Basic Concepts of Stock Analysis
Share Buyback: An Investor’s Guide
The current article focuses on interpreting various aspects related to share buyback like why buyback of shares has increased in recent times, how to interpret when promoters also participate in share buyback, how much premium is justified for share buyback price, when does buyback of
Fund Flow Statement Analysis: The Ultimate Guide
Fund flow statement analysis is one of the simplest and most basic tools for stock analysis. Fund flow statement analysis helps investors identify the key areas of utilization of funds for a company during any period along with the key sources of those funds. Fund
Share Pledge by Promoters: A Complete Guide
The current article highlights different aspects of share pledge by the promoters of any company. The article also guides public shareholders on the interpretation of the pledging of shares done by promoters. Why promoters raise money by pledging of shares? How to know the amount
Free Cash Flow: A Complete Guide to Understanding FCF
The current article explains the concept of Free Cash Flow (FCF), its importance in investment decision-making along with illustrative examples of companies with a positive free cash flow and with a negative cash flow. The article also includes responses to the queries asked by readers
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Payout (P&L vs. CFO): Queries Answered
The current article in this series provides responses related to the following queries: What is Deferred Tax Asset and how do we calculate it? Which tax payout should we analyse: profit & loss statement or cash flow statement? Resources to understand Deferred Tax Assets &
Can we Assess a Bank’s Financial Position from its Reported Financials
The current article in this series provides responses related to the following queries: Can we know the true financial position of a Bank by reading its reported financials? What should we look at while investing in Banks/Financial Institutions? Do we invest in PSU banks? Can
Can we Predict Future Performance of a Company?
The current article in this series provides responses related to the following queries: De we use future projections in our analysis? How do we know if a company will continue to grow Can we predict the future market cap of a company? Can we estimate
Negative Working Capital Companies: How to Analyse
The current article provides our response related to a query asked by one of the readers about the interpretation of companies with negative working capital. How to interpret companies with negative working capital? Hi Dr. Vijay Negative working capital is usually considered not favourable as
How to contact companies for clarifications and additional information?
The current article in this series provides responses related to: How to contact companies to get more information/clarification about their business? Should we attend AGMs of companies to get additional information? How to get the half-yearly balance sheet How to contact companies to get more
How to Use Screener.in “Export to Excel” Tool
Screener.in is one of the best resources available to equity investors in Indian markets. It is a website, which provides the investors with the key information about companies listed on Indian stock exchanges (BSE and NSE). We have been using screener.in as an integral part
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