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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.
Shyam Metalics and Energy Ltd. is an integrated metal producing company. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of ferro alloys, iron and steel products and power generation. The Company is primarily engaged in the production of long steel…
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A decent, slow-growing business, priced for perfection.
Shyam Metalics and Energy is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 5.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.91× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.2% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 14%/yr and profit at 8%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 17%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a modest 11.0%. In the latest quarter profit grew 46% versus the prior quarter.
At 34× earnings, the stock sits at the 100th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~13%/yr earnings growth for a decade. 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 | 26.48 | 21.11 | worse |
| P/B | 2.94 | 2.12 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.41 | 8.94 | worse |
| ROE | 10.97 | 18.05 | worse |
| ROCE | 15.33 | 11.11 | better |
| ROA | 5.91 | 3.13 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.38 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSW Steel | 10.5 | 2.9 | 11.9% |
| Tata Steel | 20.6 | 2.3 | 10.6% |
| Jindal Steel & Power | 41.5 | 2.3 | 6.2% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 14% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (14% vs 8%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margins have been stable around 8% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 9% — 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 (8% vs 5%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 5% 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 1.9× 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 9% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 18% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 46% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (4% → 9%) — 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 hold 74.6% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game. FII stake up 2.1pp over 4 quarters — growing foreign interest.
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