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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.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited is an India-based telecommunication services company. The Company is a provider of fixed-line telecommunication service in the two metropolitan cities of Delhi and Mumbai. Its segments include Basic and Cellular. Its mobile services include…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A weak business — but carrying elevated distress risk.
MTNL is scored on the general / industrial framework. Free cash flow is worth about -1.4% of its market value.
Return on equity is a modest 10.4%.
It trades at -1× earnings. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the distress zone.
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| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | -0.56 | 16.2 | better |
| P/B | — | 1.78 | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 68.22 | — | — |
| ROE | 10.37 | 16.77 | worse |
| ROCE | -2.18 | — | — |
| ROA | -29.84 | 0.57 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.35 | 1.38 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jio Platforms | 40.8 | 3.4 | 9.0% |
| Bharti Airtel | 34.0 | 8.3 | 19.6% |
| Vodafone Idea | 3.7 | -2.6 | 67.2% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
4 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent.
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 fell 67% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (75% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 159% above earlier ones.
4 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 174% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-434% → -288%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoter holding at 56.3% — majority control intact.
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