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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.
Steelcast Limited is an India-based company engaged manufacturer of steel and alloy steel castings. The Company is engaged in the casting manufacturing business. It is engaged in catering to a host of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for industry sectors, such as earth…
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A high-quality, slow-growing business, priced for perfection.
STEELCAST LIMITED is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 19.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 1.00×). Free cash flow is worth about 0.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -3%/yr and profit at 7%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 22%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 22.0%. In the latest quarter profit grew 2% versus the prior quarter.
At 42× earnings, the stock sits at the 99th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~19%/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 | 40.29 | 29.3 | worse |
| P/B | 9.25 | 4.06 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.46 | 11.35 | worse |
| ROE | 21.99 | 20.52 | better |
| ROCE | 29.55 | 20.17 | better |
| ROA | 19.71 | 10.65 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 4.28 | 1.81 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Forge | 122.0 | 7.4 | 8.7% |
| PTC Industries | 307.8 | 11.7 | 6.7% |
| AIA Engineering | 23.5 | 3.5 | 14.7% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (7% vs -3%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 20% to 27% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 22% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 11pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (7% vs -37%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -37% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 9% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 16% above earlier ones.
Quarterly margins are compressing (21% → 19%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 45.0% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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