Debt Ratios and it’s importance in analyzing company financials

Debt ratios are the tools which help the direct parties who have their interest in the company to get the idea of the debt load on a company. It is also used to determine the overall level of financial risk the company has on its shoulders. Generally the higher the level of debt is on [...]

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Bulls vs Bears – Stock market bulls and bears

Many times the terminologies that are used by the experts or the brokers for the stock markets may seem to be difficult jargons for us, especially for the new entrants to the markets. Some of them are small cap, mid cap, support, resistance, etc. Two more jargons which are widely used and it is quite [...]

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How a Forex market differs from other markets?

Forex (Foreign Exchange) market is a decentralized financial market for trading currencies all over the world. No central governing body controls it and all members trade based on credit agreements. Reputable retail Forex dealers, who work for big financial centers, have effective self-regulation policies among themselves in which they agree to binding arbitration to handle [...]

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L&T Infrastructure Bonds FY 2011 – 2012

Subscriptions for L&T’s long term infrastructure bonds issue for FY 2011 – 2012 ended yesterday. The issue is termed as “L&T Infra 2011B Bond Series”. L&T is one of the infrastructure finance companies recognized by The Reserve Bank of India to issue Tax Saving section 80 CCF long term infrastructure bonds. The company issued infra bonds [...]

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Return on Investment (ROI) and How to calculate ROI ?

The Return on Investment or ROI stands today as one of the most commonly used tools in financial analysis of a project or a business investment and impacts the decisions and conjures appropriate actions. It is a financial metric that helps in making comparisons of the cost of investment with the expected gains appropriate to [...]

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Infrastructure Bonds by IDFC for 2011-2012

The financial world is full of options when it comes to investing. The first thing that comes to us when the word “investment” is thought about is the securities market. But a collapse and one of the most volatile markets ever has made the investors far more risk averse and look for other options. One [...]

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IFCI Infrastructure Bonds FY 2011 – 2012

IFCI (The Industrial Finance Corporation of India)’s long term tax saving section 80 CCF infrastructure bonds issue is open till Monday, 14th November 2011. The issue is referred to as “IFCI TAX SAVING LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS–SERIES III” The company earlier floated series I and series II infra bonds during the fiscal year FY 2010 [...]

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