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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.
SEPC Limited is an India-based Company. The Company is an engineering, procurement, and construction, commissioning (EPCC) end-to-end solutions provider offering multi-disciplinary services and project management solutions. The Company is focused on providing turnkey…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
SEPC is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 4.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT -4.92×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -27.7% of its market value.
Book value itself has compounded 21%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 2.8%. In the latest quarter profit fell 180% versus the prior quarter.
At 17× earnings, the stock sits at the 3rd percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~17%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The forensic screen raises 3 red flags: Only ₹-5.15 of cash per ₹1 profit over 4 years — earnings not converting to cash; 50% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations; Share count up 46% over 4 years — heavy equity dilution.
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 | 36.36 | 22.25 | worse |
| P/B | 0.52 | 2.6 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.07 | 30.35 | better |
| ROE | 2.79 | 6.19 | worse |
| ROCE | 4.48 | — | — |
| ROA | 0.84 | 3.28 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 2.54 | 11.27 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larsen & Toubro | 27.1 | 5.0 | 15.8% |
| RVNL | 44.7 | 4.1 | 8.9% |
| ACME Solar Holdings | 36.9 | 3.3 | 9.1% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 40% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +116% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 6% — no major structural shift. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line.
ROE at 3% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
Profit grew faster than EPS (53% vs 33%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 33% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
3 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 180% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (3% → -4%) — 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 2.6y median.
Promoters hold just 9.4% — widely held; sentiment-driven. Promoters reduced 17.8pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations.
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.