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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.
Precision Camshafts Limited is an India-based company, which is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of casting camshafts and machined camshafts to the auto industry business. The Company’s product range includes a variety of camshafts, balancer shafts, injector…
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A middling, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
Precision Camshafts is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 6.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.34× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 4.4% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -10%/yr and profit at 4%/yr. Book value has grown 5%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 5.3%. In the latest quarter profit fell 16% versus the prior quarter.
At 19× earnings, the stock sits at the 2nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~11%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 66% 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 | 23.38 | 38.56 | better |
| P/B | 1.14 | 4.21 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.56 | 18 | better |
| ROE | 5.31 | 13.33 | worse |
| ROCE | 8.4 | 11.96 | worse |
| ROA | 3.9 | 5.52 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 3.35 | 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 declined 8% 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.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (3% vs -10%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 5% to 10% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 6% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 4% 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. Cash conversion at 2.3× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth.
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. Low quarterly variance (9% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit fell 16% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (6% → 4%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 65.4% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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