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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.
Liberty Shoes Limited is an India-based company that is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing and trading of footwear, accessories and lifestyle products through its retail, e-commerce and wholesale network. Its brands include AHA, Coolers, Force10, Fortune,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Liberty Shoes is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a thin 1.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 7.13× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 10.3% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at -5%/yr. Book value has grown 6%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 4.0%. In the latest quarter profit fell 87% versus the prior quarter.
At 30× earnings, the stock sits at the 7th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~20%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. 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 | 46.43 | 25.41 | worse |
| P/B | 1.83 | 4.49 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.95 | 12.61 | better |
| ROE | 4.02 | 7.29 | worse |
| ROCE | 8.49 | 12.84 | worse |
| ROA | 2.05 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.59 | 1.03 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Brands | 53.4 | 10.8 | 19.8% |
| Bata India | 54.5 | 6.6 | 13.9% |
| Relaxo Foot | 39.2 | 3.3 | 8.1% |
4% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Revenue is outpacing profit (4% vs -5%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margins have been stable around 2% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 5% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -5% 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 7.1× 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 20% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
Profit fell 87% 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 59.8% — majority control intact. Promoters added 1.4pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction.
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