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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.
Somany Ceramics Limited is an India-based company. The Company is a complete solution provider in decor solutions with the widest product selection in all categories: ceramic (wall and floor tiles), polished vitrified tiles, glazed vitrified tiles, sanitary ware and bath…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, slow-growing business, reasonably priced.
Somany Ceramics is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 2.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 3.33× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 8.6% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at 3%/yr. Book value has been broadly flat (0.9%/yr). Return on equity is a healthy 14.8%. In the latest quarter profit fell 8% versus the prior quarter.
At 28× earnings, the stock sits at the 26th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~7%/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 | 17.19 | — | — |
| P/B | 2.5 | 2.3 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.25 | — | — |
| ROE | 14.82 | 14.47 | better |
| ROCE | 17.34 | — | — |
| ROA | 6.32 | 3.19 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.65 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kajaria Ceramics | 30.7 | 6.2 | 20.1% |
| Cera Sanitaryware | 24.9 | 4.6 | 18.2% |
| Varmora Granito | 30.5 | 2.6 | 9.2% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 4% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Operating margins have been stable around 4% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 8% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 6% 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 3.3× 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 fell 8% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 15% above earlier ones.
Quarterly net margins are expanding (2% → 5%) — 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.
Promoter holding at 55.2% — majority control intact. MF stake down 6.9pp — domestic funds are booking profits or rebalancing out.
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