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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.
Vedanta Limited is an India-based company, which specializes in critical minerals, energy transition metals, power, and technology, with operations spanning India, South Africa, Namibia, Liberia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Taiwan and Japan. Its segments…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Vedanta is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a fat 31.4% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.57× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 14.8% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -19%/yr and profit at 20%/yr. Book value has grown 12%/yr. Return on equity is an elite 77.5%. In the latest quarter profit fell 15% versus the prior quarter.
At 6× 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 asks for only ~-18%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 3.27 | 17.59 | better |
| P/B | 8.01 | 3.28 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.69 | — | — |
| ROE | 77.48 | 18.73 | better |
| ROCE | 64.2 | 16.82 | better |
| ROA | 35.37 | 7.56 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 | 3.52 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Zinc | 11.5 | 8.0 | 69.5% |
| Hindalco Industries | 13.1 | 1.6 | 12.8% |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal | 6.8 | 6.4 | 80.1% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (20% vs -19%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 14% to 22% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line.
ROE at 18% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 11pp.
Profit grew faster than EPS (20% vs 16%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 16% 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 1.6× 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 broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 22% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 15% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (18% → 32%) — 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.
Promoter holding at 54.7% — majority control intact. Promoters reduced 1.7pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations. FII stake up 3.6pp over 4 quarters — growing foreign interest. MF stake down 3.3pp — domestic funds are booking profits or rebalancing out.
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