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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.
Trident Limited is an India-based vertically integrated textile and paper company. The Company is engaged in manufacturing, trading and selling of Textiles (Yarn, Terry Towels & Bedsheets) and Paper & Chemicals. Its segments include Yarn, Towel, Bedsheet, and Paper and…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Trident is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 5.6% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.02× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 2%/yr and profit at -5%/yr. Book value has grown 4%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 9.8%. In the latest quarter profit grew 55% versus the prior quarter.
At 32× earnings, the stock sits at the 5th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~12%/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 | 25.37 | — | — |
| P/B | 2.91 | 2.89 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.2 | — | — |
| ROE | 9.85 | 9.49 | better |
| ROCE | 12.33 | 11.48 | better |
| ROA | 6.54 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.82 | 1.29 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasim Industries | 19.5 | 2.1 | 4.8% |
| Welspun India | 51.6 | 4.5 | 8.6% |
| Vardhman Textiles | 14.3 | 1.3 | 7.1% |
Revenue is on a 2-year growth streak. 2% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Revenue is outpacing profit (2% vs -5%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margins have been stable around 8% — no major structural shift. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 8% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
-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. Cash conversion at 2.0× 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.
Profit jumped 55% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (5% → 9%) — 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 hold 73.7% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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