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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.
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited is an India-based fertilizer and chemical manufacturing company. The Company manufactures Urea, Complex Fertilizers, Bio-fertilizers, Micro-nutrients, water soluble fertilizers, soil conditioners and a range of Industrial Chemicals.…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, reasonably priced.
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fer is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a thin 2.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT -1.10×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -31.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -5%/yr and profit at -24%/yr. Book value has grown 4%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 8.3%. In the latest quarter profit fell 61% versus the prior quarter.
At 13× earnings, the stock sits at the 29th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~2%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 12.51 | 70.93 | better |
| P/B | 1.09 | 3.22 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.67 | 14.27 | better |
| ROE | 8.35 | 11.15 | worse |
| ROCE | 9.68 | 10.25 | worse |
| ROA | 2.67 | 3.37 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.99 | 1.25 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coromandel Interntl | 30.3 | 4.3 | 15.6% |
| FACT | 1743.1 | 35.3 | 6.6% |
| Chambal Fertilizers | 8.1 | 1.4 | 16.8% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (-5% vs -24%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a +76% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 6% to 3% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 8% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 13pp.
-24% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 36% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (36% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue.
Profit fell 61% 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 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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