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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.
Nestle India Limited is an India-based company that is engaged in the food business. The Company's product categories include milk products and nutrition, prepared dishes and cooking aids, powdered and liquid beverages, and confectionery. Its milk and nutrition products…
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A high-quality, slow-growing business, priced for perfection.
Nestle India is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a healthy 15.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.44× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 1.8% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 6%/yr and profit at 5%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 24%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 70.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 5% versus the prior quarter.
At 71× earnings, the stock sits at the 81st percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~24%/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 | 60.47 | — | — |
| P/B | 42.69 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 38.59 | — | — |
| ROE | 70.58 | — | — |
| ROCE | 87.52 | — | — |
| ROA | 28.76 | 6.06 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.42 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Unilever | 31.1 | 9.6 | 22.9% |
| ITC | 18.4 | 5.0 | 26.4% |
| Varun Beverages | 52.6 | 8.6 | 15.5% |
6% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Operating margins have been stable around 20% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 68% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 50pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (5% vs -33%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -33% 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 1.4× 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 6% sequentially — momentum is building.
Quarterly margins are compressing (18% → 15%) — 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 2.6y median.
Promoter holding at 62.8% — majority control intact.
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