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.

HDFC AMC IPO Valuation: Speed Demon

'Mutual Funds Sahi Hai' says a famous Indian TV advertisement. While the slogan is used and abused several times over, the sentiment seems to ring true with many Indians. We know for a fact that only 2-3% of India invests in Equities directly or in Mutual Funds. However, the general trend is that the number of people investing in these modern savings schemes have increased drastically. So, it would be an understatement to say that HDFC AMC filed for an IPO at the most opportune of times. With HDFC AMC's IPO opening today (25-07-2018), I wanted to register my thoughts on the company and its Valuation before I could be accused of hindsight bias from the Listing Price.

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.