SJVN Limited Stock Analysis

Price – Rs. 27.80 2 November, 2015   INVESTMENT RATIONALE Diversification Efforts to Augment Growth SJVN- diversified presence in different set of power projects. The Company has 3 operational power plants projects with combined operational capacity of 1,959.60 MW including the country’s largest Hydropower plant (Nathpa Jhakri) with 1,500 MW of operational capacity. The Company has […]

Rama Steel Tubes – Stock Analysis

The steel sector as a whole is witnessing an unprecedented turmoil mainly on account of slowdown in China which remains the major producer and consumer of Steel. Of the ~ 1550 million tons of steel produced worldwide ~ 48% is both produced and consumed in China. Notice the geographical distribution and the pattern of use for steel. […]

Shipping Corporation of India Stock Analysis

Price: Rs. 83.50 Shipping Corporation of India (“Shipping Corporation” or the “Company”) is a Government of India undertaking and owns and operates around 38% of the Indian shipping Industry (- i.e. 38% of tonnage capacity in India), and has operating interests in all areas of shipping business; servicing both national and international trades. Shipping Corporation’s owned […]

Top 5 Banking Stocks You Should Consider Buying

With banking stocks making a comeback, I got a lot of queries on potential investment opportunities in this space. Let me know in comments section below if you agree with me on this: For a well diversified equity portfolio, you should own financial services stocks with a weight-age of at least 30% (in the current […]

Power Sector Stocks : Deep Value or Junk Buying?

There is a shortage of power in the country – there is excess power available with power producers – consumers have the capacity to pay – distribution companies (i.e. State Electricity Boards (SEBs)) can’t afford to buy power! THE PROBLEM Concession Agreements Over the past 2-3 decades projects were awarded to power companies with clearly […]

Should You Buy Tata Motors Stock At Current Price?

Over the past one year, Tata Motors has fallen over 42% (from Rs. 505.34 to Rs. 288.65), on the other hand its competitor, Ashok Leyland in the medium & heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCV) has surged 120.02 % (from Rs. 41.20 to Rs. 90.65) and Maruti Suzuki, its biggest competitor in passenger vehicle segment has rallied 55.38% (from Rs. 3008.60 to Rs. […]

Indian Stocks – Debt & Market Capitalization

Over the last 8 years, BSE Sensex has delivered a return of ~ 24% (i.e. from 21,206 in January 2008 to 26,392 on 28 January 2015). Yes, since 2008 (pre-crash levels), bench-marked Indian stocks have risen by approximately 24%.   8 years for a meager 24% return is disappointing to say the least. Even a […]

Future of Metal Stocks in India

Like Chinese goods, the Chinese Bull Run came with no guarantees. It also met with a similar end. As the world looks for a new growth engine, can India provide an alternative? Over the last few months, metal stocks in India have taken an absolute hammering. This has more to do with a slowdown in […]

Nifty 50 Companies – List & Sector-wise Weightage

— UPDATED BASED ON CHANGES EFFECTED ON: 27 March 2020 Here is a breakdown of the 50 companies which constitute the Nifty 50. Over the last decade, while sectoral weight-age has remained largely similar, the constituent companies have constantly changed. NSE has made the following changes in the composition of Nifty 50 index effective from March […]

Nifty Results Analysis – Q1 | 2016

Yesterday on ET Now – analyzed earnings trend for constituent companies of the S&P CNX Nifty. On Year-on-Year basis (Q1 2015 to Q1 2016) earnings showed a decline of ~1.4%. In comparison, stock prices went up by over 13% during the last 12 month period. Current PE Valuation of the Nifty = 23.10 Excel Calculation […]