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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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November 18, 2008

 

Index Performance

Index

Sensex

Nifty

Open

9,084.12

2,802.45

High

9,169.05

2,802.45

Low

8,871.71

2,664.30

Today's Cls

8,937.20

2,683.15

Prev Cls

9,291.01

2,799.55

Change

-353.81

-116.40

% Change

-3.81

-4.16

 

Market Indicators

Top Movers (Group A)

Company

Price 
(Rs)

%
chg

Gainers

EIH

99.95

18.28

Rolta India

186.65

6.44

IVRCL Infra

114.45

4.86

Nestle

1,300.80

3.81

India Cement

86.05

3.74

Losers

NALCO

159.45

-13.41

Max India

112.55

-12.00

Sintex Industries

165.80

-10.45

Sun TV

142.20

-10.37

Kotak Bank

308.00

-9.95

Market Statistics

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BSE

NSE

Advances

661

251

Declines

1,831

943

Unchanged

75

32

Volume(Nos)

22.77cr

50.29cr

 Market Commentary 

Market takes heavy pounding

Across-the-board selling pressure led by teck stocks saw the Sensex end 3.81% lower. 

The domestic stock market witnessed another fall today, shedding over 400 points, as unabated selling in teck, banking and power stocks saw the Sensex touch the day's low of 8,872.  

 

After resuming slightly lower at 9,084, the Sensex dropped immediately, deep into the red tracking weak Asian peers. However, sustained buying in frontline stocks helped the index erase some of its losses by afternoon. But, the market mood turned extremely bearish in late trades and the Sensex tanked 354 points or 3.81% to close at 8,937. Nifty shed 116 points at 2,683.

The market breadth was extremely weak. Of the 2,567 stocks traded on BSE, 1,831 stocks declined, whereas 661 stocks advanced. Seventy five stocks ended unchanged. The sectoral indices were largely weak. The BSE Teck lost 4.96%, BSE IT declined by 4.70%, BSE Power fell 4.67%, BSE Bankex tumbled 4.51%, BSE PSU shed 4.42%. Rest of the indices lost 1-4 % each.

Several heavyweights took a sharp tumble on late selling pressure. Wipro tanked 8.77% at Rs229.85, National Thermal Power Corporation tumbled by 7.88% at Rs139.20, ACC dropped 7.17% at Rs405.25, Tata Consultancy Services declined by 6.96% at Rs482.60, ICICI Bank slumped by 6.79% at Rs360.75, Maruti Suzuki India lost 6.32% at Rs512.75, JP Associates slipped by 6.22% at Rs67.90, Mahindra & Mahindra dipped 5.75% at Rs300.40 and Tata Power shed 5.75% at Rs682.70. However, only Ranbaxy Laboratories ended in the green with 0.50% at Rs212.45.

Over 1.61 crore GVK Power & Infrastructure shares changed hands on the BSE followed by Suzlon Energy (1.03 crore shares), Unitech (0.72 crore shares), Steel Authority of India Ltd (0.66 crore shares) and Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (63 lakh shares).

European Indices at 16:00 IST on 18-11-2008

Index

Level

Change (pts)

Change (%)

FTSE 100 Index

4075.44

-56.72

-1.37

CAC 40 Index

3128.66

-53.37

-1.68

DAX Index

4501.96

-55.31

-1.21

Asian Indices at close on 18-11-2008

Index

Level

Change (pts)

Change (%)

Nikkei 225

8328.41

-194.17

-2.28

Hang Seng Index

12915.89

-613.64

-4.54

Kospi Index

1036.16

-42.16

-3.91

Straits Times Index

1692.55

-57.12

-3.26

Jakarta Composite Index

1189.86

-47.07

-3.81

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DG - 2008 - Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders meeting at Omaha

Summary By Some Gentleman who attended the meet.

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I had the good fortune to attend the 2008- Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders meeting at Omaha, Nebraska a few weeks back.


It was a wonderful experience listening to and learning from the Master Investor- Warren Buffett himself and all I can say is that he stands alone as the reigning deity of financial world's Mt Olympus!

The degree of humility and composure he exhibited, although he is the richest and most well respected human is stunning!

I tried to take some notes and would like to share with you some of the best questions and answers which came across during the conversation between we mortals and God.

Having read about him, observed him and worshipped him for a few years now, I think it is reasonable to believe that this guy is exactly what he seems: a plain-speaking, tee totaling man of uncrackable integrity who works really, really hard and sticks to his investing and management principles through boom and bust which makes him a freak of nature since he is above normal human tendencies. He is like a comet streaking through the heavens every 75 years or so.

The questions the shareholders threw at him for 7 continuous hours ranged from finances, life, religion, career, politics, sports and several other streams. And he answered everything with a Zen like calm and confidence.

Even if you are least bothered about investments and finances, I insist, Pl read on.

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What does it take to become a successful investor? Brilliance or Smartness?


Neither, Success in investing doesn't correlate with I.Q. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that gets other people into trouble in investing.

When do you deicide to invest in a firm?


The best thing that happens to us is when a great company gets into temporary trouble. We want to buy them when they're on the operating table. (Mr. Buffett bought Coke when it had its biggest fiasco after launching New Coke; he bought American Express when it went through a loss making phase in the early 60's)

What do you look for in people when they come to sell their
 firms to you?

I don't look for the usual credentials such as an MBA, a pedigree (Harvard, Wharton), or cash reserves or market cap of their firm. What I look for is just a passion in their eyes; I think that's the key. A person who is hungry will always do well. I prefer it when people evenafter selling stay on and work for the firm; they are people who can't wait to get off their bed to get to work. Passion is everything; there is no replacement for innate interest.

Mr. Buffett, you told us that Berkshire Hathaway has $ 45 Billion in cash. Why aren't you investing?


Up until a few years back I had more ideas than money. Now I have more money than ideas.

When do you plan to retire?


I love my job; I love it so much that I tap dance to work. Mrs. B, the founder of Nebraska Furniture Mark worked until she was 104, she died within 6 months of her
 retirement, that's a lesson to all my managers, don't retire! I personally am going to work 6-7 years after I die, probably that's what they mean when they say- "Thinking out of the Box"!!

Why do stock market crashes happen?


Because of human nature for greed and insecurity. The 1970s were unbelievable. The world wasn't going to end, but businesses were beinggiven away. Human nature has not changed. People will always behave in a manic-depressive way over time. They will offer great values to you."

What are the things that are taught wrong in Business school and the corporate world?


I like such open ended questions, I think Business schools should refrain from teaching their wards about profit making and profit making alone, it gives a sense of 1 dimensional outlook to the young students that loss is a curse. In reality, in the corporate world, failure
 and loss making are inevitable. The capital market without loss is like Christianity without hell. I think they should teach the student on how to buy a business, how to value a business? Not just on how to determine the price of a business. Because price is what you pay, value is what you get.

Do you still hate Technology stocks?


With Coke I can come up with a very rational figure for the cash it will generate in the future. But with the top 10 Internet companies,how much cash will they produce over the next 25 years? If you say you don't know, then you don't know what it is worth and you arespeculating, not investing. All I know is that I don't know, and if I don't know, I don't invest."

How to think about Investing?


The first investment primer was written by Aesop in 600 B.C. He said, 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.' Aesop forgot to
 saywhen you get the two in the bush and what interest rates are; investing is simply figuring out your cash outlay (the bird in the hand) and comparing it to how many birds are in the bush and when you get them."

How do you feel after donating $ 40 Billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation? You are a hero to us!
 
I feel nothing. I haven't sacrificed anything in life. I have had a good life. I donated after I turned 75. I think I admire those people who sacrifice their time, share their food and home, as the people to be emulated not me. Besides, what is money before a man's life?

What do you think are the pitfalls in donation?


I have never donated a dime to churches or other such organizations; I need to believe in something before I end up doing that. I have beenobserving the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation for years now and I am confident they will do a fantastic job of making use of the money. I am a big believer in Outsourcing, others believed in me as an Investor and gave their hard earned money to invest. I believe in Bill Gates, he is a better donor than me.

Why do you work from Omaha and not Wall Street, New York?

Wall Street is the only place where people alight from Rolls Royce to get advised by people who use the Public transportation system.


You seem to be so well read, tell us how it all started.


My father was a stock broker, so we had all these financial books in our library. He introduced me to those classics and I got into them. Iam lucky that my father was not a fan of Playboy! Reading is the best habit you can get. Well, you can learn from teachers too, and have mentors but there are so many constraints attached- they will talk fast, talk slow, they might talk like a pro or they might be terrible communicators. Books are a different animal altogether, I love reading! The beauty about reading and learning is that the more you learn the more you want to learn.

People who join Berkshire Hathaway seldom leave. How do you get along well with all your executives?


I try to get quality people. I always say - Hire someone in your organization who is better than you are. If you do that, you build a company of giants. If you get people worse than yourself, you build a company of dwarfs. And do not try to do everything yourself. Delegate the jobs and look out of the window. The results will come. That's how you build institutions. It happens only when you empower others, believe in others. Iam an investor, Iam very secured at that, I have no clue how to make Coca-Cola or how to dole out credit cards (Mr. Buffett owns 8% of Coca-Cola and 13 % of American Express). I understand the wisdom of the aphorism that you cannot please all thepeople all the time. Of Course, you will always find qualities that you don't like in people around you, but if you observe carefully the love of the work unites you both. There is no point in being obsessive about a bad quality in a person, whom you otherwise respect.

I am a small time businessman from Dallas, Texas, what do I need to do to hit big time?


Be patient, Achieving your financial goals and dreams will not happen overnight. As much as we would all really love to accomplish our goals in a few years, this is an ongoing process. Defining your financial goals is not a one-time task; you need to keep adding new plans atdifferent stages in your life. We all admire the skills of Olympic ice skaters, pro golfers, and concert pianists. But do we remember that they didn't acquire their skills overnight? They had to practice hours on end for years to achieve their dreams. The key to success is to continue learning throughout your life with a voracious appetite.

I think it is marvelous that you have had a golden run with investing, how did you do that?

My rule is to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.
 Besides, I call investing the greatest job in the world because you never have to swing. You stand at the plate; the pitcher throws you General Motors at 47! U.S. Steel at 39! And nobody calls a strike on you. There's no penalty except opportunity lost. All day you wait for the pitch you like; then when the fielders are asleep, you step up and hit it. Stay dispassionate and be patient. You're dealing with a lot of silly people in the marketplace; it's like a great big casino and everyone else is boozing. If you can stick with drinking Coke, you should
 be OK. First the crowd is boozy on optimism and buying every new issue in sight. The next moment it is boozy on pessimism, buying gold bars and predicting another Great Depression, most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can't buy what is popular and do well.

Mr. Buffett you have seen so many crashes and recessions, your take on facing recessions and stock market crashes?

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians. Every scenario is different. But always remember, Tough times do not last. Tough people do.


What is the 1 biggest advice you would impart to a young investor like me?


Think for a moment that you are given a car and told this is the only car you would get for the rest of your life. Then you would make sure that you car is taken care
 of well, it is oiled and detailed every now and then. You would make sure that it never gets rusted, and you would garage it. Think of yourself as that car. You just get 1 body, 1 mind and 1 soul. Take care of it well. Invest in yourself that would be my advice.

You personally know many of the Financial executives who are engineers of the current turmoil in the financial world, surprisingly even after record losses, those executives receive astronomical salaries and bonuses and arrogantly declare that they deserve it, why dint you advice them from making such decisions and what's your view on their justification for their pay?


I like sharing my ideas but don't like imposing my ideas on anybody. It doesn't make sense and is a waste of time. If somebody has decidedthat they know everything that is there to know, nobody can help them. The best way to learn and succeed is to know
 that we know nothing. There is an entire universe out there and still some of us think we can know everything. In the world of investing a few people after making some money tend to imagine they are invincible and great. This is the worst thing that could happen to any investor, because it surely means that the investor will end up taking unnecessary risks and end up losing everything – arrogance, ego and overconfidence are very lethal. Personally I don't feel too comfortable with too much extravagance, because I always think like an investor. My thought process doesn't see a lot of value in a fancy car or a designer suit. Thinking like an investor always is very important to bring in a sense of disciplineand focus. Before reading balance sheets and investing you need to make sure your outlook and mindset is that of an investor. Never let ego, arrogance and over-confidence control you - not just as an investor but also as a human being. You will never have internal peace if you are unable to look at everybody around you with love, compassion and understanding. Irrespective of who the person is, he or she can teach you something you don't know. I have learnt so much from people all around me and I wouldn't have been able to learn all thesewonderful things if I had not spoken to them with a smile. To quote Sir Isaac Newton- If I have seen farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.


It was a 7 hour conversation and I could just capture some of the best
 questions and answers. As 37,000+ dazed, amazed and grateful shareholders trooped out of the stadium after the meeting, I found myself recalling one of my favorite quotes-

"A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself".

 

 

 

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