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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.
Kitex Garments Limited is an India-based apparel manufacturer and exporter of knitted garments for infants and kids. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing of cotton and organic cotton ready-to-wear garments for infants and children in the age group of 0-24 months. The…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A weak business, priced for perfection — but flagged on governance.
Kitex is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin -1.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.2% of its market value.
Book value has grown 8%/yr. Return on equity is a weak -0.5%.
At 447× earnings, the stock sits at the 97th percentile of its own 3.3-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 623% 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 | -89.97 | 75.05 | better |
| P/B | 2.58 | 2.3 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 32.52 | 8.84 | worse |
| ROE | -0.54 | 10.86 | worse |
| ROCE | 1.88 | 5.77 | worse |
| ROA | -0.93 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.07 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPR Mill | 38.3 | 6.4 | 16.7% |
| Page Industries | 52.2 | 26.3 | 50.8% |
| Pearl Global Industries | 34.6 | 7.4 | 21.8% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. 6% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a -110% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 13% to 1% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
Negative ROE — the business is destroying shareholder value. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 7pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (54% vs -67%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -67% 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. 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 fell 17% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (33% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 14% above earlier ones.
4 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 84% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (-5% → -10%) — 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 3.3y median.
Promoter holding at 56.7% — majority control intact.
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