Thoughts on Investing
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Tasty Bite Eatables turning Tastier
We had invested in Tasty Bite Eatables in April 2015 when the stock price was Rs 640. In this post, we will briefly cover what attracted us to the company and how the thesis is playing out. Tasty Bite Eatables (TBE) is a company incorporated in 1986 and is mainly into ready-to-eat food. It was promoted by […]
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What makes Thyrocare a great business?
What makes Thyrocare a great business? I probably first got to know about Thyrocare Technologies Limited (a company into Healthcare Diagnostic) through a 2010 ET article titled ‘PE firm buys 30% in Thryocare as comapany seeks to tap radiology segment‘ and later in 2012 when Thyrocare had second round of funding ‘Norwest Venture Partners invests Rs 120 cr […]
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Is VLS Finance really a deep value stock?
VLS Finance is a Delhi-based listed company which holds big chunks in some other listed companies like Relaxo Footwear, Ambika Cotton, Accelya Kale and many others, having a combined market value of Rs 950+ Cr. (as on 18th April 2016) The market cap of VLS Finance, on the other hand is just Rs 150 Cr. which implies one is getting […]
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3-wave framework & its implications on growth potential
In the long run if there is one key variable that determines the return we make on any stock, it is the earnings growth of that company. Earnings can grow through growth in sales, sales-mix change and profit margin expansion. However, it is the first variable; sales, that is most important in the long run […]
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Significance of Management Quality in Long Term Investing
What would you do if I give you the following information about a listed B2C company: The brands of the company are jointly owned with promoter’s private entity. The most premium brand owned by this company which brings a third of the revenue and bulk of the profitability, is under litigation, filed by company’s closest […]
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Obsession with P/e Multiple
Maruti says we are a country obsessed with mileage; see its famous NASA ad ‘Kitna Deti Hai’ Indians are known to be very smart consumers; always looking for value-for-money offerings. Fortunately or unfortunately, that should make us very good ‘Value Investors’ as defined by Ben Graham. However, how do we know if a stock is […]
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Decoding Business Model of Meru Cabs
Since a long time, I have been a loyal customer of Meru Cabs whether I am in Dehi, Mumbai or Bangalore. Being a value investor and somebody who strongly practices scuttlebutt, I generally find it hard to resist interacting with the driver. In fact most of these guys turn out to be pretty interesting and knowledgeable. […]
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NESCO: What an Exhibition!
I first looked at Nesco around 18 months ago when it was ~700 and had love at first sight. They have an annuity business(rentals); the company owns and runs Bombay Exhibition Center, Commercial towers built on adjacent land and some pretty valuable surplus land around it (overall ~70 acres) in Goregaon, Mumbai. If one does the […]
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FY14 updates and new ideas
Thanks to a great and powerful mandate to Modi sarkar – markets are making newer highs and sentiment has turned bullish after a very long time. All our top picks have been multi-baggers and they continue to do well. Here is an update on how FY14 panned out for them along with what future might […]
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Micro Irrigation in India – A Macro View
I was speaking to a fellow value investor when he mentioned how frustrating it is to look at the shrinking universe of value stocks with which I couldn’t agree more. Most of the good small & mid caps have doubled and trebled over last 3-4 months. Its a great thing to see your portfolio go up […]