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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.
JSW Cement Limited is an India-based cement manufacturing company. The Company is focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, which includes Portland slag cement (PSC) and Portland composite cement (PCC) and ground granulated blast furnace…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling business.
JSW CEMENT LIMITED is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin -12.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Free cash flow is worth about -2.9% of its market value.
Book value itself has compounded 43%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a modest 11.2%. In the latest quarter profit fell 49% versus the prior quarter.
It trades at 23× earnings. Today's price implies ~11%/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 | 23.19 | 21.55 | worse |
| P/B | 2.47 | 1.73 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.8 | — | — |
| ROE | 11.17 | — | — |
| ROCE | 9.28 | — | — |
| ROA | 4.81 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.57 | 0.5 | better |
| 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% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 2 financial years shown. 13% CAGR over 1 years — steady double-digit compounder.
2 of the 2 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a -388% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from -1% to -12% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
Negative ROE — the business is destroying shareholder value. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 5pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion. 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating.
Profit fell 49% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (8% → 4%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoters hold 72.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game. MF holding up 4.3pp — domestic institutional discovery underway. Both FII and MF added last quarter — broad institutional confidence.
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