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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.
IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited is an India-based integrated and multinational transport infrastructure developer in the roads and highways sector, with a major presence in the build-operate-transfer (BOT) space. The Company's in-house project execution capabilities…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, slow-growing business, fairly priced.
IRB Infrastructure Developers is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 10.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.47× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 5.8% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 5%/yr and profit at 6%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 16%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 5.0%. In the latest quarter profit grew 3% versus the prior quarter.
At 49× earnings, the stock sits at the 58th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~8%/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 | 19.13 | 22.25 | better |
| P/B | 0.97 | 2.6 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.75 | 30.35 | better |
| ROE | 5.04 | 6.19 | worse |
| ROCE | 6.36 | 29.33 | worse |
| ROA | 1.99 | 3.28 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.14 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larsen & Toubro | 27.1 | 5.0 | 15.8% |
| RVNL | 44.7 | 4.1 | 8.9% |
| ACME Solar Holdings | 36.9 | 3.3 | 9.1% |
Revenue declined 2% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. 5% CAGR — growing but slowly.
The latest year saw a -87% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 16% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 4% — 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. Profit grew faster than EPS (6% vs -16%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -16% 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 2.5× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. 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 rose 10% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 12% above earlier ones.
Quarterly net margins are expanding (8% → 14%) — 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.
Promoters at 31.2% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
Produced by a rules-based engine over licensed exchange fundamentals — every sentence above is derived from the numbers shown, no analyst or AI opinion involved. Education and research context, not investment advice. We are not SEBI-registered as an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst.