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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.
Lords Chloro Alkali Ltd. is an India-based company, which is engaged in the production of a range of chemicals, i.e., caustic soda, chlorine, hydrogen, hydrochloric acid (HCL), stable bleaching powder and trichloro ethylene. The Company produces and exports these chemicals on…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A high-quality, stagnant business, reasonably priced.
Lords Chloro Alkali is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 7.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.92×). Free cash flow is worth about -9.8% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 10%/yr and profit at -19%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 16%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 12.4%. In the latest quarter profit grew 241% versus the prior quarter.
At 53× earnings, the stock sits at the 36th percentile of its own 2.2-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~1%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 11.19 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.38 | 2.66 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.01 | 9.95 | better |
| ROE | 12.36 | — | — |
| ROCE | 10.61 | — | — |
| ROA | 6.23 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.21 | 2.26 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pidilite Industries | 59.1 | 14.3 | 23.9% |
| SRF | 32.3 | 4.8 | 14.9% |
| Linde India | 118.3 | 13.3 | 11.3% |
10% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +361% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 25% to 10% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line.
ROE at 3% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 28pp.
Profit grew faster than EPS (-27% vs -88%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -88% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion. 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 rose 9% sequentially — momentum is building.
Profit jumped 241% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (9% → 14%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2.2y median.
Promoters hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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