Strides Pharma is a Bangalore based formulation company, established in 1990, that operates largely into regulated markets like - US, UK, Europe, Australia. The company has had ups and downs spanning 2-3 years each over last 10 years. The promoters have not helped the cause with various M&A and raising of equity multiple times. The result is that several peer companies have gone on to become much larger organizations and also in market cap while Strides is still left behind. Now Arun Kumar, 62 years old, seems to be making some changes which look like sort of the last stand and hoping to c ..read more

Hello everyone, As clichéd as it may sound, I too have been a long time lurker in this community, which I have browsed in search of informed opinions with respect to my own stock picks, diverse investment philosophies, and approaches to investing in general. I would like to thank the many contributors to this forum which make it a goldmine of learning for newbie investors like myself. After dabbling in publicly listed equities for almost a decade, I think it’s time for me to share my own investment approach and receive feedback from the wider public. Why do I invest in equities? It is an asset ..read more

I discovered this company after reading an article in May 2022 (see link below). Signpost signed a definitive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to merge with the listed entity, Pressman Advertising Ltd. Since May 2022, several more companies have been listed on the bourse, indicating a clear upward trend in the advertising agency sector. According to my research, in the past two years, six new advertising companies have listed themselves on the bourses (BSE, NSE, and SME). indiainfoline.com Shripad Ashtekar, Founder & Managing Director, Signpost India Ltd We pioneered the concept of ‘hyper ..read more

Protean eGOV Technologies Limited (PETL), was incorporated in December 1995 and was previously known as NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd. The company is engaged in the business of developing citizen-centric and population-scale e-governance solutions for more than 2 decades. It has developed & implemented some of the most crucial technological infrastructure in India. The major service offerings include PAN (Permanent Account Number) issuance, CRA (Central record-keeping agency) for NPS (National Pension System) and APY (Atal Pension Yojana), e-KYC (Know Your Customer), e-Sign, Aadhar ..read more

Hi All, I have been following valuepickr for long and have learned so much from the community. I would like to get feedback on my portfolio and investing hypothesis behind the companies. I am 31 years old and have been in the market since I started doing my first job in 2014. Until 2 years back I used to invest via Mutual Funds but recently I have started doing my research and picking stocks. So far I have been able to get good returns but I want to make sure my Investing hypothesis is correct hence asking help from the community. Here is what my stock portfolio looks like: Stock Profit ..read more

1. Company Overview Business Model: Spectrum Talent Management Limited (STML) operates in the staffing and recruitment industry, offering services such as general staffing, IT staff augmentation, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), and apprenticeship solutions​​. Global Presence: With operations across several countries, the company leverages global and Indian talent cost arbitrage, especially in IT and US staffing​​. 2. Financial Performance (FY23) Revenue Growth: STML reported a significant year-on-year revenue increase to ₹7,688 million in FY23, up from ₹4,832.21 million in FY22, demo ..read more

Lawsikho Addictive Learning Technology limited Our company is a professional upskilling and career services edtech platform which caters primarily to senior & mid-career professionals, and in some cases to young professionals as well. We also cater to college students looking for advanced skills and recent graduates who are struggling to find jobs. Our company offers upskilling courses which includes Law, Finance, Compliance, Human Resources, Business Consulting, Artificial Intelligence, Content Writing and Data Science through three distinct brands LawSikho, Skill Arbitrage and Dataisgood ..read more

Founded in 1999, Gopal Snacks is an FMCG company dealing in ethnic snacks, western snacks, and other products. KEY POINTS [ edit ] Product Portfolio [1] The company offers a wide variety of savory products under its brand ‘Gopal’, including ethnic snacks such as namkeen and gathiya; western snacks such as wafers, extruded snacks, and snack pellets; and fast-moving consumer goods including papad, spices, gram flour or besan, noodles, rusk, and soan papdi. Market Share [2] In FY23, the company has a 20% market share in ethnic savories, 8% in western snacks, and 6% in the papad industry within Gu ..read more

Osio Hyper Retail Ltd A retail chain incorporated in Gujrat but now expand its business to Uttar Pradesh. Demand Drivers Growth in Revenue The company revenue is compounding with the CAGR of 34% over the last five years. The Current Revenue for the year is 1019 Cr. Its Close competitor Spencers Retail at the same time its Revenue at the CAGR of 2.9% Profitable The company is profitable with the operating profit margin of 6% and the Return on capital employed is at around 15.10%. Store Network The company has the retail space of 7 Lakh Sq. feet, with the store count of 37 stores. Its pe ..read more

Friends, I noticed something weird in the market today so posting this to understand what could be the reason. In the last ten minutes of trade, the price of Infra Bees ETF fluctuated wildly. From 866 it went up to 1044, and finally closed at 922. How is such a wild swing possible in an ETF when the underlying stocks didn’t move at all? I thought the price was a hoax, so i placed a sell order and it actually went through. Attaching a screenshot of the closing price. It even hit the upper circuit just before close. 3 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ..read more