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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.
The KCP Limited is an India-based company that is engaged in the business of manufacturing and sale of cement, sugar, heavy engineering, power generation for captive use and hospitality. The Company has manufacturing plants in Macherla and Muktyala in the state of Andhra…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
KCP is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 10.4% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.75×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 3.9% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 5%/yr and profit at 45%/yr. Book value has grown 14%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 11.1%. In the latest quarter profit fell 54% versus the prior quarter.
At 10× earnings, the stock sits at the 5th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-3%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of B, 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 | 8.41 | 12.16 | better |
| P/B | 1.14 | 1.83 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.26 | 11.56 | better |
| ROE | 11.06 | — | — |
| ROCE | 12.4 | — | — |
| ROA | 6.46 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.03 | 1.02 | 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% |
5% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (45% vs 5%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 4% to 11% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 12% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 6pp across the window.
EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 68% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. 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 15% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 21% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 54% 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 44.4% — 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.