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Nifty 50
Definition of Nifty 50
Nifty 50 is a key stock market index made of the 50 largest companies by market cap listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India. It serves as an indicator of overall market movement and helps investors understand how the broader Indian equity market is performing.
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Window Dressing
Window dressing is a strategy used by fund managers near reporting periods to improve the appearance of portfolio performance. This may involve selling underperforming stocks and buying well-known or strong-performing ones before disclosures, making the portfolio look more attractive to investors without changing long-term strategy.
Value Trap
A value trap occurs when a stock appears cheap based on valuation metrics but continues to underperform due to underlying business problems. For example, a company with declining revenues and poor management may trade at low price-to-earnings ratios, misleading investors into thinking it offers value when its fundamentals are deteriorating.
Authorized Capital
Authorized capital or authorized share capital is the maximum amount of capital for which shares can be issued by a company to its shareholders.
Or in other words, authorized capital denotes all the shares across all the categories that a company could issue if it wanted to raise money.
Or in other words, authorized capital denotes all the shares across all the categories that a company could issue if it wanted to raise money.
Cash Flow Statement
A cash flow statement is used to present the amount of money that has been earned and spent by a business over a specific period of time. There are three sections or parts to a cash flow statement:
- Operating Activities: cash flows from the core activities of a business that generate income as well as cash equivalents (current assets & liabilities)
- Investing Activities: cash flows from investments or sales of long term assets
- Financing Activities: an action or activity that brings a change in a business’ equity capital and/or borrowings
Debt To Equity Ratio
The debt to equity ratio is a measure of a company’s financial health that’s calculated by dividing liabilities from shareholder equity.
Debt to equity ratio: Total liabilities / Shareholder equity
A high debt to equity ratio means that a company is taking on more debt to run its business. A low debt to equity ratio means that a company is operating at low debt.
That’s why investors calculate the D/E ratio to understand a company’s ability to operate without debt. Generally, D/E is used for comparative analysis within sectors, not across industries because the ideal debt ratio may vary.
Debt to equity ratio: Total liabilities / Shareholder equity
A high debt to equity ratio means that a company is taking on more debt to run its business. A low debt to equity ratio means that a company is operating at low debt.
That’s why investors calculate the D/E ratio to understand a company’s ability to operate without debt. Generally, D/E is used for comparative analysis within sectors, not across industries because the ideal debt ratio may vary.
Capital Growth
Capital growth is the profits an investment generates on the principal amount. Since the capital grows on earning profits, the term capital growth is also used to describe the overall corpus of an individual (principal + profits).
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