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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.
KIOCL Ltd is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of iron ore mining, beneficiation and production of pellets. The Company has diversified into operation and maintenance services and mineral exploration pertaining to its various core areas of expertise.…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A weak business — but flagged on governance.
KIOCL is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin 2.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 4.77× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.1% of its market value.
Net worth has actually shrunk (-5%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is a weak 0.9%. In the latest quarter profit fell 129% versus the prior quarter.
It trades at 523× earnings. Today's price already implies ~57%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 797% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations.
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 | 522.5 | — | — |
| P/B | 11.71 | 6.21 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 232.52 | — | — |
| ROE | 0.95 | 0.9 | better |
| ROCE | 1.37 | 6.68 | worse |
| ROA | 1.66 | 1.62 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 2.97 | 4.5 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal India | 7.3 | 1.9 | 26.2% |
| Lloyds Metals | 18.6 | 6.2 | 32.3% |
| NMDC | 8.3 | 1.8 | 21.9% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
3 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +108% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from -8% to 2% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 1% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 6pp across the window.
1 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 4.8× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. 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 fell 30% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (37% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 28% above earlier ones.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 129% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-11% → -9%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoters hold 99.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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