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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.
Metro Brands Limited is an India-based footwear, bag, and accessories specialty retailer. The Company retails a range of branded products for men, women, unisex and kids, and for every occasion, including casual and formal events. The Company offers products under its own…
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A decent, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Metro Brands is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a healthy 14.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.14× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 1.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 11%/yr and profit at 5%/yr. Book value has grown 9%/yr. Return on equity is an elite 19.8%. In the latest quarter profit fell 19% versus the prior quarter.
At 55× earnings, the stock sits at the 2nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~22%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. 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 | 53.44 | 14.7 | worse |
| P/B | 10.75 | 2.86 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.35 | — | — |
| ROE | 19.82 | 72.18 | worse |
| ROCE | 18.32 | 63.14 | worse |
| ROA | 10.13 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.54 | 2.1 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bata India | 54.5 | 6.6 | 13.9% |
| Relaxo Foot | 39.2 | 3.3 | 8.1% |
| Campus Activewear | 65.3 | 23.2 | 28.2% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 11% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (11% vs 5%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 22% to 19% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 21% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
4% 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. 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 (10% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 8% below earlier ones.
Profit fell 19% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (16% → 10%) — 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 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 71.8% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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