Opinion on ITC Limited-VRK100-24Jun2014

Opinion on the stock of ITC Limited through tweets

Uncertainty stares at your face in all walks of life,more so when you're dealing with your investments. It's better you deal with it head on
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 23, 2014

The CMP of ITC stock is Rs 314, after falling by 6.5% yesterday, on speculation that Union govt might impose heavy taxes on cigarettes.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 23, 2014

The talk of higher taxes is a familiar theme surrounding the cigarette stocks ahead of the India's Union Budget every year.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 23, 2014

At Rs 314, ITC may offer good entry point for serious and long term investors who are able to deal with the uncertainty of higher taxes.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 23, 2014

No doubt, ITC depends on cigarette division for a large chunk of its profits. Imposition of higher taxes might lead to price fall in future.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

ITC is the largest player among cigarette makers. Cigarette business in India has strong entry barriers--that is, competition is limited.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

ITC's other divisions, especially paper and hotel business aren't doing very well after the global financial crisis & weak Indian economy.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

ITC is a defensive stock & it works as a cushion in one's portfolio against global shocks (esp from crude oil) and domestic uncertainties.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

As we've seen in the latest Iraq crisis, financial markets are highly vulnerable to global events. So better to have some safe stocks always
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

Don't be too much worried about uncertainty--learn to live with it. More often, our own behavior is more important than market behavior.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

Uncertainty is a fact of life. If you're looking for PERFECT CERTAINTY while making decisions, you're living in a fool's paradise.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

There is a chance that market's knowledge is better than that of an individual investor. But we shouldn't be afraid of making decisions.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

Till the other day, stocks of public sector banks, metal sector, capital goods.., were untouchables. In just a few months, sentiment turned.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

Three important things in equity investments are: Fundamentals, Liquidity, and Sentiment. Not necessarily in that order.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

In Indian stock market, liquidity & investor sentiment are strong currently. There's is higher probability strong fundamentals will follow.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

It's safe to assume that I've a vested interest in the stocks I discuss here. I'm just sharing some thoughts--don't construe them as advice.
— RamaKrishnaVadlamudi (@vrk100) June 24, 2014

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Disclosure: The author is a long term investor in ITC stock.

Disclaimer: The author is an investment analyst with a vested interest in the Indian stock markets. This is for information purposes only. This should not be construed as investment advice. Investors should consult their own financial advisers before taking any investment decisions. The author blogs at:

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Measures to Analyse Country Risk

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 1. Debashis Basu – Markets shocked by Modi 2.0?
2. Carl Sagan (quote/image) - Plato - every generation worries about educational standards decaying
3. Diversification over 7 planets - cartoon by Harley Schwadron
4. Investor Emotions (investing psychology) greed to fear
5. Greenblatt – Process of Valuation
6. High Frequency Indicators India
7. IL&FS – Shareholding
8. Naval (Naval Ravikant quote/image) Health, Wealth, Knowledge, Things to avoid
9. S&P – Big Stocks over the years
10. Stanley Druckenmiller on investing
11. Devarakonda Balagangadhar Tilak – Book
12. Tilak Na Kavithvam
13. Tilak – Swecha Viharam
14. Tilak – Tapala Bantrothu
15. Risk vs Volatility
16. Singh brothers of Ranbaxy - Japan's Daiichi Sankyo - Tribunal calculations
17. Andrew Carnegie on Wall Street brokers
18. Savithri's battle for surival (Telugu cine actor) 
19. Akash Prakash (article 25May2020 - India a continued derating) 
20. Debashis Basu – Second Order effects of COVID-19
21. Debashis Basu – Don't blance Budget; blame your beliefs
22. Debashis Basu – No FDI shift from China
23. Debashis Basu – fallouts of Covid mishandling
24. Debashis Basu – ease of living in a punitive state
25. Debashis Basu – Franklin (Templeton) type fiasco will repeat
26. Debashis  Basu – RBI Loose Money fallout
27. Debashis Basu – Reform or farce in three acts?
28. Debashis Basu – Regulatory friction in India not uninteded
29. Debashis Basu – Tax Charter is a non-starter
30. Coronavirus spread COVID-19
31. GDP – Fudged (data) / inflated?
32. Gender Neutral words / phrases - English language
33. Household Savings determinants
34. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
35. Savithri battle for surival (Telugu cine actor)  (repeat)
36. US States map (with all states' names)
37. Sensex changes over the years
38. Tools for Investing (web sources)
39. Amit Tandon – PSUs
40. Sensex changes over the years - Sectors
41. Returns – S&P 500 returns by Age
42. Nifty Contribution 2019
43. Credit Suisse – HNI (Report) India wealth allocation
44. Correlation of US equity sectors
45. Corporate Governance
46. Coop Banks – Debashis Basu - PMC Bank crisis
47. Compounding James Clear poster
48. Banks Failed
49. Bank Mergers – Debashis Basu - Big Bank Theory
50. NRI Tax – TDS
51. Stocks – Events / smart sounding reasons to sell stocks
52. Debashis Basu – Economy

53. BOE – Interest Rates
54.  Opinion poll - Exit Poll – Result #Fun #Meme Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Abhishek Bachchan
55. Richard Feynman (quote/image) "All things are made of atoms."
56. GDP Equation
57. EBITDA perspective - shortcomings
58. EM – Fed Rate Hike - emerging markets
59. Nassim Taleb's 5 ways to have a Great Day #Inspiration
60. HDFC Group  overtakes Tata Group (21May2019)
61. IBC resolution – Debashis Basu
62. Intelligence is the ability... #Puzzle Stephen Hawking quote
63. Samuel Morse – Tragic death / story led Telegraph invention in 1844

Beautiful story #Anecdote 
64. NRI Tax – TDS (3)
65. NRI Tax – TDS (2)
66. Nifty sector Weights
67. Negative bond Yield – 30 Jun 2016 - govt bond yields - negative yields
68. Old Cars Selling
69. Phillip Fisher - important lesson for a career investor
70. Pound – 1791 to 2016
71. S&P 500 returns – 1949-2016
72. Stanley Druckenmiller on George Soros and investing
73. Stocks are not bonds
74. US Productivity declining
75. Value vs Growth stocks
76. Bank Note Ban (Demonetisation) Nitin Sethi article #Demon
77. Debashis Basu – external Benchmark
78. Debashis Basu – Modi 2nd innings
79. Big Four Audit
80. Debashis Basu - governance by diktat
81. Coal mining – No Reform
82. Consumer Expenditure - mystery of lower food inflation
83. Crisil – Impact of COVID-19
84. Economic Indicators
85. Economy – Stimulus should be monetary, not fiscal - Neelkanth Misra
86. Fintech impact - CFA Institute study
87. G-Sec (Government Securities) market - PSU banks bonanza
88. SC Gard Tweet
89. India GDP across governments
90. India GDP across regimes (graphic by RamaKrishna Vadlamudi)
91. Investment rate in India
92. NBFC Crisis – Debashis Basu
93. YV Reddy views on Demonetisation
94. India Savings Rate
95. Real interest rates chart
96. US Expansion - longest economic expansion
97. YV Reddy article on way forward for PSBs
98. Financial Savings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclosure:  I've vested interested in Indian stocks. It's safe to assume I've interest in the stocks discussed, if any.

Disclaimer: The analysis and opinion provided here are only for information purposes and should not be construed as investment advice. Investors should consult their own financial advisers before making any investments. The author is an investment professional with a vested interest in financial markets. He blogs at:

https://ramakrishnavadlamudi.blogspot.com/

https://www.scribd.com/vrk100

 Twitter @vrk100