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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.
Manali Petrochemicals Limited is an India-based petrochemical company. The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of propylene oxide (PO), propylene glycol (PG) and polyols (PY), which are used as industrial raw materials. It manufactures and supplies polyurethane raw…
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A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Manali Petrochemicals is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 12.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.90×). It throws off free cash worth 14.7% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -4%/yr and profit at 37%/yr. Book value has grown 7%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 5.5%. In the latest quarter profit grew 122% versus the prior quarter.
At 10× earnings, the stock sits at the 13th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-5%/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 | 7.25 | 2.98 | worse |
| P/B | 1.02 | 2.69 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.99 | 10.45 | better |
| ROE | 5.54 | — | — |
| ROCE | 6.73 | — | — |
| ROA | 10.34 | 54.03 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 3.78 | 2.26 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Petrochem | 24.4 | 5.1 | 20.8% |
| Savita Oil Techno | 7.9 | 2.0 | 25.7% |
| Styrenix Performance | 13.0 | 2.2 | 16.9% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (37% vs -4%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +343% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 6% to 14% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 10% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 5pp across the window.
37% 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. 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. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 11% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 122% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (7% → 22%) — 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 at 44.9% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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