HDFC Life has been an under performer for last 2 years – in October 2019 it reached a high of Rs 644 and is currently trading at a price of about Rs 690. There are multiple reasons for the underperformance including Covid related concerns on the life insurance business as well as factors specific to … Read more
Shriram City Union Finance (SCUF) stock has been a significant under performer since the beginning of 2015. Stock is currently trading at about Rs 2,300 compared with Rs 2,042 in January 2015 and the all time high of Rs 2,396 in October 2016. This is an NBFC that is significantly exposed towards the auto sector … Read more
Recently there has been a lot of tussle going on in between Zee Entertainment and Invesco (it’s largest shareholder with 17.88% stake). It started with Invesco requesting for an EGM to seek a major management reshuffle in mid September 2021, effectively taking the company out of promoter’s control. As Zee chose to ignore the request, … Read more
Exide has been an under performer in the current bull run. Though the stock has increased from the low of Rs 130 in March 20 (Covid led meltdown) to Rs 185 currently, it continues to be significantly low compared to the high of Rs 272 it had reached in August 2018. Under performance since then … Read more
Godrej Industries (GI) is one of the holding Company of Godrej group. Besides, it’s also a leading manufacturer of oleochemicals on standalone basis. However, for all practical purposes, it should be mainly looked at as a holding Company – numbers of it’s standalone business are not much exciting. It also borrows to fund various group … Read more
Avanti Feeds has been a significant under performer for last 4 years. The stock from a high of about Rs 1400 in November 2017 is currently trading at Rs 570 per share. Main reasons for this underperformance – Correction post euphoria of 2016-2017 wherein the stock had quickly multiplied by 6x within 1 year. Covid … Read more
VST has been one of the under performers in the current bull run. From the high of around Rs 4,500 in January 2020 stock is currently trading at Rs 3,500. I personally attribute the underperformance to Covid-19 and it’s related fear about Cigarette smoking. The same is also reflected in the reported financial performance by … Read more
In June, the government had advanced the target of achieving 20% ethanol in petrol (E20) by five years to 2025. At present, the average blend is around 8-9%. Given the overall better prospects, Triveni announced a capex of Rs 350 crore to more than double it’s distillation capacity over the next 9 months. Key points … Read more
Maruti has been a significant under performer for last 4 years now. A part of this has to do with the Indian auto industry during this period and some concerns specific to Maruti (competition specifically). However, it seems much of that is getting settled now. Auto industry post Covid is looking up and competition seems … Read more