Shares & Stock Articles

Capital goods to get cheaper in 2011?

Equitymaster 04 January 2011 at 12:05

Let's continue with our series on the outlook of the Capital Goods (CG) sector. Here we examine the valuations of the BSE CG Index using the popular valuation metric - PE multiple. We reiterate that the BSE CG Index underperformed the Sense

Bharti vs. RCOM: The numbers

Equitymaster 29 December 2010 at 13:20

Continuing with our series comparing the, top telecom players in India in this article we will compare the key operating metrics of Bharti and RCOM, which will throw light on which is the better of the two. Let us first do a quick recap of what

Public Issue (IPO) : Key Terms

Nandan Narula 06 December 2010 at 12:14

Public Issues are in the air. You can call it the IPO season. It seems that the Primary Market is competing with Bollywood, releasing new issues every week

Can we time the market?

Equitymaster 02 December 2010 at 12:58

Should we wait for the stock to fall before buying? Shall we wait before we sell? If you are an investor in the stock market you would have also asked these questions at some point. Naturally these are relevant questions as one would like to maxim

Porfolio Manager

Ameet 23 November 2010 at 12:54

PORTFOLIO MANAGER Who is a Portfolio Manager? A portfolio manager is a body corporate who, pursuant to a contract or arrangement with a client, advises or directs or undertakes on behalf of the client (whether as a discretionary portfolio manager

Asian tiger Indian bull is yet to chase

Indraneel Sen Gupta 19 November 2010 at 11:47

The Asian equity market have started back it mad bull run from the past 2 months starting from September 2010.Pockets have filled up with soaring profits from lower level buyouts. The phase of the bull have so high that every one If we rewind bac

Equity or Debt: Which is cheaper?

Equitymaster 19 October 2010 at 12:01

Put yourself in the shoes of the CFO of a company. One major aspect you will be confronted with in your job will relate to the financing of your company's assets. Just like a plant needs water to grow, businesses need capital in order to expan

Index Futures: An Insight

CMA. CS. Sanjay Gupta 16 October 2010 at 17:19

Index Futures: An Insight Example: On 1st October 2009, Mr. X got a hot tip that the share market was going to go upwards. Based on this he decided to buy shares of ABC Ltd as it had the highest market capitalization then. Mr. X therefore bought 200

A fast growing firm can be a ticking time-bomb

Equitymaster 02 October 2010 at 13:10

Of all things in a company, an average investor seems the most enamoured with earnings. Especially the growth in earnings. A company that has managed to grow its profits by a factor of 5x to 6x over the last few years is dubbed as a super achiever.

An investing misconception

Equitymaster 24 September 2010 at 13:45

We are sure that everyone, at some point of time in their investing career has faced this situation. You are thinking of investing in a stock, but you feel that the entry price is way too high. And, this is purely based on the absolute share price