Tag: Atul Auto

Using secondary Information

Using secondary information is one of the best sources to top up our investment hypothesis, I have previously written on it here & here . One of the best sources of secondary information is research done by others, especially brokerage houses who do a good job and not one’s like this.

Recently Nirmal Bang’s Gaurang Dadwal & Akhil Parekh did an excellent initiating coverage for Atul Auto. This is close to the best investment report you will find freely from brokerage houses.

I have highlighted some of the new things that I was not aware about the company (Like they are paying more than competitors for engine) and have also tried to highlight how I read these reportsquestioning, understanding, highlighting, scribbling until and unless I feel, i have got most out of it.

Download part 1 and 2 and share your observation and learning in comments
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Use earnings framework to find great business

One quote is copy pasted on my desktop as a sticky note and I read it every time I look at new investment opportunity

What to look for in a great business?

A high return on capital (not contributed by a very low margin operation where margins could fall) which is sustainable – pricing power, low cost advantage etc. Ability to deploy incremental capital at high rates of returns i.e. growth prospects. Ability to self-fund growth – Prof Sanjay Bakshi

A useful way to start would be to create a framework that can help us identify great businesses. Let’s try to build a framework by analysing earnings of company as in long run it is earnings which drive stock prices

But how do we analyse earnings of the company? I use a triangular approach

Determine the authenticity of Earnings – To ensure an accountant is not cooking the books and accrual earnings reported by company are authentic

Composition of Earnings – A simple DuPont break down of ROE to determine sources of a company’s return on equity. This would help us understand what contributes to high or low return on capital

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