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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.
Triveni Engineering and Industries Limited is an India-based company. It is engaged in diversified businesses, mainly categorized into two segments-sugar and allied businesses and the engineering business. Sugar & allied businesses primarily comprise the manufacture of white…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, reasonably priced — but flagged on governance.
Triveni Engineering & Industries is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 4.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.70×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 0.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 2%/yr and profit at -47%/yr. Book value has grown 8%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 11.0%. In the latest quarter profit fell 98% versus the prior quarter.
At 20× earnings, the stock sits at the 36th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~5%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The forensic screen raises a red flag: Only ₹0.22 of cash per ₹1 profit over 4 years — earnings not converting to cash.
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 | 15.46 | 13.49 | worse |
| P/B | 1.71 | 1.03 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.19 | 3.19 | worse |
| ROE | 11.04 | 9.07 | better |
| ROCE | 14.99 | 5.48 | better |
| ROA | 8.17 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.36 | 0.62 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balrampur Chini Mills | 33.9 | 3.0 | 8.8% |
| Eid Parry India | 9.3 | 1.3 | 9.9% |
| Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar | 38.7 | 4.7 | 3.7% |
2% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Revenue is outpacing profit (2% vs -47%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 34% to 4% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line. Margins have declined for 3 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 8% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 59pp.
-45% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
1 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 12% sequentially — momentum is building.
Profit fell 98% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 60.6% — majority control intact.
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