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When a small footnote is used as a tool to make a weak balance sheet look strongThis is the uncomfortable truth about company accounts. A number on a balance sheet is not always cash that will return, and a liability tu...
Six companies, six tricks in Indian balance sheets, and how investors get taken for a rideWhenever an Indian company imports goods, borrows in foreign currency, earns overseas revenue, or runs a foreign subsidiary, forex accounti...
Micro fin impacted by confluence of factors, last quarter of pain, say executivesMicrofinance loan delinquencies are rising due to political events, weather disruptions, and excessive lending. Rural households prioritize...
Book returns to library after nearly a century!A book borrowed from a Helsinki library was returned in May -- 84 years overdue.
Consistent Gainers: After 20% returns for 4 quarters in a row, 8 stocks turn multibaggersHospitality and travel-related stocks gave handsome returns to investors due to the strong rebound in discretionary spending, and RateGain ...
Late fee surprise: Book returned to New York library after 90 yearsA long-lost book has been returned to a New York library after an astonishing 90-year absence, and the late fee it accrued is nothing short...
Walking as a way outCal Newport suggests going out for meditative walks or indulging in physical activity such as jogging or swimming that will take your mind ...
HDB Fin stock surges on clean-up of bad loans"As the lender cleans up its books and brings its stage 3 assets under control, I feel we will see demand for this scrip," said Rahul Thali...
NBFCs, HFCs see improvement in asset quality in Q4 FY22: ReportThe standard restructured book of NBFCs is estimated to have reduced to 2.7-3 per cent in March 2022 from the peak of 4.5 per cent in Septe...
Aswath Damodaran says inflation-hedging stocks share these characteristicsThe value investor compared trends of the 1970s with that of 2022 and said investors will undoubtedly find vindication for their beliefs th...
MFIs to face asset quality pressures in near term amid rise in COVID-19 cases, restrictions: ReportThe microfinance industry is likely to face asset quality pressures in the near term due to the recent surge in COVID-19 infections and loc...
Pain likely in only 4-5% of ICICI Bank book: Yes Securities‘ICICI Bank numbers were pretty strong and they have beaten the brokerage estimates for core pre-operating profit margins by about 15% odd.’
Bharat Financial has potential to add 20% to IndusInd bottom line: Romesh SobtiThere is a strong momentum on the CASA side as well as retail fixed deposits.
Budget must stimulate agriculture sector to help fertilizer players: IcraThe next budget needs to have several policy measures to give a stimulus to the agricultural sector such as on irrigation, crop insurance a...
Ujjivan Financial Services cut net loss to Rs 12 crore in Q2The firm had reported Rs 75 crore net loss in the June quarter.
Banking funds stand out with 42% returns in a yearIndia's largest lender by m-cap, HDFC Bank, has caught the fancy of fund managers.
Bharat Financial Inclusion jumps 7.4% as company releases presentation on demonetisation impactMorgan Stanley in a note said the the stock valuation looks attractive in the context of high growth and 25 per cent ROE at 2.5 times F2018...
Government should move fast to IFRS, attract global capitalOverall, transition to IFRS will lower the cost of capital for everyone, cut compliance costs and make disclosures more stringent.
- Indian banks' valuations among most expensive in world: Paul Schulte, China Construction Bank International
For the risk and the return, the best bank to own right now in India would probably be SBI, says Paul Schulteo of China Construction Bank.
- Defaults force SBI to put farm loans on hold
Stung by high overdues in its tractor loan portfolio, the State Bank of India has decided to put on hold financing of new tractor and farm ...