The Bazaar Guru

You open a stock screener and look at two companies. Both made close to ₹500 crore in net profit last year. Yet one gets called "an efficient, high-quality business" by analysts, and the other gets called "average, nothing special."…

One news channel tells you crude oil crossing $100 a barrel means a stock market crash is coming. Another channel says Indian markets have already priced it in, and there's nothing to worry about. Both are talking about the exact same headli…

One analyst tells you a stock is a safe bet because its promoters hold 65 percent of the company. Another investor looks at that same stock and calls it a warning sign, because a large chunk of that promoter stake is sitting pledged against a loan. …

Open any earnings report and you'll spot it within seconds: EBITDA, sitting right there next to net profit, often looking a lot healthier. If you've ever wondered why a company's "profit" seems to change depending on which numb…

You open a stock's fundamentals page. Two numbers sit right next to each other: the share price, and a smaller one labelled "P/B." Your broker's app even colours it green or red for you. It never tells you why one is good and the o…