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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.
NACL Industries Limited is an India-based agrochemical company. The Company is in the business of crop protection and manufactures both technicals (active ingredient) and formulations. It manufactures all kinds of pesticides, insecticides, acaricides, herbicides, fungicides…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business.
NACL Industries is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 0.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT -22.79×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -5.9% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -9%/yr and profit at -64%/yr. Book value has grown 6%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 2.5%.
It trades at 222× earnings. Today's price already implies ~43%/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 | 221.51 | — | — |
| P/B | 4.03 | 2.05 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 37.12 | — | — |
| ROE | 2.49 | 3.96 | worse |
| ROCE | 7.39 | 9.3 | worse |
| ROA | 0.86 | 4.18 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.84 | 1.76 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPL | 20.9 | 1.3 | 5.4% |
| PI Industries | 30.0 | 2.3 | 7.7% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India | 29.3 | 4.4 | 15.1% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
2 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +105% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 6% to 1% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 1% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 16pp.
-96% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 6% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (30% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 2523% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (1% → 5%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoter holding at 53.7% — majority control intact.
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