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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.
Venky's (India) Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the production of specific pathogen free (SPF) eggs, chicken processing, broiler and layer breeding, animal health products, poultry feed, soya bean extract and others in the poultry sector. The Company's…
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An exceptional, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Venky's (India) is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 3.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.37× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 3.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -4%/yr and profit at 26%/yr. Book value has grown 7%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 16.4%. In the latest quarter profit fell 51% versus the prior quarter.
At 16× earnings, the stock sits at the 14th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~3%/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 | 12.9 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.4 | 3.7 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.15 | — | — |
| ROE | 16.43 | 14.7 | better |
| ROCE | 18.42 | 12.12 | better |
| ROA | 10.03 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 1.71 | 9.24 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Unilever | 31.1 | 9.6 | 22.9% |
| ITC | 18.4 | 5.0 | 26.4% |
| Nestle India | 60.5 | 42.7 | 70.6% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (25% vs -4%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 2% to 5% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
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 has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 25% 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 1.4× 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 26% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 51% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (-3% → 4%) — 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 56.1% — majority control intact.
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