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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.
Worth Peripherals Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of manufacturing corrugated boxes and its accessories. The Company has a single reporting segment, namely Corrugated Boxes. Its products include Regular Slotted Containers (RSC), Die Cut…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling, stagnant business, priced for perfection.
Worth Peripherals is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 6.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.63× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -8.2% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 1%/yr and profit at -4%/yr. Book value has grown 9%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 6.2%. In the latest quarter profit fell 62% versus the prior quarter.
At 16× earnings, the stock sits at the 85th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~5%/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 | 14.81 | 23 | better |
| P/B | 1.23 | 0.65 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.03 | 6.78 | worse |
| ROE | 6.23 | 8.74 | worse |
| ROCE | 10.51 | — | — |
| ROA | 5.33 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.33 | 3.27 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| INOX India | 65.4 | 13.9 | 21.2% |
| Garware Hi-tech Films | 41.7 | 6.1 | 14.7% |
| EPL | 17.8 | 2.3 | 12.5% |
1% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Revenue is outpacing profit (1% vs -4%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margins have been stable around 9% — no major structural shift. Margins have declined for 2 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 9% — modest; the capital isn't working hard.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. Profit grew faster than EPS (-4% vs -7%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. -7% 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. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 8% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 13% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 62% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (5% → 2%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 68.2% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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