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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 Press Limited is a packaging solutions provider. The Company’s segments include Printing, Flexible Packaging and Paper Board Packaging. It is engaged in manufacturing activities of the printing of capital market stationery, commercial printing like textbooks,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A weak business.
Orient Press is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin -0.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. It throws off free cash worth 18.6% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Net worth has actually shrunk (-2%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is a weak -2.4%. In the latest quarter profit fell 517% versus the prior quarter.
It trades at -40× earnings. 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 | -39.88 | 38.38 | better |
| P/B | 1.01 | 2.02 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.08 | 10.1 | worse |
| ROE | -2.42 | 8.48 | worse |
| ROCE | 3.05 | 7.07 | worse |
| ROA | -0.98 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.44 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| INOX India | 65.4 | 13.9 | 21.2% |
| Garware Hi-tech Films | 41.7 | 6.1 | 14.7% |
| EPL | 17.8 | 2.3 | 12.5% |
Revenue declined 10% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
4 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +58% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around -1% — no major structural shift.
Negative ROE — the business is destroying shareholder value. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. 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 32% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (43% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 23% below earlier ones.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 517% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (-2% → -6%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoters hold 74.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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