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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 Paper and Industries Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling of paper and paper-related products and chemicals. The Company's segments include paper and tissue, and chemicals. Its product range includes writing,…
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A high-quality business, fairly priced.
Orient Paper and Industries is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin -3.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. It throws off free cash worth 42.5% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Net worth has actually shrunk (-1%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is an elite 22.4%.
At 79× earnings, the stock sits at the 51st percentile of its own 2-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-7%/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 | 6.38 | 23.35 | better |
| P/B | 1.27 | 0.66 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.48 | 6.92 | better |
| ROE | 22.36 | 8.9 | better |
| ROCE | 22.33 | — | — |
| ROA | 12.19 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.14 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| JK Paper | 18.9 | 1.2 | 6.1% |
| West Coast Paper Mills | 20.6 | 1.4 | 4.2% |
| Seshasayee Paper & Boards | 11.4 | 0.6 | 5.6% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
2 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +47% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 15% to -11% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line. Margins have declined for 3 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
Negative ROE — the business is destroying shareholder value. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 9pp.
-94% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating.
4 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 25% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-15% → -4%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2y median.
Promoters at 38.7% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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