The SOIC Podcast

In our journeys to be good investors we come across many super investors. We read about them, we watch their interviews and often aspire to make decisions like them. It is nearly impossible to ape someone and have the exact same outcomes in life as the masters have had. However, it is always beneficial to keep learning from the masters as the impact they will have in shaping up our mindset and inc...

A business is often measured on the basis of the growth it has been witnessing over a period of time. However, there are many other factors that must work behind the scenes in making a business a success in the long term. This is a detailed analysis of Solar Industries, that makes explosives for the Industrial & Defence Sector. They are also venturing into the uncharted territories of Space Sc...

The ultimate goal of all investors is to make a decent to above average return on their capital. In pursuit of these returns and building a good corpus for our determined goals we take risks with our present capital. It pays well if one has enough time to study and invest in the ideas that fit their framework. However, for many finding time or having that much passion for investing is not a possib...

A podcast about the latest Howard Marks letter with detailed Indian case studies. There's no point in learning without case studies. :) We have covered 10+ Indian examples.

A business with ~50% Operating & ~30 PAT Margins from Indian Retail Sector We bring you a business from the sector of The Big Fat Indian Wedding. The story behind this business is as beautiful as the products it is making. We'll cover different segments, comparison with other brands, financials and a very special scuttlebutt segment. The story of an entrepreneur who has forayed into the highly...

“Your Network is your Net Worth.” —Porter Gale   To be successful in an industry one needs to first enter it. Your entry will largely depend upon your skills. However, there is an aspect of soft skills, which is underappreciated but holds the key to great success in your life and career. We'll answer a very important question that is hot among youngsters interested in Financial Markets. This...

Market structure in which a business operates plays a vital role in its success and longevity. We often see that businesses that operate in consolidated profit pools or the ones that are pure monopolies command a premium valuation in stock markets. However, we believe that just being a monopoly isn’t enough to guarantee higher returns for a very long period of time. There are various other factors...

Investing is an Art whether it's investing in Equities or other asset classes like Real Estate. We call it an art for a reason. In Science, there are fixed parameters, once they are met a reaction is bound to happen. However, in Art, many times we need to adjust the whole rules of the game to arrive at our projected point. Here we will answer a very pointed question that keeps propping up in our e...

“Housing really affects all aspects of a person’s life.” - Anonymous In today’s era where there is a constant debate going on about whether it makes sense to own a house or it is better to rent one. People are busy making their case strong by making excel sheets of all sorts. However, for some owning a house is not just a financial decision, it is more than a financial investment. Our purpose is n...

“Know what you own, and know why you own it.”—Peter Lynch Doing fundamental analysis and knowing the language of the business is one of the most important aspects in investing. Most new investors who have an inclination towards fundamentals based investing try and master this. However, we often get asked about what follows next once you're done exploring the world of fundamentals. Many new, young...

“Banking is a very good business if you don’t do anything dumb.” —Warren Buffett In my journey as a teacher, I have encountered people having loads of misconceptions about Bank & NBFC stocks. There are many reasons behind this notion. Some of it can be attributed to the 2 financial crises we have witnessed in the last 2 decades. However, if we try to understand things with an unbiased mind we...

“Never stop thinking about how to delight your customer. Not to satisfy your customer, but delight your customer.” - Warren Buffett We often talk about consistent compounders and coffee can investing. However, there are few companies that can fit the bill. To understand more about such businesses, we need to break the term in 2 parts. Consistency is not something that is to be done, rather it is a...

“In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run it is a weighing machine.” — Benjamin Graham We as students of this market constantly aspire to learn new things that will help us become better investors. In this video, you’ll learn something very new and distinct. We will take a look at P/E—price to earning ratio— and have a very different take on it. Buying the dip or stayi...

“Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.”- Benjamin Graham Investing is like watching the paint dry and not like racing the cars, that is why it is called an art and not a sport. However, when it comes to investing in cyclical sectors, one can enjoy it as an art as well as a sport. In cricket, we wait for the right ball to hit it out of the park for a SIX. It’s the same with...

“Be a continuous learning machine. Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant.” - Charlie Munger   Intro First Company Second Company Conclusion

We keep discussing the importance of saving and investing on our YouTube channel. Today we want to discuss how our habits can have ramifications for our future. Good habits will lead to favorable outcomes and cultivating bad ones will be detrimental. Habits are important at a personal level and even apply at a much wider level too. We’ll look at how bad decisions taken at leadership level can dest...

Chapter 1: Inflation  Chapter 2: Liquidity  Chapter 3: Interest & Valuations  Chapter 4: Fear of Stagflation  Chapter 5: Indian Market's Valuations  Chapter 6: Effects on Sectors

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Pros & Cons Chapter 3: Case Study 1   Chapter 4: Case Study 2 Chapter 5: Case Study 3  Chapter 6: Case Study 4   Chapter 7: Concluding Remarks

Intro: Fixed & Variable Costs  NIIT: 3 Business Segments  NIIT: Customers  3 Things To Track In a CLG Business Thesis Pointers  Antithesis Pointers 

Intro: Above & Below the Line Expenses  Underwear Segments & Market Size Trends Driving the Industry  Growth Formula for Innerwear Companies  Distribution Mix  Business Analysis: Net Working Capital Cycle  P2P Analysis: Page Industries vs Lux vs Dollar vs Rupa P2P Analysis: Distribution & Reach  Thesis & Antithesis Pointers 

4 Types of Businesses  Evolution of Apcotex & Value Chain  Business Division 1: Synthetic Rubber  Industry Structure for Emulsion Polymer  Production Capacities  Business Division 2: Synthetic Latex  Entry Barriers  Growth Triggers  Antithesis Pointers 

Simple Concept & Different Strategies  Key Terms & Models in Retail Sector Footwear brands have been compounders   Types of Footwear & Market Sizes   Metro Brands Analysis   Metro Brands Key differentiation P2P Analysis: Relaxo vs Metro Brands vs Bata Growth Triggers  Anti-thesis Pointers  P2P Valuations [Trent, Dmart, Jubilant, Vmart, Relaxo, Vedant Fashi...

1. Real Estate  2. Exchanges  3. Content Creator’s Economy 4. Tyre Industry  5. IT & Other Sector’s Proxy  6. Automotive & Consumer Brand Proxy 7. CapEx Proxy Companies  8. Financial companies  9. Innovator Agro & Pharma Companies  Product Research & Development

Earnings Growth & GARP  Theme 1: Building & Wires | KEI Industries Theme 2: Hospital Sector | Narayana Hrudayalaya Theme 3: Steel Wires | Usha Martin Theme 4: Exchanges | Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) Theme 5: E R&D | HCL Technologies

Ishmohit Arora of SOIC was hosted by Jay Shakarpure on his YouTube channel.