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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.
The Ramco Cements Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the manufacturing of cement with operations across South and East India. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing of cement & construction chemicals. The Company’s portfolio includes cement and…
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A middling, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
The Ramco Cements is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 7.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.33× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 6.6% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at 27%/yr. Book value has grown 6%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 1.9%. In the latest quarter profit fell 79% versus the prior quarter.
At 28× earnings, the stock sits at the 3rd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~15%/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 | 31.76 | 12.16 | worse |
| P/B | 2.38 | 1.83 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.03 | 11.56 | worse |
| ROE | 1.85 | — | — |
| ROCE | 4.74 | — | — |
| ROA | 3.64 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.31 | 1.02 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultratech Cement | 41.5 | 5.0 | 12.0% |
| Ambuja Cements | 30.7 | 1.6 | 8.0% |
| Shree Cement | 57.0 | 3.8 | 6.6% |
3% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (26% vs 3%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +158% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 6% to 10% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 9% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 29% 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 fell 13% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 12% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 79% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (3% → 1%) — 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 at 42.6% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. MF holding up 3.5pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
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