Thoughts on Investing
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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 […]
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The unanswered part of KILLER PUZZLE (Kewal Kiran Clothing)
The unanswered part of KILLER PUZZLE (Kewal Kiran Clothing) : Read Here Background: On Sep 25th 13 Prof. Sanjay Bakshi wrote on Kewal Kiran Clothing (Killer Puzzle) I have tried to dig deeper into the story. I will be sharing the probable answers for the questions raised in my next post on KKC. Views invited
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DFM Foods_Crax going pan India
It is hard to find somebody in north India who hasn’t had Crax as a kid; many even have it today after growing up just like I do 🙂 Crax brand is owned by a listed company called DFM Foods Limited. DFM stands for Delhi Flour Mills which was their original business and later got […]
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What my neighbourhood jockey dealer has to say about the brand
Earlier jockey was into premium range only, now its available at all price points Indian brands like Rupa, Euro would cost you 90-100 for an undi whereas you can get a Jockey at 120 There are five separate distributors for different segments/range So, out of the 6 working days in a week, five days you have a different Jockey distributor sitting […]
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Some thoughts on Gillette India
One common bullish viewpoint made by most of the investors regarding Gillette has been “Market potential is huge considering its a highly under-penetrated market & Gillette is largely a monopoly business” Lets break up the target market into urban men & rural men and see if there is actually that kind of potential: Urban Men (Metro/Tier […]
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How to fix india’s flawed education system
Before I come to the point, let me tell you where this post is coming from: In my MBA program at least half of the subjects were same as I studied in my graduation, in fact for some the recommended books were of the same authors. It was during this phase I could compare the […]