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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.
KDDL Limited is an India-based engineering company. The Company is engaged in manufacturing of watch components (watch dials and watch hands), precision engineering components and press tools. The Company’s segments include Precision and watch components, Watch, accessories…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, fast-growing business, priced for perfection.
KDDL is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a slim 6.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 1.06×). Free cash flow is worth about -5.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 25%/yr and profit at 21%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 40%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a modest 8.2%. In the latest quarter profit grew 30% versus the prior quarter.
At 56× earnings, the stock sits at the 87th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~16%/yr earnings growth for a decade. 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 | 32.57 | 50.69 | better |
| P/B | 4.53 | 18 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.12 | 28.69 | better |
| ROE | 8.16 | 34.31 | worse |
| ROCE | 14.93 | 42.06 | worse |
| ROA | 5.45 | 11.13 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 2.16 | 1.42 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics India | 61.9 | 13.5 | 21.9% |
| Dixon Techno | 44.2 | 13.1 | 26.4% |
| Havells India | 42.4 | 7.2 | 17.0% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 25% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Revenue is outpacing profit (25% vs 21%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margins have been stable around 9% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 7% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 19% 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. 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 rose 11% sequentially — momentum is building.
Profit jumped 30% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 48.1% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. Promoters reduced 2.3pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations.
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.