Reading Time: 13 minutes Let’s talk about gold and silver as an investment class and how does it fit in one’s portfolio. The objective of writing this post is to understand whether gold & silver is more of an asset or a currency, whether it is suitable for risk diversification or return maximisation purposes, how has gold performed historically […]
Is Bajaj Finance Limited A (not so) Brilliant Business?
Reading Time: 11 minutes Source link | Twitter Handle Let’s talk about Bajaj Finance Limited – one of the most talked about stock during the time when Covid-19 posed such systematic risks for NBFCs and banks alike that Bajaj Finance Limited fell from Rs. 4800 in Jan to Rs. 2000 in March. Bajaj Finance Limited was the dearest stock for the […]
Page Industries Competitors Analysis
Reading Time: 13 minutes Let’s dive deep into the Page Industries competitors analysis. Recently we decided to take a look at Page Industries, which is famous for its brand Jockey and another fast-developing brand called Speedo in the swimwear market. Although the company is doing great in terms of business performance, it has become a subject of controversy amongst […]
Gujarat Alkalies Stock Analysis: A Safe Statistical Bet
Reading Time: 9 minutes Let’s dive deep into Gujarat Alkalies Stock Analysis. GACL is a listed company with approximately 2500 cr. market capital as of 23 April 2020. This company was founded in 1973 in Gujarat. The company is primarily engaged in the business of multi-product chemical manufacturing, having roughly 36 products in its basket and is one of […]
Maithan Alloys Stock Analysis – A New Multi-bagger in the Making?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Maithan Alloys Ltd is engaged in the production of manganese alloys. It mainly produces Ferro Silicon and Silica Manganese. COMPANY AND BUSINESS OVERVIEW Ferroalloy refers to various alloys of iron with a high proportion of one or more other elements such as manganese, aluminum, or silicon. They are used in the production of steel and […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute We Couldn’t Find This Page Check out some of the other great posts in this blog. © 2020 by The Alpha Investor THE OPINION EXPRESSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS ADVICE TO BUY / SELL SECURITIES. ANYTHING WE WRITE OR SHARE IS OUR OWN OPINION AND […]
Blog | The Alpha Investor
Reading Time: < 1 minute We Couldn’t Find This Page Check out some of the other great posts in this blog. © 2020 by The Alpha Investor THE OPINION EXPRESSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS ADVICE TO BUY / SELL SECURITIES. ANYTHING WE WRITE OR SHARE IS OUR OWN OPINION AND […]
Investing in Extremely Valued Businesses
Reading Time: 10 minutes There is a constant debate amongst investors on whether one should focus on (i) buying quality businesses which, most of the time are available at extreme valuations or (ii) focus on buying businesses at cheap/fair valuations instead. We all know many great businesses like Nestle, HDFC Bank, etc. that have passed the test of time […]
DCB Bank | A Turnaround Story
Reading Time: 21 minutes Before starting – It has been noticed that many people tend to have a strong negative bias for DCB Bank without any specific reason. We request all our readers to go through the article with an unbiased and open mind otherwise it would make the research process worthless. DCB Bank Ltd is a private sector […]
Analysing The Business Quality: Checklist Part 1
Reading Time: 7 minutes Over the years, we have compiled down a comprehensive (yet not exhaustive) checklist of how to go about analysing business quality of a potential investment. When you actually go about researching about a stock, you realise that you don’t have a proper structure of research which will help you cover all the important points related […]
Analysing The Business Quality: Checklist Part 2
Reading Time: 8 minutes Sharing the PART 2 of the Business Quality checklist process. Click here to read the PART 1 of the Business Quality checklist. » What does the company do? Is the company doing something unique? » Can I understand their business and estimate their future cash flows reliably? » What is the revenue mix? What product […]
Crisil Ltd | Quality Matters
Reading Time: 22 minutes CRISIL Ltd, one of the largest and most reputed CRAs of India which is also an analytical company that mainly provides rating, research and advisory services. The company is largely owned by S&P Global (67.4 % ownership as of May 2020), a US based CRA. It was the first credit rating agency in India, introduced […]
ITC Ltd | A Value-Trap or a Real Bargain?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Let’s checkout one of the most talked about stock in the investing community as of March 2020, ITC Ltd. Currently there are many prominent investors who believe that the stock looks undervalued at Rs. 150~ and might prove to a good bargain opportunity. Established in 1910, ITC is the largest cigarette manufacturer and seller in […]
Researching about a Potential Investment: An Overview
Reading Time: 5 minutes We are sharing the way we go about researching for a stock. We have developed our own set of detailed checklist that help us carry out research systematically and process complex information comprehensively. Our research starts off from building a pool of potential investments by separating quality businesses from thousands of stocks out there. We use advanced […]
The Management Quality Analysis: A comprehensive checklist
Reading Time: 5 minutes A great management is comprised of intelligent, wise and honest people with good intent who can maximise shareholder value and pass on the benefits rightly due to the shareholders. Management needs to make crucial and correct decisions at different stages of the business life. One of Buffett’s investment criteria is to look for solid, stable […]
It’s all about the mindset
Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the most important, yet overlooked attribute, psychology plays a critical role in an individual’s investing career. Let us all agree to one thing, we all are humans and humans cannot live without exhibiting emotions. We are not saying that you have to completely eliminate emotions while investing which is not possible, after all […]