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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.
Kritika Wires Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in manufacturing, exporting and supplying industrial steel wires, aluminum wires and galvanized wires. Its products include mild steel wire, galvanized iron (GI) stay wire, galvanized strand for earthing,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, trading cheap versus its own history.
KRITIKA WIRES LIMITED is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin 0.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 3.04× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -1.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 35%/yr and profit at 1%/yr. Book value has grown 11%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 6.1%. In the latest quarter profit fell 22% versus the prior quarter.
At 22× earnings, the stock sits at the 19th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~10%/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 | 21.04 | 20.39 | worse |
| P/B | 1.33 | 2.07 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.8 | 10.9 | worse |
| ROE | 6.13 | 18.07 | worse |
| ROCE | 7.54 | 9.84 | worse |
| ROA | 3.32 | 3.5 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.33 | 3.33 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSW Steel | 10.5 | 2.9 | 11.9% |
| Tata Steel | 20.6 | 2.3 | 10.6% |
| Jindal Steel & Power | 41.5 | 2.3 | 6.2% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. 35% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Revenue is outpacing profit (35% vs 1%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a -39% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 3% to 1% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 6% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 1% 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. Cash conversion at 3.0× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 11% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 9% below earlier ones.
Profit fell 22% 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.
Promoter holding at 63.3% — majority control intact.
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