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  • DCF Primer

    Karthik Rangappa on December 4, 2014

    This chapter deals with the understanding of the concept of the Time value of money and how the DCF model can be used to estimate the price of a stock. The DCF analysis helps us to arrive at the prese ..

  • Equity Research (Part 1)

    Karthik Rangappa on December 1, 2014

    The chapter discusses how a Limited Resource Equity Research can be performed by a layman. A basic but powerful checklist is introduced which helps in filtering investment grade companies form a large ..

  • The Investment Due Diligence

    Karthik Rangappa on November 25, 2014

    The chapter deals with understanding the basic steps required when it comes to conducting an investment due diligence. The chapter discusses ‘Moats’ which is a very crucial aspect when it comes to ..

  • The Financial Ratio Analysis (Part 3)

    Karthik Rangappa on November 25, 2014

    In this concluding chapter, we look at the valuation ratios such as Price to sales, Price to Book, Price to earnings and their attractiveness from an investment perspective. ..

  • The Finale – Helping you get started

    Karthik Rangappa on November 4, 2014

    This chapter helps you get started on the things that you need to do on a daily basis to identify trading opportunities employing “Technical Analysis” methodologies. ..

  • The Financial Ratio Analysis (Part 2)

    Karthik Rangappa on November 3, 2014

    In the 2nd part of the series, we learn about the various Leverage ratios which help us study the company’s debt with respect to the company’s ability to service the debt. We also look into key op ..

  • The Financial Ratio Analysis (Part 1)

    Karthik Rangappa on October 30, 2014

    In this three part series we discussed the analysis of financial statements through financial ratios. In this chapter we looked at the profitability ratios which indicates the profitability of the com ..

  • The Cash Flow statement

    Karthik Rangappa on October 29, 2014

    The chapter discusses an outline on the key components of the cash flow statement, and their analysis. Also describes the connection between the Balance sheet, Profit and Loss statement and Cash flow ..

  • Understanding the Balance Sheet Statement (Part 2)

    Karthik Rangappa on October 24, 2014

    Continuing from the previous chapter, this chapter explains the concept of assets side of a typical Balance Sheet. ..

  • Understanding Balance Sheet Statement (Part 1)

    Karthik Rangappa on October 24, 2014

    The chapter discusses information about the typical structure of the Balance Sheet. In this chapter, we specifically looked into the liability side of the Balance Sheet ..