Analysis: Q3FY24 Results – II

This post discusses the financial performance of Meghmani Organics, RACL Geartech, and Kovai Medical Center & Hospital for the quarter ended 31 Dec. 2023 and their investment prospects considering these results. Meghmani Organics Meghmani Organics (MOL) reported its Q3FY24 (quarter ended 31 Dec. 2023) results on Jan. 30, 2024. This quarter's financial performance is a … Continue reading Analysis: Q3FY24 Results – II

The Crossover: When Manias Peak and Distress Follow

An understanding of how manias develop and later devolve into panics helps navigate them with minimal damage. Financial Manias occur when the initial optimism among investors and firms produced by an external event, which promised significant productivity gains and large profit opportunities, escalates into euphoria and widespread speculation. The escalation is propelled by the optimistic … Continue reading The Crossover: When Manias Peak and Distress Follow

Financial Manias and Panics: A Short Primer

Human fallibility is the principal reason behind all major financial manias, panics, and crashes. Greed dominates a person’s psyche; he speculates on borrowed money for quick, speculative gains. A market is in a mania stage when the behaviour of most of the investors can be categorized as ‘irrational’. Greed and euphoria are the dominant sentiments … Continue reading Financial Manias and Panics: A Short Primer

Analysis: Q3FY24 Results – I

This post discusses the financial performance of three stocks – Control Print, SRG Housing, and CSB Bank - for the quarter ended 31 Dec. 2023 and our perspective on the respective stocks’ investment prospects considering these results. Control Print Control Print reported its Q3FY24 results on Jan. 22, 2024. Sales and operating profit were up … Continue reading Analysis: Q3FY24 Results – I

Disparity in Markets

The Disparity between Stock and Money Markets: A Cause for Concern This week was an eventful one. On Tuesday, the IMF in its Jan. 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO) update, revised upward the world economic output growth to 3.1 percent – 20 basis points higher than projected in its Oct. 2023 outlook. India’s GDP growth … Continue reading Disparity in Markets

Tapping Collective Intelligence

Informed decisions don't always lead to good outcomes. Tap into collective intelligence to improve the quality of your investment decisions. The core skill of an equity analyst is the ability to analyse and value a stock to determine its investment prospects. However, making judgments based on insights gained through the analysis and valuation, and the … Continue reading Tapping Collective Intelligence

Choosing the Right Investment Advisor

Choosing the Right Investment Advisor and Building a Purposeful Relationship involves evaluating his expertise and trustworthiness Investing in the stock market, and profiting from that endeavour sustainably, requires an investor to understand an individual stock’s business fundamentals, its growth prospects, and the general market trend. He then needs to estimate an intrinsic value for the … Continue reading Choosing the Right Investment Advisor

RACL Geartech’s Dream Run in the Stock Market

Evaluating the Investment Potential of RACL Geartech RACL Geartech would be one of the best investment decisions I have ever made, but one of my worst investment decisions too. I first purchased the stock at ₹67 per share in September 2018, which I consider one of my best investment decisions. But almost a year later, … Continue reading RACL Geartech’s Dream Run in the Stock Market

A Quality Stock, But at a Premium Valuation

Control Print’s Recent Performance Analysis & Investment Stance Update Control Print has reported better earnings growth and profitability for the past two years. Its stock price performance over the past two years reflects this improved profitability. The stock has gained 17 percent in 2022 and 150 percent in 2023. We first discussed ‘Control Print’ in … Continue reading A Quality Stock, But at a Premium Valuation

Three Investing Questions Worth Pondering On

Why Do We Invest? Where Do We Invest? Why Most Fail at Investing? The Motivation Why do we invest? Our investment goal is to achieve superior returns. However, mere superior return isn’t enough. Two caveats make the superior return purposeful: durability and sustainability. We don’t want our investments to make superior gains in one year … Continue reading Three Investing Questions Worth Pondering On