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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.
S Chand and Company Limited is engaged in the publishing and trading of educational books. The Company offers a range of products and services across early learning, K-12, higher education, competitive examinations, and digital platforms. The Company caters to schools, higher…
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A high-quality, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
S Chand and Company is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 9.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 1.02×). It throws off free cash worth 5.5% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 8%/yr and profit at 8%/yr. Book value has grown 5%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 7.2%. In the latest quarter profit fell 111% versus the prior quarter.
At 6× earnings, the stock sits at the 2nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-3%/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 | 8.46 | — | — |
| P/B | 0.44 | 2.07 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.11 | — | — |
| ROE | 7.2 | — | — |
| ROCE | 9.51 | 14.65 | worse |
| ROA | 5.67 | 21.27 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 2.04 | 5.79 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOMS Industries | 61.4 | 9.7 | 15.3% |
| Navneet Education | 7.8 | 1.3 | 5.4% |
| Flair Writing Indust | 20.0 | 2.2 | 10.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 8% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Operating margins have been stable around 12% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 7% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
9% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. 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 78% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (91% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 323% above earlier ones.
3 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 111% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-103% → -16%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 47.0% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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