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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 Oil Engines Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of manufacturing of engines, generating sets, pump sets and power tillers and spares thereof. The Company operates through three segments: Business to Business (B2B), Business to…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, steadily growing business, fully valued — but flagged on governance.
Kirloskar Oil and Engineering is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 7.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.66× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 2.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 15%/yr and profit at 19%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 16%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 13.6%. In the latest quarter profit fell 28% versus the prior quarter.
At 40× earnings, the stock sits at the 72nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~20%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The forensic screen raises a red flag: Only ₹-0.66 of cash per ₹1 profit over 4 years — earnings not converting to cash.
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 | 45.69 | 13.83 | worse |
| P/B | 6.11 | 5.03 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.29 | 9.51 | worse |
| ROE | 13.63 | 10.2 | better |
| ROCE | 12.29 | 12.05 | better |
| ROA | 4.4 | 4.66 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.2 | 3.69 | 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. 15% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (19% vs 15%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 10% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 16% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. High ROE despite single-digit margins — an asset-turn play with high capital velocity. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 20% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
3 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 1.7× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. 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 fell 5% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
Profit fell 28% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (8% → 6%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 41.0% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. FII stake up 2.6pp over 4 quarters — growing foreign interest. MF stake down 2.0pp — domestic funds are booking profits or rebalancing out.
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.