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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.
Mallcom (India) Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the integrated manufacturer, exporter and distributor of a range of personal protective equipment (PPE). The Company operates through Industrial Safety Products segment. Industrial Safety Products business…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, fully valued.
Mallcom is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 5.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.16× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 9%/yr and profit at -7%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 16%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a modest 9.4%. In the latest quarter profit grew 4% versus the prior quarter.
At 19× earnings, the stock sits at the 62nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle 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 | 21.43 | 68.08 | better |
| P/B | 1.8 | 1.76 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.03 | 31.87 | better |
| ROE | 9.44 | 10.5 | worse |
| ROCE | 11.12 | — | — |
| ROA | 5.22 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasim Industries | 19.5 | 2.1 | 4.8% |
| Welspun India | 51.6 | 4.5 | 8.6% |
| Vardhman Textiles | 14.3 | 1.3 | 7.1% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 9% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Revenue is outpacing profit (9% vs -7%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a -48% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 12% to 8% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 9% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 9pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -7% 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.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 25% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
Quarterly net margins are expanding (3% → 6%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 74.2% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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