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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.
Megastar Foods Limited is an India-based producer and supplier of wheat flour, organic wheat flour and allied products. It operates in one segment: manufacturing and sale of wheat and its products. The Company is primarily engaged in the manufacturing of food-based products…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, reasonably priced.
MEGASTAR FOODS LIMITED is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a thin 1.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.95× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 5.9% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 21%/yr and profit at -3%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 31%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a modest 9.3%. In the latest quarter profit fell 0% versus the prior quarter.
At 36× earnings, the stock sits at the 37th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~16%/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 | 33.67 | 8.11 | worse |
| P/B | 3.15 | 3.47 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.24 | — | — |
| ROE | 9.35 | 6.58 | better |
| ROCE | 9.06 | 9.46 | worse |
| ROA | 2.74 | 6.21 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.62 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Unilever | 31.1 | 9.6 | 22.9% |
| ITC | 18.4 | 5.0 | 26.4% |
| Nestle India | 60.5 | 42.7 | 70.6% |
21% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (21% vs -3%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a +145% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 4% to 2% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 9% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 13pp.
Profit grew faster than EPS (-3% vs -7%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -7% 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. Cash conversion at 2.9× 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 9% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Low quarterly variance (9% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 61.5% — majority control intact. FIIs have accumulated for 3 straight quarters — sustained foreign institutional conviction.
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