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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.
Linc Limited is an India-based writing instrument manufacturer. The Company's product portfolio includes gel pens, ball pens, fountain pens, markers, mechanical pencils, files and folders. Its product categories include adhesive products, calculator, desktop supply, pencil,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, slow-growing business, fairly priced.
LINC LIMITED is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 6.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.91×). Free cash flow is worth about 0.1% of its market value.
Over the last 2 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at 3%/yr. Book value has grown 12%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 10.5%. In the latest quarter profit fell 49% versus the prior quarter.
At 16× earnings, the stock sits at the 45th percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~8%/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 | 18.48 | 31.39 | better |
| P/B | 2.05 | 2.64 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.39 | 14.1 | better |
| ROE | 10.53 | 4.47 | better |
| ROCE | 14.64 | 8.74 | better |
| ROA | 7.38 | 4.1 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.1 | 1.49 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOMS Industries | 61.4 | 9.7 | 15.3% |
| Navneet Education | 7.8 | 1.3 | 5.4% |
| Flair Writing Indust | 20.0 | 2.2 | 10.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 3 financial years shown. 3% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Operating margins have been stable around 9% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 14% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. 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. Profit grew faster than EPS (3% vs -51%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -51% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Low quarterly variance (7% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit fell 49% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (7% → 4%) — 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 2.6y median.
Promoter holding at 61.2% — majority control intact.
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