A guide to investing in stock markets
(Jul 6, 2000)
How would you decide whether Hindustan Lever is a better buy in today's market or is Infosys Technologies? Or for that matter should you be investing in stocks at all? Well, to answer these questions it requires nothing short of a thesis. Nevertheless (the ideal solution is better avoided!) we make an attempt to equip the retail investor with a tool that will help him identify an investment opportunity.
(Special Report)

Numbers jungle unfurled
(Nov 21, 2000)
With improvement in technology there is a whole load of financial information now easily accessible. In fact, users now have access to content that probably analyse the stocks to death. So before it kills you, Equitymaster.com has attempted to identify some key ratios and what they signify to help you traverse the numbers jungle alive.
(Special Report)

Cash flows vs income statements
(May 12, 2001)
While profit statements can be distorted by anomalies in the accounting policies, the cash flow statement can be considered as a gospel for investors. A cash flow in simple terms is a statement, which summarizes movement of cash (the lifeline of any business) in an entity. There are several issues on which cash flow statement scores over the income statement. While the profit and loss statement gives a summarized view on the profitability of the entity, cash flow measures the health of the business as well.
(Special Report)

Cash flows: The health parameter
(Apr 18, 2001)
A rupee today has more intrinsic value than a rupee tomorrow. Why is it so? If you have Rs 100 today, you can deposit this money in the bank, which fetches you interest from that day one itself. That is precisely the reason why cash flows and money management are all about attaining maximum returns.
(Special Report)

The dividend attraction
(Apr 5, 2001)
The stock markets in recent months have been a big disappointment for investors. Across the board selling pressure has led to erosion in capital of billions of investors. The losses have been significant. In such a scenario, does it make sense to risk investing in stocks again?
(Special Report)

Look (at the downside) before you leap
(Apr 28, 2001)
On February 28th 2001, the Finance Minster presented what was thought to be one of the most market savvy budgets of the decade. Not in his wildest dreams would the FM have thought that post budget all hell will break loose. It did. And when the carnage ended it left behind a trail of bodies. No not of the bulls or the bears, but of the ‘small investors’- as always.
(Special Report)