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MeritorQ: CAPE Fear

In this newsletter, we look at current market valuation levels implied by the cyclically adjusted price to earnings ratio (CAPE). Going by past history, our analysis suggests that at current CAPE levels, Indian investors should be more cautious on forward-looking market returns. Irrespective of market valuation, we believe MeritorQ’s low-risk approach of picking profitable, low-debt […]

MeritorQ PMS MAR 15 . 9 MIN READ

MeritorQ: A Deeper In-Depth Look At MeritorQ’s Forensic Model

MeritorQ PMS FEB 13 . 11 MIN READ

MeritorQ: Forensic Accounting Using Quant Methods Boosts Returns

MeritorQ PMS JAN 11 . 10 MIN READ

MeritorQ: The Power of Checklists

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MeritorQ: CAPE Fear

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MeritorQ: A Deeper In-Depth Look At MeritorQ’s Forensic Model

MeritorQ uses forensic ratios to evaluate the accounting quality of Indian companies. As we highlighted in our February newsletter – Forensic Accounting Using Quant Methods Boosts Returns – our accounting checks can identify accounting frauds well in advance of the actual drawdown event. Using the specific examples of two companies in this newsletter, we discuss how accounting […]

Mar 15 . 9 MIN READ READ MORE

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MeritorQ: Forensic Accounting Using Quant Methods Boosts Returns

Over the past 16 years, the average return of market cap weighted BSE 500 index has been 10.3% p.a. on a 3-year rolling basis. But the story changes completely when we differentiate between the index constituents based on their accounting quality. There is a clear deterioration in returns and a rapid increase in risk and […]

Feb 13 . 11 MIN READ READ MORE

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MeritorQ: The Power of Checklists

Most of us have used a checklist at some point. Humans need checklists because most of us have imperfect recall. Checklists provide a cognitive safety net. They prevent us from having to suffer due to our flaws —flaws of memory, attention, and thoroughness. Checklists have been found to be effective in performing complex tasks in varied […]

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How Volatile Funds Cost Investors Dear

High volatility in an equity portfolio creates zones of ‘excitement’ and ‘fear’ based on recent performance. This adversely affects the quality of decision making by equity investors. As a result, historically, investor returns in Indian equity funds have been lower than fund returns across different periods. Similarly, a recent example from the US – NYSE […]

Feb 01 . 6 MIN READ READ MORE

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The Benefits of Timing are Inversely Correlated with the Quality of Fundamentals

The rate at which fundamentals of a company compound (and hence its share price) over the long term is inversely correlated with the quantum of benefit that an investor can achieve by perfectly timing her purchases at the bottom of the share price trajectory. Moreover, for a portfolio consisting of high-quality companies, benefits from a […]

Jan 03 . 8 MIN READ READ MORE

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CCPs use more ‘S-curves’ to elongate their fundamental compounding

Value addition from every initiative undertaken by a company follows an ‘S-curve’ with three parts to it – the investment phase, the growth phase and the fade period. The fundamentals of the overall company are a consolidation of ‘S-curves’ of all initiatives. There are several limiting factors to every initiative such as addressable market size, […]

Dec 01 . 8 MIN READ READ MORE

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The Path to Consistent Compounding is Paved with Free Cashflow

There are four key drivers of free cashflow in a business – revenue growth, profit margins, working capital efficiency, and asset turnover. The order of importance across these four drivers differs across businesses. As Marcellus’ CCP companies invest in technology to improve operational efficiencies, those companies that sell day-to-day essentials to their customers whilst avoiding […]

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Strategy Series

MeritorQ: CAPE Fear

MeritorQ: A Deeper In-Depth Look At MeritorQ’s Forensic Model

MeritorQ: Forensic Accounting Using Quant Methods Boosts Returns

MeritorQ: The Power of Checklists

MeritorQ: CAPE Fear

MeritorQ: A Deeper In-Depth Look At MeritorQ’s Forensic Model

MeritorQ: Forensic Accounting Using Quant Methods Boosts Returns

MeritorQ: The Power of Checklists

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How Volatile Funds Cost Investors Dear

The Benefits of Timing are Inversely Correlated with the Quality of Fundamentals

CCPs use more ‘S-curves’ to elongate their fundamental compounding

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