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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.
Privi Speciality Chemicals Limited is an India-based manufacturer, supplier and exporter of aroma and fragrance chemicals. The Company's flagship products include Dihydromyrcenol, Amber Fleur, Pine oil and Terpineol, Camphor, Speciality, Citral, Prionyl, Ionone products,…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Privi Speciality Chem is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 12.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.74× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 1.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 17%/yr and profit at 146%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 20%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 23.7%. In the latest quarter profit grew 42% versus the prior quarter.
At 42× earnings, the stock sits at the 9th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~17%/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 | 35.6 | — | — |
| P/B | 8.35 | 2.66 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.99 | 9.95 | worse |
| ROE | 23.68 | — | — |
| ROCE | 22.43 | 70.06 | worse |
| ROA | 10.96 | 54 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.7 | 2.26 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pidilite Industries | 59.1 | 14.3 | 23.9% |
| SRF | 32.3 | 4.8 | 14.9% |
| Linde India | 118.3 | 13.3 | 11.3% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 17% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (146% vs 17%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +71% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 2% to 17% — 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 19pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 146% 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 1.7× 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 rose 13% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 9% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 42% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (12% → 15%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 60.6% — majority control intact. MF stake down 2.2pp — domestic funds are booking profits or rebalancing out.
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