8 stocks that score a perfect 10 on quality!

Summary: 189 stocks just turned attractive. Here are the best of the lot.

The Indian stock market stayed upbeat through the previous week (August 11–18), buoyed by optimism following the Prime Minister’s GST reforms. The BSE Sensex gained 1.3 per cent, while the Midcap and Smallcap indices advanced 2.1 and 2.4 per cent, respectively. Among sectors, the BSE Auto index stole the spotlight with a 7.6 per cent surge, while the BSE Power index was the lone laggard, slipping 0.2 per cent.

Based on our Valuation Score, 189 companies became attractive during the week. Here is the list of stocks that have scored high on both quality and growth, while also being attractive from a valuation perspective.

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Value Research Stock Ratings is our proprietary data-driven stock rating system devised based on our three decades of market experience. It aims to simplify stock investing and effortlessly guide you towards promising stocks. Value Research Stock Rating is a composite measure of a company’s earnings quality, growth, valuation and momentum. The components of the stock rating are also available separately for closer scrutiny.

• Quality: Higher return ratios, efficient capital management, healthy balance sheet, etc.
• Growth: Strong growth in overall topline and bottom line numbers in recent and past five years. Growth in book value is also considered.
• Valuation: An array of valuation metrics such as P/E, P/B, dividend yield, PEG, etc.
• Momentum: The Strength of the upward and consistent price direction.

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