Monday, July 26, 2010

Understanding Fundamentals

Price of a stock is a combination of

I. Current Fair Value

II. Future Value based on expectations - Genuine or Exaggerated

III. Premium the buyer is willing to pay or discount the buyer is demanding

* Current Fair value is primarily based on current profitability / EPS

* Future Value depends on the

a) future expectations or fears related to the company,sector and economy

b) the sustainability & growth/de-growth in business and margins.

* Premium or discount depends on the desperation of the buyer/seller based on sentiments and need.

Once a company has crossed its adolescence and youth

it more or less settles in 0-20% band of growth on a sustainable basis.

Too much of movement of the stock price from the fair value is a sure sign of pending reversal.

Being an investor is like buying a business.

If you just keep that in mind there are good chances that you will not make the wrong buy.

Hunting for a company, small or big, is a thrilling game!

All you need to do is get involved as much as you would when you choose your life partner!

If only you can find a company that is all set to become a frog from a tadpole and keep leaping....

If only you can accumulate shares of that company when the sentiments are down!!!

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