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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.
Orient Electric Limited is an India-based lifestyle electrical solutions company. It is engaged in the manufacture/purchase and sale of electrical consumer durables, lighting and switchgear products. The Company’s segments include Electrical Consumer Durables and Lighting &…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, slow-growing business, reasonably priced.
Orient Electric is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a thin 2.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.15× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.9% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 9%/yr and profit at 8%/yr. Book value has grown 9%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 15.5%. In the latest quarter profit fell 14% versus the prior quarter.
At 44× earnings, the stock sits at the 20th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~16%/yr earnings growth for a decade. 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 | 34.09 | 5.93 | worse |
| P/B | 5.29 | 3.48 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.5 | — | — |
| ROE | 15.51 | 5.88 | better |
| ROCE | 20.89 | 12.22 | better |
| ROA | 7.38 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.91 | 0.93 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics India | 61.9 | 13.5 | 21.9% |
| Dixon Techno | 44.2 | 13.1 | 26.4% |
| Havells India | 42.4 | 7.2 | 17.0% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 9% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Operating margins have been stable around 4% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 13% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
8% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. 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 7% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Low quarterly variance (7% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit fell 14% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 38.3% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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