Union Bank of India (UBI), a public sector bank, has declared its Q2 results for FY11 and its performance has been marred by one offs. As this company is part of my portfolio, I analyze the results and provide updates here. So let’s get to it. Performance Summary: Union Bank of India’s quarterly net profit [...]

Ador Fontech Ltd., which focuses on products and solutions for reclamation welding and recycling of vital machinery components has declared its Q2 results for FY11 and has once again come up with a good show. As this company is part of my portfolio, I analyze the results and provide updates here. So let’s get to [...]

India’s biggest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) clocked a $2 billion (about Rs9,286 crore) revenue for the first time. As this company is part of my portfolio, I analyze the results and provide updates here. So let’s get to it. Performance Summary: All round performance where a number of new milestones were crossed and [...]

eClerx Services Ltd., which provides data analytics and customized process solutions, announced its consolidated results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. As this company is part of my portfolio, I analyze the results and provide updates here. So let’s get to it. Performance Summary: The results have been terrific, over 70 per cent surge [...]

Cash is one critical aspect that is generally ignored by individual investors while analyzing companies for investment. Too much emphasis is laid on the profits reported by the company and its earnings growth. To understand the true value of a company one needs to look beyond the profits reported and look at the company’s cash [...]

When we are looking for Best Dividend Stocks, what we are looking for is companies that have the ability to consistently pay dividends, raise dividends and also grow their earnings on a continuous basis. The key is safety & consistency. Remember, Best Dividend Stocks does not immediately translate into High Dividend Stocks. Amateur investors looking [...]

This post is part of Understanding the Landscape of Your Investments series. The best way to be successful in the stock market is to choose stocks by understanding the business cycle. In general, different kinds of stocks do well at different stages of this cycle. What is a Business Cycle? Business cycles or fluctuations in [...]

This post is part of Understanding the Landscape of Your Investments series. “Nobody can predict interest rates, the future direction of the economy, or the stock market. Dismiss all such forecasts and concentrate on what’s actually happening to the companies in which you’ve invested.” – Peter Lynch As Lynch says in the quote above we [...]

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. – Jim Rohn I am a strong believer of managing one’s own finances and investments. The simple reason being that it is your money at risk and your financial future that’s being planned. Nobody cares more about your money than you do. [...]

There are many factors to examine when you’re thinking of investing in a company. One of the quick and easy ways to analyze a company for investment is by analyzing the profit margins. Profit Margin Analysis provides us a measure of the company’s profitability from a historical perspective and is useful in comparing with its [...]