Having the number of companies in my portfolio shot up to 51, in retrospect I thought it is time to trim down to a maximum of 30. So the next question comes what to get rid off, what to retain and in what to invest more! I went back to books to refresh my mind with investment strategies of some great investment gurus of the past and present. For the last couple of weeks, I have been looking into each company that I possess and revisited the fundamentals of those companies to make an ultimate decision. Strategies of Benjamin Graham, Kenneth Fisher and Martin Zweig are mainly followed. So far completed study on 7 companies and decided to get rid off some of them. Besides that, also sold out some companies which are close to my target or have a minimal investment. Altogether, reduced number of companies by 6 and now it stands at 45. Minimum 15 more to go!
Companies sold in the current month
Honeywell Automation: Largely because of its earnings – poor growth last quarter, lack of earning persistence and acceleration. Its long term earning per share over last 5 and 10 years are also not very impressive.
Cera Sanitaryware: It failed to meet the criteria of quarterly sales growth and long term EPS growth to qualify for Martin Zweig and long term EPS growth criteria of Fisher.
Bharti Airtel: Its debt level shot up multi-fold in the last financial year. Its debt-equity ration in no way satisfy the criteria of Graham or Fisher. Quarterly sales growth, Earning persistence and long term EPS growth are not up to the mark.
Company to retain in the portfolio
Opto Circuits India: It meets all the criteria of Martin Zweig and its valuation is also within the buy range. It also meets criteria of Graham and Fisher except that of long term EPS growth.
Page Industries: It meets all the criteria of Martin Zweig and its valuation is also within the buy range. However it fails debt ratio of Fisher and long term EPS growth of Graham.
Swaraj Industries: It meets all the criteria of Fisher and valuation is also attractive. However it fails earning acceleration criteria of Martin Zweig and it is too small company to fit in Graham’s portfolio.
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Kishor,
Sorry for the late reply. Somehow I missed it.
I am still buying the Opto Circuits. There was news that its subsidiary raising fund through IPO. I have not checked how it is going to affect.
Hello,
opto circuits dropped sharply in Sept. Any advise is it still a keep for long term..???
So Nice of you, Mustafa!
Fingers Crossed!
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Thank you Rahul.
How can I ignore your suggestion!
I will definitely find time for it.
Fantastic Mustafa. Keep the spirit up. Being your reader I would love if you can blog on approach’so of Benjamin Graham, Kenneth Fisher and Martin Zweig.
Fingers crossed!