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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.
Steel Strips Wheels Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of manufacturing steel wheel rims and alloy wheel rims which are used in automotive vehicles. The Company's products include steel wheels, and alloy wheels. Its products under the steel…
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A decent, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
Steel Strips Wheels is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 3.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.74× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 1.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 9%/yr and profit at -1%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 17%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 14.8%. In the latest quarter profit grew 68% versus the prior quarter.
At 45× 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 ~14%/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 | 28.86 | 38.56 | better |
| P/B | 4.47 | 4.21 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.6 | 18 | better |
| ROE | 14.81 | 13.33 | better |
| ROCE | 18.01 | 11.96 | better |
| ROA | 6.59 | 5.52 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.42 | — | — |
| 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. 9% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (9% vs -1%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 7% to 5% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 11% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 7pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -1% 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 1.7× 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 28% sequentially — momentum is building. Wide quarterly swings (32% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 23% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 68% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (4% → 6%) — 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 61.2% — majority control intact.
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