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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.
PPAP Automotive Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing of automotive sealing systems, interior and exterior injection molded products in India. It is focused on developing plastic and driver-based extrusion systems as well as plastic…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent business, trading cheap versus its own history.
PPAP Automotive is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 7.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.77×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -2.3% of its market value.
Book value has grown 5%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 0.6%. In the latest quarter profit fell 98% versus the prior quarter.
At 7× earnings, the stock sits at the 14th percentile of its own 1.6-year range — the cheap end 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 | 6.66 | 38.56 | better |
| P/B | 0.9 | 4.21 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.84 | 18 | better |
| ROE | 0.56 | — | — |
| ROCE | 3.26 | 11.96 | worse |
| ROA | 6.25 | 5.52 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.74 | 3.56 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samvardhana Motherson Intl | 34.3 | 3.6 | 10.4% |
| Bosch | 63.4 | 10.1 | 15.8% |
| Uno Minda | 54.4 | 10.3 | 17.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 4% CAGR — growing but slowly.
2 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +517% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from -1% to 9% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 13% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 15pp across the window.
516% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 9% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 21% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 98% 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 1.6y median.
Promoter holding at 64.3% — majority control intact.
Produced by a rules-based engine over licensed exchange fundamentals — every sentence above is derived from the numbers shown, no analyst or AI opinion involved. Education and research context, not investment advice. We are not SEBI-registered as an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst.