CHENNAI PETROLEUM CORP LT Financial Ratios
CHENNPETRO · Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels · Current price ₹1,409.9
P/E ratio
6.8x
P/B ratio
2.2x
ROE
27.9%
ROCE
32.8%
Debt / Equity
0.18
Dividend yield
3.8%
Ratio reference
| Ratio | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 6.8x | Price paid per ₹1 of annual earnings — lower is cheaper (context-dependent). |
| P/B | 2.2x | Price relative to book value — <1 can signal deep value or trouble. |
| ROE | 27.9% | Return on equity — how much profit the company earns on shareholder capital. |
| ROCE | 32.8% | Return on capital employed — efficiency including debt. >15% is strong. |
| D/E | 0.18 | Leverage — higher means more debt-funded, riskier in downturns. |
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CHENNAI PETROLEUM CORP LT profitability
CHENNAI PETROLEUM CORP LT generates a return on equity of 27.9% and a return on capital employed of 32.8%. An ROE consistently above 15% usually points to a quality business with a durable advantage; below 10% suggests weak profitability or a capital-heavy model.
Leverage & valuation
With a debt-to-equity of 0.18 and a P/E of 6.8x, CHENNAI PETROLEUM CORP LT is conservatively financed. Our overall business-quality score for the company is 5.8 / 10.
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