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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.
NTPC Limited is an India-based power generating company. The Company is involved in the generation and sale of bulk power to State Power Utilities. Its segments include Generation of energy and Others. Its generation of energy segment is engaged in generation and sale of bulk…
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A decent, steadily growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
NTPC is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a healthy 14.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.85× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 4.3% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 2%/yr and profit at 17%/yr. Book value has grown 12%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 13.9%. In the latest quarter profit grew 7% versus the prior quarter.
At 12× earnings, the stock sits at the 12th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-0%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 10.28 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.47 | 2.57 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.17 | 28.83 | better |
| ROE | 13.92 | 11.41 | better |
| ROCE | 8.49 | 9.82 | worse |
| ROA | 5.28 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.66 | 1.98 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adani Power | 21.1 | 5.1 | 23.7% |
| Power Grid Corp | 14.9 | 2.3 | 15.2% |
| Adani Green | 104.2 | 10.8 | 8.7% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. 2% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (17% vs 2%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 14% — no major structural shift. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line.
ROE at 14% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
17% 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 1.8× 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 7% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 9% above earlier ones.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 51.1% — majority control intact.
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