For their size, these tiny companies are making very good money and are available cheap. The only problem? They get sold off sharply during a market slide. Shailendra Lotlikar analyses nine stocks that may shine as micro-caps, thanks to their growth prospects, cash flows and relatively low valuations
STOCKS
Notes - Musical & Accounting
Music and accounting may appear to be worlds apart, but “it ain’t necessarily so” says Shreedhar Kanetkar
CAREERS
“I have always worked on ideas that are tough, relevant for the society and will make a name for India”
Dr AV Rama Rao runs a unique business - selling scientific research to top pharma companies. How did this man come all the way from a village in Andhra Pradesh to become India’s foremost industrial scientist?
STREET BEAT
- The largest logistics company is the best proxy on India’s economic growth
- A small fashion accessory firm that may go places
- Growth is strong but will it be able to exploit the high-margin opportunities?
- Making transformers may be a mundane business but is making lots of money now
SUCHETA’S SOLUTIONS
The Hidden Cost of Low-cost Airlines
Penny-pinching budget airlines may end up pinching your wallet as this example shows
WELLNESS
Seeds of Good Health
Four seeds are at the forefront of nutritional research, finds Tanushree Kar
EARNING CURVE
A Parallel Market
Private equity has become a massive business. How does it work?
BEYOND MONEY
Handicapped Body Undaunted Spirit
Dr Nita Mukherjee describes Umang’s efforts in rehabilitating children with cerebral palsy
FUNDS
10 Laggards in Any Market
These funds have underperformed in the bull and bear periods of the past four years
Flawed Measure
SEBI stipulates that every mutual fund equity scheme must have a benchmark index. Does it make sense, asks Vikas Morzaria