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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.
KEI Industries Limited is a manufacturer of wires and cables. The Company's segments include Cables and Wires, Stainless Steel Wire, and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Projects. Cables and Wires segment is engaged in the manufacturing, sale and marketing of…
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A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
KEI Industries is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 7.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.91×). Free cash flow is worth about 1.3% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 20%/yr and profit at 24%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 37%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 14.7%. In the latest quarter profit fell 4% versus the prior quarter.
At 42× earnings, the stock sits at the 10th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~17%/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 | 36.65 | 13.14 | worse |
| P/B | 5.37 | 4.87 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.14 | 6.31 | worse |
| ROE | 14.66 | 7.74 | better |
| ROCE | 19.31 | 15.38 | better |
| ROA | 10.98 | 9.52 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.81 | 2.33 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polycab India | 36.9 | 9.0 | 24.1% |
| Sterlite Technologies | 48.9 | 8.1 | 16.6% |
| Diamond Power Infra | 81.8 | 29.2 | 35.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 20% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (24% vs 20%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +32% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 10% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 14% — a respectable return on shareholder capital.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. Profit grew faster than EPS (24% vs 22%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 22% 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. 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 rose 19% sequentially — momentum is building.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 35.0% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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