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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.
Motherson Sumi Wiring India Limited is an India-based automotive supplier company, which provides full-system solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the wiring harness segment. It meets the customer needs at every stage of the supply chain, from initial…
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A decent, slow-growing business, fully valued.
Motherson Sumi is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 5.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.22× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 2.2% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 18%/yr and profit at 9%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 18%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 32.0%. In the latest quarter profit grew 54% versus the prior quarter.
At 42× earnings, the stock sits at the 66th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~18%/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 | 37.94 | 20.39 | worse |
| P/B | 12.11 | 2.07 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.43 | 10.9 | worse |
| ROE | 32.02 | 18.07 | better |
| ROCE | 36.69 | 9.84 | better |
| ROA | 14.01 | 3.5 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.88 | 3.33 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samvardhana Motherson Intl | 34.3 | 3.6 | 10.4% |
| Bosch | 63.4 | 10.1 | 15.8% |
| Uno Minda | 54.4 | 10.3 | 17.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 17% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (17% vs 9%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 9% to 7% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 29% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. High ROE despite single-digit margins — an asset-turn play with high capital velocity. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 8pp.
Profit grew faster than EPS (9% vs -5%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -5% 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. Cash conversion at 1.2× 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 rose 19% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 20% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 54% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 61.7% — majority control intact. FIIs trimmed 2.6pp — foreign money is rotating out.
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