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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.
Signpost India Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in the business of advertising in general and outdoor advertising in various ways and manner, including indoor outdoor, newspapers, souvenirs, hoardings, buses, railways, bus shelters, airports and…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
SIGNPOST INDIA LIMITED is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 12.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.31×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -0.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 19%/yr and profit at 26%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 25%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 22.9%. In the latest quarter profit fell 12% versus the prior quarter.
At 16× earnings, the stock sits at the 1st percentile of its own 2.8-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~6%/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 | 15.83 | 87.2 | better |
| P/B | 3.63 | 2.06 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.33 | 14.88 | better |
| ROE | 22.89 | 30.17 | worse |
| ROCE | 21.91 | — | — |
| ROA | 10.25 | 6.36 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.26 | 1.85 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMR Airports Infra | 133.1 | -27.7 | -25.6% |
| NBCC | 25.8 | 6.6 | 24.8% |
| INTL Gemological INST | 26.5 | 10.1 | 38.0% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 19% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (26% vs 19%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +107% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 15% to 16% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 24% — the business earns well above its cost of equity.
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. Cash conversion at 0.3× PAT — reported profit isn't translating into cash, raising earnings quality questions. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 6% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 14% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 12% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2.8y median.
Promoter holding at 60.4% — majority control intact. Promoters reduced 7.4pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations.
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