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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.
Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients Limited is an India-based company that is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of food colors and chemicals. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing of superior synthetics, including synthetic water-soluble colors, aluminum lakes,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 12.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.87×). Free cash flow is worth about 1.7% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -2%/yr and profit at 9%/yr. Book value has grown 9%/yr. Return on equity is a healthy 16.6%. In the latest quarter profit grew 3% versus the prior quarter.
At 32× earnings, the stock sits at the 9th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~12%/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 | 25.74 | — | — |
| P/B | 4.28 | 1.74 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.24 | 18.72 | better |
| ROE | 16.63 | — | — |
| ROCE | 20.27 | 13 | better |
| ROA | 13.36 | 7.72 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 2.31 | 1.81 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pidilite Industries | 59.1 | 14.3 | 23.9% |
| SRF | 32.3 | 4.8 | 14.9% |
| Linde India | 118.3 | 13.3 | 11.3% |
Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (9% vs -2%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 12% to 17% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 15% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
9% 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.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 6% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (35% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 30% above earlier ones.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 64.3% — majority control intact.
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