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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.
JK Lakshmi Cement Limited is an India-based company that is engaged in the manufacturing of cement. The Company is a manufacturer and supplier of cement and cementitious products like ready-mix concrete (RMC) and autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) Blocks with manufacturing…
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A decent, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
JK Lakshmi Cement is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 6.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.62× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 6.1% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 2%/yr and profit at 4%/yr. Book value has grown 11%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 7.8%. In the latest quarter profit fell 14% versus the prior quarter.
At 14× earnings, the stock sits at the 1st percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end 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 | 18.18 | 12.16 | worse |
| P/B | 1.43 | 1.82 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.71 | 11.78 | better |
| ROE | 7.83 | — | — |
| ROCE | 8.98 | — | — |
| ROA | 3.54 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.94 | 1.02 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultratech Cement | 41.5 | 5.0 | 12.0% |
| Ambuja Cements | 30.7 | 1.6 | 8.0% |
| Shree Cement | 57.0 | 3.8 | 6.6% |
2% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
The latest year saw a +50% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 8% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 11% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
3% 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 2.6× 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 22% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 14% 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.
Promoters at 45.1% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. FIIs trimmed 3.7pp — foreign money is rotating out. MF holding up 3.6pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
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