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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.
Trent Limited is part of the Tata Group and operates a portfolio of retail concepts. Its brands are divided into two groups, namely Fashion and Lifestyle and Food and Grocery. The Company’s primary customer propositions include Westside, which operates a chain of fashion…
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A decent, fast-growing business, reasonably priced.
Trent is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a slim 8.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.55× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 33%/yr and profit at 64%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 39%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 24.4%. In the latest quarter profit grew 25% versus the prior quarter.
At 95× earnings, the stock sits at the 23rd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~29%/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 | 85.87 | 14.7 | worse |
| P/B | 21.1 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 38.77 | — | — |
| ROE | 24.4 | 72.18 | worse |
| ROCE | 26.47 | 63.14 | worse |
| ROA | 15.15 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.55 | 2.1 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue Supermarts | 71.7 | 8.6 | 11.9% |
| Vishal Mega Mart | 49.0 | 5.6 | 11.4% |
| Cartrade Tech | 51.4 | 5.0 | 8.8% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 33% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (64% vs 33%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 6% to 11% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 24% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 9pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. Profit grew faster than EPS (64% vs 57%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 57% 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. 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 14% sequentially — momentum is building.
Profit jumped 25% 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.
Promoters at 37.0% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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