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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 Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited, formerly Tata Motors Limited, is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in the passenger vehicles business, including its investments in the electric vehicle business and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) operations. Its portfolio,…
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A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Tata Motors is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a fat 24.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.16×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about -10.4% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -1%/yr and profit at 213%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 31%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 5.5%. In the latest quarter profit fell 85% versus the prior quarter.
At 4× earnings, the stock sits at the 1st percentile of its own 3-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-35%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 1.42 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.01 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 1.46 | — | — |
| ROE | 5.47 | 21.45 | worse |
| ROCE | 2.52 | — | — |
| ROA | 21.86 | 13.98 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.53 | 0.85 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maruti Suzuki | 28.0 | 3.7 | 13.7% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra | 19.4 | 4.2 | 18.4% |
| Bajaj Auto | 28.1 | 8.3 | 27.7% |
Revenue declined 8% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (213% vs -1%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +194% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around -0% — no major structural shift. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line.
Negative ROE — the business is destroying shareholder value. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 6pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 254% 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 0.2× PAT — reported profit isn't translating into cash, raising earnings quality questions. 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 fell 9% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (33% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 40% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 85% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (103% → 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 3y median.
Promoters at 42.5% — 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.