Thoughts on Investing
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Why Selling Strategy is as Important as Buying?
The stock market is like a pendulum that swings from one extreme to another. While it often comes to the center, rarely does it stay there for long before moving to either of the directions. This cycle of greed and fear is what generates attractive opportunities for value investors with a long horizon of 3-5 years. […]
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[Investor Memo] Wise to Optimise Expectations & Review Asset Allocation
In April 2022, we published an important subscriber memo titled ‘Wise to Optimise Expectations & Review Asset Allocation’ While the two pillars of the bull market: Liquidity & Growth are slowing, Export is the bright spot. Following are some edited excerpts from the same. After crashing in March 2020, markets have been on steroids ever […]
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[Video] Webinar with Vivek Bajaj – Investing Framework & Case Studies
In this session, Stalwart’s CIO, Jatin Khemani discusses: Stalwart’s Investing Framework – 20:20 & Special Situations Drivers of Long-term Returns – Volume Growth Industry Life Cycle List of Promising Industries Deep-Dive into Security Services | SIS Ltd. Portfolio Allocation Strategy Learnings & Mistakes Advice to New Investors Free sign up to access Guest Dashboard: https://investor.stalwartvalue.com/users/sign_up
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Tenets of Commodity Investing – Framework, Experience & Learnings
In this post regarding investing in commodity businesses, I cover the following: Natural vs Processed Commodities, 10-pointer framework/takeaways based on our experience, How our stock-picking has evolved and current commodity positions in the portfolio. We broadly divide the commodity universe into two categories – first is Natural Commodities (/Resources); these are nature’s gift to mankind. […]
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Introducing Anti-‘ES’G smallcase by Stalwart Advisors
Excesses at one end often create opportunities at the other, which can be leveraged by pragmatic investors. Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) theme has gained tremendous momentum over the last few years with billions of dollars flowing out of companies that score low on some arbitrary parameters, to the companies that score high. In […]
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APL Apollo – A 5-Bagger in 2.5 Years
We bought APL Apollo at Rs 1,269 a share, in Oct 2018, and recently exited at a price of Rs 1,258 a share, however after the stock split of 5 for 1. At an unadjusted price of Rs 6,300, the stock has been a 5-bagger for us in 2.5 years. It’s been a great ride […]
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An Update on Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd.
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to present on Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. at Tamil Nadu Investors Association’s 20:20 conference held in Chennai. I had under half an hour to explain the entire business model, investment thesis along with upside triggers, management assessment, valuation, the risk & concerns, among other pertinent factors. […]
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Is Real Estate the next Pharma?
A few years ago I had made a thematic presentation ‘India’s Consolidation Wave’ at Flame Investment Lab, Pune. The basic idea was to demonstrate using actual data from multiple industries that how some of the better-run companies were consistently growing faster than the industry and hence winning market share from their smaller/weaker/inefficient counterparts. At that time, […]
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Memo: Let’s Brace for P&L Accidents But Not Overestimate Impact on Intrinsic Values
(Following is a copy of Memo shared with subscribers of SA’s Model Portfolio) Starting this earning season i.e. of Q4FY20 (& beyond), we would hear a lot of exceptional items in the form of loss of revenue and profits due to lockdown, increased operating expenses, changes in the way businesses operate, etc. For some businesses like […]
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Financial & Mental Preparedness For What Lies Ahead
The global economy has locked down and experiencing unprecedented uncertainty & volatility. Accordingly, it is ideal for everyone to ensure we are mentally and financially prepared to face what lies ahead over the next few months. Feel like exiting equity? Some of us could be thinking it feels like the end-of-the-world so better to cash out whatever is […]