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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.
Shalimar Paints Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of a range of paints and coatings. The Company has a single operating segment, namely manufacturing and sale of paints. The…
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A weak business.
Shalim Paints is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a thin -11.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Free cash flow is worth about 3.4% of its market value.
Net worth has actually shrunk (-11%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is a weak -44.0%.
It trades at -8× earnings. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
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| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | -7.57 | 29.28 | better |
| P/B | 7.3 | 5.08 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 15.08 | — |
| ROE | -43.98 | 5.54 | worse |
| ROCE | -18.07 | 11.51 | worse |
| ROA | -13.94 | 10.58 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.54 | 1.44 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Paints | 49.7 | 11.2 | 22.3% |
| Berger Paints | 45.4 | 7.9 | 17.3% |
| Kansai Nerolac Paints | 26.5 | 2.3 | 8.9% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. 6% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
4 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent.
Operating margin has compressed from -7% to -11% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
Negative ROE — the business is destroying shareholder value. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 16pp.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. 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 12% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 10% above earlier ones.
4 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 188% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (-10% → -15%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
P/E band unavailable — needs 5y of consistent EPS + price history.
Promoters hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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