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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.
Sundrop Brands Limited, formerly Agro Tech Foods Limited, is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of manufacturing, marketing and selling a range of food products and edible oils. The Company's product categories include ready to cook, ready to eat, cereal…
A decent, steadily growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Agro Tech Foods is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a thin 1.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.53× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -0.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 22%/yr and profit at 10%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 45%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 2.7%. In the latest quarter profit grew 23% versus the prior quarter.
At 117× earnings, the stock sits at the 7th percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~24%/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 | 58.34 | 29.72 | worse |
| P/B | 1.59 | 2.18 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.6 | 24.82 | worse |
| ROE | 2.72 | — | — |
| ROCE | 3.82 | 9.66 | worse |
| ROA | 2.06 | 4.86 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.06 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Unilever | 31.1 | 9.6 | 22.9% |
| ITC | 18.4 | 5.0 | 26.4% |
| Nestle India | 60.5 | 42.7 | 70.6% |
22% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +118% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 2% — no major structural shift. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 1% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
Profit grew faster than EPS (16% vs -8%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -8% 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 1.5× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 11% sequentially — momentum is building.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 23% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-1% → 3%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 2.6y median.
Promoters at 43.9% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. Promoters added 5.0pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction.
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.