RBL Bank Valuation: Bank or Banker?

It may come as a surprise to some of you that RBL Bank, despite having caught the attention of the media only a few years ago, is actually a considerably old bank. It was incorporated in Kolhapur, Maharashtra in 1943 as 'Ratnakar Bank'. It has come a long way since then. In line with its re-branding to 'RBL Bank' in 2014, it seems to have adopted a new and lucrative business model.

The Intrinsic Value Puzzle: Components and Case Studies

What is the 'Intrinsic Value' of a Stock? What are its components? How do they affect the way the company's Stock is likely to behave? We will attempt to answer these seemingly daunting questions in simple terms and with relevant, real world examples.

Goodyear India Valuation - A 'Practical Thought' Model for Valuing Equities

In his book "Poor Charlie's Almanac", Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman Mr. Charlie Munger talks about an informal speech he gave in 1996, titled "Practical Thought About Practical Thought?". He warns that not many people understood his talk and it was practically a communication failure. But at the crux of this speech lies hidden a valuation technique that acts a saving grace for those averse to intrinsic valuation methods such as the DCF or the DDM.

S&P BSE SENSEX Valuation: All is Fair in Love and Markets

The SENSEX has crossed the 35000 mark and investors are getting a little uneasy. They have voices inside their heads asking "Is the SENSEX running ahead of itself? Should I cash out or should I stay in?" While those are difficult questions to give a definitive answer to, I thought I'd try to come up with a ballpark answer based on market metrics.

Numbers and Narratives: A Simple Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Model for Equity Valuation

I still remember the day I got into Equity Valuation. It was a drowsy Saturday afternoon and I was browsing through YouTube videos on Finance. I had been feeling quite annoyed with myself, because I was not making use of my free-time productively. You can imagine how difficult that must have been.