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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.
One 97 Communications Limited is an India-based company, which owns the brand Paytm. The Company is engaged in the business of providing payment and financial services, which includes payment facilitator services, facilitation of consumer and merchant loan distribution to…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling business — but flagged on governance.
Paytm is scored on the it / services framework. It keeps a slim 5.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT -1.35×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 0.8% of its market value.
Book value has grown 7%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 5.2%. In the latest quarter profit grew 2% versus the prior quarter.
It trades at 135× earnings. Today's price already implies ~36%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 147% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations.
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 | 134.86 | 47.31 | worse |
| P/B | 6.93 | 3.18 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 66.75 | 22.5 | worse |
| ROE | 5.15 | — | — |
| ROCE | 5.84 | — | — |
| ROA | 3.49 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.55 | 1.78 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zomato | 711.8 | 11.2 | 1.6% |
| Nykaa | 308.9 | 61.0 | 19.5% |
| INFO EDGE (I) | 35.0 | 1.7 | 3.8% |
3% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
3 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +183% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from -21% to 6% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 3% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 17pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. 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 rose 8% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 13% above earlier ones.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
FIIs trimmed 8.2pp — foreign money is rotating out. MF holding up 6.8pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
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