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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.
Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited is an India-based apparel manufacturer, which is engaged in the designing, manufacturing, and marketing of branded jeans and a wide range of western wear. The Company deals in various categories, including apparel, footwear, and accessories with a…
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A high-quality, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Kewal Kiran Clothing is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 12.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.20× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 6.0% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 16%/yr and profit at 9%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 27%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 15.0%. In the latest quarter profit grew 19% versus the prior quarter.
At 18× earnings, the stock sits at the 1st percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~5%/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 | 15.35 | 75.05 | better |
| P/B | 2.54 | 2.3 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.07 | 8.84 | worse |
| ROE | 15.04 | 10.86 | better |
| ROCE | 20.71 | 5.77 | better |
| ROA | 10.4 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.49 | 10.08 | worse |
| 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 has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 16% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder.
Revenue is outpacing profit (16% vs 9%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 20% to 16% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 14% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 8pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (9% vs 6%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 6% 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. Cash conversion at 1.2× 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 10% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
Profit jumped 19% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 74.3% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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