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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.
Signet Industries Limited is engaged in merchant trading of all kinds of polymers and other products. The Company also manufactures micro-irrigation systems (DRIP), sprinkler pipe / polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and agro-fittings and its allied products, all types of…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A high-quality, slow-growing business, fairly priced.
SIGNET INDUSTRIES is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 1.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 1.02×). Free cash flow is worth about -4.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 10%/yr and profit at 7%/yr. Book value has grown 6%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 7.8%. In the latest quarter profit grew 18% versus the prior quarter.
At 11× earnings, the stock sits at the 47th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-5%/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 | 7.21 | 6.69 | worse |
| P/B | 0.75 | 3.37 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.8 | — | — |
| ROE | 7.84 | 24.99 | worse |
| ROCE | 12.88 | 4.19 | better |
| ROA | 2.45 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.93 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adani Enterprises | 69.6 | 3.8 | 3.7% |
| Aegis Logistics | 25.8 | 6.0 | 20.0% |
| Premier Energies | 22.8 | 7.8 | 34.2% |
10% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder.
Operating margins have been stable around 2% — 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.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 8% 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. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 22% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
Profit jumped 18% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 74.5% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game. Promoters added 1.6pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction.
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