit fell 26% 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.
Promoter holding at 63.6% — majority control intact.
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