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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.
ITC Limited is an India-based diversified conglomerate company. The Company’s segments include Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Paperboards, Paper and Packaging, and Agri Business. The FMCG segment comprises products, such as cigarettes, cigars, education and stationery…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, reasonably priced.
ITC is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a fat 25.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.88×). Free cash flow is worth about 4.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at 3%/yr. Book value has been broadly flat (1.6%/yr). Return on equity is an elite 26.4%. In the latest quarter profit fell 18% versus the prior quarter.
At 17× earnings, the stock sits at the 37th 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 | 18.45 | 18.53 | better |
| P/B | 4.97 | 2.32 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.63 | 10.88 | worse |
| ROE | 26.44 | 13.35 | better |
| ROCE | 35.39 | 17.55 | better |
| ROA | 19.95 | 11.75 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.92 | 1.49 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Unilever | 31.1 | 9.6 | 22.9% |
| Nestle India | 60.5 | 42.7 | 70.6% |
| Varun Beverages | 52.6 | 8.6 | 15.5% |
4% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. The latest year saw a -40% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 34% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 29% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 2% 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. 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 7% sequentially — momentum is building.
Profit fell 18% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (26% → 23%) — 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.
FIIs trimmed 2.9pp — foreign money is rotating out.
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.