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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.
Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited is an India-based company engaged in the business of manufacturing of agrochemicals, specialty chemicals, and industrial chemicals. It operates through the Performance Chemicals segment. Its business units include Agro and Basic…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A high-quality, stagnant business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Punjab Chem & Crop Prot is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 6.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.34× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 3.8% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 1%/yr and profit at 2%/yr. Book value has grown 15%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 13.2%. In the latest quarter profit grew 101% versus the prior quarter.
At 17× earnings, the stock sits at the 7th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~8%/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 | 18.41 | 23.59 | better |
| P/B | 2.44 | 2.05 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.48 | — | — |
| ROE | 13.24 | 3.56 | better |
| ROCE | 13.54 | 9.28 | better |
| ROA | 5.75 | 4.15 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | 1.76 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPL | 20.9 | 1.3 | 5.4% |
| PI Industries | 30.0 | 2.3 | 7.7% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India | 29.3 | 4.4 | 15.1% |
1% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
The latest year saw a +64% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 8% — no major structural shift. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 15% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. High ROE despite single-digit margins — an asset-turn play with high capital velocity. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 7pp.
2% 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 1.3× 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 rose 65% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (39% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 10% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 101% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 39.2% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. FII stake up 3.7pp over 4 quarters — growing foreign interest.
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