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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.
Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited is engaged in the business of manufacturing and sale of special steel rolled products. The Company operates through the Iron & Steel Business segment. Its steel categories product includes super alloys, tool steels, SSR 550, spring…
A middling, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
Sunflag Iron and Steel is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 5.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.93× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 3.9% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at -43%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 39%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 2.3%. In the latest quarter profit grew 93% versus the prior quarter.
At 34× earnings, the stock sits at the 93rd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~16%/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 | 33.51 | 21.11 | worse |
| P/B | 0.81 | 2.12 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.98 | 8.94 | worse |
| ROE | 2.28 | — | — |
| ROCE | 3.97 | 11.11 | worse |
| ROA | 1.82 | 3.13 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.64 | 3.33 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSW Steel | 10.5 | 2.9 | 11.9% |
| Tata Steel | 20.6 | 2.3 | 10.6% |
| Jindal Steel & Power | 41.5 | 2.3 | 6.2% |
4% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (4% vs -43%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 42% to 8% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line.
ROE at 2% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 31pp.
-43% 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 1.9× 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 9% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 9% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 93% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 51.2% — majority control intact.
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