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Sunday, November 02, 2008

DG - An Article From Warren E. Buffett

Buy American. I Am  By Warren E. Buffett

The financial world is a mess, both in the United States and abroad. Its problems, moreover, have been leaking into the general economy, and the leaks are now turning into a gusher. In the near term, unemployment will rise, business activity will falter and headlines will continue to be
scary.

So ... I've been buying American stocks. This is my personal account I'm talking about, in which I previously owned nothing but
United States government bonds. (This description leaves aside my Berkshire Hathaway holdings, which are all committed to philanthropy.) If prices keep looking attractive, my non-Berkshire net worth will soon be 100 percent in United States equities.

Why?

A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. And most certainly, fear is now widespread, gripping even seasoned investors. To be sure, investors are

right to be wary of highly leveraged entities or businesses in weak competitive positions. But fears regarding the long-term prosperity of the nation's many sound companies make no sense. These businesses will
indeed suffer earnings hiccups, as they always have. But most major companies will be setting new profit records 5, 10 and 20 years from
now.

Let me be clear on one point: I can't predict the short-term movements of the stock market. I haven't the faintest idea as to whether stocks will be higher or lower a month - or a year - from now. What is likely, however, is that the market will move higher, perhaps substantially so,

well before either sentiment or the economy turns up. So if you wait for the robins, spring will be over.

A little history here: During the Depression, the Dow hit its low, 41, on July 8, 1932 . Economic conditions, though, kept deteriorating until Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in March 1933. By that time, the market had already advanced 30 percent. Or think back to the early days of World War II, when things were going badly for the United States in Europe and the Pacific. The market hit bottom in April 1942, well before Allied fortunes turned. Again, in the early 1980s, the time to buy stocks was when inflation raged and the economy was in the tank. In

short, bad news is an investor's best friend. It lets you buy a slice of America's future at a marked-down price.

Over the long term, the stock market news will be good. In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to

11,497.

You might think it would have been impossible for an investor to lose money during a century marked by such an extraordinary gain. But some investors did. The hapless ones bought stocks only when they felt comfort in doing so and then proceeded to sell when the headlines made them queasy.


Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value. Indeed, the policies that government will follow in its efforts to alleviate the current crisis

will probably prove inflationary and therefore accelerate declines in the real value of cash accounts.

Equities will almost certainly outperform cash over the next decade, probably by a substantial degree. Those investors who cling now to cash are betting they can efficiently time their move away from it later. In

waiting for the comfort of good news, they are ignoring Wayne Gretzky's advice: "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has  been."

I don't like to opine on the stock market, and again I emphasize that I have no idea what the market will do in the short term. Nevertheless, I'll follow the lead of a restaurant that opened in an empty bank building and then advertised: "Put your mouth where your money was."

Today my money and my mouth both say equities.

 

A version of this article appeared in print on October 17, 2008, on page A33 of the New York edition.

 

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Friday, October 31, 2008

DG - Winners R Not Quitters

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DG - FW: Sharekhan Post-Market Report dated October 31, 2008

 

 

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October 31, 2008

 

Index Performance

Index

Sensex

Nifty

Open

9,361.66

2,696.30

High

9,870.42

2,921.35

Low

9,361.66

2,696.30

Today's Cls

9,788.06

2,885.60

Prev Cls

9,044.51

2,697.05

Change

743.55

188.55

% Change

8.22

6.99

 

Market Indicators

Top Movers (Group A)

Company

Price 
(Rs)

%
chg

Gainers

JSW Steel

304.75

32.70

India Infoline

56.75

25.28

United Phosphorus

105.20

23.76

Mahindra & Mahindra

372.35

23.09

United Spirits

887.50

19.44

Losers

Bharat Petroleum

286.20

-7.12

Bharat Forge

10.50

-5.62

EIH

83.90

-4.44

Oriental Bank

121.75

-4.36

Suzlon Energy

44.45

-3.79

Market Statistics

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BSE

NSE

Advances

1,577

844

Declines

916

355

Unchanged

82

37

Volume(Nos)

26.98cr

65.99cr

 Market Commentary 

Up for third day

The Sensex clocked solid gains and closed at 9,788 (up 8.22%) amid buying in heavyweight, metal and oil & gas stocks.

The Sensex continued to move up for the third consecutive day with the index registering smart gains on buying in heavyweight and sectoral stocks.  

 

The 30-stock benchmark index of the BSE was above 9,300 points at the starting bell and touched the high at 9,870. However, it pared the gains on selling in heavyweights and shed sharply to touch the low of 9,362 towards the close. The Sensex came close to testing 9,400 towards the day’s close, but ended the session with a gain of 744 points at 9,788. Nifty gained 189 points to close at 2,886.

The breadth of the market was marginally positive. Of the 2,575 stocks traded on the BSE, 1,577 stocks advanced, whereas 916 stocks declined. Eighty two stocks ended unchanged. Of the 13 sectoral indices, BSE Metal surged 10.20% to 5,367 followed by BSE Oil & Gas (up 9.11% to 6,195) and BSE Bankex (up 7.21% to 5,011). The remaining indices also ended higher. 

Among the gainers, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) advanced 23.09% to Rs372.35, HDFC surged 17.48% to Rs1,764, JP Associates added 16.55% to Rs71.85, ICICI Bank advanced 15.50% to Rs399.35, Sterlite Industries gained 14.48% to Rs282.20, Reliance Industries jumped 13.81% to Rs1,370.75 and Reliance Communications was up 13.76% to Rs220.70. However, Ranbaxy Laboratories dropped 1.97% to Rs169.45 and Tata Consultancy Services declined 0.93% to Rs537.45.

Over 1.68 crore Suzlon Energy shares changed hands on the BSE followed by Hindalco Industries (1.34 crore shares), Reliance Petroleum (1.00 crore shares), Unitech (84.98 lakh shares) and Core Projects & Technologies (81 lakh shares).

European Indices at 16:15 IST on 31-10-2008

Index

Level

Change (pts)

Change (%)

FTSE 100 Index

4,219.55

-72.1

-1.68

CAC 40 Index

3,356.29

-51.53

-1.51

DAX Index

4844.49

-24.81

-0.51

Asian Indices at close on 31-10-2008

Index

Level

Change (pts)

Change (%)

Nikkei 225

8,576.98

-452.78

-5.01

Hang Seng Index

13,968.67

-361.18

-2.52

Kospi Index

1113.06

28.34

2.61

Straits Times Index

1794.2

-7.71

-0.43

Jakarta Composite Index

1256.7

82.84

7.06

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

DG - Rishi Laser : Complete Report

Scrip Scan : Rishi Laser Ltd
Industry : Engineering
BSE : 526861
Face Value : 10
CMP : 37
Target : 60
Target percentage : 60%+
Duration : 6-9months

Introduction:-Rishi laser is a leader in the usage of Laser Cutting for manufacturing components and assemblies.Rishi laser ltd(RLL) set up its first Laser Cutting facility in 1995. Even though Laser Cutting was very popular in Western Countries at that time, Laser Cutting of metals was very new to India.The progress in the first five years was very slow because Laser Cutting was still looked as a very expensive method of processing steel. Also the Indian Engineering Capital Goods Industry was passing through a very difficult period in later nineties. The scenario has completely changed today for the sector and the company. The Engineering and Capital Goods sector is booming in India and Laser Cutting is fast becoming a very standard method of processing flat steel.The fabrication industry is highly fragmented and there are very few organised large Companies in the business.Rishi Laser continues to be the leader in the business in terms of capacity with several CNC steel processing machines.RLL is now embarking on major growth path to add further facilities to enhance capacity.

Initiatives:-Rishi was earlier concentrating on only being a service provider.The management says," We increasingly found that this was limiting growth since customers were demanding further processes including bending, welding, painting etc. We therefore started moving towards value addition and supplies of assemblies and fabrications and this trend is expected to increase.Since the company is a service provider and a supplier of assemblies it became imperative to move closer to the customers.To move up the value chain the company has acquired the plant & machinery of a British Sheet Metal Fabrication Company and the same has been installed at its existing plants.On last fiscal the company commisioned separate facilities to create a foundation for large exports in coming years by making a small begining in exports. The welding capabilities of the Company too have been strengthened to ensure capability to service the sector.

Outsourcing Oppurtunity:Due to increasing cost pressures,the European Companies are increasingly being forced to outsource components and assemblies. RLL is well placed to supply light and medium fabrications because of its modern facilities, good Engineering base and experience of similar supplies in domestic industry.We beleive,In the current global economic scenario the trend towards outsourcing will increase. Also it would be important to note that,India has a tremendous cost advantage where the items have a high Engineering content. RLLs products are not mass produced items and require Engineering inputs at all stages.Thus Outsourcing can become a huge growth provider for the company in future

Risks And Concerns-Rishi is a supplier to the Engineering Sector.So any down trend in Engineering Sector will have an adverse effect on the Company's prospects.Interest rate hardening and higher inflation could increase costs, which cannot be passed on to customers. Any appreciation of the Rupee will affect the profitability of the company's exports.Poor export infrastructure could force overseas customers to look at other countries for their sourcing needs.

Prospects:The Company has continued to consolidate its position in the business by creating substantial additional capacity. The demand for quality steel profiles and fabrications made from such profiles, is very robust. Large capacity is a great competitive strength as deliveries can be made very fast as also greater flexibility/variety of supply is possible. As Indian Companies in' the engineering sector have increasing order backlogs their requirement is for quicker & timely deliveries. RLL is very well positioned to fulfill this demand because of its large capacities as also due to plants at multiple locations.Also it must be noted that the demand for steel is expected to grow substantially in the coming decade. The bullishness in this sector is evident from the huge capacity creation that is being planned by the steel sector. The proportion of sheet steel and plates consumed by the engineering sector will grow proportionately. The processing of this steel into Components, assemblies and fabrications will require huge capacity creation by the fabrication industry. We therefore expect the requirement for the company"s products and services to increase manifold.

Outlook-The demand has grown for the sector and the company all round as the Engineering Industries have revived and are booming. As per CMIE the ongoing CAPEX by India Inc will be over Rs. 8,00,000 crores.The demand in Electrical Switchgear Industry and the Earth Moving sector has exploded due to increased spending on infrastructure. We believe that this process will get accentuated as India will have to spend increasingly large sums of money on infrastructure if GDP has to grow at 8-9% to p.a.The Company has moved towards more value addition to cut steel. By doing this the potential market that the Company can cater to has increased by 100 times. This has also opened opportunities for RLL to move from light fabrication to medium fabrication.The management adds," We believe that the opportunities in the medium fabrications are substantially higher - especially from the Earth Moving Industry".Thus all things are looking up for rishi laser and this all will take the company to newer heights.

Financials&conclusion:Rishi has been consistently perfoming well over the last 4 years or so and the same trend is expected to continue in the coming years as well.We expect RLL to deliver a topline of aound 170crs and a bottomline of about 7.2crs for fy09 .With an equity base of 8crs the bottomline results in an EPS of about 9rs.At the current price of 37rs RLL quotes at a P.E of slightly above 4 times.Another factor which well may interest our members would be the presence of Rakesh jhunjhunwala in the company.Yes the renowned investor  is having 14% stake in the counter bought at 100rs.The company has also got a good dividend coverage ratio with dividend yield coming to 5.5% at the current market price.Present valuation looks very attractive at the moment and considering its leadership in the sector,the export potential,outsourcing oppurtunities and booming exconomy,WE BELEIVE RISHI LASER WOULD BE A SCRIP TO WRITE A NEW SCRIPTURE FOR ITSELF IN THE COMING YEARS.WE ASSIGN A BUY ON THE COUNTER WITH A TARGET OF 60RS.

Consistency:-

Key Financials
Year End Mar 08  Mar 07  Mar 06  Mar 05  Mar 04 
Net Sales 121.39 58.91 38.92 26.73 16.16
Operating Profit 19.17  10.41  7.54  4.35  2.83 
Net Profit 4.55  2.82  2.84  1.35  0.78 
Equity Cap.Pd 7.95 5.96 5.61 4.41 4.41

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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

DG - Diwali Gift : Buy RISHI LASER : CMP 38 : PE 5

Dear Members

 

Yesterday I got lot of mails asking for a Diwali Gift stock out of my personal Research.

After researching a lot, I found this stock fascinating & a very strong BUY.

 

Name: RISHI LASER

BSE Code : 526861

CMP : 38


The stock has PE of around 5 times with a market cap of around Rs. 30 Cr.

This is RJs one of the best counter and has warrants in it. Company undoubtedly has a mind blowing growth.

 

With the 52-Weeks high of 206 and now trading near 52-Week low this company has a bright future and good for investment.

I personally like this company at these levels of 36-38.

 

Do your own research & complete homework before you take a BUY CALL in it.

This is absolutely my opinion, you should trade with your own research, I may be wrong sometimes.

If you plan to BUY it, don’t but it at irrelevant prices, buy it only around 37-38.

 

Thanks & Regards

 

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