The Ben Graham Way

We tweak Benjamin Graham's simple formula for finding approximate valuations for growth stocks to make it work for Indian investors

Blue Star vis-à-vis Voltas

In the air-conditioning space, while Blue Star is the preferred vendor for institutional clients, Voltas is the preferred name for retail clients

10 Great Twitter accounts for investors to follow

Following these 10 Twitter handles is a great way to learn and stay updated as you invest

Let magic formula cast a spell on your investments

Famed value fund manager Joel Greenblatt compounded his fund by 30.8 per cent every year for 17 years using the magic formula. Here's his technique and how you can use it to improve your investment results

20 biggest wealth destroyers

Lessons from companies whose stocks crashed big time

The after-effect of new accounting standard Ind AS 116

Impact of the accounting standard Ind AS 116 on companies such as Interglobe Aviation that were heavily dependent on operating leases

9 PSUs worth looking at

Here we profile nine PSUs that stand out in their universe thanks to their business strength and financial might

Don't buy stocks without understanding the underlying business

If complex businesses don't make sense, buy companies that have simple businesses

Multibaggers of the decade

Here are the stories of the decade's top wealth creators to help you spot the next ones

Assessing life insurance companies

Year 2017 saw the listing of two large life insurers, SBI Life and HDFC Standard Life. Here's how you analyse them

No competition

Companies that are the unquestionable market leaders of their respective sectors in terms of profit share

Holding Companies that are Worth Holding

Maharashtra Scooters & TIC are two holding companies that can turn out to be good alternate investments if used well

Are these companies really bargains?

Enterprise value less than the market cap may look like a bargain. But the devil is in the detail

Best of both worlds: profits and dividends

Companies that have grown their profits over the last three years while also distributing dividends consistently

Bearings barons: Schaeffler and SKF

Schaeffler and SKF together command about 44 per cent of India's bearings market. Here is how they compare with each other

Leaping ahead: comparing Bata and Relaxo

Here is how Bata and Relaxo, two leading footwear companies in India, stand with respect to each other

Companies operating with wide margins

Companies that operate with such a high share of industry profits that their nearest competitors end up playing nothing more than second fiddle to them

What's cooking?

Here is how Hawkins and TTK Prestige, two leading pressure-cooker and cookware manufacturers, stand with respect to each other

Finding Multi-baggers the Basant Maheshwari Way

Basant Maheshwari's advice to investors who want to make a debut in the stock market is to focus on zyaada, because only that can lead to wealth creation

Cash flow leaders

One of the reliable parameters for judging the health of a business is cash flows. Here, we try to explore the cash flow leaders in the Indian business terrain by applying several stringent criteria

Riding out a downturn with Maruti Suzuki

RC Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., talks about the auto downturn & upcoming policies & technologies

Plyboard specialists

Here is how the top two plyboard makers, Century Ply and Greenply, stand in comparison to each other

Investor Protection Fund now owns 0.51% in RIL

Investor Education & Protection Fund now has substantial stakes in companies, thanks to the rightful owners not claiming these shares as their own

Living on the edge

These companies will face difficulty in meeting fixed expenses because of the ongoing lockdown

Buy now, pay never

Consistently high receivables and their write-offs are a red flag as they tend to keep the profits in check and signal inefficiency

28 Shining Midcaps to Invest In

Here is a hand-picked collection of 28 mid-cap stocks that you can consider to build your mid-cap portfolio

Trouble in the making

The companies listed below have contingent liabilities higher than equity

Operating leverage is a double-edged sword

Causing profits to increase and decrease sharply with respect to sales, operating leverage can cut both ways

The charming trap

Five companies that appear cheap but may prove to be value traps

Premium pharma player: Divis Labs

Divis generated an average ROCE of 33 per cent, which is one of the best among its peers