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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.
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited is an India-based automotive technology company providing systems and components for electrified and non-electrified powertrain segments. The Company designs, manufactures, and supplies systems and components for mobility original equipment…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, steadily growing business, priced for perfection.
Sona BLW Precision Forgings is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 13.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 1.05×). Free cash flow is worth about -1.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 19%/yr and profit at 17%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 39%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a modest 11.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 25% versus the prior quarter.
At 87× earnings, the stock sits at the 92nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~27%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. 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 | 76.55 | 38.56 | worse |
| P/B | 8.8 | 4.21 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 43.25 | 18 | worse |
| ROE | 11.63 | 13.33 | worse |
| ROCE | 14.42 | 11.96 | better |
| ROA | 8.76 | 5.52 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 2.74 | 3.56 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samvardhana Motherson Intl | 34.3 | 3.6 | 10.4% |
| Bosch | 63.4 | 10.1 | 15.8% |
| Uno Minda | 54.4 | 10.3 | 17.7% |
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.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder.
Operating margins have been stable around 18% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 10% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 7pp.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 15% 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. 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 rose 18% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 16% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 25% 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 just 27.9% — widely held; sentiment-driven. MF holding up 3.8pp — domestic institutional discovery underway.
Produced by a rules-based engine over licensed exchange fundamentals — every sentence above is derived from the numbers shown, no analyst or AI opinion involved. Education and research context, not investment advice. We are not SEBI-registered as an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst.