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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.
Sundaram Multi Pap Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing of paper stationery products. The Company covers the entire range from schools to colleges to office stationery. Its products include exercise notebooks, long…
A decent, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history — but flagged on governance.
Sundaram Multi Pap is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 2.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT -0.69×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -13.9% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 6%/yr and profit at 7%/yr. Net worth has actually shrunk (-3%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is a weak 3.0%. In the latest quarter profit fell 73% versus the prior quarter.
At 15× earnings, the stock sits at the 6th percentile of its own 1.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~3%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 66% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations.
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 | 13.25 | 31.28 | better |
| P/B | 0.55 | 2.66 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.25 | 14.27 | better |
| ROE | 3.05 | 4.71 | worse |
| ROCE | 3.85 | 9.17 | worse |
| ROA | 3.4 | 4.21 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.05 | 1.49 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOMS Industries | 61.4 | 9.7 | 15.3% |
| Navneet Education | 7.8 | 1.3 | 5.4% |
| Flair Writing Indust | 20.0 | 2.2 | 10.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 5% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
2 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +162% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 2% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 4% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 40% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. 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. Wide quarterly swings (48% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 80% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 73% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (3% → 1%) — 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 1.6y median.
Promoters at 31.1% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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.