How to Choose Winning Stocks: Rewriting Formula - Softcover

Prasad, G. B. R. K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8132104404 ISBN 13: 9788132104407

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Investing in the stock market is increasingly becoming an art at which very few are adept. It takes more than just raw statistics and market reports to gauge which stock has the potential to give the investor a handsome return. How to Choose Winning Stocks: Rewriting Formulas for Investment shows investors how to distill data from the markets to select profitable stocks, avoiding investment risks and traps.

The book is based on the value investment principle advocated by such investment greats as Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett. The author explains formulas and data analysis methods through which the reader can calculate the potential for profits of company stocks. Analyzing the fundamentals of a company, the common sense approach taken by the book is easy to understand and practise.

The key areas covered in the book are:

- Valuation ratios related to market capitalization

- Analysis of the EPS and Assets Per Share models

- Identifying companies based on quarterly results

- Sector-wise profitability analysis

- Mutual Funds

- Unconventional ratios to identify stocks

- Investing tips from available literature

A ready reference for stock market investors, market analysts, investment bankers, and portfolio management services companies, the book is replete with illustrations, diagrams and examples of Indian origin to give even a lay reader an understanding and appreciation of the work. It will prove to be an extremely rewarding investment guide for both amateur and professional investors.

About this title

About the Author

G.B.R.K. Prasad is working as Associate Director, Capital Goods Sourcing Team, at Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is a graduate in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and did his MBA (Finance) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. He has 25 years of experience in the Indian corporate sector. He has varied industrial experience across verticals such as automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and so on, along with a brief stint in academics. Dr Prasad did his PhD in Supply Chain Management from Osmania University, Hyderabad and completed Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) certification from Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success (APICS), USA in 2003. He was made fellow member of APICS with the title Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM) in January 2009.

He has written several articles on varied topics on Management in The Hindu Business Line, Hindustan Times, Pharma Bio World, Express Pharma, Indian Management, The Chartered Accountant Student, Materials Management Review, and so on. He has authored a book titled Corporate Performance Improvement: A Practitioner’s Perspective, which describes a unique approach at improving return on assets of any company. His hobbies are investing in stock markets and doing data analysis. Identifying companies for investment with fundamental analysis is his forte.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8132104404
• ISBN 13: 9788132104407
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 132