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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.
Sharda Cropchem Limited is an India-based agrochemicals company. The Company is principally engaged in the export of agro-chemicals (technical grade and formulations) and non-agro products such as conveyor belts, rubber belts/sheets, dyes & dye intermediates and general…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
An exceptional, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Sharda Cropchem is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 12.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.96×). Free cash flow is worth about 2.3% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 10%/yr and profit at 26%/yr. Book value has grown 12%/yr. Return on equity is an elite 19.8%. In the latest quarter profit grew 4% versus the prior quarter.
At 9× earnings, the stock sits at the 3rd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-1%/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 | 9.61 | 24.55 | better |
| P/B | 1.9 | 2.05 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.86 | — | — |
| ROE | 19.8 | 3.96 | better |
| ROCE | 25.2 | 9.3 | better |
| ROA | 11.37 | 4.18 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.39 | 1.76 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPL | 20.9 | 1.3 | 5.4% |
| PI Industries | 30.0 | 2.3 | 7.7% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India | 29.3 | 4.4 | 15.1% |
10% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (26% vs 10%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +124% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 11% to 16% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 22% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 6pp across the window.
26% 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Wide quarterly swings (47% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate fading — recent quarters 35% below earlier ones.
Quarterly margins are compressing (11% → 8%) — 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.
Promoters hold 74.8% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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