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.
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.
Navin Fluorine International Limited is an India-based company that is primarily focused on fluorine chemistry, which produces refrigeration gases, inorganic fluorides, specialty organofluorines. The Company operates through the Chemical Business segment. It has two…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, fully valued.
Navin Fluorine is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 19.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.35× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -0.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 17%/yr and profit at 21%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 22%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 20.4%. In the latest quarter profit grew 11% versus the prior quarter.
At 69× earnings, the stock sits at the 68th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle 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.
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| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 50.75 | — | — |
| P/B | 10.36 | 2.66 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.62 | 9.95 | worse |
| ROE | 20.41 | — | — |
| ROCE | 22.03 | 70.06 | worse |
| ROA | 13.33 | 54 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 2.19 | 2.26 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pidilite Industries | 59.1 | 14.3 | 23.9% |
| SRF | 32.3 | 4.8 | 14.9% |
| Linde India | 118.3 | 13.3 | 11.3% |
17% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (21% vs 17%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +130% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 23% to 26% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 17% — a respectable return on shareholder capital.
20% 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 1.3× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 12% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 23% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 11% 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.
Promoters hold just 27.1% — widely held; sentiment-driven. MF holding up 5.0pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
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