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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.
Zuari Industries Ltd is an India-based holding company. The Company operates through eight segments: Engineering, Furniture, Real estate, Sugar, Power, Investment services, Ethanol Plant, and Management Services. The Engineering services segment includes technology, basic…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, stagnant business, fully valued — but flagged on governance.
Zuari Industries is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a slim 9.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.36× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 22.9% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 1%/yr and profit at -30%/yr. Book value has grown 15%/yr. Return on equity is a weak 3.0%.
At 7× earnings, the stock sits at the 79th percentile of its own 2.6-year range — the expensive end of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-6%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The forensic screen raises a red flag: 90% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations.
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 | 6.71 | 13.49 | better |
| P/B | 0.2 | 1.03 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.97 | 3.19 | worse |
| ROE | 2.98 | 9.07 | worse |
| ROCE | 5.84 | 5.48 | better |
| ROA | 1.48 | 0.33 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 0.29 | 0.62 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balrampur Chini Mills | 33.9 | 3.0 | 8.8% |
| Eid Parry India | 9.3 | 1.3 | 9.9% |
| Triveni Engineering & Industries | 15.5 | 1.7 | 11.0% |
1% CAGR — growing but slowly. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
1 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +212% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has compressed from 28% to 11% — costs or competition are eating into profitability.
ROE at 3% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 10pp.
-41% 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. Cash conversion at 1.4× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 9% sequentially — momentum is building.
2 of 4 quarters loss-making — quarterly profitability is uneven. Profit jumped 100% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly margins are compressing (57% → 0%) — 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 2.6y median.
Promoter holding at 56.7% — majority control intact.
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