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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.
Sumitomo Chemical India Limited is an India-based company. The Company manufactures, imports, and markets products for crop protection, grain fumigation, rodent control, biopesticide, plant nutrition & plant growth regulators, professional pest control, public health…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Sumitomo Chemical India is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 16.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.82×). Free cash flow is worth about 0.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -2%/yr and profit at 3%/yr. Book value has grown 13%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 15.1%. In the latest quarter profit fell 27% versus the prior quarter.
At 30× earnings, the stock sits at the 1st percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap 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 | 29.34 | 23.59 | worse |
| P/B | 4.44 | 2.05 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.87 | — | — |
| ROE | 15.12 | 3.56 | better |
| ROCE | 20.13 | 9.28 | better |
| ROA | 11.23 | 4.15 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 2.65 | 1.76 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPL | 20.9 | 1.3 | 5.4% |
| PI Industries | 30.0 | 2.3 | 7.7% |
| Bayer Cropscience | 20.0 | 4.7 | 15.8% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (3% vs -2%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 18% to 21% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 16% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 5pp.
3% 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 fell 14% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (46% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 56% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 27% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (13% → 17%) — 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.
Promoters hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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