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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.
Westlife Foodworld Limited, through its subsidiary, Hardcastle Restaurants Private Limited, is focused on setting up and operating quick service restaurants (QSR) in India. The Company is a McDonald's franchisee with rights to own and operate McDonald's restaurants in India's…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A weak, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
Westlife Development is scored on the nbfc / financials framework. It keeps a thin 1.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 5%/yr and profit at -34%/yr. Book value has grown 3%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 0.6%. In the latest quarter profit fell 446% versus the prior quarter.
At 317× earnings, the stock sits at the 100th percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A.
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 | 5455.83 | 1101.41 | worse |
| P/B | 16.77 | 5.28 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.81 | 14.97 | worse |
| ROE | 0.58 | — | — |
| ROCE | 6.29 | 10.26 | worse |
| ROA | 0.07 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.12 | — | — |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domino's Pizza | 67.3 | 13.2 | 18.7% |
| Devyani International | -548.0 | 10.3 | 0.8% |
| Travel FOOD Services | 31.8 | 10.7 | 30.6% |
Not applicable for this sector.
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 5% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Revenue is outpacing profit (5% vs -34%) — costs are rising faster than the top line. The latest year saw a +166% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 7% to 1% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 5% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 15pp.
-34% 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 10.9× 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 12% above earlier ones.
1 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit fell 446% 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 2.6y median.
Promoter holding at 57.9% — majority control intact. Promoters added 1.6pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction.
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