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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.
Premier Polyfilm Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the manufacturing of vinyl flooring, poly vinyl chloride (PVC) sheeting and artificial leather cloth which are used for a variety of industrial and consumer application. Its products include a range of…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, priced for perfection.
PREMIER POLYFILM LTD is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 10.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.84×). Free cash flow is worth about -0.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 6%/yr and profit at 40%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 26%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 21.9%. In the latest quarter profit grew 8% versus the prior quarter.
At 30× earnings, the stock sits at the 97th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~13%/yr earnings growth for a decade. 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 | 26.02 | 38.38 | better |
| P/B | 5.71 | 2.02 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.85 | 10.1 | worse |
| ROE | 21.91 | 8.48 | better |
| ROCE | 29.62 | 7.07 | better |
| ROA | 16.5 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.59 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Industries | 35.5 | 6.3 | 17.7% |
| Astral | 59.3 | 8.0 | 13.4% |
| Shaily ENG Plastics | 75.0 | 16.8 | 22.4% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 6% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (40% vs 6%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 6% to 14% — 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 22% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 6pp across the window.
Profit grew faster than EPS (40% vs -18%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -18% 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. 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 17% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 19% above earlier ones.
Quarterly margins are compressing (12% → 10%) — 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 70.8% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game. Promoters added 3.2pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction.
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