Reflection on my learnings and experiences on Investing in the Stock Market…
Over time, stocks have showcased an impressive track record of delivering higher returns compared to other assets such as bonds, bank deposits, gold, and real estate. Take, for instance, the Nifty 500 index, representing the top 500 listed companies in India, which has demonstrated an annual return of 12.48 percent over the last ten years. … Continue reading 7 Steps to Build and Manage a Stock Portfolio
A perpetual feature of markets is that they never fail to surprise you: both on the upside and downside. S&P 500, the major US stock market index, declined 20 percent in 2022 due to the steep interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve - the US central bank - to contain stubbornly high inflation. Market … Continue reading Resilience Amidst Uncertainty
The financial performance of CSB Bank for the quarter ended 30 Sep. 2023 has caught the attention of many investors and analysts. Despite a significant rise in Interest Income, the bank's net interest income has only slightly improved. The bank's cost-income ratio, which is the ratio of interest expense to interest income, has reached its … Continue reading CSB Bank Maintains its Competitive Position but Faces Impediments to Growth in the Near Term
Despite the inherent riskiness of its business and high provisions, the stock has its merits. The Indian IPO market has seen increased activity over the last four months (July – October 2023). A total of twenty-eight IPOs, to be exact, occurred during the period: a lively market when compared to the nine IPOs that occurred … Continue reading The ESAF IPO is Attractively Priced
24 Oct. 23 Dynemic Products Sector: Specialty Chemicals CMP: ₹303 per share Market Cap.: ₹354 crores The stock of Dynemic Products has been in a bear phase for the past two years. The stock declined from a high of ₹650 per share in November 2021 to ₹303 per share now. The period (last two years) … Continue reading Analysis – Dynemic Products
11 October 2023 Kovai Medical Center & Hospital Sector: Healthcare CMP: ₹2,590 per share Market Cap.: ₹2,832 crores Kovai Medical Center & Hospital (KMCH) is a Coimbatore-based multi-specialty hospital which, as per the company statement - “since starting operations with 200 beds in 1990, has grown into a 2,250 bed multi-locational, multi-disciplinary super specialty hospital, … Continue reading Analysis – Kovai Medical Center & Hospital
You invest your money in the stock market to achieve superior returns and you do that by finding quality stocks and constructing an efficient portfolio. It is unrealistic to expect all stocks in your portfolio to perform equally well. The best you can do is to ride the winner stocks (that gives superior return) and, … Continue reading Let Go of Your ‘Losers’
Do you invest in the Stock Market? If not… You should… Because… your wealth has a significant role in determining the quality of your life… and the Stock Market is the greatest wealth creator of our times. Here, I share briefly what I know on… how to go about investing in the stock market… and, … Continue reading A Brief Intro. to the Stock Market
02-October-2023 Natural Capsules Sector: Pharmaceutical CMP: ₹383 per share Market Cap.: 353 crores Read PDF Natural Capsules began operations in 1993 by manufacturing hard capsules – which enclose the medicine to be delivered – for the pharmaceutical industry. Until FY20, the company had an unremarkable existence with stagnant sales and poor profitability. But during the … Continue reading Analysis – Natural Capsules
The practice of publishing ‘Changes in Equity Statement’ by Indian Public Listed Companies along with the ‘Balance Sheet’, ‘Profit & Loss’, and ‘Cash flow’ statement is a recent development – FY2017-18 onwards, to be exact. The equity statement doesn’t receive the same level of attention the balance sheet, income, and cash flow statement receive during … Continue reading Significance of ‘Changes in Equity Statement’
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