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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.
Tata Elxsi Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in providing design and technology services across industries including automotive, broadcast, communications, healthcare, and transportation. Its segments include Software Development & Services (SDS) and System…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Tata Elxsi is scored on the it / services framework. It keeps a healthy 15.9% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 1.06×). Free cash flow is worth about 2.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 7%/yr and profit at -6%/yr. Book value has grown 13%/yr. Return on equity is an elite 39.3%. In the latest quarter profit fell 0% versus the prior quarter.
At 38× earnings, the stock sits at the 13th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~18%/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 | 37.89 | 58.63 | better |
| P/B | 12.72 | 7.84 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.15 | 62.5 | better |
| ROE | 39.3 | — | — |
| ROCE | 58.24 | 67.95 | worse |
| ROA | 34.68 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.91 | 11.28 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCS | 17.4 | 7.6 | 43.4% |
| Infosys | 15.6 | 5.1 | 31.0% |
| HCL Technologies | 21.3 | 5.1 | 24.1% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 7% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Revenue is outpacing profit (7% vs -6%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 29% to 21% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Margins have declined for 3 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 21% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 16pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -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. 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Low quarterly variance (8% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Quarterly net margins are expanding (11% → 16%) — 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 at 43.9% — 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.