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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.
Rico Auto Industries Limited is an India-based engineering company. The Company is supplying a wide range of high precision fully machined aluminum and ferrous components and assemblies to automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across the globe. The Company’s…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, reasonably priced.
Rico Auto Industries is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 2.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 6.21× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 3.0% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 2%/yr and profit at 1%/yr. Book value has grown 4%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 7.3%. In the latest quarter profit fell 149% versus the prior quarter.
At 26× earnings, the stock sits at the 22nd percentile of its own 3.6-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 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 | 40.96 | 38.56 | worse |
| P/B | 1.7 | 4.21 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.62 | 18 | better |
| ROE | 7.29 | 13.33 | worse |
| ROCE | 8.79 | 11.96 | worse |
| ROA | 1.51 | 5.52 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.49 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samvardhana Motherson Intl | 34.3 | 3.6 | 10.4% |
| Bosch | 63.4 | 10.1 | 15.8% |
| Uno Minda | 54.4 | 10.3 | 17.7% |
2% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
The latest year saw a +173% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 3% — no major structural shift. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 7% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
1% 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 6.2× 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 11% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 14% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 149% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (3% → -0%) — 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.
Promoter holding at 50.3% — majority control intact.
Produced by a rules-based engine over licensed exchange fundamentals — every sentence above is derived from the numbers shown, no analyst or AI opinion involved. Education and research context, not investment advice. We are not SEBI-registered as an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst.