Why do the big companies have debt? Are there disadvantages to being a debt-free company? Debt is Good or Bad for Companies? We often see companies carry debt on their balance sheet. For example, here is data for companies in the BSE-500 index. Out of all stocks in this index, only 19% are debt-free. About…
A more common term for shareholder equity is Net Worth. It is visible on the company’s Balance Sheet. This number highlights an approximate liquidation value, net of liabilities, of a company. It is the capital receivable at the hands of the shareholders after the company’s assets are sold and all debts are repaid. [For a…
What is Return on Equity (ROE)? It is a financial ratio that is calculated by dividing net profit (PAT) by the total shareholder’s funds (Net Worth – NW) of a company. ROE is the measure of the company’s efficiency that highlights how well the company is using shareholder capital to yield net profits. A list…
Performing stocks analysis by comparison method is relative valuation. We can compare a company’s valuation multiples with its industry average or with its peers. This valuation approach is easy but there are limitations…
The power of compounding is as synonymous with human life as are the three laws of motion. The best part is, its effectiveness can be explained using mathematics. It is a theory which is a “must-follow” for everyone.
The mathematics side of Net Present Value estimation is complicated. Hence, we’ve implemented the whole algorithm in our stock screener. Nevertheless, this article explains my NPV algorithm in full detail.
The debt-Equity ratio (DE) is easy to calculate. But its interpretation is not as straightforward as we think. We generally assume that a DE ratio of 2 is acceptable. But for analysts, this number is too high. Let’s look at the DE ratio from an analyst’s perspective.
If a layman would like to shortlist few stocks, what parameters must be considered? In this article I’ve explained how a 12-Parameter stock screener will help in the screening process.
Bonus issue and stock splits make news for good companies. Long-term shareholders like this corporate action as it can increase the demand for their holding stock.
If personal finance is a thing, it has three legs. The first leg is savings (spending less than earning). The second leg is investment (making money work). The third leg is emergency fund (capital for unplanned events).
With value investing comes a few synonymous terms like reading financial statements, intrinsic value, over and undervaluation, Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, long-term holding, etc.
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The Indian stock market has two main indices, Sensex and Nifty-50. Sensex is the index of BSE and Nifty-50 is of NSE. Sensex has 30 number stocks as its constituents and Nifty has 50. In this article, we talk about Sensex 30 companies and their weightage in the Index (see stock weightage here). Sensex 30…
