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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.
Paradeep Phosphates Limited is an India-based manufacturer of phosphatic fertilizers. The Company is engaged in the production of Urea, Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP), and complex fertilizers containing Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium (NPK) grades (N-10, N-12, N-14, N-19,…
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A middling, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
Paradeep Phosphates is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 4.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT -1.02×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -10.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 18%/yr and profit at 49%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 25%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a modest 11.9%. In the latest quarter profit fell 69% versus the prior quarter.
At 15× earnings, the stock sits at the 16th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~7%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The forensic screen raises 2 red flags: Only ₹-0.15 of cash per ₹1 profit over 4 years — earnings not converting to cash; Share count up 33% over 4 years — heavy equity dilution.
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 | 17.36 | 70.93 | better |
| P/B | 2.07 | 3.22 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.22 | 14.27 | better |
| ROE | 11.91 | 11.15 | better |
| ROCE | 9.98 | 10.25 | worse |
| ROA | 3.8 | 3.37 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.68 | 1.25 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coromandel Interntl | 30.3 | 4.3 | 15.6% |
| FACT | 1743.1 | 35.3 | 6.6% |
| Chambal Fertilizers | 8.1 | 1.4 | 16.8% |
18% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (49% vs 18%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +50% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 3% to 6% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 15% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 6pp across the window.
Profit grew faster than EPS (49% vs 35%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 35% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 20% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (36% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 29% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 69% 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.
Promoter holding at 57.9% — majority control intact. FIIs trimmed 6.6pp — foreign money is rotating out. MF holding up 6.7pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
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