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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.
United Breweries Limited is an India-based beer company, which is engaged in the manufacturing, purchasing and selling of beer and non-alcoholic beverages. The Company’s Beer segment includes the manufacture, purchase and sale of beer, including licensing of brands. Its…
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A weak, steadily growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
United Breweries is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a slim 4.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 1.05×). Free cash flow is worth about 0.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 7%/yr and profit at 11%/yr. Book value has grown 5%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 10.6%. In the latest quarter profit fell 19% versus the prior quarter.
At 76× earnings, the stock sits at the 3rd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~25%/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 | 64.98 | 21.13 | worse |
| P/B | 6.9 | 5.25 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 29.96 | 32.92 | better |
| ROE | 10.62 | 8.84 | better |
| ROCE | 13.24 | 9.08 | better |
| ROA | 5.11 | 2.45 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.81 | 1.01 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Spirits | 55.7 | 11.4 | 20.4% |
| Radico Khaitan | 76.1 | 16.5 | 21.7% |
| Allied Blend N Distils L | 91.6 | 12.1 | 13.9% |
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.
Profit is on a 2-year growth streak. Profit is growing faster than revenue (11% vs 7%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margins have been stable around 6% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 9% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. 11% 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. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 17% 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 31% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 19% 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.
Promoters hold 70.8% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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