Marketing Gimmicks-Be Careful and Avoid the Bad Stock
For years I struggled to find out why some companies which cater to a small group of buyers use expensive mode of television commercials to market their products. Imagine a company which manufactures train engines coming out with a commercial: “Our engines get you their faster”, fair enough and I am sure they do. Now, […]
Price Earnings Ratio Method–Standalone and consolidated Methodology
The Price Earnings Ratio Method is one of the most basic and widely used methods for valuing companies. In this approach, the price of a company’s share listed on an exchange is divided by its reported Earnings Per Share (“EPS”). The Price to Earnings Ratio thus derived is compared with the industry PE Ratio to determine if there is […]
Psychological Traits of a Successful Stock Investor
The Successful Stock Investor Imagine a world where everyone was equally intelligent, with identical psychological traits and access to the same information. What purpose would the stock markets serve then? I’ll answer that – None. The business of stock Investing thrives on these 3 things – Intelligence, Psychology and Information. After closely observing many successful stock investors, I have realized that having […]
What is Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR)?
Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) Meaning Corporate Debt Restructuring (“CDR”) mechanism is a voluntary non statutory mechanism under which financial institutions and banks come together to restructure the debt of companies facing financial difficulties due to internal or external factors, in order to provide timely support to such companies. Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) The intention behind […]
Explanation of Basic Economic Terms Used in India
In the United States more than 50% of their population invests in the stock markets (directly or via ownership of funds). In India, this figure is less than 2.5%. Ironically, India remains the fastest growing market for financial newspapers in the world. Does that mean that people want to research and stay updated but not invest? […]