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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.
Uttam Sugar Mills Limited is an India-based company. The Company is engaged in manufacturing sugar by processing sugarcane through controlled process, generation of power, and manufacturing of industrial alcohol. The Sugar segment is engaged in manufacturing and sale of sugar…
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A decent, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
Uttam Sugar Mills is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 4.5% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 2.69× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 14.0% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 2 years revenue compounded at 4%/yr and profit at -13%/yr. Book value has grown 8%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 10.3%. In the latest quarter profit grew 249% versus the prior quarter.
At 14× earnings, the stock sits at the 96th percentile of its own 1.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~5%/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 | 15.05 | 13.49 | worse |
| P/B | 1.57 | 1.03 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.64 | 3.19 | worse |
| ROE | 10.35 | 9.07 | better |
| ROCE | 16.91 | 5.48 | better |
| ROA | 7.72 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.1 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balrampur Chini Mills | 33.9 | 3.0 | 8.8% |
| Eid Parry India | 9.3 | 1.3 | 9.9% |
| Triveni Engineering & Industries | 15.5 | 1.7 | 11.0% |
4% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Revenue is outpacing profit (4% vs -13%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 9% to 6% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 11% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS outpaced profit growth — possible buybacks are concentrating earnings into fewer shares. 14% 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 2.7× 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 18% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 11% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 249% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly margins are compressing (6% → 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 1.6y median.
Promoters hold 74.7% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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