At What NIFTY level will you start investing?
Over the past few months I have received many requests for portfolio rebalancing. Since August, I have been of the view that this is not the best time to deploy fresh capital in the market. Those already invested should try to rebalance their portfolios and so I have done in many client folios. […]
3 Reasons Why Stock Markets Are Rallying – And what you should do about it?
These days I see a lot of investors and perhaps fund managers running out of ideas. The general view seems to be that stocks are either too expensive or not worth owning because of poor fundamentals. My view differs to the extent that large caps that are not overburdened with debt will either continue to […]
Market Strategy and the Biggest Risk in Stocks in times of high valuations
Over the last few weeks, markets have beaten all resistance barriers and have defied the very notion of value. Those waiting for a correction sometime back have now jumped in hoping for newer all time highs. Anybody who believes in value may not find much for the taking. Certain I am however that many old […]
View on Current Market Environment and Nifty Results Q1 – 2017
Date and time – 3 August 2016 | 12:20 PM I don’t remember the last time when there was so much consensus on ….. anything really, and I have witnessed many events that were as certain as change of seasons. By now your ‘newspaper-wala’ surely knows that the markets are overvalued and that they will […]
Nifty Corporate Earnings Analysis – Q4 | 2016
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Best Stock Valuation Method – Listed vs. Private Companies
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Mutual Funds Vs. Investing directly in stocks
Do you suggest buying mutual funds or investing directly in stocks? From my immediate family to everyone in the extended circle of my distant family friends, everyone has asked me this question at least once. While I have no stats on how many took my advice, my answer had one thing common in 100% of […]
Nifty Results Analysis – Q2 | 2016
Yesterday on Bloomberg I analyzed earnings trend for constituent companies of the S&P CNX Nifty. On year-on-year basis (Q2 2015 to Q2 2016) earnings showed a growth of 10.5%. In comparison, average stock prices went up by 5.13% during the same period*. Based on stock prices as on 1st October for each year. Current PE Valuation of the […]
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 […]
How do E-commerce Companies Make Money?
E-commerce companies around the world are running in losses; By any measure, E-commerce industry commands the most extreme valuations; Having received million in private equity funding over the years, big E-commerce companies in India are planning their IPOs; Most big companies in India including Amazon, Flipkart, e-Bay and Snapdeal are focusing on developing high end […]