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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.
Sundram Fasteners Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of bolts and nuts, water and oil pumps, sintered products, cold extruded components, hot and warm forged parts, radiator caps and other parts, which have applications…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, slow-growing business, reasonably priced.
Sundaram Fasteners is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 9.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.41× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 2.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at 6%/yr. Book value has grown 12%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 13.9%. In the latest quarter profit grew 5% versus the prior quarter.
At 38× earnings, the stock sits at the 32nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~17%/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 | 35.81 | 29.34 | worse |
| P/B | 4.98 | 3.03 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.19 | 14.43 | worse |
| ROE | 13.9 | 10.71 | better |
| ROCE | 16.25 | 11.39 | better |
| ROA | 9.58 | 1.99 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.28 | 0.88 | better |
| 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% |
4% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder.
Operating margins have been stable around 12% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 14% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 6% 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 1.4× 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 8% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 16% above earlier ones.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 47.0% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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