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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.
Just Dial Limited is a local search engine company. The Company provides local search, search related services and software services to users in India through multiple platforms such as the Internet, mobile Internet, over the telephone (voice), text short message service…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, steadily growing business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
JustDial is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a fat 26.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.71×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 0.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 18%/yr and profit at 19%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 47%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 3.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 26% versus the prior quarter.
At 16× earnings, the stock sits at the 12th percentile of its own 5.2-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~8%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The forensic screen raises 2 red flags: 65% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations; Share count up 35% over 4 years — heavy equity dilution.
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 | 18.79 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.69 | 2.07 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.19 | — | — |
| ROE | 3.63 | 10.55 | worse |
| ROCE | 4.74 | 13.02 | worse |
| ROA | 8.71 | 8.91 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 7.68 | 13.6 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zomato | 711.8 | 11.2 | 1.6% |
| Paytm | 134.9 | 6.9 | 5.2% |
| Nykaa | 308.9 | 61.0 | 19.5% |
18% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
The latest year saw a +123% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 31% to 35% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 9% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 8pp.
Profit grew faster than EPS (19% vs 8%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 8% 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 6% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 8% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 26% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (25% → 32%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 5.2y median.
Promoters hold 74.1% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game. FIIs trimmed 3.3pp — foreign money is rotating out. MF holding up 2.1pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
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