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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.
Kirloskar Brothers Limited is engaged in providing fluid management solutions globally. The core products of the Company are engineered pumps, industrial pumps, agricultural and domestic pumps, valves, and hydro turbines. The Company’s business verticals include building and…
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A decent, steadily growing business, fairly priced.
Kirloskar Brothers is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 7.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.93×). Free cash flow is worth about 1.0% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 7%/yr and profit at 17%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 21%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 14.6%. In the latest quarter profit fell 36% versus the prior quarter.
At 35× earnings, the stock sits at the 48th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle 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 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 | 34.07 | 43.72 | better |
| P/B | 5.04 | 6.05 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.96 | 20.61 | worse |
| ROE | 14.64 | 14.33 | better |
| ROCE | 16.75 | 18.32 | worse |
| ROA | 8 | 9.3 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.32 | 1.76 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cummins India | 49.9 | 13.5 | 27.1% |
| Welspun Corp | 24.6 | 5.5 | 22.3% |
| Indo-mim | 109.9 | 21.2 | 23.4% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 7% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Profit is growing faster than revenue (17% vs 7%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 10% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 15% — a respectable return on shareholder capital.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 17% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. 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 22% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 18% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 36% 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 hold 66.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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