Tag: indian stocks

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 →