A Lion’s eye on the Bulls and Bears
“In India, companies may fall sick, but promoters rarely do!”
It can’t be just a coincidence that this is my Blog Post No 420 ! Austral Coke came out with it’s controversial IPO in August 2008 in the price band Rs 164-Rs 196 for a FV Rs 10 share…The price was fixed at Rs 196 and it got listed on BSE on September 4,2008 rising […]
For Years ,Brand Valuation has been part of my sessions on Valuation of Equity at BSE and Other Forums….so it was with great Interest that I read the Economic Times Front Page atricle today on ‘Cos flash brands to raise cash’ Strapped for cash,Kingfisher Airlines has managed to Borrow from State Bank of India against
Borrowing against Brands !…Interesting,but Risky area opening out ! Read More »
‘Dilettante’…an Interesting Noun…Oxford Dictionary meaning is ‘ a person who dabbles in a subject for enjoyment’ and is pronounced ‘di-li-tan-tay’ A New Book,‘Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America’ by John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr reveals that famous author,Ernest Hemingway was a ‘dilettante spy’ for awhile.This revelation is based on the notes of Alexander Vassiliev,a
Ernest Hemingway was a ‘Dilettante’ KGB Spy !…I could have gone down that route too ! Read More »
Pranab’s Union Budget has shorted the Market ! Ironically It’s Reliance Group Founder’s Dhirubhai Ambani’s Death Anniversary today… Arguably the Father of Indian Equity… He was the King in Capital Formation through Equity….. we probably need him to resurrect… to resurrect our Markets !… he build his flagship on scaling up a Domestic Consumption Story…
Would you believe this ! A 37 year old Chinese businessman,Zhao Danyang paid a record US $ 2.1 Million to win an eBay charity auction last year to lunch with legendary Investor,Warren E Buffett at a steakhouse in New York City Just a day before the lunch on June 24,2009,Zhao Danyang played the Media by telling them
How to Misuse Warren Buffett !…learn from the Chinese ! Read More »
Returned late night from Bengaluru at 1 am in the morning as Flight was delayed after delivering a two day Equity Workshop at the weekend…the eight in a series for a Broking House…It was pouring as we drove to the New Airport,50 + kms away from the City…but we had a Mad Max Driver who drove as if
Thanks Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh !….Bengaluru Equity Workshop Concludes Well Read More »