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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.
VA Tech Wabag Limited is an India-based water technology company focused on water management. The Company's principal activities include design, supply, installation, construction, and operational management of drinking water, wastewater treatment, industrial water treatment,…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, fast-growing business, fairly priced.
VA Tech Wabag is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a slim 9.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash conversion lags the reported profit (CFO/PAT 0.56×) — worth a closer look. Free cash flow is worth about 1.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 10%/yr and profit at 223%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 18%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 15.1%. In the latest quarter profit fell 30% versus the prior quarter.
At 33× earnings, the stock sits at the 48th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~15%/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 | 30.02 | 18.47 | worse |
| P/B | 4.52 | 3.04 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.44 | 11.14 | worse |
| ROE | 15.08 | 16.86 | worse |
| ROCE | 18.27 | 18.65 | worse |
| ROA | 6.65 | 9.68 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 1.69 | 2.15 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larsen & Toubro | 27.1 | 5.0 | 15.8% |
| RVNL | 44.7 | 4.1 | 8.9% |
| ACME Solar Holdings | 36.9 | 3.3 | 9.1% |
10% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. 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 (223% vs 10%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 1% to 12% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 14% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 14pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. Profit grew faster than EPS (223% vs 206%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 206% 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.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 35% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (39% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 28% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 30% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold just 19.0% — widely held; sentiment-driven.
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.