A severe price decline despite improving profitability and low valuation Aries Agro’s stock price performance over the past four months has been underwhelming and clearly incommensurate with recent improvements in its fundamentals. Its operating revenue had doubled over the past five years; revenue growth averaged more than 15% over the past seven quarters; operating profit … Continue reading Aries Agro: A Confounding Drawdown
Author: Arun M Narayanan
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