The SOIC Podcast

“Average investors can become experts in their own field and can pick winning stocks as effectively as Wall Street professionals by doing just a little research.” — Peter Lynch Greetings from SOIC! Dear Tribe Members, living organisms stay alive by breathing, similarly an investor lives on the research (needs to breathe too of course 😆). There are 2 types of research, first is the Initial Researc...

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“We are not technically in the food business. We are in the real estate business.” —Ray Kroc Greetings from SOIC! Dear Investors, India is a young country that has a fire in the belly for a lot of unmet aspirations. Consumerism is nowhere near its peak here and people are still value conscious. This doesn’t stop them from going after brands or having an indulgent mindset with their cravings. One s...

Connect with us on: 🔗 Website: https://soic.in/ 📱 Android Mobile Application: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de.. . 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/soicfinance 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intrinsicco.. . 📧 Email: info@soic.in 🎞 Presentation Link: https://www.soic.in/visualization 🎥 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7G.. . 📣 Disclaimer: We are not SEBI-registered inve...

Connect with us on: 🔗 Website: https://soic.in/ 📱 Android Mobile Application: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de.. . 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/soicfinance 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intrinsicco.. . 📧 Email: info@soic.in 🎞 Presentation Link: https://www.soic.in/visualization 🎥 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7G.. . 📣 Disclaimer: We are not SEBI-registered inve...

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” — Seneca Hi Investors! The best time to study a strong business is when it's in a down cycle 😊 In our experience as investors we have observed that industries with few players seem to have a lot of entry barriers built in. Today we bring you an analysis from one such Industry of Amines. This concentrated industry has seen growth rates...

“Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.” —Mark Zuckerberg Hi Investors! Those who are not afraid of taking bold steps often make mistakes but end up winning big with winning strokes 🙂 PI Industries has been a 3000 bagger but is it just getting started? Today we bring you a business update on the PI Industries’ latest acquisition to enter the Pha...

“I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.” —Warren Buffett Hi Investors! Do you follow a Framework to Find Small & Mid Stocks? Studies show us that the chances of a Large Cap quickly becoming an Ultra Large Cap are less than a Small & Mid Cap graduating to higher categories. This is what leads to a lot curios...

“Money equals business which equals power, all of which come from character and trust. “ —J. P. Morgan Hi Investors! Are you ready for the Banking Battle Royale? 😄 HDFC Bank & ICICI Bank - 2 of the Largest Banks in India. They have always been pitted against each other since the birth of both banks. We have seen ICICI Bank as the major bank in past and later due to management issues it has fa...

“The magic is doing simple things repeatedly and long enough to ignite the miracle of the Compound Effect.” —Darren Hardy Hi Investors! "Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai… Aapka wala kya kehta hai?" 😄 A house is a place of great significance in Indian culture. We Indians always have special plans to decorate our houses from time to time. Be it Diwali, a wedding in family or some important milesto...

“Einstein was right about relativity, but even he would have had a difficult time applying relative valuation in today's stock markets.” ― Aswath Damodaran Valuation is a tricky subject. Many in markets are talking about throw away valuations of IT Stocks. However, one needs to take in account a lot of other factors and assess how the valuations have fared over previous years. Today we take a...

“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” Hi Investors! Are you looking to screen stocks poised for growth ahead? Companies that are sitting on a Huge Capex going live present an interesting opportunity for rapid growth. It could be a great pick if one is able to spot such businesses that are looking to increase their capacities. However, one must be cautious t...

Hi Investors! Do you believe in Buy at any P/E?? As investors we wish to add and keep holding the stocks that are consistently compounding wealth over many years. However, what we need to take care of is that sometimes these stocks bake in expected returns way in advance and get overheated. We at SOIC believe in constant assessment of our thesis in the stocks we invest. Moreover, we also need to k...

“The most important quality for an investor is temperament for intellect.” —Warren Buffet  Is HDFC Bank is the next HDFC Bank? In this episode we’ll discuss some important aspects for a bank.  Book Value per share and the no. of years and the speed at which it has compounded. What are the key ingredients for success? Especially for HDFC Bank.  Why is the HDFC Bank’s stock not performing? Is there...

“The basic story remains simple and never-ending. Stocks aren’t lottery tickets. There’s a company attached to every share.” —Peter Lynch  We’ll discuss Top 5 Reasonably Valued Businesses I am studying. We’ll briefly delve into different sectors to identify reasonably valued companies. A common trait among these companies is that they’ll probably double their Net Block i.e., amount of property, pl...

“Banking is very good business if you don’t do anything dumb.” —Warren Buffett Hi Investors! Mr. Market is constantly discounting the future… What about you? The Stock Market is a place of charisma and charm. Investors very often fall in love with the stocks they own and much more if that stock has been a brilliant outperformer for the past 10 years giving a staggering 50% CAGR returns over such a...

"Accounting is the language of Business.”—Warren Buffett Hi Investors! Smart Investors keep one eye on the Business and other on the Accounting Ratios. 🥸 One of the most sought after things in investing is growth . We are often asked about businesses and their rapid growth. What we want our students and followers is to also track are the Accounting Ratios to detect if the growth is genuine o...

Why is Axis Long Term Equity Fund Underperforming??! 🤯

“If you gave me $100 billion and said take away the soft drink leadership of Coca-Cola in the world, I’d give it back to you and say it can’t be done." —Warren Buffett Hi Investors! Competition Intensity and levers for winning are very interesting to analyse. Reliance Industries have shown clear intent to enter the Cola Industry that has been a duopoly since eternity. They recently acquired t...

“Put together a portfolio of companies whose aggregate earnings march upward over the years, and so will the portfolio’s market value.” —Warren Buffett Hi Investors! We hope the market volatility is not shaking your faith compounding. Keep going! 😀👍 Portfolio creation is an art and not science. There is no concrete way to make your portfolio which may give you better returns. However, having a s...

Dear Tribe Members, we have recently witnessed a Bank Run type situation in USA. The culprit here was Silicon Valley Bank. What went wrong? How the situation came under control? (At least for now) What next for Banks in USA? What could be the impact of all this on Indian Stock Market? This episode will cover the SVB Fiasco in detail and as a special feature we will tell all this by telling a story...

“The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” —Phillip Fisher You must have wondered about how to find that perfect stock for your portfolio. Sometimes you might have had a good vibe about a business but lacked the process to research it deeply. At other times we might have gotten different business ideas from our network of investors. Th...

“Opportunity comes to the prepared mind.” - Charlie Munger   Dear Tribe Members, at SOIC we keep our promises. Recently we made a video on Screener.in ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Qe-uYsQ6Q&t=158 ) which was much appreciated and applauded by even the creators of Screener , Mr. Ayush Agarwal & Mr. Pratyush Agarwal. A promise was made in that video, now it is time to honour that...

"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." —Isaac Newton At SOIC we believe in learning and understanding different styles of investing. Who would be better to learn from than the famous Fund Manager & Author — Mr. Saurabh Mukherjea. He is joined by Mr. Krishnan V R from his team at Marcellus. Together they decode the Marcellus Framework and how they...

“We’re changing the world with technology.” –Bill Gates At SOIC we have analysed many sectors like FMCG, Consumer, Chemicals, Banks, etc. This episode is focused on an IT Business which is a niche of its own–Cyient Ltd. This IT business has many interesting facets attached to it. We’ll discuss the Different Types of IT Businesses, All about ER&D Business, 3 Business Verticals, Future Guidance,...