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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.
Rajnandini Metal Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of manufacturing, trading or otherwise dealing in high-grade copper continuous casting rods and copper wires. It works as a crucial business interface, networking between manufacturers /…
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A weak business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
RAJNANDINI METAL is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin -0.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. It throws off free cash worth 42.3% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Book value has grown 11%/yr. Return on equity is a weak -1.0%. In the latest quarter profit fell 65% versus the prior quarter.
At 8× earnings, the stock sits at the 1st percentile of its own 2-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~19%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 1410% 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 | 41.86 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.49 | 3.37 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.45 | — | — |
| ROE | -1 | 25.07 | worse |
| ROCE | 4.69 | — | — |
| ROA | 1.73 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.24 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal India | 7.3 | 1.9 | 26.2% |
| Lloyds Metals | 18.6 | 6.2 | 32.3% |
| NMDC | 8.3 | 1.8 | 21.9% |
Revenue declined 75% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
2 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +85% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 2% to 0% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
Negative ROE — the business is destroying shareholder value. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 34pp.
10% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. 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 fell 7% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 18% below earlier ones.
Profit fell 65% 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 2y median.
Promoters at 30.5% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. Promoters reduced 1.1pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations.
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