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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.
UPL Limited is an India-based company that provides agricultural solutions and services. The Company operates through three segments: Crop Protection, Seeds Business, and Non Agro. Its Crop Protection segment includes the manufacture and marketing of conventional agrochemical…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, fairly priced.
UPL is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 4.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 3.54× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 12.1% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -1%/yr and profit at -21%/yr. Book value has grown 5%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 5.4%. In the latest quarter profit fell 106% versus the prior quarter.
At 24× earnings, the stock sits at the 43rd percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~10%/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 | 20.91 | 23.59 | better |
| P/B | 1.3 | 2.05 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.73 | — | — |
| ROE | 5.42 | 3.56 | better |
| ROCE | 9.17 | 9.28 | worse |
| ROA | 2.14 | 4.15 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 0.85 | 1.76 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| PI Industries | 30.0 | 2.3 | 7.7% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India | 29.3 | 4.4 | 15.1% |
| Bayer Cropscience | 20.0 | 4.7 | 15.8% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +171% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 10% to 6% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 5% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 7pp.
-30% 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 3.5× 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 fell 44% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (44% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 17% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 106% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (5% → -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 2.6y median.
Promoters at 33.5% — 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.