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
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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
Meghmani Organics: A Disappointing Year
Meghmani Organics' disappointing performance; challenges faced by the chemical industry; and positive initiatives for future growth. 8 Dec. 2023 Recap The stock performance of Meghmani Organics has been disappointing for investors in the past year. It experienced a loss of 32% in value, dropping from ₹111 to ₹75 per share. Over the last twelve months, … Continue reading Meghmani Organics: A Disappointing Year
CSB Bank Maintains its Competitive Position but Faces Impediments to Growth in the Near Term
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
Analysis – Kovai Medical Center & Hospital
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
A Brief Intro. to the Stock Market
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
Selecting “Stocks to Analyse” Optimally
Deciding on “which stock to analyse” should be given serious consideration. The Indian market regular, SEBI, classifies listed Indian stocks - based on their market capitalisation - into three categories: large-cap stocks, mid-cap stocks, and small-cap stocks. Stocks ranked between 1 and 100 by market capitalisation are the ‘large caps’; those ranked between 101 and … Continue reading Selecting “Stocks to Analyse” Optimally
Contrarian Investing
An Investment Approach to Achieve Superior Returns Consistently alpha - excess return of an investment relative to the general market: Contrarian - a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion: The goal of an investment manager is to generate alpha – a return more than the general market. Investment managers are paid to achieve alpha. … Continue reading Contrarian Investing
Achieving Good Return from Share Buybacks
Companies return value to its shareholders through two ways: dividends and share buybacks. Dividends are the distribution of part of the earnings of the company as cash to its shareholders. In share buybacks, companies use excess cash on its balance sheet to buyback its own shares, which results in the decrease of outstanding shares, thus … Continue reading Achieving Good Return from Share Buybacks









